nurselizk

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1. To The Point Where I Want to Cry

   nurselizk replied to BambiBelle07's topic in Relations

   He sounfs like s narcissist to me, in addition to any shady stuff going on. If that's the case, he has set up this situation so that you can't win and he will continually have evidence that he is superior.

2. Best Route to Become a CRNA

   nurselizk replied to Celicastrtrcr's topic in SRNA

   1) Work as much OT as you can, pay off everything you can 2) Reduce expenses as much as possible 3) Borrow the rest

3. NMBAs with LMAs

   nurselizk replied to putmetosleep's topic in CRNA

   Well, you'll soon find that the majority of your patients are not young, healthy & ideal body weight. And that worst-case scenarios drive your practice.

4. TLAC vs Scheduled section

   nurselizk replied to papapump's topic in CNM

   Her best bet if she wants a trial of labor & attempted VBAC is to labor at home as long as possible & forgo the epidural. At the hospital she will be managed the way the hospital is comfortable, not necessarily her preference. And there are...

5. NMBAs with LMAs

   nurselizk replied to putmetosleep's topic in CRNA

   There's no reason to use sux with an LMA unless a pt. has a laryngospasm. It certainly wouldn't provide you long enough duration of action for surgical relaxation. The reason providers in the US don't like to use LMAs for lateral or prone position ...

6. Uterine atony

   nurselizk replied to putmetosleep's topic in CRNA

   Not only will it not block smooth muscle, it won't cross the placenta.

7. One year CRNA program?

   nurselizk replied to MsHazel's topic in CRNA

   Sorry to be a wet blanket, but that's a 32-month program. Talk to them or check the AANA website.

8. i want to be a crna what fields r there for crna.

   nurselizk replied to ngiants08's topic in SRNA

   Most procedures for which CRNAs give anesthesia are surgical procedures. If you don't like blood, you wouldn't like being a CRNA. At all.

9. Is CRNA school for me?

   nurselizk replied to jk82's topic in SRNA

   It's true that a huge amount of motivation and commitment is necessary to endure the sacrifices that anesthesia school will entail. But you can make an informed decision. Shadow a CRNA, more than once. Transfer to an adult ICU or NICU. If you enj...

10. CRNA program and Accelerated BSN?

    nurselizk replied to beachbum82's topic in SRNA

    Is your accelerated program a BSN? Most schools require a BSN, some will take students who have an ADN + a BS in certain fields. You won't find out their attitudes about accelerated programs by looking up reqts on a website, you can do that by call...

11. CRNA? At my age?

    nurselizk replied to crnawan2B's topic in SRNA

    Many or most will want your hard sciences (A&P, chemistry, biochemistry, etc.) to be within the last 5 or 10 yrs. Contact the schools you are thinking of applying to to find out their specific requirements. For what it's worth, I'm an older SRNA...

12. Which GPA is more heavily weighed in consideration for acceptance into a CRNA program

    nurselizk replied to EmpressT's topic in SRNA

    You don't have to have a BSN to get into every school, but you do need it for most. Call the school(s) you are interested in to find out which GPA they will look at.

13. What is your total tuition for anesthesia school?

    nurselizk replied to amiro31's topic in SRNA

    It's not just the tuition you need to consider. My tuition is in the low 30's. Living expenses are much more than that for the 2+ years, no matter how frugal I am. I have a mortgage, kids, and distant clinical sites which require overnight stays. ...

14. Accelerated BSN vs traditional BSN?

    nurselizk replied to Lefty Lou's topic in SRNA

    They don't really look down on it in my program. But I guess I'd say they look a little harder at people's motivations to become a CRNA. If you're doing it mainly for the money, you might hate working in the ICU and you are not likely to be motivat...

15. Accelerated BSN vs traditional BSN?

    nurselizk replied to Lefty Lou's topic in SRNA

    I can't speak for all programs, only mine. There are a significant percentage of people in my class who have accelerated BSN's. Comments I have heard--on one hand, if you can handle an accelerated BSN and get a good GPA, you show them you can perfo...