ICU.traveler CRNA

ICU.traveler has 9 years experience as a CRNA and specializes in ICU.

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1. Travel RN, fired from first assignment?

   ICU.traveler replied to Travelrn92's topic in Travel

   Happened to me before. It was an ICU assignment. Also my first. 3 days in to it I got canceled due to something similar to yours. That was about 13 years ago. When you travel it happens a lot. Sometimes it has nothing to do with you. It could...

2. Failing nclex 6 times

   ICU.traveler replied to F8112014's topic in NCLEX

   This is the best advise you can get imo. Thanks for posting. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

3. Failing nclex 6 times

   ICU.traveler replied to F8112014's topic in NCLEX

   I say keep trying. I know a person who tried for 5 years, 2-3 times per year. So she passed probably on a 12th or 15th attempt. When you have your license who cares how many times you took it. An don't listen to people who say that maybe you ar...

4. Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

   ICU.traveler replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like you know what you doing. With that kind of thinking you belong to anesthesia school, I just see CRNA like thinking. Just my 2c

5. What got you into school?

   ICU.traveler replied to RNextraordinare's topic in SRNA

   GPA 2.84 GRE 910/3.5 CCRN 8 years ICU/ER (mostly ICU) traveler for the last 6 years. It's not all about the grades. Don't ever get discouraged and not apply because of the poor gpa/gre I know at least 2 people who got in with GREs My current gpa is ...

6. Any advice for a prospective SRNA?

   ICU.traveler replied to MB37's topic in SRNA

   Yeah, before I started anesthesia school I should've taken ....... Are you kidding me? Ha-ha. I wish I quit working like a year before school strarted and partied like an animal. Enjoy life, you won't have it in aneshtesia school. PS. I took or...

7. I have never gotten great grades, CRNA out of the Q?

   ICU.traveler replied to raindrop's topic in CRNA

   i'd say you need to think about why you didn't get good grades in some of the courses. i'm a strong believer that getting c in some of the courses is perfectly acceptable. such as bulls**t courses. i went to 2 year community college for my rn and ...

8. Advice from experienced RNs please!!!!!

   ICU.traveler replied to Missy89's topic in SRNA

   i'd say finish your bsn, and start studying for mcat. i once was there. finished by bsn and hated nursing. i loved the patient care. i loved taking care of people with balloon pumps, crrt, swans etc. but i hated the politics in nursing, the back s...

9. Is 50+ too old for CRNA school?

   ICU.traveler replied to AustinL911's topic in SRNA

   We had a guy who was 52 when he graduated from CRNA program. I say go for it. Your mom will be 4 years older anyway (2years for ICU and 2 1/2 years for CRNA school). at the end of those four years she has a choice of being a nurse with 34 years of...

10. Getting Married during CRNA school

    ICU.traveler replied to LSLG's topic in SRNA

    hi, my advice is not to take any advice from any person who's not in school. i would also recommend not listening to people who are already out of school, because they just forget what's it like to be in school. (obviously some crnas did forget, it ...

11. Med school for experienced CRNA?

    ICU.traveler replied to SpouseofChicagoCRNA's topic in CRNA

    Hi BethhulieRN, Thanks for posting. I'm a second year CRNA student and already thinking about going to med school. I just wanted to ask for your thoughts on the school of medicine at university of health sciences antigua. Why this school? Did yo...

12. Youngest CRNA student?

    ICU.traveler replied to runnerVA's topic in SRNA

    We have a guy who's going to be 25 this year, he also graduates this year. Lucky SOG. 25 and already a CRNA, what a life.

13. Any CRNA's that love their job but........

    ICU.traveler replied to sbgradinnb's topic in CRNA

    Care plans by far are the worse part of anesthesia school. I hate them with passion. I would rather take another semester of anatomy then do care plans. I would rather stay extra 2 hours in OR for every care plan I have to do. Some one decided th...

14. SRNA careplans

    ICU.traveler posted a topic in SRNA

    Hello everyone. I wonder if there is a good source of careplans for SRNAs. Like they have for nursing students. Can anyone share their experience with careplans. I'm having tough times. My care plans look like christmass trees after the instructo...

15. CRNA school and physics content

    ICU.traveler replied to Savin'Em's topic in SRNA

    You will be just fine with out taking physics. I never took college physics. Took some in high school, but that was many years ago. And I don't think you need it. However, look up some gas laws, I think it will be easier to learn them later. I...