Focker CRNA

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1. THAM solution

   Focker replied to Putu2Sleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I think I used THAM once in the ICU, not seen it used yet in my time as a CRNA. My understanding of THAM was that, like you said, it is like a bicarb gtt, but it doesn't metabolize back into CO2. If...

2. CRNA's: What luxuries did you allow yourself after graduating and starting work ?

   Focker replied to Fill my brain's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   50" plasma, snowboard trip to

3. Paralytic Question

   Focker replied to Nurseboy1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Haha, I love your use of terminology redcell, I'm going to incorporate that into my practice (CRNAs love when you tell them that). But on a serious note, I didn't hear anything new about sugamadex,...

4. I took the certification exam today- yikes!

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

   I don't personally know of anyone who has failed after only 100 questions, but for sure it has happened, though I doubt its a common occurrence. I felt the same way you did after taking just a 100...

5. Study Help!!!!

   Focker replied to naturalgas's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   If you think all 81 chapters are pertinent, the only way you could break that much material down is to set a reading schedule over the next 2 months and stick with it. 2 months = 60 days = 1.3...

6. Just took the Big test

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

   For me, the actual course itself wasn't much help, not really worth the cost. But the materials, sweat book and memory master, are definitely helpful. You could definitely get by without the

7. Just took the Big test

   Focker posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I just finished taking the CCNA examination after like two months of studying valley nonstop. It cut off at 100, so that should be a good thing. maybe:no: I am not going to get into specific questions...

8. Have a 3.5 GPA- Is it enough???

   Focker replied to myhour's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Haha, the interviews at case western for next year just got a little more

9. GPA and Grades for CRNA

   Focker replied to nursn2b's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Dude, you have a masters degree. I think that nullifies your undergrad grade struggles. It shows you've matured. If you do as well in the ABSN program that you get into as you did for your master's...

10. Ccrn

    Focker replied to N2bater's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'd go ahead and take it, besides the fact that it can only help you get into anesthesia school, your current employer should pay for you to take it, and there may be a pay raise for completing it....

11. One year of nursing experience not required

    Focker replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm in the Duke program, maybe a typo or something, but at least one year of ICU experience is definitely required. I don't think a nurse anesthesia program exists that doesn't have that

12. Maintaining CCRN license during school?

    Focker replied to Burnt2's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm letting mine lapse, I don't see the point in keeping

13. crna school and iv skills

    Focker replied to confused1234's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I know everyone else says you have to have it down before going to school, but I can tell you that I had minimal IV skills when I started CRNA school. Like a few other people have said, my ICU...

14. People who took GREs.....

    Focker replied to jfk6668's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    They are pretty much the same test. I got almost the same score on both, though that is probably more coincidence than anything else since I took them years apart,

15. Study: 100 patients a day in USA wake up during surgery

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

    How is it determined that a pt. has had awareness when they have no recall of it? Many of the accounts I hear from pts (a good example is the tkr in one of the above posts) are examples of awareness...