MethaneMan

MethaneMan

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About MethaneMan

MethaneMan has 6 years experience and specializes in Critical Care.


Recently admitted to Texas Wesleyan's CRNA program. Will start in fall '07.

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  1. 2007 Tex Wes CRNA Students

    I'm in at Wesleyan with a clinical site of JPS in Ft Worth. Look forward to meeting you in person, Goose.
  2. Med school to CRNA

    Sure, go for it. I have always thought that Med School and residency is a poor value for the money/time commitment that is required to attain the ability to make a living. The CRNA school route, in my opinion, is the way to go. You will be out far...
  3. CICU Step down or Operating Room?

    I don't have a problem with "wasting time" being used to describe a clinical experience other than ICU for an aspiring crna student. It is the man's or woman's opinion. If time is of the essence for the individual then, in fact, time is being lost ...
  4. CICU Step down or Operating Room?

    ICU experience. Do not even mess with OR or stepdown. I have always been a big believer that if you want to work ICU, get an ICU job...or in this case, if you want to go to CRNA school, get an ICU job. It is the gold standard for the experience re...
  5. respiratory therapists becoming CRNAs????

    An RT can get into crna school...only if they are also an RN with at least one year of ICU NURSING experience. I work with a couple RTs that are also in school to get their BSN with the goal of applying to crna school after they get their ICU nursin...
  6. Kaiser Permanente or USC??

    91Charlie, you may also want to consider applying to Texas Wesleyan. They admit the largest class in the country with a class historically the size of between 120-150 students, they have a clinical site in L.A. @ Arrowhead Medical Center (actually i...
  7. Help with career decision! Sorry long post..

    You do not need a BSN to go to CRNA school. You could get an Associate's degree in nursing and with your existing Bachelor's degree you could, theoretically, get in with one year of ICU nursing experience. I believe I am correct in saying that most...
  8. GPA Disparity

    Personally, I woudn't go off and retake everything. My transcripts looked much the same...horrible when I was 18, 19, and 20...followed by some "maturing" years in the military...followed by decent ADN grades...followed by stellar BSN grades. The p...
  9. TxWesleyan applicants

    Sounds like you got'em lined up SLE...now all you have to do is knock 'em down! Just keep a positive attitude, be confident, allow your personality to show in the interview, and above all let them see that you have a brain in your head and you can t...
  10. TxWesleyan applicants

    It went very well, I got accepted at my interview. The interviewers were great and really tried to make it as laid back as it could possibly be. It was 45 minutes long and about 15 minutes were "get to know you" and the rest was clinical questioning....
  11. Question on the CRNA/nursing program

    I think it is great that you are already interested in this career. With hard work and the right steps taken, you could become a CRNA by the age of 26. Just curious, how did you become interested in nurse anesthesia so early? The first thing you will...
  12. Who's going to Anesthesia school?

    Accepted to Texas Wesleyan for Fall '07...woohoo!:biere:
  13. money involved in becoming a crna

    Correction...there are four CRNA programs in the state of Texas (five if you count the Army's program in San Antonio). Texas Wesleyan, UTHSC-Houston, Baylore and TCU. Also, Wesleyan is reasonably priced with a total cost of $42,000 (that includes E...
  14. money involved in becoming a crna

    I think the other thing to consider here that has not been mentioned are personal tendencies and "money smarts". One person may be able to get by on a $50,000 loan because they cut back in every area, while another may take out $100,000+ because the...
  15. Any Navy CRNA's out there?

    Well said...I do think you got your point across. As for deployments, that is a fact of life in today's military. You should expect them. There is a reason the Army's program is ranked 2nd and the Navy's program is ranked third. You get excellent...