wtbcrna MSN, DNP, CRNA

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    Doctorate in a field other than nursing?

    wtbcrna replied to greygooseuria's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    What do you want to do with your Doctorate or more specifically what do you want it to do for
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    AANA urges Medicare to consider hospital anesthesiology efficiency measures

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

    This person floats between CRNA forums and SDN. To not reply would be to permanently leave incorrect information all over these
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    It is approximately a 5:100,000 chance of a serious complication or about 5 infants every 9 days (there are different statistics depending on where you look). It is like playing Russian Roulette with...
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    AANA urges Medicare to consider hospital anesthesiology efficiency measures

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

    And he is back... I am smart enough to know that there is no comparison between the amount public funds and subsidizes used for medical school and medical residencies as there is for nurse anesthesia...
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    AANA urges Medicare to consider hospital anesthesiology efficiency measures

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

    Many states and federal agencies highly subsidize medical school costs. Texas being one of the best for subsidized medical schools. This is something that will never be allotted to SRNAs. Nurses do...
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    AANA urges Medicare to consider hospital anesthesiology efficiency measures

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

    I am referring to the difference in what it costs to educate the average CRNA vs the average MDA in public funds. There is significant portion of public monies that subsidize medical school and...
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    AANA urges Medicare to consider hospital anesthesiology efficiency measures

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

    The DNP has no effect on the the difference in training costs, because CRNAs still pay for the majority of their own education. Yes, medical schools do receive significant public monies. These are...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    Babies hemorrhage after parents refuse vitamin K shots More spill over from the anti-vaccine movement and disinformation on the
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    [h=4]"How long does protection from Hepatitis B vaccine last?[/h] Studies indicate that immunologic memory remains intact for at least 20 years among healthy vaccinated individuals who initiated...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    I already covered this in post 21, but here it is again. "MISCONCEPTION #2. The majority of people who get disease have been vaccinated. This is another argument frequently found in anti-vaccine...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    I don't know where these supposed safe levels of aluminum are actually coming from but they are inaccurate. "Aluminum in vaccines Aluminum is used in vaccines as an adjuvant. An adjuvant is a vaccine...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    I would advocate vaccines no matter what. I got pancreatitis from Lisinopril and no longer take ACE-I, but I don't go around telling everyone that they should stop taking ACE-I because it is dangerous...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    "Conclusions MMR vaccination was associated with a transient increased rate of febrile seizures but the risk difference was small even in high-risk children. The long-term rate of epilepsy was not...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    There is quote from Ethics class that I always remember. "Adults have the right to martyr themselves for their beliefs but not their children". This ethical/legal principle can be applied in a variety...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    Vaxtruth is not a reliable or scientific website in anyway. The authors on there are cherry picking information to give outright lies or half truths about vaccination. You will never get a clear...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    "Measles—Incidence (Historic) During this century, there has been a dramatic decrease in measles epidemics. Prior to the development of the measles vaccine, 5.7 million people died each year from...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    Death is not the only reason to give vaccines or not always even the top reason. "COMPLICATIONS Measles virus infects multiple organ systems and targets epithelial, reticuloendothelial, and white...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    You have to realize this does not make sense. It only takes one person to start an epidemic in a group of unvaccinated individuals. There is an estimated 11 million undocumented illegal immigrants in...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    WHO usually has the easiest to read collated data on vaccine treatable diseases. WHO | Measles "Key facts Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children even though a safe and...
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    Is this job (nurse anesthetist) really as good as Im reading or no?

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

    The average salary for a pharmacist is around 100k a year. Pharmacist Salary Information | Best Jobs | US News
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    Unfortunately, we are retroactive not a proactive society, and until the outbreaks become so severe that they cannot be ignored the frequency of these outbreaks are going to continue to
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    It was reported last year that Massachusetts had its highest level of unvaccinated children ever. Record number of Mass. kindergartners skip vaccines | Health - WCVB Home I doubt this is
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    CRNA Outlook

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

    There is expected to be increase in the need for anesthesia providers especially CRNAs. The average age for CRNAs is approximately 47. All nurse anesthesia schools are going to moving to 36 month...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    It isn't that people's experiences don't matter, but when the data is compiled with everyone else's and then each incidence is investigated by independent researchers there is no correlation between...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    wtbcrna replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    "Thimerosal contains a different form of mercury called ethylmercury. Studies comparing ethylmercury and methylmercury suggest that they are processed differently in the human body. Ethylmercury is...