nurseman78

nurseman78 BSN, RN, NP

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About nurseman78

nurseman78 has 13 years experience as a BSN, RN, NP and specializes in Family Practice, ICU.


10 year ICU/ER nurse.  Went to CRNA school for 1 year, withdrew.  Now working as FNP in family practice / urgent care. 

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  1. Is CRNA school as difficult as people said?

    I did CRNA school for a year at Western Carolina University, found it was more stress than I wanted and I didn't thrive in that environment. I'm an FNP now and it's much more my thing. My two cents: all you need is your BSN and good critical ...
  2. New Nurse can't eat lunch

    Asking for a break two hours into a shift is pretty early. I would say you should work a good 5 or 6 hours of a 12 hour shift before thinking about taking a lunch. That said, there is a lot of things we passively accept about nursing as a culture ...
  3. I have hesitated to write anything on here, but I just need to vent. I am so close to leaving the nursing profession altogether. When I went to school I was happy and excited. I wanted to be a CRNA or an FNP, loved nursing school, got into an ICU ...
  4. Icu Nursing isn't for me help

    I know this is old but I'll just add my two cents: I've done ICU for about four years. Went to CRNA school, had a bad experience, dropped out, now back in ICU, don't like it. Looking to get out permanently. I've floated to train in clinics and cat...
  5. New grad ICU RN - advice about CRNA ?

    Sorry for the delay. CRNA school has had me pretty busy. @ 312ICURN, BSN, I did get in. I got interviews to all of the schools I applied to (Western Carolina University, Barry University and UPMC Hamot / Gannon University). I interviewed at WCU a...
  6. Is CRNA school as difficult as people said?

    I am in my third semester. Don't sweat it. We had one test which had some organic chem review, but it wasn't bad. Just review organic compounds, the different alkyl groups, the difference between amides, amines, carbonic acids, ketones. I found t...
  7. Western Carolina University CRNA Interview - Starting January 2015

    No competition or clinicals. There is no medical school close-by. There are opportunities to do clinicals with all CRNA practices. Most clinicals are local. There is an optional 8-week rotation in Lexington, KY in pediatrics.
  8. Is CRNA school as difficult as people said?

    As far as spending 10 hours a day studying every day... that's personal preference. I don't think anyone in my group studies to that extent.
  9. Is CRNA school as difficult as people said?

    First semester student at Western Carolina University. I find classes to be challenging, mostly because of the massive amounts of information. There is so much info that you could be tested on, but only a fraction of it appears on tests, which make...
  10. Western Carolina University CRNA Interview - Starting January 2015

    Overall, the program is going great! The faculty is very pleasant, professional and supportive. I had heard horror stories about a lot of other programs, such as professors attempting to "weed out" students, intimidation and so forth. The WCU prog...
  11. Western Carolina University CRNA Interview - Starting January 2015

    MY interview experience was sort of a combination of personal and clinical questions. Overall, it was pretty easy-going. When I approached the campus at Western Carolina University, I was greeted by the secretary, who gave me a bottle of water and ...
  12. Barry CRNA starting spring 2015

    Sure. 3.72 cum GPA, A's in sciences, 3.5 years mixed ICU (1 year SICU, 1.5 years ICU float pool, 1 year shock/trauma ICU). GRE: 149 quant, 162 verbal, 4.5 writing. I was a supplementary instruction teacher for combined anatomy/physiology for a seme...
  13. Barry CRNA starting spring 2015

    I received an interview offer for April 24, while I was en route to my interview at WCU. After my interview at WCU, I was offered spot, so I decided to take it. I won't be flying out to interview at Barry. Good luck to everyone, Barry's program seems...
  14. New grad ICU RN - advice about CRNA ?

    Here's my take on it... I was just accepted to Western Carolina University two weeks ago to start in January 2015. 1. GPA: If you're between a 3.4 and a 3.7 cumulative, you're fine. You don't need a 4.0 (I had a 3.72 cum). Most of my friends who go...
  15. Western Carolina University CRNA Interview - Starting January 2015

    I realize that it's only me replying to this thread, but I just wanted to mention that the interview went well, and I was offered a slot in the program a few hours afterward. The interview was very pleasant, with mostly personal questions and some m...