Sodiumpent

Sodiumpent specializes in Cardio-thoracic ICU, SRNA.

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1. PENN/Villanova/Drexel Grads - some perspective, please?

   Sodiumpent replied to Sandman2009's topic in CRNA

   ExcelaHealth School of Anesthesia in Latrobe. (About 30-40 mins from Pittsburgh) Good luck with your search!

2. An example of a terrifying moment

   Sodiumpent replied to richwv's topic in CRNA

   Nah, Rich it wasn't meant to be a rip and I apologize if it sounded like it. I just like to clear up peoples thoughts of just how important it is what we do. Any path you choose to further your education will be rewarding. I am just really biased ...

3. IVs

   Sodiumpent replied to putmetosleep's topic in SRNA

   Just echoing what everyone else has been saying. I honestly can say that before I got into Anesthesia school I had only started about half a dozen IV's and I was simply terrified to start them in school. Be confident and make sure you get a system ...

4. PENN/Villanova/Drexel Grads - some perspective, please?

   Sodiumpent replied to Sandman2009's topic in CRNA

   Sandman, I am not a grad of a philly program, but I am graduating from a PA Anesthesia school in a couple months. One of my good friends did graduate from Villanova's program and he is an exceptional CRNA and stated he had received an excellen...

5. An example of a terrifying moment

   Sodiumpent replied to richwv's topic in CRNA

   Obviously, the person who you read that said Anesthesia is 98% boredom and 2% terror wasn't a CRNA, and they obviously have no idea what we do. As someone who will be graduating from Anesthesia school in 3 months and has had over 4 years CTICU exper...

6. Florida CRNA's, got a question for you

   Sodiumpent posted a topic in CRNA

   Good evening, I am graduating this December and have taken a position in Tampa. I understand that I have to get an APRN license in order to practice. Any idea of how long it takes to get the license? I have heard from some people that it takes a c...

7. Western PA schools interviews

   Sodiumpent replied to panurse10's topic in CRNA

   Air is right, I have also heard about that incident as well. My best friend graduated from Alleghany Valley last year and I applied thinking that he would put a good word in for me. Well, like my other classmate that posted earlier who is currently...

8. The secret's out so give up now!?

   Sodiumpent replied to Mannursemike's topic in CRNA

   Three words for ya: Baby Boomers Retiring Nuff said Marc

9. When did you decide to become a CRNA?

   Sodiumpent replied to nursic's topic in CRNA

   My mother was a PACU RN and I was working at UPS as a dockworker. UPS went on strike in 1996 and I needed a job. My mom said I could push beds in the PACU for a couple of hours until I started back at work. I enjoyed the environment of the OR and ...

10. Help me Help me!!!!!! (CRNA prerequisite courses!)

    Sodiumpent replied to Domingo89's topic in SRNA

    First off congratulations on getting accepted to nursing school, it is very difficult. My initial recommendations are relax and worry more about nursing school than looking ahead to anesthesia school. I am by no means knocking you, but it takes ti...

11. MSN vs MS

    Sodiumpent replied to linemen30's topic in CRNA

    Yeah, I have to agree w/ lovegasrn. I just came back from a conference and this was a topic of a rather conversation. The "push" for APRn's to have the DnP as the standard is in it's very infantile stages and there are a WHOLE LOT of issues that ne...

12. When to start job search

    Sodiumpent replied to mark2climb's topic in SRNA

    Hey Mark, My old hospital did have a program that would pay for school only, but I had to give a 3 year contract after that. I told them I wasn't interested and have taken out student loans. Out of my class of 34 SRNA's I believe only about 2...

13. No Semester Breaks

    Sodiumpent replied to longroadahead's topic in SRNA

    Hi there, My program is a 28 month program, and we did have a semester break this past Christmas and New Years, however that was our last. We just started clinicals last week. (2 days a week, until this summer then 3) Now, during our breaks fr...

14. CRNA Outlook

    Sodiumpent replied to nichole88's topic in SRNA

    I agree with both of these contributors. It does seem like everyone talks about wanting to be a CRNA because of the money, but have no idea what goes into actually following through with it. Not only are the nursing population retiring, but the ba...

15. associates to BSN, to CRNA

    Sodiumpent replied to yerbluez's topic in SRNA

    Hi Sean That is exactly the way that I went and now am starting in anesthesia school. I attended an AD program at my local community college, and while working full-time weekends, attended a RN-BSN program. I ended up with just under 3 years w...