Any CRNA here?

XIGRIS · Jul 12, 2006

Are you, or anyone know a filipino CRNA? I just want to hear from him/her how they became one. Did the basic research on the pathway to nurse anesthesia but can anyone make a personal account sorta like a mini biography...
Really interested to become one as in gung-ho CRNA to be....
Please.....anyone...
Thanks..
P.S.
I emailed 2 filipino CRNA's working in texas already, they came from davao. But no replies yet.

Hi,

Im finishing CRNA school in 4 months. I'm Filipino. You may want to visit http://www.aana.com. It tells you everything about the profession. Good luck.

rjt2003 · Jul 13, 2006

Ei xigris!

Wow! Good for you! Happy to know you'll be graduating soon! Wher'd you do your BSN? How many years of ICU experience did you have. Did you have to do other pre-requisites before CRNA school? Sat the CCRN? How many schools did you apply? I noticed you're from texas. UT houston has a program and i know 2 pinay graduates there...well i dont exactly know them but they're the one I emailed.

Been to the AANA website numerous times....read all about the MDA vs. CRNA vs AA potitical threads in the net. Got me excited to be CRNA. Although am extremely apolitical, the profession attracted me.

I hope you wont get tired answering my questions...

Thanks very much in advance...

XIGRIS · Jul 13, 2006

Ei xigris!
Wow! Good for you! Happy to know you'll be graduating soon! Wher'd you do your BSN? How many years of ICU experience did you have. Did you have to do other pre-requisites before CRNA school? Sat the CCRN? How many schools did you apply? I noticed you're from texas. UT houston has a program and i know 2 pinay graduates there...well i dont exactly know them but they're the one I emailed.
Been to the AANA website numerous times....read all about the MDA vs. CRNA vs AA potitical threads in the net. Got me excited to be CRNA. Although am extremely apolitical, the profession attracted me.
I hope you wont get tired answering my questions...
Thanks very much in advance...

Hi,

I finished my BSN in 1990. Graduated from Ateneo de Zamboanga University. Before coming to United States, I trained in St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon, CVRR. Had 14 years CVICU experience before going to school. Have a CCRN, CEN, PCCN, CSC, CMC certifications. I applied in 5 schools and got accepted in all 5. We have 5 schools in Texas.

I would love to answer all your questions...

You finsihed your nursing yet? Are you in United States?

rjt2003 · Jul 13, 2006

Wow...impressive experience...Still have to finish my BSN. But I intend to do 1 year of ICU/CVICU exp then apply broadly (no geopraphical bounderies), CCRN cert to. Will do the GRE prior to applying to schools. Hope to be in the US in december..

Thanks for the reply...Will email you from time to time kabayan! Advance congratulations on your graduation and goodluck in your AANA cert exams.

rjt2003 · Aug 1, 2006

Ei xigris its me again. Do programs discriminate what ICU experience you have? Pano kung Nuero ICU and trip ko. Ok lang yun? Usually marami namang co-morbids ang nasa neuro ICU. And strictly speaking, how many years ang ICU pre req?

Thanks very much...

rjt2003 · Aug 1, 2006

Sorry for not using English, I apologize to the mods. What I just said above is what if I had neuro ICU instead of CVICU/MSICU which majority of programs prefer? Would that be a disadvantage.

kalayaan · Sep 5, 2006

it depends on the school your applying to. make a search on crna schools. it varies. some dont accept er icu, picu, nicu, etc. so i suggest you check.

rjt2003 · Sep 6, 2006

Hi Kalayaan! Are you a CRNA/SRNA?