wtbcrna MSN, DNP, CRNA

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    Being a nurse in the army

    wtbcrna replied to matt_r9's topic in Men in Nursing

    You should try the military/government nursing forum. The ratio of male to female nurses in the military is very close to being a 50:50 split. Deployments vary quite a lot and are slowing down right...
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    Intubation Tips

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

    This is just a technique problem. You should start out with the bed in comfortable position for you not your preceptor when you goto intubate. It should only take a minimal amount of force to...
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    Do you still perform skin testing prior to giving IV antibiotic?

    wtbcrna replied to plethoraldork's topic in Patient Medications

    Sure if you want to subscribe to the
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    Do you still perform skin testing prior to giving IV antibiotic?

    wtbcrna replied to plethoraldork's topic in Patient Medications

    [h=2]"The use of skin test to an antibiotic prior to its administration in a patient with no history of allergy to the drug in question[/h] SEARCH AGAIN Q: 7/17/2014 Is intradermal skin test indicated...
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    Specifics about the required ICU experience

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

    The experience requirement is actually for 1 year of "critical care" experience. The COA defines critical care experience as: "Critical Care Experience - Critical care experience must be obtained in...
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    Regional Anesthesia, Time to Hospital Discharge, and In-Hospital Mortality

    wtbcrna posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    [h=4]"Abstract[/h] Background and Objectives: The anesthetic technique used during surgery can affect postoperative length of stay and outcomes, even after controlling for other clinically important...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Then obviously an MD/PhD must be the platinum standard if MD is the gold standard. And obviously all the medical societies could devise an simple retrospective study showing that persons with "hard...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    If it was simply a matter of more education meant better care then MD/PhDs would be the best level of care that could be obtained. Also, if physician training provides the best care then why can't...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently, not enough if all the medical societies cannot provide one research study showing that physicians can give better care than
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    1. PAs cannot practice independently per their scope practice, so there is nothing to debate. You shouldn't think that means all PAs believe that they shouldn't be allowed to practice independently....
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    No, when NP see patients they are practicing nursing. There maybe overlaps, but by the simple fact that the professional is a nurse makes it a practice of nursing. The same is for any other...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Oh well...I think the posts may skirt the terms of service, but they don't break them. As always if you don't like the posts don't read them or if it bothers that bad report them to the...
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    HELP ME to become a CRNA

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

    Become a CRNA You need to be fluent in written and spoken English besides all the other requirements listed in the link above plus any additional specific university requirements. The pre-CRNA forum...
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    'Force feeding' at Guantanamo

    wtbcrna replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Government, Military

    More than likely not much will happen to the Lt, but it really just depends on the commander at that
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Who really cares, if you don't like the posts don't read them. A little push back now from nurses will do a lot for already overblown ego
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    Fired for refusing??

    wtbcrna replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You really should start a new thread, and yes if you look at why these children from central america are allowed to temporarily stay in the U.S. until after their court hearing then yes that would be...
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    Fired for refusing??

    wtbcrna replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wrong and wrong again. That has no bearing on this thread of why healthcare providers need to receive mandatory flu vaccinations. Had you looked at the peer-reviewed scientific article that I...
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    Fired for refusing??

    wtbcrna replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In surveys people still connected both terms together, and it still has absolutely no bearing on this
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    Fired for refusing??

    wtbcrna replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is how they are referred to in most peer-reviewed scientific articles on disease transmission and immigrants so I chose the same terminology that makes a pub med search easier. I could care less...
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    Fired for refusing??

    wtbcrna replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    None of your post has anything to do with healthcare professionals receiving mandatory flu vaccines. 1. I see that you provided no peer-reviewed scientific data on how undocumented immigrants are...
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    Regional Anesthesia, Time to Hospital Discharge, and In-Hospital Mortality

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

    There was a 64% less chance of dying in the RA group versus the GA group. That alone should make this study worthwhile enough to see if these results can be
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    And when have you taken care of any Senators or Congressmen loved ones?. I have taken care of both and neither one requested a physician. Unlike you I trained at "The President's Hospital" in Bethesda...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Why should we follow research on one thing and not another? There isn't any correlation between how graduate nurses will do based on their GRE scores (despite personal opinions) so why keep utilizing...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    And who do you think the idiot attending was? Do you think it was a janitor that signed off on the diagnosis? The point anecdotal evidence is everyone has some, but it is hardly research and is...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    FYI: the GRE has shown no correlation to how graduate nursing will do. There is also a push to have more foreign medical school graduates practice in the US. We don't require medical students to even...