armynse

armynse specializes in Critical Care, Emergency.

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1. Military CRNA School

   armynse replied to poja_18's topic in SRNA

   The loan repayment that you refer to is for regular direct accessions. I was referring to CRNA direct accessions who are afforded the benefit of a $100,000 education. I was in study group when I received your reply and no one in my group believed you...

2. entering air force crna program

   armynse replied to wallyballie's topic in SRNA

   Bad news. The AF no longer has its own CRNA program. They depend on a precious few slots at USUHS in Maryland and at my school in San Antonio. I am attending USAGPAN in San Antonio and I'm currently in phase I of the program. There are only 3 AF stud...

3. Has anyone gone through school WITHOUT loans?

   armynse replied to Raas4555's topic in SRNA

   I'm attending CRNA school and I will never see a tuition bill, it's all taken care of by my employer...the United States Army, hooah! I get paid on the 1st and 15th of every month...that's one less stressor to deal with while getting pounded academic...

4. Military CRNA School

   armynse replied to poja_18's topic in SRNA

   What are you talking about? I am an active duty nurse and I'm in phase I at USAGPAN/Northeastern University. My program is 30 months long, not just 2 years. The Army will not, I repeat, will not pay back previous student loans for direct accessions. ...

5. A day in life of front-loaded program

   armynse replied to srna2008's topic in SRNA

   Yes, all of my exams are cumulative in nature. However, we are tested on smaller blocks of instruction so that our professors can be sure that we have a sound grasp of the material before we progress to the next concept which builds upon the first. S...

6. Did you truly enjoy being a RN?

   armynse replied to Nacki's topic in SRNA

   I used The Princeton Review. While many people prefer Kaplan, I didn't feel like Kaplan provided instructions for someone who had been out of high school over 20 years. I think that Kaplan is popular solely based on name recognition and those expensi...

7. GRE score

   armynse replied to MBCRNA's topic in SRNA

   I know many people that got into CRNA school with GRE scores lower than yours. In fact, quite a few students in my class have owned up to having GRE scores that were Best advice, talk to a representative at the schools you're interested in before yo...

8. A day in life of front-loaded program

   armynse replied to srna2008's topic in SRNA

   I agree with you about the amt of material per test. I initially thought ok this is cool, but I have paranoid classmates who are terrified by this fact. Their argument is that a 50-question test will be extremely difficult because it covers so little...

9. A day in life of front-loaded program

   armynse replied to srna2008's topic in SRNA

   Yes, I am concurrently enrolled at Northeastern University in Boston. The Army's CRNA program is partnered with NEU. However, all classes are held in San Antonio at Fort Sam Houston. Northeastern's SRNAs will not matriculate until August. As a result...

10. A day in the life of a SRNA

    armynse replied to rn326's topic in SRNA

    MB 37, I'd like to weigh-in on your question. But, I must first qualify my remarks. I did not go thru an ABSN program. However, I cruised thru my BSN program with relative ease because of my background as a medical technologist and a combat medic. Th...

11. A day in life of front-loaded program

    armynse replied to srna2008's topic in SRNA

    Forgot to mention that my class schedule is 5 days a week. For the 12 months of didactic there are 96 scheduled exams. Yes, we were given this bit of info on day one. Army, SRNA USAGPAN/Northeastern University

12. A day in life of front-loaded program

    armynse replied to srna2008's topic in SRNA

    Just started a front-loaded program on Monday. Class begins at 0830 and ends around 1500. According to six-week schedule(subject to change), I will be taking 2 tests each week with written papers due also. I haven't wasted any time, first class was P...

13. Any new SRNAs at LSU New Orleans?

    armynse replied to dropsofjupiterllc's topic in SRNA

    The New Orleans area is, in fact, saturated with CRNAs due to the fact that LSU and OLOL are intimate geographical neighbors. Current anesthesia students and incoming anesthesia students should plan on relocating after graduation. There is some good ...

14. Did you truly enjoy being a RN?

    armynse replied to Nacki's topic in SRNA

    Much like you, I couldn't stand being at the bedside. However, my disdain for what I was doing didn't really begin until after I found out I was accepted to CRNA school. However, I had grown tired of the political crap being dished out by mgmt about ...

15. A day in the life of a SRNA

    armynse replied to rn326's topic in SRNA

    Lesser women make excuses and give up easily. I earned both of my bachelor degrees as a single mother with two very young children. I couldn't have done that without support from my mom and dad...they were great. I also worked fulltime and graduated ...