Clinical Exchange, AANA Journal, June 1992

Report of the National Commission on Nurse Anesthesia Education. Graduate education for nurse anesthetists: master's versus a clinical doctorate.

The need to establish clinical doctorate nurse anesthesia educational programs is discussed, as is the need for experienced program directors to take a leadership role in attracting qualified applicants to such programs. Holders of such advanced degrees are viewed as critical to meeting the challenges of the profession's future.

Charleston Area Medical Center scholarship/loan program for nurse anesthesia students.

Developing a poster for disseminating research findings.

One of the goals of research should be the dissemination of research findings. Presentation of research findings to an audience of interest can be accomplished through formal or informal presentations at professional conferences or on a departmental level, publication in a variety of professional journals, and presentation as a poster session. Poster presentations attract an audience of similar...

The need for alternative educational pathways in nurse anesthesia education.

Part-time programs in nurse anesthesia education are responsive to the needs of those who must juggle the demands of career and family. Such programs hold the potential for helping meet the growing demand for nurse anesthesia educators. The advantages and requirements for such a program are explored by a student nurse anesthetist.

Adenosine: novel antiarrhythmic therapy for supraventricular tachycardia.

Adenosine (Adenocard) is a unique new agent for the acute treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). Administered by intravenous bolus, it has an onset and duration measured in seconds and greater than 90% efficacy. Its primary effect is to slow atrioventricular nodal conduction, thus converting reentrant forms of PSVT to normal sinus rhythm. Side effects quickly dissipate wit...