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  1. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

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

    This website should enable posters to do polls, most web bulletin board services have that feature. That way we could see a running tally of what everyone thinks/would do. So far the categories, from...

  2. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

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

    I'm sure this will be a touchy subject. My personal opinion: People have a right to do to themselves what they will, smoke, drink, do drugs, drive unbuckled, etc. When it impedes on someone elses's...

  3. My feeling after taking boards...a lesson for all

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

    The way a comupter adaptive test is graded is somewhat confusing to me, but I remember talking with someone about it and they said something interesting. Since the test has a cutoff point above which...

  4. CCRN or not?

    Focker replied to 98.6's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It seemed that most of my classmates had gotten the CCRN prior to applying, myself included (took it the day before my interview). So even though it is not required, it is something most other...

  5. Which unit is best? MICU/SICU/CCU

    Focker replied to 98.6's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i'm not sure how you can justify who the sickest patients are. it seems to me that in most icus the patients are they because they can die from whatever they've got. if you can die from heart failure...

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

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

    I totally agree with you that there should be high standards for CRNA students, however, I think that we need to be presented material or pointed in its general direction before we should be held...

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

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

    quailoh, I sympathize with you, I have dealt with this a lot in undergrad nursing and even briefly from one teacher in my crna program (but we have a small class and when we all spoke up, bad...

  8. Restraining critical patients with heroin overdoses

    Focker replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    I would think there is plenty of justification for these patients to buy a tube right away, after all, ABC. You have to assume a full stomach. You may be able to mask ventilate them while you get an...

  9. ECU anyone

    Focker replied to willti1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm not in ECU's program, but Im sure those core courses are universally distracting. Statistics, research, etc. whatever you can possibly take now, do it, those types of classes will be easy A's...

  10. PASS CCRN! question about questions

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

    I was getting just about the same scores you are getting on the pass ccrn cd, I was only doing 30-50 questions at a time because I couldnt make myself sit for a whole 100-200 questions at a time. When...

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

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

    Hey susswood, can you post a link or point me in the direction of where the aana says there is no pass rate difference between those who take valley and those who dont. Im interested to see what else...

  12. Attending a well established CRNA program Vs. a brand new program

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

    You should also look at who is running the new program. I believe Dr. Mary Karlet is heading up the program at western carolina. She is very respected in the CRNA community and she is an excellent...

  13. What does it mean....

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

    I just ran into that the other day, the CRNA I was with gave the reversal before the surgeon had completely finished closing and he said he was having difficulty. But she didn't want to give muscle...

  14. Anectine/Propofol for LMA insertion

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

    I have not heard of using succ with LMA before, and the reasons not to do it that RN29306 gave sound right on the money to me. One of the senior students at our school talked in journal club about a...

  15. ICU Skills checklist as part of my resume?

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

    You can apply to a new position in an adult ICU, and if you tell them up front that you are applying to CRNA school, what have you got to feel guilty about if they still hire

  16. Awake Fiberoptic with Ketamine? Any other tricks?

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

    Just wanted to say that this is an awesome thread, I havn't done an awake foi yet, havn't even seen one. Did you guys get to practice with foi in a sim lab or something similar before trying it in...

  17. to cuff or not to cuff

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

    A lot of times in the ICU, the SBP or DBP isnt as important as the MAP, and even though the actual systolic and diastolic numbers are off, the MAPs consistently correlate between NIBP and ABP (even a...

  18. Ccrn?

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

    That was basically the way i did it too, I also used Pass CCRN, but only the cd, I did not like the outline format at all, so I didnt crack the book except to get the cd out. The cd is nice since it...

  19. Apply before BSN completion?

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

    Nah, the equipment is designed to be used with the left hand, to sweep the tongue over toward the left side of the mouth and facilitate a view of the larynx. Doesn't matter what your handedness is,...

  20. How would you manage this airway?

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

    I can't thing of what BVM (bag-mask ventilate?) stands for but I'm assuming its similar to a jaw thrust. But it does sound like you are somewhat able to mask ventilate him. I would think that a...

  21. Apply before BSN completion?

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

    Hey gonegray, I'm sure its an accident, but you should reverse the picture on the front page of your website. A picture of a dude intubating with the laryngoscope in his right hand doesnt lend much...

  22. Soon to be SRNA needs advice

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

    I dont think that you should have to take an organic class before CRNA school, I dont think it will help that much. Maybe review a little chemistry, but if you really want to help yourself, and you...

  23. What you wish you would have known...

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

    I couldnt agree with you more. The clinical site I am at pushes for 15 minute turnover time between cases, as a student with 5 weeks of clinical under my belt, its pretty much impossible to keep up...

  24. SRNA Blood transfusion question

    Focker replied to soliant12's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think a good example of what a pt. might do if their H/H is too low and they are lacking O2 carrying capacity is a pt. that is hypotensive and refractory to the usual treatments (like ephedrine,...

  25. Fluid Replacement on Weight Basis

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

    I didnt look at any of the other posts yet so that I could see how my answer compared. At 200 pounds, she is about 90 kg so her hourly maintenance would be 130 mL/hr LR. After 8hrs fasting (assumed)...