ASUdevil

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1. Case Western Reserve/Cleveland Clinic CRNA 2023

   ASUdevil replied to spammasubi's topic in SRNA

   Congrats to all who got in. I am a CCF 3rd year SRNA about to graduate. Dunno why I decided to check this site again, but if anyone has any questions or need whatever, feel free to reach out.

2. Finishing up my first year of CRNA school. Ask me anything!

   ASUdevil replied to SRNA1221's topic in SRNA

   Hey SRNA1221, congrats on finishing up your first year. Any advice on study strategies? I’ll be starting my integrated program this summer and curious to see how people manage the vast amount of material. Also, would you recommend a MacBook vs a pc l...

3. Case Western Reserve - 2019 entry

   ASUdevil replied to ASUdevil's topic in SRNA

   Hey everyone. I am the guy who started this thread a while back. Glad to update that I got accepted this year...having said that, it’s now time to rank preferences for primary clinical sites. Being from out of town I have very superficial knowledge a...

4. Case Western Reserve - CRNA 2020 Entry

   ASUdevil replied to svharr's topic in SRNA

   I got an acceptance offer as well...I never had a chance to check if my status had changed to blank or anything. Congrats to everyone as the offers keep coming in. Is anyone starting up a social media group?

5. Case Western Reserve - CRNA 2020 Entry

   ASUdevil replied to svharr's topic in SRNA

   Anyone interviewing late this week interested in getting together for dinner or hangout, drinks? I am flying into Cleveland Thursday, interviewing the following day. Wouldn’t be opposed to a little social time amidst the stress and anxiety of the pro...

6. Case Western Reserve - CRNA 2020 Entry

   ASUdevil replied to svharr's topic in SRNA

   I received an email for an interview today as well. Excited about moving forward in the process! Where is everyone from?

7. Case Western Reserve - 2019 entry

   ASUdevil replied to ASUdevil's topic in SRNA

   Congratulations to everyone that got accepted! I am excited for you all. I am currently on a delay-decision status. The admissions committee sent me a letter saying that they want me to take a graduate level science class before making a decision. I ...

8. University of MN CRNA 2019 interviews?

   ASUdevil replied to ash11_28's topic in SRNA

   Got that email today too. Still under review, interviews in October.

9. In the ICU, do you get a tech?

   ASUdevil replied to Blondekristi's topic in Critical

   In our 32 bed ICU we usually have 2 techs (CNA/PCT). Their responsibilities are to help with stocking the rooms, help with ADLs, turns, cleanups, and run some specimens to lab (those that cannot be sent through our tube systems), they also pick up bl...

10. Direct-entry MSN

    ASUdevil replied to bringslite's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Seems like you're describing two different goals within one approach. What type of MSN are you seeking? From what I understand (and I could be wrong), some of these direct MSN programs are geared towards FNP or CNS roles...in those cases I think that...

11. Help termination

    ASUdevil replied to Nursejh01's topic in Men

    Definitely be up front about your employment history. If you leave it out and then it comes up in any way, you'll have no recourse and simply be seen as dishonest. That'll disqualify you from most, if not all jobs and can even be grounds for terminat...

12. Am I allowed to push the button?

    ASUdevil replied to Kayceee's topic in Medications

    I was always taught no. And it's not fair to put a PCT or CNA in that situation. The only exception for me is, if for example I am in the room with both hands busy (starting an IV or something like that) and the monitor or pump beeps. I might ask the...

13. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    ASUdevil replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    ICU. 1:2. Some become 1:1 with specific clinical situations. And on rare occasions we end up with a 2:1 (if we don't have nurses qualified with the necessary combination of specialty modalities- i.e. a pt. requires IABP + CRRT or pentobarb coma + CRR...

14. What do new nurses need to know

    ASUdevil replied to aririe's topic in General Students

    Have a good attitude and learn as much as you can. No matter how much of a rockstar you were in nursing school, that means nothing now. So always listen, learn to identify the good and the bad (you'll see plenty of examples of both) and also to ident...

15. Struggles of being a male nurse

    ASUdevil replied to aririe's topic in Men

    Always have a female staff member (PCT, CNA, another RN, charge nurse, whatever) present in the room when you're doing anything that may be misinterpreted or even remotely be potentially considered culturally taboo between a male and female. Like str...