gravitycure

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1. AANA Annual Convention attire

   gravitycure replied to midwestsrna1's topic in CRNA

   hey - i went last year, and i'm going this year. as a poor senior srna, i plan on wearing either shorts or cargo's and a nice shirt to the lectures. a suit, no tie, to the party with a purpose. sandles out drinkin'! that's it. no tux, no tie. gc.

2. Nurse Anesthesia and family?

   gravitycure replied to OURN83's topic in CRNA

   well athlein brings up some good points, i would not say it is all that. the first 2 semesters in my program were very busy, and i did not see the family too much. different programs are structured differently. my program is a partially front loaded ...

3. need advice please

   gravitycure replied to ccusherry's topic in CRNA

   hi. as a current srna, having a supportive family is crutial to getting through the program. it is so difficult sometimes but the end result is worth all the sacrifice. if you love this person, you need to seek help together and work this through be...

4. HI; can anyone help?

   gravitycure replied to HOLLOW_RN's topic in CRNA

   just a thought, have you attempted to approach someone at a hospital you are working at or rotating through? the face to face approach is great for any project, or any concerns you may have. gc. :melody: good luck

5. Got in school, now anxious

   gravitycure replied to morgiesmom's topic in CRNA

   :balloons: congrats on getting in !! :Melody: hi. yeah i can relate. i do not think it set in until i moved and started the core courses the summer semester before i started the program. i was very excited at first finding out i was in, then after ...

6. Do you have any anesthesia helpers?

   gravitycure replied to Laughing Gas's topic in CRNA

   hi yoga, that's terrible! the md should come clean and stand up for his actions. (i bet that's a different story though). i do have one q and i'm not pointing my finger or anything but i am wondering why did you let him do it? as i am new to the OR...

7. PDA's - need advice

   gravitycure replied to lam70's topic in CRNA

   hey - i have an iPAQ 4155 by HP. i use skyscape constellation and epocrates (free version) for anesthesia info. the media player is easy to use if you know windows and it sounds great with headphones. pda ran around $400, programs $150, and 1 gb card...

8. SRNA baby

   gravitycure replied to rn4cicu's topic in CRNA

   hey - i'm just finishing semester 2 of 7 and my wife is 4 months pregnant. we have a 2 yr old already - and i have to say that pregnancy was very difficult. she was on bedrest for about 5 months and a T-pump (terbutaline)! boy was that fun. so far th...

9. Just Got A Acceptance Letter

   gravitycure replied to jbtt's topic in CRNA

   that's awesome, I too am a srna, best thing you can do is pick up Basics of Anesthesia by stoelting & miller - aka baby miller. it's a great place to start your very long list of reading - and it's cheap compared to others. good luck. gc. :Mel...

10. SRNA's!!! How hard is it being a student!?!!

    gravitycure replied to miloisstinky's topic in CRNA

    hey - being a srna is awesome. when you work c the same preceptor for a while, they know you, you know them. it's the tits. there are a few drawbacks though... basically - wag your tail, it's what they told us first day, and we tell each other every ...

11. What's going to keep you motivated????

    gravitycure replied to SRNACHIC's topic in CRNA

    hey - i too started this semester and with final less than 2 weeks away i can say the motivation really kicked in once the clinical rotation began. there is NOTHING like sitting @ the head of the table bringing a person to the edge of life sustaining...

12. Biochemistry and Physics

    gravitycure replied to srna2be's topic in CRNA

    hey - as far as the prereq - i would not worry too much. you must have @ least general chem and college allegbra. the only math you "really" need is the calculations you learned for drug calculations. as far as the classes to prepare - chem - whet...

13. Biochemistry and Physics

    gravitycure replied to srna2be's topic in CRNA

    hey srna2be - the program i'm in did not require any more chem than a general class. i, however, would recommend taking @ least an organic chem class. we are taking a crash course in organic and biochem. not taking the class has been a challenge wit...

14. First test jitters

    gravitycure replied to jewelcutt's topic in CRNA

    hi - i have my first test on technology on tuesday. i know how you feel. i have studdied more now then ever before. crazy. gc.

15. MAC help

    gravitycure replied to gravitycure's topic in CRNA

    thanks for the help. i will look for the eger book from 1974. i also have seen the DVD's that came out last year. they helped but it is a difficult concept. gc.