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Hello. My post is for SRNAs/CRNAs from U of Akron. So I was just granted full admission to the College of Nursing for fall 2012. I understand that I can take the core classes by then and be eligible for interview to the CRNA program itself. So what ...

Hello! I did the NIH stroke scale test online at my.americanheart.org ang passed it. It said it's good for 24months.. does that technically make me "stroke certified"??or is there another stroke certification out there? I'm just wondering how I could...

I just came across their website and after browsing through, I felt that I will have good chances of getting in. Anybody in this forum currently at or have applied to/ graduated from MSA?? How is it? How big is the class? or should say small is it? ...

Does anybody work for Sharp? How is it, the people,management,etc? Planning to relocate to san diego area, and apply to one of these hospitals. Would you recommend it? any input will be appreciated. thank you!:)

Hi! has anyone out there shadowed a CRNA? how did it go? Did you get to talk to them while at work? What questions did you ask them? I'm wondering what kind of proof do universities ask for that you have indeed observed a CRNA. Does anyone have an...

Hi everyone! I am planning to go to crna school within the next 2 years so I wanna know as early as now the things i need to do to qualify. i had my BSN overseas, I took the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) about 6 years ago sinc...

Some schools do accept ER. Not sure about PACU."critical care" experience is required. Personally, i think pts in PACU are not critical. If pts were seriously critical, they would not have done the surgery or if they absolutely had to and did the su...

Are you titrating these drips? but regardless, i would think That it is not safe with 4 patients. And why would ketamine be on a cardiac floor? Maybe i am missing something... Would be great if somebody could answer it. But what i know about ketamine...

Chitoseal is the magic dust :) there is also called a surgiseal. Not sure of the spelling. Just call ER, they should have it. And surgiseal is usually in a wound cart (if u have that).

they just changed it to one year critical care experience.

That sounds close enough to ICU. that experience may not satisfy the requirement for CRNA school, but there is no doubt that it is one step closer to ICU. it will be easier to get an ICU job later coming from that unit than from med-surg. IMO, you sh...

know at least Sinus Rhythm, Sinus tach, sinus brady, VTach, VFib, AFib, SVT, 1st 2nd 3rd degree blocks. in real life,you will have to look at the patient. but in simulation, i find it hard to do so i go with the monitor because whatever is shown on ...

If CCU is some kind of an ICU, then is definitely better than ER. Wih ER experience, you will be linited on school choices.

I commend you for your attitude. The more experience you have, the better clinician you will be, and that's pretty obvious. Well my deciding factor was my skill level. I thought, i have taken care of thw sickest patients in the hospital, been doing c...

CRNA Stands for Certified REGISTERED NURSE Anesthetist. Not Certified BIOLOGIST Anesthetist. You need to be a nurse first. Like the poster above said, you might want to consider AA. Or just go to med school. You biology degree will be heplful.

Good luck. I was blindsided with that. I'm sorry but i could not remember exactly what it was. Maybe because i did not know most of them. They said it is not considered in the admission criteria.

I wonder where the OP is now... Ya'll scared him. Haha. I don't think being impatient will work in CRNA School. Just got back from the library after a 14-hr studying. I don't know how somebody impatient will handle that.

3.45 is not horrible. Mine is even lower. What do you mean non cert hospital job? Like a job before you get an RN license? I don't think a job other than being an RN in ICU (or ER for some) would help you get in CRNA School. Don't just talk to a CRNA...

Ummm. You may get better responses at http://www.alldoctors.com but i'm not saying nobody will have input here though.

I would say take it in november. 1 extra studying will not make much of a difference unless ypu study everyday on that whole month. Try to google it. I have read somewhere that your score will not improve significantly unless you put in a significant...

Did you get an interview at TWU?

If your end goal is to be a CRNA, you should know by now that the only experience schools will take is critical care exprience -ICU, sometimes ER. That's it, regardless if what others say.. So if you really want it, get an icu job asap. I heard it is...

If your nursing school does not offer med-surg and paychiatric nursing, you are totally screwed. It looks like they are just after your money!! That's not legit, even though they are approved by the dept of educ or whatever. What do they offer in ex...

Do med/surge icu. You will learn a lot. You will be busy, but not because you have so many pts but because you need to manage a sick pt that could instantly die if you slack off. You will learn more about management of diseases which will be helpful ...