murseman24 MSN, CRNA

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    Uncompensated HF same as Decompensated HF?

    murseman24 replied to FATGUCCI's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is this referring to HF with preserved EF (diastolic HF) and reduced EF (systolic
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    $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

    murseman24 replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In this scenario that's simply not true. Your mortgage payment would be well below 30% of your after tax income (the guideline for upper limit of affordability), and the extra money would go a LONG...
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    Learning Meds

    murseman24 replied to Apple-Core's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    hmmm... admittedly that's a tough one. Throughout your entire career you're going to come across meds that you don't see frequently and will have to google their drug class to get an idea of what...
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    Learning Meds

    murseman24 replied to Apple-Core's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    which meds are you referring to? Could you list them? I've always found that digging deeper and understanding the meds and how they work will allow you to remember them better. If you list them I...
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    ACNP vs CRNA

    murseman24 replied to Flightmed123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have seen people post on social media who are both NPs and CRNAs who work in the ICU or the ED as well as in the OR. My point was these people obviously have a unique insight into both roles. I...
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    ACNP vs CRNA

    murseman24 replied to Flightmed123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You might find some useful information by searching the nurse anesthesia blogs for NPs who then went on to become CRNAs later in their
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    (risk for) impaired gas exchange?

    murseman24 replied to NuggetsHuman's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you're good to go if you tie it to emphysema and state the area for gas exchange has been
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    (risk for) impaired gas exchange?

    murseman24 replied to NuggetsHuman's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think he/she means the serum CO2 on a chem panel (surrogate for
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    CRNAs: We are the Answer

    murseman24 replied to Bluebolt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    CRNA school does have an entire year of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology. Many also require organic chemistry and physics for admission, and even the ones that don't have at least one course in...
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    CRNAs: We are the Answer

    murseman24 replied to Bluebolt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Some of them don't. Some hospitals have been taken over by CRNA only groups. Some hospitals have MD anesthesiologists on the board of the hospital and have a lot of administrative power. And...
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    CRNAs: We are the Answer

    murseman24 replied to Bluebolt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Trying to convince you that a CRNA is equivocal in outcome to a physician anesthesiologist is a fool's errand as no one can change your opinion but yourself. Would studies that state this fact...
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    CRNAs: We are the Answer

    murseman24 replied to Bluebolt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Honestly I don't blame the public for thinking this way. They hear "doctor" and automatically assume they are better trained. The truth is in anesthesia most adverse events happen via a lack of...
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    Ultrasound Guided IV cert

    murseman24 replied to Bteti20's topic in Critical Care

    Our hospital held a class, but honestly youtube has more than enough educational resources, and it's just practice with the machine, no magic to
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    Float Pool for New Grad?

    murseman24 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    whether it be new grad ICU, ED, or med-surg, I would stick with a home base and forego float pool. You need to develop a skillset
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    Diluting propofol in lidocaine

    murseman24 replied to nurs1ng's topic in Patient Medications

    It looks like you have 50 mg in 10 mL = 5mg/mL of propofol in the
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    murseman24 replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Never done flight, plenty of my colleagues have and they said they liked it. I liked rapid response for the same reasons (more autonomy), but it was still largely protocol based on standing
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    murseman24 replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I never said I knew everything, I said I felt like I hit a ceiling and that my knowledge wasn't going to improve my scope of practice. If I had done trauma, ER, CVICU, flight, there would be definite...
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    murseman24 replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    LOL, you can have the same learning experience for 15 years straight or you can push yourself to grow in the time you have. I chose to do the latter. If you want to take baby steps for your entire...
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    murseman24 replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I worked in a general ICU approx 3.5
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    murseman24 replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Does your daily practice change b/c you've learned a better way to do something or does it change based on provider preference or hospital policy, and then you just adapt? You don't have true freedom...
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    murseman24 replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    IDK, I have my own collection of nursing books at home (cardiac, critical care, pharmacology, EKG, etc) that I've collected and read AFTER nursing school, and I felt I hit a ceiling pretty quick in...
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    murseman24 replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Okay, all joking aside, the ICU becomes a drag after a while. All the triples, all the protocols, eventually the learning stops. There are "better" jobs that many go into that don't involve graduate...
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    murseman24 replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Only
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    murseman24 replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Not ALL, just the very
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    murseman24 replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Insulting, how? Not unfounded. CRNA school by far has the highest entry requirements in regard to GPA and clinical experience of any