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I'm working on a case study that involved an anesthesia airway rescue resulting from RN-administered sedation in a remote (non-OR) location. I have pulled up numerous articles on the subject but I'm just wondering how many on this forum have ever ex...

Yes, it happens. There's an interesting story about a school in the Northeast, a program director, and a married student . . . no one finished out the year. Z

I am convinced now that I am well into my 2nd year that if you're in it for the money only, it's not going to be worth what you must endure through anesthesia school. The money is good, yes, but this is not for the faint of heart. There will have t...

I understand and respect your concerns. You're the "cream of the crop" amongst your peers, then you enter anesthesia school where everyone around you is the "cream of their crop". It can be disheartening for overachievers and competitive souls like...

Where's the "other, better thread?" z

Check out Drexel U. http://www.drexel.edu Z

You have to do what's right for you. Time is going to pass anyway. I have 3 children as well, youngest I kind of fell into it. I wanted to go back to school but I couldn't decide on what for. I didn't want to spend $$ on a graduate education and...

I had many of the same concerns as you expressed. My husband, a naval veteran, is very fond of the saying "sleep is a habit that can be broken". Think of it this way. You may have to change when you sleep and it may not be all at once. Since star...

Many hospitals offer this type of arrangement. They can be very advantageous for those who do not want to incur a lot of debt to get through school. If you choose this option, shop around. You can get a full-ride or partial, stipend, tuition, etc....

I agree, these are great sites for MH information. Did you know that farmers gas all their pigs at slaughter with halothane? I read that since malignant hyperthermia in pigs makes their meat inedible, farmers expose all new piglets to halothane to ...

Thank you for the thoughtful responses. I learned a lot from this experience! Z

Has anyone else seen this done? Just curious, because some docs & CRNAs at my site mix 1 mL of anectine in with their propofol stick for induction prior to LMA insertion. Those that don't have VERY STRONG OPINIONS on the practice, yet those tha...

Yes, that's what he meant. As the previous posts so articulately stated, the ongoing question "is the patient relaxed enough?" is similar to the rhetorical question, "which came first the chicken or the egg?" By that I mean, a patient with some mus...

I can tell you that everyone in my program was qualified (experience, GREs, recommendations, etc.) What I can't tell you is: 1) What were their scores on GREs? 2) What were their undergraduate GPAs? 3) How did their interview go? 4) What other mitig...

There is a student in my program that was "let go" from another program. I guess it all depends on the program and the people. There are a lot of factors that go into "fitting in" in school. Everything I heard prior to applying was that I would ha...

It's a far, far better thing I do . . . Imagine this . . . I have one patient at a time. Except in emergency situations of course, I have an opportunity to view their chart, assimilate the data, assess them, talk to them, sometimes even their loved ...

If you have a PDA you may want to consider some of the programs available in lieu of a brainbook. I have "Massachusetts General" Guide to Anesthesia, "Clinical Anesthesia", and another one that I can't think of right now that I downloaded from http:...

Thanks for the tip A - my Zemuron man "just happened to have one" in his trunk when I saw him after reading your post. :) Z

The more the better, and critical care too. I find that there are now many situations in which my critical care experience lends to problem-solving situations that I personally would not have without it. That said, please know that many programs se...

I'd do it. Consider the alternative. As far as I'm concerned, if I'm not injecting the lethal drugs but providing the sedation so the patient does not feel pain, that is completely within my realm of practice, theoretically speaking. I have provi...

Felicitades!!! Z

LIVE IT UP IN JULY!!!!! :)

OMG..... what is happening to the CRNA forum? Another good thread hijacked. I concur. This is why I stay away . . . Z