wtbcrna MSN, DNP, CRNA

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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    The point is still the same. Most physicians chose not to train or work in FP, especially U.S. trained physicians. There are more opportunities for healthcare providers in FP than physicians can...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, that is not true according to the statistics that I posted from the national residency matching program. Many of these residency positions are filled by foreign trained physicians
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/resultsanddata2013.pdf It would also seem that although the FP residencies are mostly filled these positions are not 100%
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Public hospitals most often do not have a choice of what type of patients/payers are admitted or seen. This is not true outside of hospitals in private practice where the amount of Medicaid and...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Those exams do not ensure a better provider or even a quality provider it just tests what the medical licensing boards think you should know. NPs just like all APNs have a wealth of research showing...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are always going to be last line of defense for patients. Physicians/providers can see dozens of patients in a day and trying to keep all of them straight is always a battle. Everyone is...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I did the same thing. I have been a CRNA going on 5 years, but still use the same screen name WTBCRNA ( want to be
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    FNPs are taking jobs that most physicians do not want. FP is considered the easiest residency to get for that very reason. NPs are filling a gap that physicians have left undermanned for years. I...
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    Fired for refusing??

    wtbcrna replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The Varicella vaccine like any other treatment used for pregnant women is very difficult to get IRB approval for testing in human trials. That is why most medications used never receive an A pregnancy...
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    Fired for refusing??

    wtbcrna replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    [h=3]"Varicella[/h] Because the effects of the varicella virus on the fetus are unknown, pregnant women should not be vaccinated. Nonpregnant women who are vaccinated should avoid becoming pregnant...
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    Fired for refusing??

    wtbcrna replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And your point is what that no one should get the flu shot because it isn't 100% effective? Did you even know that even if you get the flu the influenza vaccine can reduce the severity of the flu?...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a variety of settings providing anesthesia, and I work with all of the aforementioned type of providers in the hospital and 2 of the 3 in outpatient surgery centers. The real issue here is...
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    Research "stuff"

    wtbcrna replied to amiodarone3's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Research Topics and Articles I personally want to do my research for my PhD looking at how the PTSD mouse brain is effected when exposed to volatile agents (sevoflurane) before contracting/given...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Okay....Then what do you call a Podiatrist, a Dentist, and a Psychologist (with a doctorate in Psychology) in the hospital? That would be Doctor and not a one of them are physicians. When you...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I read through the whole thread and I do understand that most people understand this, but the title of the thread is that "Nurses are Not Doctors". This is also a common misconception among laypeople....
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    FYI: Doctor does not equal physician. A Doctorate is just a degree that many APNs, like myself, have already
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Malpractice fees are based on your professions average liability risks. Independent CRNAs have had lower liability rates for years compared to anesthesiologists while doing the exact same cases....
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    Fired for refusing??

    wtbcrna replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There are several studies that have used increased educational level and incentives to increase the vaccination levels in healthcare facilities. All of those techniques only had very modest increases...
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    Fired for refusing??

    wtbcrna replied to Indyrn00's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You got to hate people that use peer reviewed scientific evidence to base their practice and pt care on instead conspiracy theories without scientific
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    Yes, another question about CRNA pay?

    wtbcrna replied to wannabanrnin2012's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Approximately 170K, per the AANA, is annual median salary for
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    Yes, another question about CRNA pay?

    wtbcrna replied to wannabanrnin2012's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Too
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    Yes, another question about CRNA pay?

    wtbcrna replied to wannabanrnin2012's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    That nurse salary by state is off at least in
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    Interview: Paul Offit, M.D.

    wtbcrna posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Basically, everything vaccine related addressed in one interview.
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    Interview: Paul Offit, M.D.

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Pharmaceutical companies are hardly in the clear. They cannot hide behind confidential settlements with vaccines as they can with other prescription medications, and scientists or CEOs I think would...
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    Interview: Paul Offit, M.D.

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It is hardly dogmatic to use EBP to guide your nursing practice. I think people that question vaccines or defend vaccines use should be able state their argument using peer-reviewed scientific...