PVCCHoo

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1. Based on current experience, is it worth reapplying?

   PVCCHoo replied to Jessica Moskovits's topic in SRNA

   Like the above already said, get back full time in ICU right away. Schools want current ICU experience. I wouldn’t worry about old science classes and an advanced pathophys class can’t hurt. But tens years as an RN already and what I can only as...

2. Anesthesia Tech vs CNA in the ICU

   PVCCHoo replied to lam1997's topic in SRNA

   I have to disagree with the above. You don’t go from anesthesia tech to CRNA, but you can go from CNA in the ICU, to RN in the ICU, to CRNA. Knowing how to stock the anesthesia supplies is not required to get in to CRNA school, but being a nurse in t...

3. Crna plus an msn

   PVCCHoo replied to RN001's topic in SRNA

   Very little benefit. Like mentioned above - you might be able to get credit for a couple classes. That was the case for me. I could have transferred in grad level nursing research and theory courses. It would have lightened my load, but tuition would...

4. Wake Forest CRNA 2020

   PVCCHoo replied to npwatson's topic in SRNA

   Fall interviews start next week. I am guessing if you were waitlisted in the spring you would have to wait til those are over and offers are extended and they see who turns down a seat, so gonna be a while still.

5. Leaving Nursing School?

   PVCCHoo replied to dwh's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I would just go get my ADN and then get my future employer to pay for some online BSN down the road. Community college nursing programs are great and produce quality nurses at a fraction of the cost of a BSN. They are also more catered to regular pe...

6. how to stand out

   PVCCHoo replied to Rn0126's topic in SRNA

   Everything you have done so far is right on track and also the same things everyone else who is applying is doing. I am sure you will shadow a CRNA if you have not already, but that is kind of a no-brainer. The one thing I would do that will really s...

7. Is the student loan for CRNA programs manageable?

   PVCCHoo replied to viprn21's topic in SRNA

   OP must be too young to remember Occupy Wall Street, but this is a pretty safe bet as far as ROI. Imagine being 100k in debt with a bachelor’s degree in whatever and not being able to get a job. When it’s all said and done I’ll owe for school about w...

8. Do you need 3D vision to be a nurse anesthetist

   PVCCHoo replied to Jollyjo's topic in SRNA

   Yeah what BigPappa said. I am sure there are practicing CRNAs with lazy eyes. I am still in school, but the only time I have had to do anything with only one eye was looking in the eye piece of a scope, and of course you can just use your good eye f...

9. How many CRNA schools have you applied for at a time?

   PVCCHoo replied to brookalyn's topic in SRNA

   I’m going to Wake Forest. As for the decision to not wait, well, I figured it couldn’t hurt to see what a couple other schools said while I was waiting to reapply and if I got in to one - I would just go ahead and attend that one. Because it would ge...

10. How many CRNA schools have you applied for at a time?

    PVCCHoo replied to brookalyn's topic in SRNA

    I would cast a wide net and see what happens. Those stats are fine, but everyone else applying has the same ones or better. I think it is fine to have a plan for the school you really want but you need to have Plans B and C ready too. I did not get i...

11. Can level 1 trauma IMCU/SICU Step-down experience get you into CRNA school?

    PVCCHoo replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in SRNA

    I know VCU will consider ER if you can prove that you actually had experience with all the stuff you see in the ICU - but it certainly just seems easier to go ahead and work in an ICU, especially based on how competitive that school is in the first p...

12. Is it easy to get a job right after graduating from an ABSN in the ICU?

    PVCCHoo replied to Jake355's topic in SRNA

    Yeah. If you want a job as a CNA you need a CNA license. You can take a class for a few to several weeks for usually less than $1000 to obtain. Or if you finished a certain length of a nursing program many hospitals will hire you in to the same role ...

13. Nursing then NP or CRNA as a second Job.

    PVCCHoo replied to jobjohnson's topic in NP Students

    All this information is readily available on the web, but I’ll chime in on the absolute fastest way to do it. Well since you are almost 30 and in the tech field, we will assume you hold a bachelor’s in something and any classes you may have taken tha...

14. Wake Forest CRNA 2020

    PVCCHoo replied to npwatson's topic in SRNA

    To the above question. Carefully read all their FAQs etc on the webpage. Do not just seek out the highest ranking person you can do write you a recommendation. I chose a coworker who was a charge nurse who actually sees me in practice much more than ...

15. WGU RN degree to CRNA. Anyone successful this route?

    PVCCHoo replied to Flightmed123's topic in SRNA

    I can’t remember all of them. He is putting his hope in Middle Tennessee with their rather large class size. He did well on GRE and has been a nurse a while. But seriously, I did my BSN online for 11K from a state school that has a real brick and mor...