wtbcrna MSN, DNP, CRNA

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    Flu Vaccines. A Hassle?

    wtbcrna replied to ChooSoul's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I personally do not support the smallpox vaccine. The smallpox vaccine is probably the "dirtiest" vaccine that we use. It contains many times more proteins than other vaccines and has a much higher...
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    Flu Vaccines. A Hassle?

    wtbcrna replied to ChooSoul's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I looked up to see what the relationship was between transverse myelitis and the flu vaccine. There seems to be no proven link between transverse myelitis and the flu vaccine, but there is an...
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    Flu Vaccines. A Hassle?

    wtbcrna replied to ChooSoul's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Vaccinated Kids Show No Long-Term Ill Effects - Scientific American Top 20 Questions about Vaccination â€" History of Vaccines CDC - Vaccine History - Vaccine Safety Selected Publications on...
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    ME results in Joan Rivers

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

    I disagree. That GI clinic was known to have only MDAs working there, and the ASA has no problem pointing fingers when it is a CRNA involved in a malpractice case. The AANA actually refuses to do the...
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    wtbcrna replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Some more educational information on ebola. http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/healthcare-provider-checklist-for-ebola.pdf IDWeek 2014 Ebola at IDWeek 2014: Dr. Bruce Ribner » IDWeek
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    ME results in Joan Rivers

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

    All I can say is the ASA has been really quiet on this issue, which usually means that it was probably one of their own that did the anesthesia. This is still all just
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    ME results in Joan Rivers

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

    No one knows at this point who was providing the anesthesia, but the thought is it was probably an anesthesiologist since the clinic was known not to hire
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    wtbcrna replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Considering how long it would take to properly gown up, ungown, and decontaminate not to mention the fall out if another patient/family found out someone was taking care of an ebola positive patient...
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    wtbcrna replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nina Pham received a transfusion with antibodies for ebola, and will probably do fine. I have not heard if the second patient had a compatible blood type to receive the same transfusion. You have to...
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    wtbcrna replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Dallas Nurse Battling Ebola Says She's 'Doing Well' - ABC News There is no reputable news source stating that Nina Pham does not have Ebola, and the latest news story as of today is her boyfriend is...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    That would be incorrect anyone that receives a Doctorate can be called doctor it doesn't matter if it is in fine arts, calligraphy, an MD, DO, PT, Pharm D, or a DNP. Physicians do not own the title...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Practitioners Slowly Gain Autonomy - Kaiser Health
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    A DNP is a clinical doctorate the PhD is a research doctorate. A DNP does not require a dissertation. There is a general confusion about the degrees. That is why I pointed it
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    wtbcrna replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Are you trying to spread some Ebola conspiracy theory or something?
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, but the DNP and the PhD are two different types
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Well since this has been happening for quite a while now and the world did not stop turning I think the healthcare system and the public will survive, and be the better off for
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    wtbcrna replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When there is one credible piece of evidence that states this was somehow related to race then I will entertain that theory until then it is nothing more than
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    wtbcrna replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was commenting on ethics of medical experimentation throughout history where any vulnerable population was often used as convenient source for experimental subjects. I think it is a stretch to say...
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    wtbcrna replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Socioeconomic Disparities in Health in the United States: What the Patterns Tell Us The Less the Education, the Higher the Risk of Dying Early Health disparities are highest in people of low...
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    wtbcrna replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The world and the U.S. has a long history of unethical experimentation, and it wasn't just on blacks. It was basically any vulnerable population that lacked the education and/or means not to know any...
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    Ebola here in Dallas USA

    wtbcrna replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ebolavirus - Pathogen Safety Data Sheets See the parts about disinfectant and living outside the host. The ebola virus is fairly
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    Malignant Hyperthermia Deaths Related to Inadequate Temperature Monitoring

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

    http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/828813 The new dantrolene formulation, Ryanodex, will eliminate the problems with mixing dantrolene. It should allow a vial of Ryanodex, which is enough to...
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    Nursing School for Men

    wtbcrna replied to amoLucia's topic in Men in Nursing

    There were all male nursing schools long before there were women in nursing. Men in nursing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Actually, the article you posted goes back to the root cause of changes...
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    Flu Vaccines. A Hassle?

    wtbcrna replied to ChooSoul's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We can dictate the use of seat belts for drivers and underage passengers alike d/t it being a public health concern (seat belts in rare circumstances can kill you and definitely can injure you),...
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    Nursing School for Men

    wtbcrna replied to amoLucia's topic in Men in Nursing

    That doesn't have to do with male nurses. Women are the de facto standard in civilian nursing. We can sit explore all day long how women have been mistreated and still are mistreated today, but this...