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  1. New York CNA's...

    CatskillNP, your right not all CRNA's will be NP's our school had designed its curriculum specifically so it would met criteria for the students to become NP's (there by grandfathering in to APRN status) My understanding is this was done because t...
  2. New York CNA's...

    just graduated from a NY program, and yes CatskillNP, we were also just made NPs and CRNA's. NITECAP, CRNA's in the state of NY were not previously known as APRN's they were not recognized AT ALL by the DOH who regulates CRNA practice in NYS. How d...
  3. RRNA or SRNA for title, What is your opinion?

    our name badges say our name, srna, grad student. over the last 25 months I can't tell you how many times pts have had that look of terror, "what a student is going to be doing my anesthesia?" for many people the word student is associated with me...
  4. anesthesia techs

    I also worked as a AT as i went to RN school, all the CRNA schools I applied to loved the fact I was a AT, huge bonus for me. it is a drag to have to leave the OR for the ICU as a RN. my hospital also payed for my undergrad because I was an employe...
  5. anesth. techs

    the CRNA schools I interviewed at loved the fact that I had worked in an OR and had been a tech. big +
  6. anesth. techs

    contact the hospitals you are interested in and ask there HR department and maybe their OR. I was a Anest tec as I worked on my RN, My Hospital required you to be a nurse's assistant, everything else was on the job training. I actully volunteered...
  7. Interview last yr and denied this year

    1. call the program and ask, I have a couple of CRNA/SRNA's tell me they got a "mixed up" letter. 2. apply to other programs, different programs have different ideas something is not matching up
  8. Northeastern University

    If your up for a move (I was, Idaho has 0 programs) Albany Med (2 hrs to the west) has an outstanding program we got several Mass students. Boston is a great place to visit thats for sure.
  9. Mount Marty anesthesia program

    I also looked into the program was very impressed, I called and spoke w/ the director. Several of the CRNA's in Idaho, attended and spoke very highly of it. I would have pursued Mount Martys more but I had a year and 1/2 of ICU and the director said ...
  10. Salt Lake City CRNA's

    Hey, not a CRNA, in school (SRNA) still but lived in Logan and worked for IHC, let me give you the scoop, IHC have very few or no CRNAs in the SLC area, other hospital groups do use them in the area ie HCA. Ogden has CRNAs @ Ogden Regional, CRNA's ...
  11. my laptop, in hindsight

    Well coming from a long time windows user- Get the PowerBook G4!! a mac was not even in the picture, when I was looking for a new laptop last summer I wanted something: 1 light 2 long battery life 3 at least a CD-burner 4 not bulkly (I wanted ...
  12. Gre

    Take the GRE w/out it, it limits your school options. one of my buddys decided not to take it and he was very limited in the schools he could apply to. The quality of your experence, your gpa, how well you interview those are the big factors good l...
  13. Murphy's eye

    I'll try: "What is Right Angle Endotracheal Alex?"
  14. Murphy's eye

    I'll try: "What is Right Angle Endotracheal Alex?"
  15. DO (school) in anesthesiology or CRNA school

    some of my thoughts you don't need a BSN for CRNA ( your schools will be limited but you will have to attend a school that is a MS rather than MSN). extremely optimistic CRNA projection, assuming you have a BS. ASN 2 yrs. ICU 1yr CRNA ...