2018 spring bearcat anesthesia newsletter

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Bearcat Anesthesia SNRA Newsletter

Heart Mini

American Heart Association Run! 3/18/2018

Class of 2020 has arrived!

Please help us welcome the class of 2020 as they start their journey to becoming CRNAs! We are excited to watch them start their journey as Bearcats and come to fully realize the joys of CRNA school. Before they know it these 3 years will have flown by and they will be left with all the wonderful memories and friendships they made along the journey.  - Liz Phillips

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MIND

BODY

HOME

What is mindfulness and how does it relate to your CRNA school experience?

Group fitness opportunities and fast workouts to keep those endorphins flowing!

Bringing winter recipes from our classes top chef to you.

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Wellness Reds game!

All classes invited group get together!

5/4/18

Spun Book Drive

A WordPlay event 5/11/18

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Heart Mini Life is why we walk.

The Heart Mini is Cincinnati’s largest single-day fundraiser and hometown favorite of 40+ years!

Each year close to 30,000 registrants come together to participate in a heart healthy exercise and raise life-saving funds to fight the #1 and #5 killers, heart disease and stroke.

This two-day event has an event for every activity level and age including: ½ Marathon, 15K race, 5K race, 2K Kid’s Race, 5K heart walk, 1K Steps for Stroke, Health & Fitness Expo, and Kid’s Fun Run!

million anesthetics each year. CRNA week officially kicked off this January with activities and interactive simulation at the College of Nursing.

New and prospective students, faculty, and visitors were welcomed to learn more about the CRNA profession and utilize our specialized equipment and practice airway management. CRNA’s were appreciated at hospitals throughout Cincinnati and were acknowledged by the RNSA’s with candy care packages. This AANA endorsed event will occurs evert year in January.

How to get involved?

Join the squad! We will be participating as a UC team. The CRNA’s and SRNA’s of UC will be joining forces under the team name “Sandman Warriors”. To register for the team click the link: http://www2.heart.org/site/TR? fr_id=3297&pg=team&team_id=345188

CRNA Week 2018 By: Jess Storey

“Every breath. Every beat. Every second” National CRNA Week is the AANA’s annual celebration of anesthesia patient safety and the nation’s 52,000+ Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists who provide approximately 43

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Chicken Tomato Soup By: Adwoa Asiamah NOTHING BEATS A WARMING BOWL OF SOUP ON A COLD WINTERS DAY, AND A HEALTHY CHICKEN TOMATO SOUP LOADED WITH FLAVOR, IS PERFECT FOR JUST THAT. Prep time: 10mins Cook time: 15 mins Serves: 4 Difficulty: easy

Ingredients: ‣ ¾ lb uncooked boneless, skinless, chicken thigh cut into 1 inch pieces. ‣ 4 cloves of garlic. ‣ 1 medium onion bulb. ‣ 1 tablespoon ground ginger root. ‣ 1 teaspoon white pepper ‣ 29 oz canned tomato sauce ‣ 3 medium size uncooked potatoes ( peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces)

‣ ½ teaspoon dried basil

and blended ingredients and cook for 2 minutes stirring consistently.

‣ 2 cups fat free chicken stock

3. Add tomato sauce and dried basil and cook for another 2 minutes.

‣ 1 teaspoon salt ‣ 2 tablespoon olive oil

4. Add 2 cups chicken stock and chopped potatoes. Cover saucepan, leave to simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.

‣ ¼ cup chopped celery ‣ ¼ cup chopped carrots

Directions: 1. Blend onion, garlic, ginger root , white pepper and 1 teaspoon salt with some water to a puree consistency.

2. In a saucepan over medium heat, add olive oil. When oil is heated, add chicken

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5. Add chopped celery and carrots and cook till vegetables are tender. About 5 minutes more.

Yields about 1 cup per serving. Could freeze rest of soup for later use.

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Class of 2017 Graduation!

By: Megan Wilkins

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2017! Through hard work and dedication they have become leaders in the nurse anesthesia community. We are proud of all that they have accomplished and are excited to see the differences they make in patient lives and the nurse anesthesia community.

Katie Burns receives the Agatha Hodgins Award for her outstanding contribution to the profession. providers, their families and loved ones are often unaware of the prevalence of the stressors that contribute to their substance abuse.

Jack spoke about his own Jack Stem experience with substance abuse as an anesthesia provider and the loved-ones of the students were given resources to help them identify those who may need help and steps to take in order to connect them with the right people and places. (continued on page 4)

Family Wellness Dinner By: Chris Wissle On January 22nd the Nurse Anesthesia faculty held their second Family Wellness Dinner in conjunction with the Wellness Committee. The dinner is a way of communicating with the families of RNSAs about the level of demands this course of study places on students and stresses that may come as a result. Entitled “Keeping It R.E.A.L. (Reaching Every Affected Loved-one)�, the presentation featured a discussion led by Jack Stem about the issue of drug abuse by anesthesia providers. Despite being a very pressing issue among anesthesia

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Wellness Reds Game

Family Wellness dinner (continued)

Senior student Brian Deatley presented findings from many of the pertinent studies that have been done on the stress levels associated with CRNA programs. Brian emphasized the stress of the program, but highlighted the most common and effective coping mechanisms to deal with the stress of the program.

By: Brian DeAtley

In only its second year, the Family Wellness Dinner continues its message of inclusion to the support systems around its CRNA students and refines its message to keep everyone as healthy, happy, and safe as they can be during this time of radical growth. If you would like to share suggestions to aid in this event’s goal for coming year please contact Chris Wissel at wisselcr@uc.mail.edu.

Spring is almost here and that means one thing to me; BASEBALL! Every year the wellness committee tries to have two or three sporting events where we can take a break from studying and enjoy each other’s company at a local sporting event. This year we are going to get a group of students (all classes) and attend a Reds game at the Great American Ball Park on May 4th, at 7:10pm. Yes, that means you too, Class of 2020. We want to get to know you and make you feel included in the nurse anesthesia program because you represent the next group of student nurse anesthesia leaders here at the University of Cincinnati.

We will meet at the Holy Grail (on the banks) at 5:00 pm to get acquainted and will head to the GABP before the first pitch!

Let me know if you are interested in a group discounted ticket before 4/27/2018 (deatlebd@mail.uc.edu or 937-763-4418).

Thank you, and I really look forward to getting to know everyone!

Mindful Eating

Mindful eating is a technique that helps you gain control over your eating habits. It has been shown to cause weight loss, reduce binge eating and help you feel better. This article explains what mindful eating is, how it works and what you need to do to get started.

What is Mindful Eating? Mindful eating is based on mindfulness, a Buddhist concept.

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How to Practice Mindful Eating.

Mindfulness is a form of meditation that helps you

recognize and cope with your

There are many simple ways to get started, some of which can have powerful benefits on their own:

emotions and physical sensations. It has helped treat many conditions, including: eating disorders, depression, anxiety and various food-related behaviors. Mindful eating is about using mindfulness to reach a state of full attention to your experiences, cravings and physical cues when eating.

‣ Eat more slowly and don't rush your meals ‣ Chew thoroughly. ‣ Eliminate distractions by turning off the TV and putting down your phone.

Fundamentally, mindful eating involves:

‣ Eat in silence.

‣ Eating slowly, without distraction.

‣ Focus on how the food makes you feel.

‣ Listening to physical hunger cues and eating only until you're full.

‣ Stop eating when you're full.

‣ Distinguishing between actual hunger and non-hunger triggers for eating.

‣ Ask yourself why you're eating. Are you actually hungry? Is it healthy?

‣ Engaging your senses by noticing colors, smells, sounds, textures and tastes.

To begin with, it is a good idea to pick one meal per day, to focus on these points. Once you've got the hang of this, mindfulness will become more natural. Then you can focus on implementing these habits into more meals.

‣ Learning to cope with guilt and anxiety about food. ‣ Eating to maintain overall health and wellbeing.

BOTTOM LINE: Mindful eating relies on mindfulness, a form of meditation. Mindful eating is about developing awareness of your experiences, physical cues and feelings about food. Mindful eating takes practice. Try to eat more slowly, chew thoroughly, remove distractions and stop eating when you're full.

‣ Noticing the effects food has on your feelings and figure. ‣ Appreciating your food.

These things allow you to replace automatic thoughts and reactions with more conscious, healthier responses.

-Brian DeAtley

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Air Squat

Quick at Home Workout By: Kristi Conroy

Jumping Squat Push Up

Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed or having trouble sleeping at night? Stress is sometimes inevitable; everyone has stress at one point or another in their life, whether it be about work, school, paying bills, family problems, relationship problems, etc. The important thing is how the stress is managed. A great way to manage stress is through exercise. Whether, taking the dog for a walk, going to a yoga class or going to the gym running on the treadmill and lifting weights, being active is a great way to relieve stress. So the next time you are feeling overwhelmed or stressed, try this at-home workout and see how you feel!

Challenge yourself: Complete the workout with no more than 30 second rests Plank

in between sets!

1. 3 sets of 20 air squats 2. 3 sets of 15 jumping squats 3. 3 sets of 15 push-ups 4. 3 sets of 30 second plank holds

Sit up

5. 3 sets of 20 sit-ups

Take time to stretch at the end of the workout!

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UCMC CRNA’s on a Mission By: Matt Yockey Open your eyes to the vast world out there!

Medical mission trips are a unique opportunity to see the world, provide your special care that is otherwise unobtainable and to create personal growth, uplift your mind and heart while broadening your perspective and compassion to all. Being a part of the University of Cincinnati “Our Future” is just this, to significantly increase the College’s Impact globally, and there is no better way.

Several UC Nurse Anesthesia graduates, working with the UC Department of Anesthesia have made mission trips over the past years.

We wish to recognize these individuals who chose to support those in need with their time and talent.

- Jeff Taylor ‘94 has been to Belize over

12 trips with the group partnersforbelize.com providing ENT and Plastics care for pediatrics and adults.

Other CRNA’s who have volunteered with this group include Matthew Yockey ’11 & Amy Vann ’09 Mike Riddle ’09 & Beth Maccani ’11 - Jeff Ruf ’11, Matthew Westerfield ’08 and Katie Bondoc ’09 provided anesthesia for UC’s Trauma services mission in Haiti.

Jeff and Matthew also have gone on the Belize trip.

- Jill Smith ’11, Kurt Pennington ‘14 and Roger Wilcox ’08 recently visited Nicaragua with Amigos from Christ in collaboration with Crossroads Church, providing anesthesia for total joint and urology cases.

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2017 FUN TIMES!

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