Propofol providers

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Oh boy. Check this out. Seems the misunderstanding cowboys have gotten together, united, and formed a coalition of "just enough sedation" propofol providers and spewed forth some not exactly factual information.

God help us.

http://www.drnaps.org

Some of the FAQ sections are quite hilarious concerning levels of sedation and the State Board of Nursing opinions.

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Specializes in Emergency/Trauma/Education.

Oh my...

Somehow I don't see JCAHO, BONs, & the ASA fighting for a spot on this bandwagon.

"Yes, your honor,"..."I gave 'just enough'..."...

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That site looks a little dead to me. The last update was in December of 2004, and there is only one page of information there. I hope they came to their senses and backed off on the training.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

These doctors are the leading proponents in Oregon and promoting across country that RN's can safely administer Propofol.

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Specializes in Critical Care/Anesthesia.

Propofol is labled as an anesthetic. No one but a CRNA/MDA should be administering this drug.

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Specializes in ICU, UT knoxville, CRNA Program, 01/07.

Thank goodness that site looks dead. It will end up killing patients and costing millions in lawsuits. people need to stop trying to cut corners!!!!:angryfire

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