naptime14

naptime14

CRNA, CCRN- Surgical/Cardiothoracic ICU

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naptime14 specializes in CRNA, CCRN- Surgical/Cardiothoracic ICU.


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  1. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    OMG....I'm so sorry to the previous posters whom asked me questions. I never got alerted to them. I've now been a CRNA for 5 years. Haha, wow....these posts were a while ago! As for the recent question, I did grad level courses at a different i...
  2. yep, 2.5 months in Ohio as well. That's about average for all my old classmates as well. 1 year seems a bit crazy.
  3. Curious BSN student

    Hi, I would continue to contact them and just let them know that you are being persistent because it's really something you are interested in. Can you call them so you can speak with them personally? Is the person in charge of the shadowing an act...
  4. Sad Boards

    I would focus again on Valley. I only found Prodigy helpful for a few topics. The Prodigy tests didn't really help me because I felt like you would do well only because you saw the same questions over and over. I only looked at certain things in M...
  5. Paying for your program & living expenses

    I was in the same boat as you and had the same concerns. I thought I would have to take private loans, but turns out, I never had to. It all ends up working out in the end. I had no savings before school and parents that could not help, I had a $3...
  6. Why are you a CRNA?

    Every CRNA I know absolutely loves what they do. I'd be surprised to ever meet one that disliked their career. Anesthesia is an advanced nursing practice like no other. I have to ask what interests you in anesthesia? I feel that a career in anest...
  7. Contemplating CRNA

    Try to save as much money as you can first. Unfortunately, I didn't save a whole lot. Grad school loans are usually sufficient enough to get you thru the program. My husband works and has a decent income, but we still lived as though I was working...
  8. BSN or MSN before CRNA school?

    I agree with the above response. Going back to school to receive your MSN would be a waste of time and money. Before I got accepted into CRNA school, I started to take some MSN courses. I was then accepted into another program and most of the cour...
  9. Does CRNA school prepare you?

    CRNA school is a whole different animal than nursing school. There is really no comparison. You are basically on your own during your training, so you are more than competent in the O.R. once you graduate and take boards. You are primarily the one...
  10. MICU vs SICU for critical care experience?

    In my opinion and from my experience, the SICU is going to give you much better experience all around. Also, you will be in contact with CRNA's and anesthesiologists daily. In the MICU, you are going to be working with medical doctors and will beco...
  11. CRNA debt load, plus mortgage, kids, single income

    I was very PRN! I mostly went back on holidays and worked some 12 hours shifts here and there. Didn't work much at all. Got to be nearly impossible by senior year. I eventually ended up re-signing in my unit.
  12. How old were you when you began?

    I graduate in December from my CRNA program. I will just be turning 32 at this point. Most in my class range from 25 to 45 (with the average about 30 yrs old).
  13. Case Western Reserve University Fall 2012

    Get your BSN and then work in an ICU for atleast 2 years. Get as much experience and accolades as possible. After working full time in the ICU for a few years, take your CCRN exam. Take your GRE or MAT and then apply to schools. Some CRNA programs li...
  14. Unable to get into a Anesthesia program

    From what I've heard, seems this happens pretty frequently. I've worked with quite a few nurses that interviewed and never got accepted. They interviewed at 2 or 3 different schools. They ended up going the NP route instead. I also worked w/ some...
  15. Piercings as a CRNA

    I honestly don't think any employer would hire someone with facial piercings unless you are working at a pizza place or tattoo shop. Nurses and CRNA's are a group of professionals (not saying people with piercings aren't professional, but it just do...