Going to Georgetown, advice?

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Going to Georgetown in August, any advice??

I do find it it quite humorous that Ultraposh is a PDN as an LPN and spends all of his/her time trying to give advise in SRNA/CRNA forums since joining in the middle of December and has not posted once on his/her own specialty forum page giving first hand advise. Giving advise from stuff you have read from other SRNA's blogs or pages can be misinformative.

That is the one problem I have with this forum. Over and over, I have seen the wrong information or bad information given to prospective CRNA students. As previously posted by another SRNA or CRNA (Sorry to the poster, I don't remember credentials as I post this), the best thing you can do before school starts is take some time off and spend it with family and friends. Explain to them that they may feel neglected during that time. In the end it will all pay off.

School will prepare you with hall the information you need to pass. They do it in a progression of material that will help you understand the concepts you need. If you don't meet their baseline requirements, you won't be sitting in a seat when school starts. That's why every school may have different entrance requirements. That requires the student to do their research when applying to schools.

I would not be comfortable giving out advise a specific school that I did not attend. However, as a CRNA, I feel comfortable with some overall generalities of school and the profession. I would be comfortable with specifics about my program and have responded to specific questions through private messages if not appropriate for a general post.

This is not intended to offend anyone. But please, limit the advise you give to your area of expertise and to firsthand knowledge. Not that I read it on someone else's blog or heard it from uncle Fred's second cousin at little Joey's baptism.

Actually Goose, most of my posts are in the Excelsior/online distance learning section. I joined at the end* of December, I have posted related to my profession, and you have no clue where I spend most of my time. Oh, lookie, you got all that wrong but you feel so smart right now don't you? I'm not on here giving medical advice. Like I said before, there was nothing wrong with me suggesting they brush up on sciences, IF THAT IS SOMETHING THEY FEEL IS A GOOD IDEA. No one will convince me otherwise. They were vague. I'm sorry you cant see how a person can spend time with family and read a book. I recommended to be specific about their worries so that maybe someone here can help them better. I don't care what you find humorous I am not here to please you. I am not giving anesthesia advice. Like the other person, you failed in convincing me I am wrong. I am not repeating whatever from other blogs and such from someones cousin. Theres one thing in particular that seems to be commonly talked about, the workload, and asking this person to find out whether they can lessen that or not is such a crime? It doesn't matter where you come from, I don't need a graduate degree to suggest someone do something to lessen the workload of a tough program if they can. I'm absolutely not wrong for that. If there are schools that allow you to take classes ahead of time to lessen the workload which means if you didn't notice, they did SOMETHING other than spend time with family and friends, obviously that is a good thing to let someone else know so THEY HAVE THAT OPTION and THEY can decide. Schools offer it and students take the opportunity and are glad they did, if you see that as a bad thing to repeat, you have serious issue. So, seriously you've accomplished nothing trying to make me feel I was wrong for suggesting that. I was not in any way. I will continue to post whatever I want, wherever I want. Too freaking bad.

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Morificeko, you read my posts and your mind goes off on a tangent fabricating things that I never said. Yea I read about requirements tell me when I said that would help someone intubate something? Are you serious? Am I here giving anesthesia advice? Your responses make no sense. Most of my posts here are related to requirements, so what is wrong with having knowledge of requirements and not experience intubating someone? What makes you think intubation is in need of discussion here? Did you tell the other NP student that her experience was insufficient to post here? Or is it because she is a graduate student that makes her answer qualified to you? No one needs a degree to give such basic knowledge. I do not need experience in anesthesia to suggest what I did.

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Not to mention Morificeko, its ironic you agreed with the above poster finding me "humorous". I found it humorous that you gave false facts about the title "Doctor" being limited to the academic setting. Me, an Lpn was able to point out that mistake. So the next time you agree with someones post just to bring another down, make sure theirpunches like "Not that I read it on someone else's blog or heard it from uncle Fred's second cousin at little Joey's baptism." doesnt apply to you. I hope you take that mistake and gain some humility from it. I hope that person didn't see and believe your misinformation. You don't have to have a degree to know everything there is or more than a person with no degree.

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Specializes in critcal care, CRNA.
Morificeko you read my posts and your mind goes off on a tangent fabricating things that I never said. Yea I read about requirements tell me when I said that would help someone intubate something? Are you serious? Am I here giving anesthesia advice? Your responses make no sense. Most of my posts here are related to requirements, so what is wrong with having knowledge of requirements and not experience intubating someone? What makes you think intubation is in need of discussion here? Did you tell the other NP student that her experience was insufficient to post here? Or is it because she is a graduate student that makes her answer qualified to you? No one needs a degree to give such basic knowledge. I do not need experience in anesthesia to suggest what I did.[/quote']

It's an example of how reading something is fine but actual experience in an area may be better. If I said "don't count your chickens till they hatch" would you think I accused you of talking about raising chickens? I never said you spoke of intubating. I could have used any example but that was the thing I heard most about.

I give advice about interviewing bc I've interviewed. I give advice about how you may want to spend your time before school bc I've been through that. I give advice about things I have experienced. Sometimes my advice is just call the school and ask.

When I was applying to CRNA school I spent most of time in the pre SRNA area asking questions and making comments. As I learned more about the anesthesia world I made more comments in the SRNA and CRNA areas bc I was gaining experience and insight.

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Specializes in critcal care, CRNA.
Not to mention Morificeko its ironic you agreed with the above poster finding me "humorous". I found it humorous that you gave false facts about the title "Doctor" being limited to the academic setting. Me, an Lpn was able to point out that mistake. So the next time you agree with someones post just to bring another down, make sure theirpunches like "Not that I read it on someone else's blog or heard it from uncle Fred's second cousin at little Joey's baptism." doesnt apply to you. I hope you take that mistake and gain some humility from it. I hope that person didn't see and believe your misinformation. You don't have to have a degree to know everything there is or more than a person with no degree.[/quote']

I stated what I have seen. I have seen the dr title argument many times. The DNPs I have met do not all themselves dr in the clinical setting but are introduced as such in the academic setting. Many people have earned their DNPs and some do introduce themselves as Dr and then take the time to explain it to their PTs. Many do not care.

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I understand now that you weren't literal about the intubation but seriously you cant actually think I was harmful suggesting if they are weak in science, to do some reading? What I've suggested, I've been through as well. This doesn't apply to CRNA school only..it is about going into a tough program. Before my second level of LPN school, I read up on drugs and it did not ruin my summer. I'm sorry you guys feel some type of way about me posting here but if I really feel I could help someone and its from my heart I am not going to keep quiet just because a few people attacked me for it. I am not unqualified to speak on what its like to start a tough program in a few months. I gave this person an option that I thought they should look into. I really didn't do anything that harmed this person like gave medical advice or advice about anesthesia.

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Specializes in SICU / Transport / Hyperbaric.
Actually Goose most of my posts are in the Excelsior/online distance learning section. I joined at the end* of December, I have posted related to my profession, and you have no clue where I spend most of my time. Oh, lookie, you got all that wrong but you feel so smart right now don't you? I'm not on here giving medical advice. Like I said before, there was nothing wrong with me suggesting they brush up on sciences, IF THAT IS SOMETHING THEY FEEL IS A GOOD IDEA. No one will convince me otherwise. They were vague. I'm sorry you cant see how a person can spend time with family and read a book. I recommended to be specific about their worries so that maybe someone here can help them better. I don't care what you find humorous I am not here to please you. I am not giving anesthesia advice. Like the other person, you failed in convincing me I am wrong. I am not repeating whatever from other blogs and such from someones cousin. Theres one thing in particular that seems to be commonly talked about, the workload, and asking this person to find out whether they can lessen that or not is such a crime? It doesn't matter where you come from, I don't need a graduate degree to suggest someone do something to lessen the workload of a tough program if they can. I'm absolutely not wrong for that. If there are schools that allow you to take classes ahead of time to lessen the workload which means if you didn't notice, they did SOMETHING other than spend time with family and friends, obviously that is a good thing to let someone else know so THEY HAVE THAT OPTION and THEY can decide. Schools offer it and students take the opportunity and are glad they did, if you see that as a bad thing to repeat, you have serious issue. So, seriously you've accomplished nothing trying to make me feel I was wrong for suggesting that. I was not in any way. I will continue to post whatever I want, wherever I want. Too freaking bad.[/quote']

Wow. Little defensive. I went back and read my post. I never mentioned not to take classes that would transfer into the school you planed to attend. In fact, I never mentioned not to take class to better yourself if that is something you desire to do. In fact at this level of care it is more or less expected you stay current with best practices and current information.

I was referring to the weeks or months leading up to the time class starts. CRNA school is mentally exhausting on a whole new level. Yeah, I know, some people work through school and succeed without any problems. I had to work weekend nights to afford family insurance during my first year. Was it hell, you bet. But I still had my family to support working working toward my future. If I had the option of not working, I would have taken it in a heartbeat.

For your information, it is not hard to see where one spends most of their time posting. It's called a search function. You can put in the users name and it pulls up every thread they ever made a contribution too. A curry search of the first maybe 120 threads shows either Excelsior or CRNA related threads. Before you think it is stalking or I am really that interested in your life, I just like to figure out a little background of people that like to GIVE advise in forum for which they are not experienced in other than what they read or hear.

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The only problem with that is that this is a legal issue that varies from state to state so to tell someone specifically that they are not referred to as doctor will give them the impression of exactly what it looks like, that they are not called that. You may have your own experience in your facility but that is something that should of been mentioned so that person wouldn't feel it was like that nationally. Something being lawful or unlawful is better to mention rather than what the Practitioners at your facility "prefer" or are allowed is all I am saying especially when only like 4 or 5 states ban it.

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Specializes in SICU / Transport / Hyperbaric.
The only problem with that is that this is a legal issue that varies from state to state so to tell someone specifically that they are not referred to as doctor will give them the impression of exactly what it looks like that they are not called that. You may have your own experience is your facility but that is something that should of been mentioned so that person wouldn't feel it was like that nationally. Something being lawful or unlawful is better to mention rather than what the Practitioners at your facility "prefer" or are allowed is all I am saying.[/quote']

wrong thread

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No it is the right thread, Morificeko knows what I am referring to.

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Well, that is what I mentioned so if you truly felt that was a good thing why did you ignore that part of my post when that was the major discussion? The fact that you find that a good idea and another CRNA says its not, that isn't a little alarming to you? It means not all CRNA's think alike and I was not wrong for asking them to look into seeing if that was an option. Another CRNA attacked me for that specific thing you agree with me on. I don't even know what me and you are debating about here because I did not recommend this person study a science into mental exhaustion. It seems you ignored what my post said and just are replying based on my LPN status. If this is wrong feel free to clarify. I'm just saying it just looks that way.

I know hardship as well. I work 7 overnights a week 11pm-7am and I attend school online as if its full time. For several months I worked up to 12 hours. I have no days off and I don't sleep what it is to sleep at night anymore. The only time i do is the very few days out the year my patient is in the hospital and even then I go up to the hospital to spend time with him and help him feel comfortable and help his parents so they can get some sleep. For two years I've done this. When I'm sick I go to work and where a mask and gloves.

I never specified that I know the exhaust of CRNA school. I know what it feels like to be going into a tough program and be nervous about it. I gave my experience of what I did. I will repeat what I said to Morificeko, I read up on pharmacology over the summer before Level 2 of my nursing program because I felt the 1st level instructor wasn't hard on us enough about it. It was right after high school, I was intimidated by post-secondary school, so when I say the title "Going to Georgetown advice?! I felt like I related to the potential nervousness. After giving a suggestion I encouraged them to voice their concerns specifically. Was that so bad? I think if this person isn't fond of Chemistry and maybe just made the 5 year cut off date for the requirement for example that is something we would not know, I was trying to give a diverse answer, spending time with family and friends seems a bit obvious although I do agree that it is the best advice and not kept from being repeated or stressed, but not the only great advice to give. So if you want to be specific on what I said that you felt was misinforming and was not qualified to say because I am an LPN please do point it out.

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Specializes in SICU / Transport / Hyperbaric.

When did I ever mention or even hint that you were an LPN, or the fact it was even relevant? Other than maybe the fact this a Masters or Doctorate level degree that advice is being requested. I never brought that up.

The point i was trying to make, if already accepted into a program (some schools, from my understanding, accept for up to six months in advance), there should be no reason to go out and take other graduate level class before school starts. IMO that may be a waste of money and time. If you feel the need to brush up on a science, there are plenty of reputable websites and books for that.

Now it is another story if you are trying to get into school and you need to meet requirements or maybe work on bumping your GPA or proving that you can handle graduate level work.

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