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1. Am I the only one??

   cdcd67 replied to fungirl's topic in SRNA

   Aw man, this thread is depressing.......did any of you guys go to school in New York?

2. Question about Becoming a CRNA

   cdcd67 replied to cdcd67's topic in SRNA

   ooo...but in the CRNA faq, it stated "Nearly all schools require one year of experience in an ICU before an applicant will be admitted to the program. Most will not accept ER, OR, or other experience (though a few programs are a bit more lenient)." T...

3. Question about Becoming a CRNA

   cdcd67 replied to cdcd67's topic in SRNA

   I was wondering...and I hope you guys don't get offended by this question...but do RNs do a lot of "dirty" work (like cleaning up vomit and waste) or is that very minimal?

4. No Recertification Exam for CRNA?

   cdcd67 posted a topic in CRNA

   I have read that CRNA need to recertified every 2 years, but they don't take any kind of exam. On the other hand, AA, who I have read do work very much similar to CRNA, have to take an exam every 6 years. Why this difference?

5. Question about Becoming a CRNA

   cdcd67 replied to cdcd67's topic in SRNA

   Thanks everyone for your replies! I appreciate it!! :)

6. Question about Becoming a CRNA

   cdcd67 replied to cdcd67's topic in SRNA

   Hello. Thank you for the reply. I have read the faqs before, but my questions refer to the 1 year of experience that RN nurses must have before they can apply for the nurse anesthetist school. I know that they have to work in an ICU, but I wanted to ...

7. Question about Becoming a CRNA

   cdcd67 replied to cdcd67's topic in SRNA

   anyone??

8. Question about Becoming a CRNA

   cdcd67 posted a topic in SRNA

   After getting a Bachelor's of Nursing degree, I know that you have to get a minimum of 1 year of experience in the ICU before you can apply for the nurse anesthetist schools. Since you are a RN that time, I wanted to know: 1) What kind of work do you...

9. thinking about becoming a crna. have some questions.

   cdcd67 replied to trinias's topic in SRNA

   o wait..if you check out the CRNA faqs, they state.."CRNA's do anesthesia of all types. In school, you will learn about general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and spinal and epidural anesthesia."

10. thinking about becoming a crna. have some questions.

    cdcd67 replied to trinias's topic in SRNA

    I'm a newbie on this stuff as well, but a lot of your questions have been answered already. Did you check out the CRNA faq? https://allnurses.com/forums/f16/read-first-crna-faq-26690.html As for the epidural stuff, I'm not sure..sorry...would anyone ...

11. Need to shadow a CRNA

    cdcd67 replied to tammyg652's topic in CRNA

    First topic on the forum! Yeah, I am also interested in this field, but I wanted to shadow one just to make sure I will really enjoy the work, but it is hard to find one to shadow. The hospitals I live around don't let me...it is just volunteering. ...