jlaineCCRN

jlaineCCRN has 7 years experience and specializes in SICU.

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1. Accepted, with second thoughts. HELP.

   jlaineCCRN replied to hell000nurse's topic in SRNA

   hell000nurse I just started my first sem. of crna school. I am in my fourth week. I had five years exp. before application. I can tell you right now that you will start out in the very same place as a person with 10 years exp. It is a blessing to...

2. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

   jlaineCCRN replied to agent's topic in Male Students

   don't stop with your RN. Next get your BSN and keep going. The world is Nurses osyter. You can be everything or nothing. Just pray about it.

3. Decribing CRNA career to High School Students

   jlaineCCRN replied to loveanesthesia's topic in SRNA

   i think u r right. no one should sould do it just for the money, also if the job did not pay more then it would be less likely that a person would invest 75k and 3 years of their life. i like that it can go from something little to everything bad i...

4. Decribing CRNA career to High School Students

   jlaineCCRN replied to loveanesthesia's topic in SRNA

   maybe i was not clear. if a highschool student goes all the way to completing their BSN just because of a 1hr speech with some high pay $ in it then the speech was a total success. a person now is in a profession that will feed, house and clothe th...

5. 12 lead EKG?

   jlaineCCRN replied to Savin'Em's topic in SRNA

   LackeyRN, there is a score at the end of the test and some of the schools i applied to wanted to see it. one of the schools had a cut off score. if you scored above 100 then the interview was just personal. that means that if u did not make it in ...

6. Aplly without CCRN?

   jlaineCCRN replied to nipa's topic in SRNA

   rrt thats awsome, I needed something to take there attention away from my GPA.

7. Decribing CRNA career to High School Students

   jlaineCCRN replied to loveanesthesia's topic in SRNA

   some other ideas are job security, admired profession, you know highschool kids love money, well anyway good luck with the wolves.

8. 12 lead EKG?

   jlaineCCRN replied to Savin'Em's topic in SRNA

   I think if you take the CCRN and score 100 or better then they are less likely to ask hard clinical questions. I took my CCRN close to my interview dates so it was like studying for two test at the same time, without having to study two different ty...

9. Aplly without CCRN?

   jlaineCCRN replied to nipa's topic in SRNA

   nipa I start CRNA school in 4 days and my advice is to go ahead and take the CCRN. I think it verifies that your knowledge is up to par with moving on into higher education plus its just another in feather in you hat. Can't hurt, and the only thing...

10. Current SRNAs, I need your wisdom.

    jlaineCCRN replied to estherojin's topic in SRNA

    Happy has the right idea. I start CRNA school this fall and have not worked since the end of MAY. I have enjoyed moving and getting settled before school starts. My wife is a L/D nurse and she took off a month before school started. We realized t...

11. iphone as PDA

    jlaineCCRN replied to hell000nurse's topic in SRNA

    hellooonurse I have the palm treo 680 with several programs for school in it and I think it works great. I know a MDA that had the 680 first and then with the new trend and bought the iphone. He used the iphone for three months and then went back t...

12. 2.5 GPA for BA in English

    jlaineCCRN replied to reformedlibrarian's topic in SRNA

    reformedlibarian what u wish to accquire is very much in ur reach. I finished my ADN with a 2.7. After two years of working I then obtained my BSN with a 4.0. My total average was 3.3. My last 60hrs was a 3.9. I start CRNA school in Aug. 08. If ...

13. Letters of Recommendation for CRNA Applications

    jlaineCCRN replied to ljmb's topic in SRNA

    ljmb Sounds good, just don't stop giving it your all. Try hard and PRAY harder.

14. Just got accepted!

    jlaineCCRN replied to ab28's topic in SRNA

    jsteele99 I love the beach and lucky for u I love beer also. I could meet u there sometime in early August. I will bring my wife and kids if you will do the same. See ya there. I will call and get the condo.

15. Just got accepted!

    jlaineCCRN replied to ab28's topic in SRNA

    radrn2001 I just moved from east tx to baton rouge a few months ago with my family.