wtbcrna MSN, DNP, CRNA

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    Does it bother CRNA's that MDA's get so much more...?

    wtbcrna replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Then if the title Doctor is synonymous with physician what do you call dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, and doctoral prepared
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    Any active duty Air Force CRNA's?

    wtbcrna replied to mn_nurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The AF CRNAs that work with special operations apply for those positions after they are already in the AF as CRNAs. There is an interview process and entirely different set of physical fitness...
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    Questions

    wtbcrna replied to NicosLeonardos's topic in International Nursing

    There is usually some kind of contact information on the website that maybe more help. I am only intimately familiar with the U.S. nurse anesthesia programs and
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    Wollford College

    wtbcrna replied to Floridasailor's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/2012PrinciplesOfAcreditation.pdf. You can look for yourself and then see how a small stand alone school that is owned and operated by an anesthesiologist is going to meet...
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    Wollford College

    wtbcrna replied to Floridasailor's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Wolford College will likely not exist after its current accreditation status, and if it does it will be vastly different. The new requirement from COA is that all nurse anesthesia programs must be...
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    Questions

    wtbcrna replied to NicosLeonardos's topic in International Nursing

    International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists: Switzerland Country
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The most important thing is that other people are constantly countering the misinformation given by misinformed people and
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is a belief system so I am not sure this myth will ever fully go
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    CRNA and patient death

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

    Serious complications from anesthesia are rare. The most common complication is corneal abrasions. Permanent paralysis from an epidural I guess would be around 1 in a million. I don't know if there...
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    CRNA and patient death

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

    Anesthesia related deaths occur 1:300,000 anesthetic cases, and most of those will be high risk/sick patients to begin with. I have only had one patient in 7+ years of doing anesthesia that died...
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    Dnap. Is crna worth it in the next years

    wtbcrna replied to Hopefulllmother's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I doubt many hospitals are going to require a DNP/DNAP for a long time if ever in your career lifetime. All nurse anesthesia programs are making the switch to a clinical doctorate, and many have...
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    Dnap. Is crna worth it in the next years

    wtbcrna replied to Hopefulllmother's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There are still certificate only and Bachelor only CRNAs working. There are no plans to make any CRNAs return for a doctorate in 2025 or later, but having said that you could in the distant future run...
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nurseworks you are not actually voicing legitimate concerns about vaccines. You have voiced conspiracy theories which we have debunked with numerous scientific studies. The only thing we can sit here...
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There are still approximately 16 deaths per hour from measles world-wide. WHO | Measles The only thing that keeps measles from being an epidemic in the U.S. is herd immunity from mass
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    FYI: Vaccines conspiracy theories are universal. The conspiracy differs by country. Examples: Vaccines cause infertility, tracking devices in vaccines, HIV from vaccines etc. There is a long history...
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    1. "Science has spoken crowd", what other crowd is there besides the vaccine conspiracy crowd. There is no evidence to even suggest that vaccines are anything other than what is stated in the...
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It is the same with vaccines. We talk in certainties about vaccines because most people don't understand what absolute actually means in science. We have shown that 100% of the time vaccines haven't...
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Why the vaccine injury compensation program exists. "On October 1, 1988, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660) created the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program...
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    thimerosal autism - PubMed - NCBI Here is 176 more articles if the first set wasn't enough to end the thimerosal/vaccine and autism/adverse reactions
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    [h=3] References[/h] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Toxicological profile for mercury. Atlanta, GA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry;1999. Axton JMH. Six cases of...
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "Correlation: the state or relation of being correlated; specifically : a relation existing between phenomena or things or between mathematical or statistical variables which tend to vary, be...
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The VAERS is a mandatory and voluntary reporting system. "The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986 requires health professionals and vaccine manufacturers to report to the U.S....
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nurseworks vaccines are the only medication that constantly undergo continuous phase 4/post marketing studies to ensure safety and efficacy. Vaccines are the only medication that have its own safety...
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There are no absolutes in science. Dr. Offit said it best about absolutes. "I have tried many times to fly by jumping off of things and flapping my arms as a child, but I never flew" that didn't...
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    Air Force Nurse Pay

    wtbcrna replied to UTstudent's topic in Government, Military

    I think you are on the right track on what to look for in a good NA program. You should look for programs that are regionally acredited, offer CRNA only or military rotations, and look for programs...