wtbcrna MSN, DNP, CRNA

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    new Ebola patient

    wtbcrna replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The Reston Virus was not proven to be airborne. It was thought to be airborne, but it could have been spread through the cleaning with high pressure hoses spreading fecal matter from one room to...
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    new Ebola patient

    wtbcrna replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I mean that the CDC still states that EBV is not airborne, and that taking things out of context to try to prove that EBV might be airborne shows nothing. The CDC measure for PAPR is an overly...
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    How much do you make?

    wtbcrna replied to Topher53's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Opt-out has to do with billing Medicare. You can still work independently in non opt-out
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    new Ebola patient

    wtbcrna replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "Although there are limited data available to definitively define a list of AGPs, procedures that are usually included are Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP), bronchoscopy, sputum induction,...
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    new Ebola patient

    wtbcrna replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Unless you are referring to another study I have already discussed both studies that supposably showed Ebola could be airborne transmitted. The first study design was eloquent, but basically showed...
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    new Ebola patient

    wtbcrna replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Outbreak (1995) -
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    new Ebola patient

    wtbcrna replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

    1. There is no evidence to support mandatory quarantine for HCWs who are asymptomatic after taking care of ebola patients. 2. Ebola is not transmitted by aerosolized particles. That has been debunked...
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    new Ebola patient

    wtbcrna replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Night of the Comet (1984) -
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    Jane Fitch MD, prior CRNA, now Anesthesiologist elected president ASA

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

    Yes, I know the data is retrospective. That does not automatically make the data worthless or even less than a RCT. These studies are done this way since there isn't a real way to do RCT with this...
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    Jane Fitch MD, prior CRNA, now Anesthesiologist elected president ASA

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

    Mortality is only one small part of data that is looked at in these studies. The other parts of these studies are what most physicians like to gloss over or not mention at all. "Analytic Methods We...
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    Jane Fitch MD, prior CRNA, now Anesthesiologist elected president ASA

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

    Eloquent write up with absolutely no valid
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    Jane Fitch MD, prior CRNA, now Anesthesiologist elected president ASA

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

    1. Underpowered: Needleman/Minnick OB study reviewed 1.14 million OB records. Simpson OB study 134k records. Pine Study 404K. No harm found study had 500K cases. There are numerous anesthesia...
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    Did you feel CRNA school really prepared you?

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

    A good nurse anesthesia school will prepare you to work independently from day 1 after graduation. You will be competent in US-guided PNBs, CVLs, and all the normal anesthesia skills needed for day to...
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    ME results in Joan Rivers

    wtbcrna replied to Nurseboy1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Feds slam clinic where Joan Rivers went into cardiac arrest - NY Daily News This could be a mistake, but it looks like from the report that it was an Anesthesiologist that did Joan River's case. It...
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    wtbcrna replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I know there has been a lot of inferences about the military requiring mandatory quarantine, but what most people don't realize and the news media has just glazed over is all the DOD contractors that...
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    Can job termination occur if nurses do not get the flu shot and refuse to wear a mask

    wtbcrna replied to helen2346's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There have been mandatory vaccine laws since 1801. Mandatory flu vaccine isn't new, and there are numerous studies that show it is beneficial for everyone to be vaccinated. There is an estimated...
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    wtbcrna replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The government can try to impose quarantine of asymptomatic people all they want, but the government agency most likely will lose again because it has not proven to be a need for public health to lock...
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    wtbcrna replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Fever is only one symptom that is assessed, and people that are asymptomatic haven't been shown to have a high enough viral load to be able to transmit
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    wtbcrna replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It is easy to say the science is weak when you don't provide any context to that statement or scientific
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    wtbcrna replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Mandatory vaccination laws in the United States go back to 1801.Government Regulation â€" History of Vaccines It is well established law that individual autonomy can be over ruled in favor of a...
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    wtbcrna replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, but pro-vaccine people need to be just as vocal as anti-vaccine people. That is really the point of a lot these discussions. People that do not have utter belief that the flu vaccine is bad can be...
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    Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    wtbcrna replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    U.S. scientists say uncertainties loom about Ebola's transmission, other key facts I thought I post this ahead of the conspiracy theorists. This still doesn't prove anything, but it does address some...
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    Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    wtbcrna replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As Ebola declines in Liberia, health officials reassess response plans - The Washington
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    Moderate Sedation-Propofol

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

    Remifentanil is old news, but remimizolam is a new drug being tested that is an ultra-short acting benzodiazepine. Remimazolam: The future of its sedative potential Goudra BG, Singh PM - Saudi J...
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    Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

    wtbcrna replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This whole thing is like a condensed soap opera. It is hard to keep