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Malignant Hyperthermia Deaths Related to Inadequate Temperature Monitoring

wtbcrna posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

"Anesth Analg. 2014 Sep 26. [Epub ahead of print] [h=1]Malignant Hyperthermia Deaths Related to Inadequate Temperature Monitoring, 2007-2012: A Report from The North American Malignant Hyperthermia...
Malignant Hyperthermia Deaths Related to Inadequate Temperature Monitoring

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

Technically, the more anesthestics a person has had they should be less likely to have an MH episode, but fulminant MH episodes usually happen on the 2-3rd general anesthetic or even the 5th...
The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

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

What is the difference in anesthesia outcomes between a CRNA and MDA? There is limit to how much theoretical knowledge has in clinical significance, if it was simply more education equals better...
CRNA vs MDA. Who wins?

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

CRNAs have a proven independent safety record for the last 100+ years. CRNAs liability insurance is lower than MDAs and there isn't one scientific study that has shown that independent CRNAs need...
The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

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

What you are seeing is the product of how anesthesia billing is done. It is more profitable for anesthesiologists to "supervise" than it is for him or her to actually do the case. An MDA will...
CRNA vs MDA. Who wins?

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

Medical school goes into a lot more detail about pathophysiology than nursing or NA school does. It gives MDAs more theoretical background, in general, than CRNAs. I would say MDAs internship year is...
The real road to becoming a CRNA?

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

I am USAF CRNA. I don't think my experiences are going to be exactly the same as my civilian counterparts. Without call I put in 40-50hrs a week. I would say that my job satisfaction rating would be...
The real road to becoming a CRNA?

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

I went right into critical care nursing residency program/ICU after I graduated with my BSN. I had around 5-6 years of ICU experience along with some other types of experience as an RN prior to going...
The real road to becoming a CRNA?

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

CCRN is ofter highly encouraged or required at most NA schools. It shows a basic level of knowledge of critical care
CRNA vs MDA. Who wins?

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

The education (costs of education and time to educate) and the pay of anesthesiologists is what makes MDAs less financially viable and CRNAs more financially viable, if MDAs and CRNAs both made the...
The real road to becoming a CRNA?

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

I think your plan is reasonable. It is long road to becoming a CRNA, but it all about putting the pieces together at the right times. You need to go to a quality NA program that is going to teach how...
CRNA vs MDA. Who wins?

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

It is more like 4yrs BSN +2-3yrs ICU experience (there are still a few new grad ICU residency programs scattered throughout the country) +3yrs of NA school (all CRNA schools are moving to a minimum of...
State of CRNAs currently

wtbcrna replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Finding a job in a "nice" area is all relative to what you consider a "nice" area. The battles in anesthesia/APNs has been going on since the early 1900's, so it isn't anything new. There are battles...
What it's like to wake up during surgery

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

He was probably front-loading the narcotics in order to theoretically saturate the mu receptors to help prevent pain during surgery. It would take much larger doses to induce general anesthesia with...
What it's like to wake up during surgery

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

It would be interesting to know what the end tidal on the volatile agent was when this
Can I get into the Army Nurse Anesthesia with an MS-RN?

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

Requirements - USAGPAN I would contact the Army program directly through the link provided on the web page link. When you contact them it would also be helpful to add a link to the program that you...
Did you feel CRNA school really prepared you?

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

They have for decades and many of these graduates did great. One of the former AANA presidents had only 6 months experience prior to becoming a CRNA and another one that I know his background was in...
Did you feel CRNA school really prepared you?

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

I don't know that I have ever heard the term BSN experience. You need a Bachelor's degree with your RN and/or a BSN plus a minimum of one year critical care experience(recently changed from acute...
Did you feel CRNA school really prepared you?

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

There is requirement for one year of critical care experience as an
Jane Fitch MD, prior CRNA, now Anesthesiologist elected president ASA

wtbcrna replied to puppies'n kittens's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

Criteria for Causation There will never be a way to reasonably provide a high powered RCT trial for safety in anesthesia, but when you look at the Hill criteria for causation every step needed for...
CRNA and Military Service

wtbcrna replied to Chief.Diego.Diaz's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

I am USAF CRNA. What aspect(s) of the military do some of these CRNAs find less than desirable? Military CRNAs are considered some of the top trained CRNAs in the
Survey on infant male circumcision

wtbcrna posted a topic in General Nursing

The current policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). "Evaluation of current evidence indicates that the health benefits of newborn male circumcision outweigh the risks and that...
Survey on infant male circumcision

wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in General Nursing

I wasn't laughing at you. Geez get a grip. I was joking because it made me think of the awful dental care that is rampant among Alaskan natives. It was meant as joke and not as a joke even directly...
Survey on infant male circumcision

wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in General Nursing

Yes, I have seen hundreds if not more of both types, and no the glans member on an uncircumcised man is not normally
Survey on infant male circumcision

wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in General Nursing

lol..You haven't done much dental rehab for Alaskan natives

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