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  1. Trauma level 1 or level 3 for future CRNA?

    PresG33 replied to violet87's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I worked at a level 3 trauma hospital, but we did tons of super complicated cardiac and vascular, RNs in the unit ran ECMO, and we also took complicated medical patients. All of this was with tons of...

  2. A rant and a question re: CRNA master’s program

    PresG33 replied to RN_2001's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Every ICU in America is full of nurses who at one point wanted to go to CRNA school and decided not to for whatever reason. They had kids, didn’t want to move, was too expensive, wanted to do a...

  3. CRNA school with 1 year ICU Experience

    PresG33 replied to heythatsmybike's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There’s plenty of people who worked in the ICU for 5 years and just kinda slid by and did whatever the ICU docs said and then got into CRNA school. And there’s plenty of people that busted their...

  4. How to Afford School

    PresG33 replied to JRoss's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I was married with two kid, house, etc. when I went to CRNA school. People would always ask how I could afford to go to school. I would say “how can I afford NOT to go to school??”. I meant this...

  5. I got into a CRNA program...how can I prepare myself?

    PresG33 replied to chris21sn's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    1) spend lots of time with friends and family and remind them that your ability to spend time in school will be minimal. Try to build up some goodwill now for the inevitable decrease in your ability...

  6. CRNA schools to avoid? Wish you would have known?

    PresG33 replied to CVnurse2014's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    One point I will make: in my opinion the strength of your schooling is mainly attributable to you being an active learner. There are SRNAs at “weaker” programs that are very good because they take...

  7. ICU experience for CRNA school

    PresG33 replied to Micu 2020's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Leaving just to manage IABPs is not necessary for CRNA school or in practice. Whenever they put a balloon pump into a heart I’m doing it is managed by perfusion. We are generally to busy to do...

  8. Help with post CABG pts

    PresG33 replied to Cheers_G's topic in Critical Care

    I worked in a CVICU and am now a CRNA who primarily does hearts. A few tips: - There are lots of nurses that know WHAT to do but not WHY. They know that adding milrinone will make the cardiac index go...

  9. First CRNA Job - What to look for?

    PresG33 replied to kdkd25's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If possible, dont make the decision on where to work at your first job based on commuting time or salary.... make it based on case mix and autonomy. You will have plenty on time in your career to make...

  10. CRNA School with a young family

    PresG33 replied to ECRNICU's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I had two kids during school (one was born during school). It was OK. It forces me to plan ahead and prioritize my time in a way that made my studying more efficient than my classmates. When I got my...

  11. Ca++ and Threshold potential

    PresG33 replied to mdubb342's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yes. Ca can "buy you some time" by maintaining the difference between RMP and threshold, but it will not keep badness from happening. This is true of most "treatments" like bicarb, hyperventilation,...

  12. Ca++ and Threshold potential

    PresG33 replied to mdubb342's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In hyperK, the resting membrane potential rises, which brings it closer to the threshold potential. This means that a much smaller stimulus is needed to trigger an action potential, which can lead to...

  13. Cricoid Pressure

    PresG33 replied to SBURNSTEVEN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The main reason to apply cricoid pressure is to be able to check that box on documentation and hopefully not get sued if there's an aspiration. The cricoid pressure itself has been shown to decrease...

  14. Is this job hopping/bad?

    PresG33 replied to mindy kaling's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think leaving a job in less than a year is semi suspect. I'm assuming you want to go to CRNA school b/c that's the forum you posted in, so the optics of that type of move is important when...

  15. Disadvantage attending a smaller program?

    PresG33 replied to TBLV4's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    At my large sites the attending a pushed induction drugs, were stingy with giving us central lines and blocks, and I did a few really cool big cases and a bunch of normal cases. At my CRNA/Indy...

  16. What are my chances of getting in?

    PresG33 replied to YourLocalAsian's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Your stats get you an interview, your interview gets you accepted. Start practicing answering interview questions now and be prepared to defend any weak spots in your stats. For you this may be that...

  17. CRNA school w/ family

    PresG33 replied to JustForToday's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Save a lot. Spend less. Also you can usually get Grad Plus loans that cover most living expenses. As far as family time, I spend more time with the family now than I did as an ICU nurse. Now I'm home...

  18. ACNP or CRNA

    PresG33 replied to thehopefulone's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I thought of doing ACNP before I ended up going to CRNA school. ACNP have some rough hours (whole week of nights, etc). There is also a lot of scut work for ACNPs (doing H+Ps, drawn out family...

  19. Freezing During Critical Situations

    PresG33 replied to jsrn88's topic in Critical Care

    When I was in the ICU and when I am in the OR now (in CRNA school) I think "what is the worst thing that could happen to my patient right now?". For instance, in a simple laparoscopic abdominal...

  20. Before starting school..

    PresG33 replied to DreameRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Don't try to learn any specific anesthesia stuff. Make sure that your REALLY know the stuff that you use in the unit. Don't just know that norepi is a vasopressor or increases SVR and CO but know each...

  21. Will my bad GPA haunt me?

    PresG33 replied to Maryoconnor244's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Nah. I had a 2.6 my first stint in college. 10 years later got all As in prereqs, 3.85 in accelerated BSN, really good GRE. Never was asked about the first bad GPA in interviews and was accepted to...

  22. Best clinical rotation

    PresG33 replied to Anmay's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My advice is to go to a school that sends you to multiple different sites as opposed to having a primary” clinical site. There are no perfect sites: completely independent sites may have lower...

  23. Best SICU for CRNA school?

    PresG33 replied to crnagoals1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My opinion differs a bit. Large teaching facilities MAY focus their teaching more on residents/fellows and less on autonomous nursing. In some units, this means nurses must constantly check with Dr....

  24. Best computer for CRNA school?

    PresG33 replied to Nursearmy's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Lenovo Thinkpad 13. Less than half the price of a Mac and more user friendly. Also, usually best to make sure you have Microsoft Office because a lot of the Mac programs for writing and slideshows are...

  25. CRNA school prep

    PresG33 replied to cardiacrrt's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I read some anesthesia textbooks before school but it was a waste of time. I didn't have enough background to understand it. The best advice is to really focus on the "why" behind everything that is...