lunarjuice

lunarjuice specializes in everything. i've done it all. :).

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1. Accepted to U Penn!! Now in need of syllabus

   lunarjuice replied to I_See_You_RN's topic in SRNA

   Do you know what classes students took in advance? Pathophys, assessment, social policy (N540), pharm (N508), research. there's an "acute care" class & a pain class (required for anesthesia)... those two are the only ones i'm not sure on. but, i ...

2. Where did your desire to become CRNA start?

   lunarjuice replied to jeskam's topic in CRNA

   I took a health occupations class as a sophomore in high school. That's where I learned about anesthesia. It sounded so cool... so that's what I set out to do. Went to nursing school a year after I graduated high school, and graduated with my BSN 3.5...

3. Protecting teeth during intubation

   lunarjuice replied to mahalo366's topic in CRNA

   agreed. if it's urgent, and a difficult airway, i could care less about the teeth. "A" comes way before "T" in the alphabet!! :) if it's an anticipated difficult airway AND a routine OR intubation, i typically have the glidescope. i typically use the...

4. How many of you CRNA's have your CCRN?

   lunarjuice replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in CRNA

   getting in to most schools is very competitive. having CCRN behind your name is very helpful... most of the people in my program had their CCRN. I would recommend getting it prior to applying for anesthesia school. one more thing to make you stand ou...

5. Accepted to U Penn!! Now in need of syllabus

   lunarjuice replied to I_See_You_RN's topic in SRNA

   Congrats. I graduated from UPENN last year (2010). Great school. My suggestion would be to start taking your MSN classes now if you can. I did not take any classes early, and I was UBER jealous of those who did. It made for a very stressful 2 years d...