Bent on Education
Awarded with multiple preceptor awards and peer accolades, your host Dawn B is a non-stop educator and avid learner. With her fiery personality, she is the program director for one of the top nurse anesthesia programs in the country. In this show you will learn about nursing as a science, nurse anesthesia, being a mentor, being a preceptor, various topics in physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and more. Her mantra is "always say yes to opportunities".
Episodes
14 episodes
Succinylcholine, is it here to stay!
Anectine or Succinylcholine is an age old neuromuscular blocking agent that is presumable here to stay. Dr. Bent discusses the intricate details about the drug including mechanism of action and how it compares to other neuromuscular block...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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34:05
Junction, Junction, what's your function? The NMJ
Take a brief dive into the neuromuscular junction. What are the ions and cations involved in neuromuscular transmission? Are there any enzymes that are necessary for neuromuscular transmission? Take a gander into the basic...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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11:18
2,6 Diisopropylphenol - Say What??
What is this agent? Its something that you're probably more familiar with than you know. Propofol is an agent widely used and even recognized by those even outside of healthcare. This agent can be your best friend or foe. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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25:14
Etomidate (I'm on a date)...
Why "I'm on a date?" Well, in nurse anesthesia school we were trying to figure out how to remember dosages and since Etomidate's dosing was 0.2 (to 0.3) we always thought "Etomidate, I'm on a date..it's just 2 people (or in this case 0.2)...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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21:02
Ketamine
How does this amazing agent work? What receptors are involved with its mechanism of action. Ketamine is an older agent that has so many properties helpful in anesthesia, sedation and pain management. Join as we take a look at ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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21:22
Benzodiazepines!
The use of benzodiazepines is widespread in anesthesia and throughout nursing and medicine. Explore some of the benefits of using this medication class and how it differs from other classes of medication. What is a benzene ring? dia...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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29:15
Barbiturates!
Want to know more about Barbiturates? Listen as I discuss the basics of this class of medication. From the pharmacokinetics to its effects on the various organ systems. What makes this class of medication different from others...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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21:28
Cardiac Physiology..."blood goes 'round and 'round.."
So blood goes around and around and in and out! What are the determinants of SVR? What is preload, afterload and contractility. How do we affect inotropy, chronotropy and dromotropy? Start here with the basics of...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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34:39
A short tale of leadership
What type of leader are you? Who are you leading. In this episode I will explore or better yet, fill you all in to what my ideas are as a leader. Who I AM as a leader!
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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6:29
Autonomic Nervous System
The body functions on it's own sometimes! Can you imagine needing to tell your heart to beat and your lungs to breath? How does the autonomic nervous system work? What is the difference between the sympathetic and parasympathe...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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31:57
Pharmacology like 1,2,3
Basics of Pharmacology. To understand the obscure you need to understand the basics. This episode takes you through the basic principles of pharmacology. How the drug responds to the body, how the body responds to the drug, in...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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40:22
AIRWAY!!
It's airway time! Prepare to become an expert in airway assessment, anatomy and physiology. How does the vocal cords work? What are safe airway devices to use! Here is the beginning of your understanding
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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52:26