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  1. Stay in NeuroICU or tx to sICU?

    gwapo replied to MLB55's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think working in sicu will help you clinically.. So if it will be easy for you to move, go for it.. Staying in neuro icu will not keep you from being accepted into a

  2. Does a hospital new grad fellowship/residency ICU program count?

    gwapo replied to pamchris's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    so technically you had 1 year experience. which is what's required. the "few months over" was your preceptorship. that's how i look at it.

  3. Westminster College in Salt Lake

    gwapo replied to CPhT2RNstudent's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    so you mean you won't graduate until 4 years from now? then I don't think it would make sense to look for an ICU job as early as now. The job market changes over time. One hospital may offer residency...

  4. Does a hospital new grad fellowship/residency ICU program count?

    gwapo replied to pamchris's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    look around southwest florida. hospitals from port charlotte, punta gorda, cape coral, fort myers, naples. most are community hospitals, not trauma centers. but icu patients are a mix of med surd,...

  5. Does a hospital new grad fellowship/residency ICU program count?

    gwapo replied to pamchris's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    are you willing to

  6. The humbling rejection letter.... what to do about it.

    gwapo replied to ahSICURN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Move on. Be excited for the next interview. After 2 interviews and 2 rejection letters, i got better at handling interviews. Next thing i know, i had a dilemma. 2 schools wanted me and i had to decide...

  7. Does a hospital new grad fellowship/residency ICU program count?

    gwapo replied to pamchris's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Residency does not count as experience for crna admission. At least te last time i

  8. How old were you when you started CRNA school?

    gwapo replied to Nolander's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yup!! The experience was not high acuity though. But he knows theories more than any nurse with 15 yrs bedside

  9. Average age of SRNA?

    gwapo replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Which school are you goin

  10. Critical care vs med/surg RN

    gwapo replied to staugnurse's topic in Government, Military

    you're hospital may consider it critical care unit. but realistically, to be considered a critical care unit, it must be able to care for the sickest, most critical patient in the hospital. usually if...

  11. How old were you when you started CRNA school?

    gwapo replied to Nolander's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    ADN at age 21. work in ICU after grad while working on BSN. I applied to CRNA school after 1 yr in ICU at age 22 and started CRNA school at 23. This kid is the most intelligent person I've ever met. I...

  12. How old were you when you started CRNA school?

    gwapo replied to Nolander's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    29 here, just started. People in my class are from 23 to maybe late 40s ( a couple maybe). The average is about 30 I

  13. Amiodarone help!

    gwapo replied to Brama28's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    not an opinion. a

  14. Rash of A-line dislodgements

    gwapo replied to kayern's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have seen some patients come from OR with a 20g IV cath used as A line. It is not meant to stay after surgery i think. An anesthesia provider will probably not suture it because he only needs it...

  15. Am I qualified? I need your inputs

    gwapo replied to ucdmc's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't think 282 is VERY Llow. But yeah, it is low. Most schools want 300, thats only a few pts away. To the OP: What was your essay writing score? I counts too! You may have a total score of 350 but...

  16. Am I qualified? I need your inputs

    gwapo replied to ucdmc's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Take grad level classes like A&P, pharm, etc. the more the better. You GRE may be accepted assuming you get As on all ypur grad classes. I do not think you can make the school focus on your strong...

  17. How is total GPA calculated for CRNA schools?

    gwapo replied to pamchris's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think Academically, she is a good candidate. 3.7 undergrad is still good. She's proven she could handle grad classes and they should count.. If she does wellnon gre, just apply. They only need 1 yr...

  18. Struggling with politics, frustrated, and questioning my career choice.

    gwapo replied to SIguy_RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    you can leave and find a dayshift job somewhere else. Or you can see your doctor and talk about it. i used to work with a nurse who talked about how she was on Provigil. look that med up.. I am not...

  19. Ethics Question

    gwapo replied to studentnurse1992's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Great! I helps not to think too much

  20. Education options

    gwapo replied to greyL's topic in First Year After Licensure

    MS in nurse anesthesia/ MSNA. Different from

  21. Ethics Question

    gwapo replied to studentnurse1992's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Realistically, when a patient says no, there is nothing much you can do unless that intervention will risk his life. Even then, you still cant enforce anything without his consent. You cannot force...

  22. Ethics Question

    gwapo replied to studentnurse1992's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    there is indeed some dilemma, but i don't think it is ethical. You are not resolving your dilemma by informing them of

  23. Why is the care plan important and why is it important to check clients care plan?

    gwapo replied to JESSICA.LILLY's topic in Patient Education

    it is absolutely important because the Joint Commission will look at them during surveys. it is important to update it so that they will know you glanced at it and signed

  24. Clinic Nurse

    gwapo replied to meticulo's topic in International Nursing

    It depends on what kind of clinic. if it was Family Practice, you may just take the patients history, meds, chief complaints, and vital signs. But if it was some surgical clinic, then you might have...

  25. Applied to 4 CRNA schools, any advice or info on any of the schools?

    gwapo replied to marco346's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    currently in a program... just started this