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  1. CRNA Programs w/ Clinicals in one local area?

    AdonaiLoveable posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hello Everyone, I'm researching CRNA programs that have clinicals within one local area. I'd like to focus my applications to programs where my family and I could rent a home in the area where the...

  2. Starting another program, kids or school,help?

    AdonaiLoveable replied to Spode's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Spode, Nurse Anesthesia school is doable with young children. I have two children and they were ages 2years and the other just 9 weeks old when I began my program in Fall '08. There is another mother...

  3. Shadow a CRNA in the Atlanta area

    AdonaiLoveable replied to Atlantanurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Try emailing the Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists. I got a contact for someone in my area to shadow by doing that. Good

  4. Precordial stethoscope?

    AdonaiLoveable replied to Savin'Em's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Though I find it generally somewhat distracting to wear my precordial for entire cases (balancing all the OR chat, monitors beeps and buzzes, and the sounds of the patients heart and lungs can be a...

  5. Seeking Advice: First Job Out of Anesthesia School

    AdonaiLoveable posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hello Everyone, I am seeking advice/opinions about what important things to be looking for in my first job out of Nurse Anesthesia School. A little bit about me: I am married with two preschool-aged...

  6. I need some advise on ICU jobs

    AdonaiLoveable replied to murse04's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I sort of agree with both posts...certainly the level I trauma would look great on your applications, but I think admissions committees also tend to recognize that Level II's and smaller (but still...

  7. Seeking Advice: First Job Out of Anesthesia School

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

    Good point! Thanks,

  8. Clinical sites in CRNA school

    AdonaiLoveable replied to LetsChill's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I also have a family and didn't think it would be very easy to attend clinicals all over the state. So I applied to programs that had all their clinical sites within reasonable commuting distance from...

  9. I need some advise on ICU jobs

    AdonaiLoveable replied to murse04's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't think you would be at any significant disadvantage by taking the job closer to home. SICU is great experience for anesthesia school and I think you'll develop relationships within your first...

  10. SRNA and single parent life

    AdonaiLoveable replied to hnr101's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Congratulations to you on your acceptance to Nurse Anesthesia School, as well as your many other accomplishments. I am a currently in Nurse Anesthesia school and I have two kids (1 1/2 and 3 1/2 years...

  11. Helpful Physio & Chem Prep Courses? Barry & VCU courses?

    AdonaiLoveable posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hello Everyone, I'll be starting a Nurse Anesthesia Program this Fall and would like to do some prep work in Physiology and Organic Chem/BioChem to get ready for some tough first semester courses. I...

  12. CNRA programs and long-distance clinicals??

    AdonaiLoveable replied to hallcrest's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Also take a look at these: Florida International, Barry Univ., Wolford, Raleigh, Univ of Maryland, Middle TN School of NA, UT Chattanooga... I'm not sure that all of these schools have clinicals in...

  13. CNRA programs and long-distance clinicals??

    AdonaiLoveable replied to hallcrest's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am a current SRNA and I have two young children. When considering Nurse Anesthesia programs, I only considered programs that had all their clinical sites within commuting distance of the campus so...

  14. Quick question, need some advice

    AdonaiLoveable replied to FOCKER0014's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Look carefully at the applications of the programs you are applying to. Several of the ones I applied to were mainly concerned about your gpa for you last 60 credit hours of coursework. Also, since...

  15. Becoming a nurse with priors.

    AdonaiLoveable replied to its1mc's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    There are many fine nurses who have turned their lives around from what they used to do way back when. I think you've got a great shot at nursing. Though I'm not very knowledgeable on this topic, I've...

  16. Any African American CRNA's around?

    AdonaiLoveable replied to CandyGyrl's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am an SRNA and African American. I do not believe that my race or gender had any impact on the admissions process or how I am treated in the clinical setting. I feel like I'm treated fairly, like...

  17. HELP!!! failed my hesi and got kicked out of school need your help

    AdonaiLoveable replied to boots0890's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Have you had a talk with your program director? At my school, those who failed the exit exam had a process of remediation that helped them prepare to take the exit exam again. If you failed it twice,...

  18. A day in the life of a SRNA

    AdonaiLoveable replied to rn326's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    All our classes take place in one room, 2nd floor of the old West Hospital Building. Our teachers come to us. The exception if 1st semester when you have Physiology class. Everything else is in West...

  19. A day in the life of a SRNA

    AdonaiLoveable replied to rn326's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm one of JenniferCCRN's classmates. I just wanted to say that it is certainly possible, though not easy, to manage a family while being an SRNA. I have two kids (2 yo and a 4 month old baby that I...

  20. Wake Forest Interview

    AdonaiLoveable replied to AdonaiLoveable's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I interviewed at Wake Forest last Fall. Their interview can be somewhat intimidating as they do a panel-style interview...only the panel has about 20 people on it! They have you seated at the head of...

  21. Wake Forest Interview

    AdonaiLoveable posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hello Everyone, I have an interview coming up for the Nurse Anesthesia Program at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center / UNC Greensboro. Have any of you interviewed there? Can you give me...

  22. Should I retake some math classes?

    AdonaiLoveable replied to sarahneeyah's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I liked Princeton Review's Cracking the GRE

  23. GREs

    AdonaiLoveable replied to Special31's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I bombed my first Kaplan practice test too. Just to give you an idea of how my first Kaplan practice went and how far I improved with study...I did around 750 or so on my first practice test and did...

  24. ATL icu w/CRNA in mind

    AdonaiLoveable replied to gastudent09's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Emory University Hospital Cardiovascular ICU Emory-Crawford Long Hospital Cardiovascular ICU St. Joseph's Hospital - Atlanta, Cardiovascular ICU Piedmont Hospital Atlanta - Cardiovascular ICU Emory...

  25. A day in the life of a SRNA

    AdonaiLoveable replied to rn326's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I chose Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, VA. I applied to many programs, received interview invitations to all but one of them, but I only interviewed at the first two programs...