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  1. Utah surgeons against AA's

    SigmaSRNA replied to CPhT2RNstudent's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ..and with that, the death of the all MDA/DOA model. "One often finds the path to destruction on his way to try to avoid it" - Kung Fu

  2. Minority SRNA/CRNA's

    SigmaSRNA replied to srnabound3997's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have a question: How many AAs are in CRNA school in

  3. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    SigmaSRNA replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My beef isn't with AAs specifically (meaning if you can do anesthesia and properly trained then you should be able to make a living out of it). My problem is the reason there is such a big push NOW by...

  4. California CRNA Programs

    SigmaSRNA replied to CoCo612's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'll agree with half of what you are saying. I'm doing my clinicals in a county hospital in southern california and the job market for CRNAs in southern california sucks. As far as RNs and the state...

  5. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    SigmaSRNA replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Is there a regulatory board at the state level for

  6. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    SigmaSRNA replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    80 - 85% of Texas Counties don't have hospitals? Ignorance in its highest form. You must be refering to Georgia counties with that number man. CRNAs are flocking to rural america alot faster than MDAs...

  7. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    SigmaSRNA replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Interesting point and I can see that perspective. I'll say this; Lets try to do a study comparing the outcomes of CRNAs and AAs in rural settings or settings outside of an anesthesia care team model....

  8. Anesthesologist and CRNA collaboration

    SigmaSRNA replied to GregRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Please don't label me as a sellout for asking this question because I love what I'm training to become but, where exactly do we want the MDAs to be? If they are in our O.R. room all the time, we say...

  9. CRNA PHD Anyone?

    SigmaSRNA replied to Oldsalt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm all for education and I think that the DNP is a good idea as long as its not made the entry into practice (an option) or at least not until the shortage of anesthesia providers is curtailed a bit....

  10. The difference Between CRNA and AA

    SigmaSRNA replied to UKAP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    To get that answer without getting a 80 page blog you should probably do a search on this topic. You should get alot of information for what you seek that way because its been discuss on this board...

  11. Minority SRNA/CRNA's

    SigmaSRNA replied to srnabound3997's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Wow. Interesting. Here is another perspective. I'm a black male SRNA/RRNA presently at Texas Wesleyan Univ Class of 2007. We have a total of 7 black people currently in my class and more than 5 or 6...

  12. Loss of resistance

    SigmaSRNA posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Who likes to use air and who uses saline? If you do use air, have you ever had a patient with

  13. OB in atlanta

    SigmaSRNA posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    For all the providers familiar with atlanta, what hospitals allow crnas/aas to place spinals/epidurals for

  14. Lidocaine with Extubation

    SigmaSRNA posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    For everybody who's given anesthesia so far; How many of you use lidocaine near the time of extubation and if you do, what dose and about when do you give it. My CRNA on thursday gave 40mg about 5...

  15. SRNA with a problem, need some help fast!

    SigmaSRNA replied to quailoh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I know of the school in which the poster is speaking and have heard from a couple of people from that program that they are having a pretty rough summer. There is a line between sucking it up and not...

  16. Valley Anesthesia: Should I go or just get the sweat book.

    SigmaSRNA posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The class is alot of money (as all of you probably know). Is the actual classroom that helpful to where missing it would cut my chances of passing boards significantly? If I study the sweat book...

  17. Mandatory DNP for CRNA's by 2015

    SigmaSRNA replied to marvinskbaby1's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    There is one thing to consider here. Even if they make this law (which it isn't) it will only effect those that are going to be CRNA at or around 2015. If you will have a master's before then, you...

  18. New grad in the ER, is CRNA school out of the question?

    SigmaSRNA replied to extowboater's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    'Very true. 99% of the decisions are made by the docs/residents in the ER. But at least you get the exposure of seeing the ABCs (and especially ACLS/PALS protocols) in the ER (evening if your not...

  19. New grad in the ER, is CRNA school out of the question?

    SigmaSRNA replied to extowboater's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    That is fair. Very

  20. New grad in the ER, is CRNA school out of the question?

    SigmaSRNA replied to extowboater's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Okay, I'll say this. How many times have you had to worry about Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (PRIMARY SURVEY) in a level one ER vs. the busiest trauma ICU. In the ER, as you well know, the...

  21. Brain Book Advice

    SigmaSRNA posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Okay. For those SRNAs who are either in or going to clinicals, do you know where I can get a brain book OR what to put in a brain book. Thanks in

  22. New grad in the ER, is CRNA school out of the question?

    SigmaSRNA replied to extowboater's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Another point I thought I should mention: When it comes to the ABCs, nothing gets you ready better than a HIGH ACUITY Level 1 ER/Trauma Unit. NOTHING!!! As far as the pharm/physio aspect of it all,...

  23. New grad in the ER, is CRNA school out of the question?

    SigmaSRNA replied to extowboater's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not to add flame to the debate (but I know I probably am) but I would agree that ER is more challenging if it wasn't for the fact that most ERs in america are more primary care clinics and not on the...

  24. Any words of wisdom welcomed.

    SigmaSRNA posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well ladies and gentlemen, I have finished my Rite of Passage and will be entering clinicals starting in August. Any advice/tricks o' the trade would be very

  25. Any words of wisdom welcomed.

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

    I appreciate what you had to say brian but I don't have a family and the program has already started for me. I didn't quite understand what you were trying to say and how it related to going from...