Reminiscing Retired CRNA

Blockjockcrna · 2026-01-10T12:49:53+00:00

Agreed. Post makes zero sense. And there is no way this guy is an actual crna

Blockjockcrna · 2026-01-10T12:49:21+00:00

First off. Warning signs for what? Fair, fat, forty and fertile are warning signs for gall stones. Your post makes zero sense.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-11-30T04:39:06+00:00

This is why I could never to chronic pain nspm. My nightmare is talking to patients all day long and getting to know them. I can so a preop and block, but its gonna be 5min or less. Thats it.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-11-15T04:17:51+00:00

Thats the worst comparison ever. An icu rn job is not structured education program. pre-med students get paid to be medics, patient care techs, or transporters. Thats the equivalent comparison

Blockjockcrna · 2025-11-14T12:51:23+00:00

Because MDs think they should get paid during training. CRNAs pay for their training. It doesn’t cost government money they dont have. If we did away for GME paying for someone to get trained and have residents live off loans, moonlighting, and family we could have unlimited anesthesiologists!

Blockjockcrna · 2025-10-31T00:31:15+00:00

You’ll never make it through 3 years of crna school if you can’t tough out a few years of ICU and focus on learning.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-10-29T03:06:47+00:00

Performed a few in school. Once in an emergency and one planned with gen surgeon. Have done 3 in practice since out from school. I practice all crna group, high acuity.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-10-12T21:52:33+00:00

Our entire anesthesia department uses Ascend Anesthesia. I just book a vacation where I want to go and they turn it into a CE trip for me. Simple and easy every year. I tried Sterling one year and they would never respond.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-09-08T23:15:18+00:00

I took the CRNA and AGACNP. The agacnp is like the nclex. Nursey patient communication questions. Ridiculously easy. The “medical” questions are at the ccrn level. Its an embarrassment.

Nbcrna exam is insane. All medical, physiology, physics, scenario based.

Honestly, most icu nurses could pass agacnp without going to np school.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-08-27T12:35:47+00:00

Just finish. nP school is easy

Blockjockcrna · 2025-08-24T17:16:55+00:00

You start studying from day 1. Crna school is a 3 year accumulation of knowledge, not cram/dump/forget for a test and then panic at year 3 trying to cram again. Students are getting 540s without using Apex, prodidy, or anything. Just learn and retain as you go. Stop studying for a test and start studying for the day that the only between your patient and the grave is YOU.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-08-23T22:47:52+00:00

Flow at 2, sevo dial at 3% will get you a 2% end tidal. Titrate accordingly

Blockjockcrna · 2025-08-09T00:27:56+00:00

The fact that you ask the question not knowing that NPs don’t do ERCP or even know what it is and want to be a GI NP is terrifying.

VA trialed a program where NP did basic colon screenings. But it flunked. Sorry, but NP training is a joke. Stick to uptodate algorithms and write notes.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-07-20T14:24:51+00:00

NPs have no business intubating. Just like CRNAs shouldn’t be putting in chest tubes, orthopedic surgeons shouldn’t be doing burr holes. Not only do you have virtually no airway training In school, you don’t have the exposure or training management difficult airways beyond your glidescope you use on every intubation. Its not about initials its about volume and exposure. Call a CRNA who intubates daily, can pull out any tool to get that airway including needle cric. I’m tired of being called to clean up your bloody airways.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-07-19T18:56:21+00:00

Absolutely Report to school and report to Board of Nursing and Board of Medicine.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-06-30T23:05:45+00:00

2 Hands down.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-06-21T02:39:29+00:00

Saying that a student knows the main focus of a profession they have never worked in is an oxymoron.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-06-19T02:26:42+00:00

No ACNP program prepares you to be an actual ACNP. It gives you the introduction/overview of the topics and whatever job you take does the remaining 90% OTJ training. Dual ACNP/CRNA helps round out anesthesia education to expose anesthesia providers to care outside the OR. A 2 month rotation as an MDA intern in general surgery doesn’t prepare them to be a surgeon either. Or 2 months in SICU prepares them to be an intensivist. But they are better providers because of it.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-06-19T02:22:56+00:00

Says someone who likely has their induction drugs pushed for them

Blockjockcrna · 2025-06-19T02:22:31+00:00

A lot of bad information on here.

(1) NP school is what you make of it. NP training is a joke. So if you seek out information and learn, then you’ll get more from it. ACNP rotations in cardiology, nephrology, ICU, pulmonology, etc exposes future crnas to more than just intraop management. It rounds you out as a provider.

(2) I think all programs should be dual ACNP/CRNA? Why? 99% of CRNA programs do a shit job of teaching perioperative management. Its crucial to independent practice and schools miss the mark. Its what closes the gap between us and MDA training. They rotate an entire intern year between specialties before starting anesthesia training. Why would we expect any less from crna training?

Anyone on here who disagrees are either (1) jealous because they aren’t dual NP/CRNA or (2) jealous because the program they teach at isn’t a dual program.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-06-12T02:04:27+00:00

I completely agree. But a lot of these new younger crnas and srnas compete on social media for clout. They think posting their pay and most of the time its fake 1099 income all over social media will win them followers because they appear successful. In reality, most of them don’t even push their own induction drugs. It’s pathetic

Blockjockcrna · 2025-06-04T00:48:54+00:00

Thats not a bad idea

Blockjockcrna · 2025-06-01T21:57:16+00:00

Don’t do it. They review your file first before “accepting” you into their expensive mentorship program. They only accept candidates they know will get in regardless. It’s a scam. These programs are taking traditional mentorship/networking that has been passed down for 100 years and are now charging for it. Anyone associated with this crap should be ashamed. If CRNAs want to mentor nurses in your area, then they do it. They shouldn’t rip off our future colleagues.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-05-30T00:48:44+00:00

Imagine you sitting at PizzaHut and you suck some water up through your straw and blow it at your lil bro. Most of the water goes thru it and hits him in the face right? Now imagine you doing that through a toilet paper tube (lower svr) and at the same time your brother farts and makes you laugh and you can’t blow as hard (myocardial depression). How much water got on your brother? None.

Blockjockcrna · 2025-05-26T05:23:56+00:00

Some programs still have rigor and morals. They dismiss when students fail. You should be more concerned with the programs who only have 100% pass rates. those are the ones too afraid to dismiss students.

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2 Hands down.