RVC Fundimentals of Anaesthesia course

Re: RVC Fundimentals of Anaesthesia course

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:34:01 GMT

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thanks to this course i have decided i hate my laptop! hehe!

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oh dear... I've had to reinstall internal explorer onto mine, the ble forum didn't seem to like firefox... but it's all working now!

Re: RVC Fundimentals of Anaesthesia course

sarahjune84 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:31:36 GMT

thanks to this course i have decided i hate my laptop! hehe!

Re: RVC Fundimentals of Anaesthesia course

sharon vn — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:26:27 GMT

i'm doing the course too and it's been a while since i did any studying so i'm a bit rusty,had a few initial tears due to computer problems but touch wood getting the hang of it now,

Re: RVC Fundimentals of Anaesthesia course

sarahjune84 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:18:10 GMT

hope its a quiet night for you.

Its quite scary the stuff you do just because thats how you do it ie Hartmanns twice maintance for 99% of cases without actually stopping to think, hummm is this the best for this animal.

The course has certainly got the old grey matter working! hehe!

Re: RVC Fundimentals of Anaesthesia course

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:53:10 GMT

I'm surprised at how much knowledge has stuck in the 5 years since I was studying, but it's also scary the stuff I can't remember like the cardiac equations etc etc...

I'm really sad, so I come into work when I'm not working and do some of the course then, I'm on night duty tonight, so all being well I'll do a little tonight too...

I'm trying to get my head around the potassium, sodium and calcium balance and the effects on the heart...

And the fluids - it's weird thinking about individual cases that in practice you would just put on hartmanns anyway!

Re: RVC Fundimentals of Anaesthesia course

sarahjune84 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:50:11 GMT

I'm doing it too! I didnt realise how much work there would be, its hard finding the time. How you finding it?

Re: RVC Fundimentals of Anaesthesia course

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:22:09 GMT

I was getting really frustrated that no one was using the forums, and I wanted to know where everyone else was...

But it seems that all the nurses were waiting til today, as they are going crazy on there!

There's only 13 of us on the course.

Re: RVC Fundimentals of Anaesthesia course

Nicola Smith — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:10:21 GMT

Yes think so, she only started Weds so missed initial lecture as late enrolling. She's never done online course like that where you have to submit work etc and discussion forums so all new!

Re: RVC Fundimentals of Anaesthesia course

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:09:52 GMT

I just thought I was past learning new things...

It's a bit crazy how much seems to pop back into your skull when your reading... I've found myself going "awwww yeah that's right" loads! haha

It seems to be a really good course, what we've been doing so far. Lots of IT problems from people though, although they seem to be getting sorted too...

What about the vn you work with? They finding it ok so far?

Re: RVC Fundimentals of Anaesthesia course

Nicola Smith — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:03:06 GMT

Nurse I work with is doing it. Why what you finding with it??