Grizzly20 MSN, CRNA

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About Grizzly20

Grizzly20 has 6 years experience as a MSN, CRNA and specializes in Nursing-Anesthesia.


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    Michigan State 2020

    I graduated from MSU's program a few years back, but I cannot shed light on the DNP program as it is pretty fresh still. What were you looking to find out?
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    CRNA Scope

    They absolutely work in pain clinics. I have dabbled myself working alongside an MDA. Most of the time however, we are not necessarily doing the injections ourselves. We are usually doing the sedation for the injections while the MDA or other pain do...
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    CRNA Scope

    Yes, do yourself a favor and just shadow. You'll be able to find what suits your interests this way. We CRNAs do not prescribe meds. We have no need to do that at all. We optimize patients in a pre-surgical setting, then anesthetize them and make sur...
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    CRNA

    Yep, APEX! All of those other board preps and courses are going by the wayside. Apex is the most relevant and comprehensive board prep in today's market. Cheapest I believe as well. They also do a 20% discount if you get others to sign up with you. W...
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    Lung Transplants

    I would never discourage someone from wanting to learn our profession....EVER. That would be asinine. However, if I were to tell him to go and read anesthesia books in relation to lung surgery, I'm afraid that's not very sound advice. Again, I would ...
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    Lung Transplants

    I can appreciate your willingness to learn anesthesia for lung surgery but......don't.....it's going to be over your head. In the meantime, know your ICU patho and meds inside and out. That's the best advice that I can offer you. Study the vent and w...
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    Chances for CRNA

    You should have no trouble solidifying interviews. You have much going for you to overshadow those C's...
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    CTICU or Trauma/SICU

    Honestly, A OR B are just fine. I worked trauma/SICU and saw it all. Liver transplants will have you running and using your mind a hell of a lot more than a stable heart valve. I also felt as though I was more versatile than some of the students in m...
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    SRNA Resources (especially for meds)

    My classmates and I use these flashcards Flashcards4Anesthesia. We got them as a class and when you buy them in bulk, you receive a fairly nice discount. You may just want to wait. There are some amazing apps out nowadays as well and the go-to app fo...
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    Michigan State CRNA School any good?

    Will anyone else be joining me in MSU's program starting in Jan.?
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    88% in A&P 1

    TiffanyRN is being a little ridiculous. You got an 88% which is probably better than 80% of the people in this entire forum. Well done
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    Marajuana Misdemeanor

    I got a DUI (misdemeanor) a few months before my program started. I called the program director to let them know about it and they said it wasn't going to be an issue. Before sitting for my NCLEX and I had to write a few sentences explaining the situ...
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    My journey to become a SRNA.

    That's awesome to hear:) Great story! However, I know that around here you wouldn't even get an interview with sub-par grades especially in sciences and CCRN is already a requirement so it's not considered going up and beyond to boost your app. It's ...
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    Future MICU RN

    Shadow a MICU nurse for the day and you'll see if it's for you. People can tell you about their experiences until they're blue in the face but you will never know if it's something that you want to do until you see what we do with your own two eyes :...
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    2nd Degree BSN

    I was just responding to the original post that's all. But yes, there are a few schools who require a 3.0 in a first degree and then determine the rest of your resume. I thankfully never ran into that issue however as they only looked at my sciences....