tales from the nurse anesthesia front, and some other yarns
Posted in Philadelphia, patients, Trauma, Operating Room, hospital on Oct 31st, 2007
A stunning fall morning. Cool, crisp, and comfortable; the skies so, so clear. The weatherman predicts the high around 70 degrees. The air is so still - it’s hardly moving at all. It’s one of those days that makes you feel glad to be alive. You pat the dog, and kiss your spouse goodbye - what shall I […]
Posted in Grand Rounds on Oct 30th, 2007
It is both my honor and priviledge to host The. Best. Medical. Blog. Carnival. Ever. . . . . Grand Rounds, Volume 4, Number 7, on Tuesday, November 6. My humble thanks to Dr. Nick Genes for the invitation, guidance, and encouragement he has offered me. This coming week’s theme will be one that is near […]
Posted in Nurse anesthesia, Nursing, CRNA, patients, Operating Room, Labor & Delivery, Surgery, awareness on Oct 28th, 2007
In my previous life, before I became an anesthetist, I had worked for years in critical care and PACU. I became quite familiar with the care of post-operative patients and the issues that surround operative care.
When I decided to start my family, I carefully read every book I could lay my hands on about a natural, well-planned and […]
Posted in Nurse anesthesia, YOU, CRNA, patients on Oct 26th, 2007
If there is one drug which truly enhances the arsenal of an anesthesia provider, that drug would be Propofol.
What is Propofol? Chemically described as diisopropylphenol, it is an emulsion; it is white, it contains soybean oil. It is a sedative-hypnotic agent that is used for the induction and maintenance of both general and sedation anesthesia.
Propofol […]
Posted in Nurse anesthesia, Nursing, CRNA, Operating Room, hospital on Oct 17th, 2007
Imagine going to work everyday and the only thing you can see on your co-workers’ faces is their eyes. Such is the parallel universe that is the Operating Room.
We all wear masks in the OR. It is for our protection, and yours. Surgery can be messy; “things” can splatter. And our germs are nasty; all of them. […]
Posted in everything else, Philadelphia, Trauma on Oct 12th, 2007
As of today, the murder count in the City of Brotherly Love has exceeded 315 people. Do the math - it comes out to about a murder a day. CNN did the math, too, and reported on this problem that will not go away and has no resolution in its sights.
Posted in Nurse anesthesia, Nursing, CRNA, patients, Operating Room, hospital, Surgery on Oct 11th, 2007
What really goes on in the Operating Room while you are asleep?
I get asked this question by friends and family all of the time. “Are they talking about me?” “Laughing at me?” “Commenting about my thighs?”
None of the above, really.
Conversations in the OR can range from sports to politics to gossip, or, no conversation at […]
Posted in Nursing, patients, medicine, Grand Rounds on Oct 9th, 2007
An innovative and moving Grand Rounds is up at Nurse Ratched’s Place this week. Check out some wonderful reading, and beautifiul artwork, too.
Posted in Nurse anesthesia, Nursing, CRNA, patients, hospital on Oct 1st, 2007
The pre-op holding area is a busy place.
Patients scheduled for surgery begin filing in on their stretchers at the crack of dawn. Each patient gets parked at a separate bay; the room fills quickly, empty slots being filled faster than a train station parking lot during rush hour.
Hustle and bustle, checking names and ID bracelets, charts and […]
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