murseman24 MSN, CRNA

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    NP schools without an RN license

    murseman24 replied to Sun1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You will not have any respect as an NP with no RN experience, and will have much difficulty finding a good job. PA school is more difficult, it cuts out the nursing theory classes for hard sciences...
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    NP schools without an RN license

    murseman24 replied to Sun1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yes, on my personal opinion and anecdotal experience. Just as everything on this blog is based on, and the only way to answer this question. I'm glad the students found A job after 6 mos. I hope...
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    NP schools without an RN license

    murseman24 replied to Sun1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To gain a clinical background. And a job. A PA vs. an NP with no clinical background is clearly the better
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    NP schools without an RN license

    murseman24 replied to Sun1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Why don't you become a Physician's Assistant
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    OB Unit for Male Student

    murseman24 replied to nurse2bguy555's topic in General Students

    For some reason I don't think this would be an issue for medical students. This sounds like
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    Masters in Nursing

    murseman24 replied to Ashley17's topic in School

    why take on the extra debt in a field with such low compensation? And how would having a masters degree effect your practice? Why not just read the books that pertain to your interest without paying...
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    Doctors offended by TV show about nurses

    murseman24 replied to FullGlass's topic in General Nursing

    Does this surprise you? This is the way they think, especially online. If you are not aware of their incredible insecurities and egos it's because they don't perceive you as a threat. Try being a...
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    SRNA struggling with clinical

    murseman24 replied to JV2000's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There is a good podcast on emcrit titled "Beat the stress fool". It's podcast number 220. They go over some techniques you can use to reduce your stress level and focus on the task at hand. Maybe...
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    Oxygen therapy and humidified air

    murseman24 replied to jaykays's topic in Patient Medications

    I believe the oxygen is being humidified regardless of the flow rate as long as there is water in the bottle. If your main concern is humidifying the oxygen to prevent secretions from drying out I...
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    Oxygen therapy and humidified air

    murseman24 replied to jaykays's topic in Patient Medications

    If you want to deliver an FiO2 of 60% you need to have 10 LPM going through the venturi
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    I walked out of a job fair after being Reminded why I left the southeast

    murseman24 replied to Tony1790's topic in Advanced Practice

    Same with anesthesia in regards to CRNA practice. Very restrictive and
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    Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

    murseman24 replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

    I second the orthostatic hypotension. n/v was a major clue. I don't think there was any way you could have predicted that would happen though. The patient sounded fairly stable as you described...
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    Was RN school easy for you?

    murseman24 replied to EV1518's topic in General Students

    Had my first kid, worked full time as a tech during night shifts, Nursing school full time and pre-reqs full time as full of a load as fast as possible. Went to a really good nursing school. Was...
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    Dilaudid & Zofran?

    murseman24 replied to nursing_newbie's topic in Patient Medications

    Based on the pharmacodynamics of Zofran, I don't see how it could cause either serotonin syndrome or drowsiness. I've never heard of
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    New grad, Med error

    murseman24 replied to Nickc58's topic in General Nursing

    You're fine. There are a million different POSSIBLE interactions with some medications. This one is no where near the top of the list in relation to potential harm to the patient. Now IVP a loading...
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    Ridiculous class schedule, please help

    murseman24 replied to PrinPrin2's topic in General Students

    Only you know how you can handle the class load and what you're willing to do. Also know that this is very "doable" if you really want to do
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    Hooking up epidural line

    murseman24 replied to LaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are no CRNAs there because that sounds like a horrific work environment. AAs don't really have a choice or know better. And technically they aren't allowed to do spinals without the...
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    ST depression morphology

    murseman24 replied to Catticus11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    nah, man. Rapid Interpretation of EKGs is a great book to learn about EKGs if you're
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    Hooking up epidural line

    murseman24 replied to LaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What if it comes unhooked somehow? You can't just hook it back up, and you would be to blame. The CRNAs where I'm at do the assessment, prep the pt, setup the kit, get the meds/prime bag/hook up to...
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    Hooking up epidural line

    murseman24 replied to LaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds like you could just tell them the same, "it's not my job". That's ridiculous. Where is this? Do you have CRNAs putting in epidurals there too? If the tech opens the kit how do they know it's...
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    Is the student loan for CRNA programs manageable?

    murseman24 replied to viprn21's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I like the advice regarding the attrition rate of the school and your ability to make it all the way through (it's way harder than I originally thought). As long as you can get through and scrape by...
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    Hooking up epidural line

    murseman24 replied to LaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Why can't the anesthesiologist hook it
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    Giving Narcan to Your Own Patient

    murseman24 replied to MickeyMarieRN's topic in General Nursing

    You did a fantastic job of recognizing that a normal SpO2 with supplemental oxygen does not equal normal ventilation and gas exchange. The patient may have been retaining CO2. Next time, if you mix...
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    Justifying the cost of an Ivy League Nursing Education

    murseman24 replied to Barbiegirl1229's topic in General Students

    So why not just become a Physician's Assistant and trade the psychosocial nursing theory classes for hard medical sciences and clinical time? It sounds highly
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    Hands on Training in school?

    murseman24 replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    We would call the instructor to pass meds, and totally take care of one patient, then increased our patient load through the program to 4 patients. We pretty much did everything. If we did a foley...