Phishininau

Phishininau has 8 years experience and specializes in Vascular/trauma/OB/peds anesthesia.

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1. Tylenol IV

   Phishininau replied to Adri_RN's topic in Patient Medications

   I'm aware that ofirmev doesn't have to be a substitute. I was trying to offer an example in that if you want NSAID coverage and you believe the increased bleeding risk mantra with relation to single...

2. Tylenol IV

   Phishininau replied to Adri_RN's topic in Patient Medications

   Ketorolac (TORADOL) isn't contraindicated in all of those cases. You should reduce dose from 30mg to 15mg when the pt has elevated renal numbers, or delayed creatinine clearance. It also is not...

3. Difference between Nurse Anesthesia School and Nursing School???

   Phishininau replied to prosperouschick's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Honestly, it's like comparing apples and lightbulbs. They are in no way similar, except that they are both in the field of nursing (barely, IMO). I never opened a book for my BSN - only had to...

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

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

   I plan to pay back student loans. That is a luxury that I have yet to afford

5. dexmetatomadine

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

6. Just took CRNA boards - help

   Phishininau replied to bonol15226's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I have heard of people taking all 170 and passing, and I have heard of people taking 100 and failing. The computer will shut off when you either prove your competence or prove your incompetence....

7. Who wants a bicarb question?

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

   Bicarb accounts for 50% of the body's buffering system. When a patient is in a low output state, lactic acidosis, or anaerobic metabolism, increases. The increase in acid content will cause a...

8. Question from a student - DOBUTAMINE

   Phishininau replied to Savin'Em's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Pretty much the right info is given here. Dobutamine has historically been considered a strong B1-selective agonist. Now however, that opinion has changed slightly. (Goodman and Gilman's The...

9. Blood Patch

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

   I have done 8-10 of them over the past year, and honestly it is a pretty cool concept. 90% get relief almost immediately, and 90% of the remaining 10% get relief with the second attempt. Its really...

10. UAB anyone

    Phishininau replied to squrrldog's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The Montgomery interviews this year will be in Montgomery at Baptist South. This is the first time that the Baptist and Jackson staffs have been involved in the interviewing process for the...

11. Things you must have for CRNA school

    Phishininau replied to zozzy777's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Beer. Lots of free time. The resolve of an iron

12. Career change: Lawyer to CRNA.

    Phishininau replied to Riptide McGee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It would be the same path as anyone else. Nursing degree (BSN or ADN with an appropriate bachelor's degree) then some ICU experience, GRE within five years, and good grades. That will equal an...

13. Question about CRNA program admissions criteria.

    Phishininau replied to RUcon08's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    1. Grades do matter, but there is a school somewhere that will take almost anyone with reasonable grades. You just have to find that school. At my program, the C would be "frowned upon," but that...

14. UAB Jackon, MS??

    Phishininau replied to radrn2001's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    100% front loaded means that your are completely finished with the coursework (didactic) before you matriculate into the clinical setting. Any percentrage front loaded is the percentage of the...

15. Ventilators

    Phishininau replied to suarc's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My interview didnt require a single clinical question. However, I think as an ICU nurse you would need to know the difference between SIMV, AC, and CMV. That would be a good start to read up on. We...