so i'm going to be an anaesthetist

[deleted59964]

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ok - you guys would say anaesthesiologist!

after being an anaesthetic nurse, then icu nurse in the 90's, then going to med school for 6 years, then 2 years as intern and resident - i just got into my first choice anaesthesia program😀

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qrriKcwvlY

 

[Mman]

congrats!

 

[Bertelman]

No, that would be anesthesiologist.

Either way, welcome!

 

[Apollyon]

No, that would be anesthesiologist.

Either way, welcome!

I wonder if he's going to do paediatric anaesthesiology? And those TOEs - trans-oesophageal echoes.

(The spelling differences just make me chuckle a bit - like the pts with "GORD" - gastro-oesophageal reflux.)

 

[deleted59964]

I wonder if he's going to do paediatric anaesthesiology? And those TOEs - trans-oesophageal echoes.

(The spelling differences just make me chuckle a bit - like the pts with "GORD" - gastro-oesophageal reflux.)

I know - crazy language English - you Americans should try it some time, it's a bag of laughs.🙂

 

[countingdays]

Languages evolve. American english is the dominant form. You brits should consider getting up to date.

I read somewhere that revolutionary americans actively changed spellings like ---re to ---er as an f u to the king. Not sure if it's true.

 

[Endee]

Languages evolve. American english is the dominant form. You brits should consider getting up to date.

I read somewhere that revolutionary americans actively changed spellings like ---re to ---er as an f u to the king. Not sure if it's true.

I've always said that American English is more efficient because we dropped extraneous and unnecessary u's: Colour, armour, cheque, etc.

 

[anynoise]

ok - you guys would say anaesthesiologist!

after being an anaesthetic nurse, then icu nurse in the 90's, then going to med school for 6 years, then 2 years as intern and resident - i just got into my first choice anaesthesia program😀

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qrriKcwvlY

what does an anaesthetic nurse do in australia?

 

[deleted59964]

what does an anaesthetic nurse do in australia?

It's a modest role, there are no CRNAs in Australia. Anaesthetists, anaesthetic trainees or GPs (you would say family medicine docs ??) with extra training in anaesthesia do ALL anaesthetics here.

Anaesthetic nurses assist anaesthetists, i.e prepare lines/drug, do cricoid / BURP, organise blood products, help with positioning, sometimes they are allowed to bag and mask or intubate, but it's not really part of the role.

They often rotate through anaesthetics and recovery room duties. I did it for about 9 months before doing ICU - I spent most of it getting 1 on 1 tutorials from guru anaesthetists.