You've cruised through another case...Now you have to start thinking about postoperative pain management. Perhaps you need to rescue, or hopefully you are looking to simply continue managing the pain plan of care for this patient through the early stages of recovery. In this episode we discuss common postoperative pain orders and why you might consider one plan over another. Remember, good postoperative pain control begins in the OR!

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Chronic opioid use is something we  encounter everyday in the perioperative setting. It can be confusing managing these patients! Do we hold their meds? Cancel the case? Unfortunately, there is varying literature supporting different practices but hopefully this episode will help you understand the WHY behind these conversations.

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"Success in the Clinical Setting" - Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA

Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA practices anesthesia and is the SRNA Clinical Coordinator at a level one trauma center in New England.  He is the producer of the podcast Anesthesia Guidebook… the go-to guide for anesthesia providers who want to master their craft.  

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"Financial Planning Through CRNA School" - Henry Sink CRNA

Hello and thank you for taking the time to listen to what I want to teach! My name is Henry Sink, CRNA, a pseudonym. HENRY stands for “high earner not rich yet.” SINK stands for “single income no kids.” CRNA, as we all know, stands for “Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.” I graduated from my CRNA program in May 2020 and started working in August 2020 after passing the NBCRNA in June 2020. I earned my MSN.  I realized from an early point in my nursing career that though I was making good money, whether at the bedside or as a travel RN, that it was not about how much I was making but instead how much I was saving and investing for my future.  As a full time CRNA, with over 6 years as a bedside RN and over a year and a half as a CRNA, I have taken what I have learned and am passing it on to the next generation of nursing students, RNs, and APRNs. This is in an attempt to educate these individuals about the link between their income and financial independence. I created my platform, all on Instagram, during the summer of 2020. I had just finished my board exam, the NBCRNA, and realized I finally had time back on my hands. I knew that I wanted to talk about financial issues in the nursing community but wanted to specifically speak to SRNAs and CRNAs about their current and future financial positions.  In the future, I want to work to create financial literacy and financial independence resources for individuals at all levels of their nursing career. Whether it is a pre-nursing student who is nervous about taking out student loans to pay for nursing school, or a newly graduated CRNA who wants to know how to navigate their workplace retirement accounts, investing in different asset classes, or paying down their loans from their graduate program. 

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"Student Wellness" - Cathy Horvath DNP, CRNA, CHSE

Catherine Horvath DNP, CRNA, CHSE is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of the DNP Nurse Anesthesia Track at Johns Hopkins University's School of Nursing.  Dr. Horvath has a passion for the wellbeing of anesthesia professionals.  For the last two years she has served as chair of the AANA Health and Wellness Committee, where she has increased resources, published, and spoken locally and nationally about health challenges and wellness strategies for anesthesia providers, faculty, and students/ residents. In addition, she served as a member of a AANA Curriculum Taskforce to create a framework of resources for educational programs to meet COA standards of health and wellness content.  Within nurse anesthesia programs where she been associated, she has developed and implemented impactful health and wellness curriculum initiatives for students, as well as trying to role-model healthy lifestyle choices. Dr. Horvath has been a CRNA for 30 years and continues to practice clinically. 

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"Malpractice, Life, Disability Insurance" - Julie Nycum 

Julie Nycum, CPCU, RPLU, ARM, is the director of AANA Insurance Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology.  Julie worked for Medical Protective, a Berkshire Hathaway Company for 24 years as Vice President of Underwriting.  She contacted John Fetcho in 2006 to develop products and services tailored to meet the needs of CRNA's as a carrier for AANA IS.  Prior to that Julie, worked in a Commercial Lines / Managing General Underwriting Agency, and served two enlistment terms in the Air National Guard.

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"Finding Your First Job" - Joseph Rodriguez DNAP, CRNA

Joseph A. Rodriguez, DNAP, CRNA, is co-founder and managing partner at Arizona Anesthesia Solutions, a multi-state group over 100 CRNAs and MDs, based in Phoenix, AZ.  Dr. Rodriguez is the former president of the Arizona Association of Nurse Anesthesiology and currently on the board of directors for the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology.  Dr. Rodriguez has led policy reform at the state and federal level, and led significant reform within the association itself.  He currently lectures at National University, and has written for the The Washington Times, Anesthesiology News, The Arizona Capitol Times, and Outpatient Surgery.  He speaks nationally on business and leadership.  

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Thank you for your patience as we released our new mobile app - We look forward to producing more anesthesia content soon! We recorded this quick episode simply to discuss some of our favorite things about the app and help you understand its features a little better. If you haven't, check it out! It is free to download...we are confident you'll find it useful as you study or look to earn CEUs.

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Precedex, ketamine, lidocaine, magnesium and more! Here we talk through the MOAs and dosing for these drugs as well as how we try to incorporate them into our personal practice. 

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