WVUturtle514

WVUturtle514

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  1. Help: Tattoo Ideas!!

    WVUturtle514 replied to SRNA11's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm actually going to agree with JWK on this one. I don't think tattoos evoke professionalism and I think it can give some people the wrong impression of your abilities and education. Unfounded?...

  2. CRNA school after bankruptcy

    WVUturtle514 replied to nightangel99's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Start saving now.... It looks like you still have several years before you will even be applying to CRNA school, so my advice to you is save as much money as you can between now and then. Unless you...

  3. Just took the Big test

    WVUturtle514 replied to Focker's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I LOVED Valley.....both the course and the material. It is the only thing I studied because it gave me a more structured way to review. I passed my test the first time with 100

  4. learning to intubate

    WVUturtle514 replied to cube's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It probably took me about three or four times. The hardest thing for me was getting used to looking at the "real" anatomy as opposed to intubating a dummy. The first time I put the blade in...

  5. Quantitative HcG?

    WVUturtle514 posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Can anyone explain to me the specifics of a quantitative HcG test as opposed to a STAT HcG test? I had a positive home test on Friday, so I went to the Dr. and she sent me for a quantitative HcG...

  6. Quantitative HcG?

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hi epiphany.....thanks so much for your response. So here is what actually happened. Because the urine test I took at the Dr. was negative and I had already had a positive home test, the PA decided...

  7. Quantitative HcG?

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Thanks for the website cardiac! So I understand what the use of the quantitative HcG is, but from what I understand, this is not something that is normally ordered unless the practitioner suspects a...

  8. Quantitative HcG?

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    My name is Tracie too by the way :) Well I'm not sure why she didn't order a stat test the first time. Apparently she made a mistake....so now instead of having this pregnancy confirmed, I have to...

  9. Quantitative HcG?

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    To be honest with you, yes, I believe the PA ordered the wrong test. They called me today and said that in order for this test to be valid that I was going to have to go back and get my blood redrawn...

  10. EBP re Soda Laim

    WVUturtle514 replied to copycake's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hi copycake! To be honest with you, not too many CRNA's come to this site anymore. If you're looking for relevant answers to your clinical questions then I would strongly suggest looking at the...

  11. first timer with questions.....

    WVUturtle514 posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hi all! My husband and I are in the process of trying to conceive our first child. I'm currently under the care of an OB/GYN, but I've heard from a lot of people in the area that the docs around...

  12. Clonidine prescribed for pt

    WVUturtle514 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Other alpha-2 receptor agonists are dexmedetomidine (which is often used in the ICU on ventilated patients) and

  13. Clonidine prescribed for pt

    WVUturtle514 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Clonidine is an alpha-2 receptor agonist. In the central nervous system, the alpha-2 receptors are the inhibitory receptors of the sympathetic nervous system. When alpha-2 receptors are stimulated,...

  14. STAT intubation advice PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

    WVUturtle514 replied to miloisstinky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Make sure you having working SUCTION!!! There is nothing worse can going in with your blade to find that you can't visualize anything because you have a mouth full of secretions (or worse, vomit) and...

  15. "Bread & Butter" ?

    WVUturtle514 replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Bread and butter generally means "easy cases." Meaning no neurosurgery cases, no cardiac or lung cases, etc.. It means mostly elective, same day surgery types of cases on healthy patients.....hope...

  16. CRNA anything like nursing?

    WVUturtle514 replied to whatnext's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Exactly where are you getting your information from? Are you a CRNA/SRNA or have you shadowed one for a day? Contrary to popular belief, an anesthesiologist is not always "ultimately responsible for...

  17. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am originally from a small town in southern West Virginia. I have lived away from the area for about 8 years now, but I continue to go back 3-4 times a year to visit family and friends. I have...

  18. Exorcism??

    WVUturtle514 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    So I just watched a show on MSNBC about modern-day exorcism and the pastors who "cast out demons." I was astonished at some of the things I saw on the show and thousands of questions popped into my...

  19. ? about Fentanyl

    WVUturtle514 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Swtooth is right on....although morphine and fentanyl work by the same mechanism (through agonism of the mu opioid receptors), it does not cause a histamine release like morphine does, which is the...

  20. BSN a prereq?

    WVUturtle514 replied to Spartan05's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It varies from school to school, but I think most schools are starting to lean towards accepting only BSN. With that said, I know that some schools will still accept an Associate nursing degree (ADN)...

  21. Ephedrine for prevention/treatment of PONV?

    WVUturtle514 replied to stevierae's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm currently doing a study on isopropyl alcohol inhalation for treatment of PONV as my research project for my CRNA program. In our review of the literature the only time I had seen ephedrine used...

  22. Need help with a research project!!

    WVUturtle514 replied to mummer43's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) is a huge topic in anesthesia, that has an impact on nursing as well. PONV is one of the most common unwanted side effects of anesthesia/drugs and has...

  23. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm not mistaken, I believe it comes in powder form and can then be snorted, swallowed or smoked. It can also be dissolved in water and injected intravenously. I've also heard that some people...

  24. Could someone please explain...

    WVUturtle514 replied to babynp's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I would think a lot of the salary issues have to do with supply and demand (among other things). As a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner I'm sure you are caring for more than one neonate at a time (perhaps...

  25. Meth is destroying communities

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    Meth is a "hubbub", as you say, in these small communities because it is a new epidemic for us. Many people choose not to live in large cities and metropolitan areas because of many of the negative...