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Interesting article. Especially when cost effective! I find at my facility, we do not use this combination enough (IMO) What do you use at your facility??? Opening the floor do discuss this article. http://ccforum.com/content/18/3/R122/abstract

Quick, everyone buy stocks in the sedasys!! JK, to be honest I just don't see it though. "Anesthesia is an art that must be carefully monitored". Besides this machine is only "projected" to be narrowly used anyway in only specific circumstances. Besi...

What (in your opinion) qualifies a "good" anesthesia school. Through researching schools I have found it varies so much on how the curriculum is presented, number of cases, locations they are done, who is instructing the courses/how the school is run...

Absolutely. The use of a rotoprone bed is good for the patient. But yes, it is a MAJOR PI the A. The AACN article by Culpepper and Goldhill, you should be able to search them and find a good study/evidence

I am currently a critical care nurse looking to take on a new challenge and gain a different perspective and challenge my critical thinking skillset. Additionally I want to be a part of something bigger and work on a more global scale (so to speak). ...

Yeah thank you for the info/reply. I think after careful consideration and review, in conjunction with my life currently what is best for me is flight nursing. Meaning, non CCAT. Either way the experience and care I will deliver will be fun and excit...

what do you mean by "wings"?

Hey all, Recently spoke to recruiter about process, paperwork, commitment etc and wanted to reach out to see who could enlighten me on the more intimate side of being a critical care AF reserve nurse. Pro's/Con's, drill, how it works (or doesn't) wit...

I wouldn't worry about overloading yourself with books upon books to read. Get yourself one book...specifically one you can reference if needed. A good critical care book (the book from nursing school did great for me, it was amazing looking back to ...

So for those of you that HAVE graduated and DO have CRNA liscensure, what qualities would you say (if you had to prioritize them) are important for choosing a school. I am polling several sources and have a list of my own improtant factors but would ...

Agreed. SICU is an amazing work environment where you see multi-modalities and lots...lots of different patient issues. You have many different types of groups following these patients. Not to say MICU is bad or you won't learn or gain valuable exper...

I do not have enough "posts" to p.m. people on the site yet so I attempted to add you.

well could you shed more light as to HOW you chose a school. There is obviously the financial factor, but does rank matter? Do clinical sites matter or is it more about hours of clinicals? Is picking a front loaded program better? Should I pick a sch...

well to be honest. it is task oriented. only after you get to the point of understanding what you are doing. obviously you have to be thinking about things critically and using clinical judgment and you absolutely have to "know" your patient for nuan...

well, that is the job you/we all chose. sorry to be blunt but it is true. nursing is difficult not for the hours, not for the tasks or attention to detail, not for being spit at, cursed at or cleaning s**t nor working for weeks to no end to see a pat...

It is an intellectually and emotionally difficult unit. You will soon discover! As for "what to do" that will come with time but in essence. Be a sponge. Things to learn would be: drips (about 15 main ones-receptors they effect, dosage, what effect t...

Well. In brief, don't throw the towel in-move units if need be but don't let it get to you. It is the nature of our work, being emotionally challenged and put in situations that are ******. However, in my experience no. It is a last ditch effort and ...

The questions you must ask yourself are these: am I oganized to the point of mild OCD, do I enjoy being task oriented, am I highly observant in my environment, am I intelligent (now, let me be clear that there are PLENTY of stupid ICU RN's out there-...

the book i utilized through school and in an ICU setting was "the little ICU book of facts and formulas" by Paul Marino. Information saturated but good book.

Curious to know what research topics CRNA's are interested in/partake in? I have found a few websites that have pointed me in the correct direction ie AANA. But outside of school and some kinda of senior thesis, are there any CRNA's out there that ar...

Hello! Well I can't speak to Portland OR specifically but can tell you I work at a level 1 trauma center and teaching facility-aka a large hospital that gets the sickest of the sick with lots of innovative implementations. The unit I currently reside...

Nice, it looks like a good resource. As for the research you want to focus on-what led you to PTSD specifically? Will that be a project you continue to work on with a team somewhere (ie. lab/schoo/teaching facility) and how do you hope to apply that ...