wtbcrna MSN, DNP, CRNA

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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    wtbcrna replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The simple answer is if you don't believe in vaccines and western/allopathic medicine then you have no reason to be a nurse. Do the rest of us nurses a favor and go do something else and stop making...
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    wtbcrna replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "Abstract Background Among American Conservatives, but not Liberals, trust in science has been declining since the 1970's. Climate science has become particularly polarized, with Conservatives being...
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    Experienced ICU thinking about Air Force

    wtbcrna replied to bryango's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know if you have thought about CRNA school, but the AF does now offer direct-entry admission into the USUHS CRNA school for qualified candidates. I am not sure why Lasik would be an issue any...
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    Hit in the groin during clinicals

    wtbcrna replied to Smith5's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have been slapped, goosed, my junk grabbed, and had an OR bed attachment for shoulders spring up and hit me in the
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    Air Force Active Duty CRNA Degree

    wtbcrna replied to jschn319's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You can apply for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) program when you have met all the USAF and military CRNA program requirements for CRNA school. It is an active duty program that allows...
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    Narcan with negative tox screen

    wtbcrna replied to RainMom's topic in Patient Medications

    I understand that and using Narcan even in those doses I have seen acute HTN and severe uncontrollable pain caused from the sudden reversal of opioids. That is why in anesthesia we are taught to...
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    Wolford College lawsuit update 2014

    wtbcrna replied to OhioRN10's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    With the new COA changes CRNA schools will not be able to be stand alone schools anymore and will need regional accreditation. That should alleviate these
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    Narcan with negative tox screen

    wtbcrna replied to RainMom's topic in Patient Medications

    Other than the fact that you could cause an MI, CVA, convulsions, HTN crisis etc. from sudden withdrawal by giving Narcan..Narcan Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com Narcan is not a drug that should...
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    zofran vs phenergan?

    wtbcrna replied to Nursetobe25's topic in Patient Medications

    I generally use Phenergan for people that don't respond well to Zofran. Phenergan works on multiple receptors (H1, 5HT, alpha-adernergic, muscarinic, and dopamine) where Zofran is a specific 5HT3...
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    Research ideas for a DNP project r/t anesthesia

    wtbcrna replied to Travis SRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    1. OR traffic and surgical site infection rates. 2. Exparel versus Bupivicaine efficiency in TAP block or other type of block 3. GRE ETS PPI scores and SRNA success rates ETS Personal Potential Index...
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    Lidocaine Toxicity CAUSING v-tach?

    wtbcrna replied to AndromedaGalRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Bupivacaine-induced cardiac arrhythmias in sheep. - PubMed - NCBI In this study 100% of the animals had sinus tachycardia when exposed to high doses of lidocaine. Certain medicines can increase the...
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    Did anyone judge you for being a male nurse?

    wtbcrna replied to ddane94's topic in Men in Nursing

    As a male nurse we are sometimes discriminated against, but it is almost always in my experience been by female nurses. You can see this on this board from female nurses thinking males shouldn't work...
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    nursing to medicine, is that possible?

    wtbcrna replied to simthembile's topic in Men in Nursing

    There a lots of nurses that went on to become physicians. The current president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists was a nurse and a CRNA prior to becoming a physician. Math like any subject...
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    NY post slams NPs

    wtbcrna replied to ryguyRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    When medical associations cannot win by evidence they always resort to public scare
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    NY post slams NPs

    wtbcrna replied to ryguyRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Betsy McCaughey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Her educational background is in history, and she has no training in healthcare at
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    Tumescent solution

    wtbcrna replied to Joshualive2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Tumescent anesthesia with a lidocaine dose of 55 mg/kg is safe for ... - PubMed -
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    Wolford College lawsuit update 2014

    wtbcrna replied to OhioRN10's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    UPDATE: SRNA Lawsuit Against Wolford College Nurse Anesthesia
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    UK to USA conversion

    wtbcrna replied to LJW12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    On the IFNA website it states that in the UK their NAs train for 9 months. We are moving to a minimum of 36 months for SRNA training in the
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    UK to USA conversion

    wtbcrna replied to LJW12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't know of any provision that will allow recognition of a CRNA from another country to come to the U.S. and practice as a U.S. CRNA. You should try contacting the American Association of Nurse...
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    Any active duty Air Force CRNA's?

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

    Adjunct faculty meaning I was in charge of the SRNAs at JBER. I was in charge of their OB and regional anesthesia rotations plus I did their simulation scenarios with the SimMen at
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    Any active duty Air Force CRNA's?

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

    Hey, great you think your school is the bomb! You still aren't going to get me to agree that the vast majority of civilian NA schools are better or even on par with military NA schools. I am well...
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    Any active duty Air Force CRNA's?

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

    Best Nursing Anesthesia Programs | Top Nursing Schools | US News Best Graduate Schools Attrition rates of the military programs varies significantly from year to year. The largest percentage of...
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    Denied by patient

    wtbcrna replied to kemo1121's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think what BCRNA was saying is that it is more profitable for MDAs to supervise, which it generally is rather than doing their own cases. MDAs get 50% of anesthesia billing for up to 4 cases when...
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    Any active duty Air Force CRNA's?

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

    Just send me a PM when you can. I will answer what questions I
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    The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

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

    The idea that more medical education (i.e. Physician training versus APN especially) produces better patient outcomes has been well studied, and I have actually posted some of those studies in my...