20 Effective Ways to Calm Your Nerves Before an Exam
College-level study naturally brings with it some degree of stress and nervousness. Stress and nervousness, especially, seem to go hand in hand with academic exams. While some stress and a “slight case of nerves” will likely always be a part of any test taker’s experience, being overly nervous can affect [...]
Test Anxiety Tips: 10 Strategies for Before and During the Test
From PsychCentral.com: https://psychcentral.com/anxiety/overcoming-test-anxiety If you live with performance anxiety, taking a test can be overwhelming. But test anxiety can be managed and these tips may help. Test anxiety is a common form of performance anxiety, which can create stress, fear, and overwhelm before or while taking an academic or job [...]
Best Studying Tips of All Time
Article from Cappex.com: https://www.cappex.com/articles/academics/top-10-study-tips Exams can cause tremendous stress. Not knowing what to expect and how you'll end up doing can be nerve-wracking. But have no fear! After learning these study tips and tricks, you will feel ready to take on anything. Practice them, and you'll be prepared to tackle [...]
Spring Boards Questions
A patient with diabetic nephropathy is undergoing a radiologic procedure with radiocontrast dye under general anesthesia. What actions by the anesthesia provider will limit the renal effects of the dye? Administration of ketorolac (Toradol) Pre-hydration with IV fluids Pretreatment with N-acetylcysteine Use of hypotensive technique During the luteal phase of [...]
VANA By The Numbers
Here’s a quick look by the numbers at some of the action VANA members have been up to this year: Throughout the General Assembly session in 2023, 318 VANA members sent nearly 900 letters to their Delegates and Senators to stop AA legislation and promote VANA’s bill to end supervision. [...]
VANA Legislative Summary
The 2023 Virginia General Assembly began in the middle of January and finished on February 25, 2023. In that short 45-day time period, hundreds of bills were heard. And while VANA monitored all of the bills for impacts on Virginia’s CRNAs, the following outlines those bills we considered of priority [...]
Where in the World are VANA CRNAs
This month, VANA spoke with Nancy Harrison, a staff nurse anesthetist at University of Virginia in Charlottesville about her experiences traveling abroad providing medical care internationally. If you would like to share your experience on a medical mission trip with The Monitor for an upcoming edition, please reach out to [...]
VANA and the Military: Derek Owens
For this edition of The Monitor, the VANA Communications Committee spoke to Derek Owens about his journey within the military as a CRNA and most recently, his service as an instructor at Mary Baldwin University. If you would like to share your military or instructional experience with The Monitor, please [...]
Recent Retirees: Louise Hershkowitz
This month, Louise Hershkowitz shared her retirement story with The Monitor. If you have retired recently and want to share your story, or how you’re still engaged in VANA, please reach out to Katie Jesaitis at [email protected]. When I retired from the clinical practice of nurse anesthesia at the end [...]
