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you just call housekeeping to clean up everything..........just kidding, in the ICU, the RN cleans up the vomit, crap, blood, and any other fluids that may find their way out of the patient

I would focus on critical care nursing materials for now. That is the base to build upon later as you prepare to apply to CRNA school. There are alot of good books out there, but most would probably be a little beyond what you need right now. All...

lists are attached... Local anesthetics.doc Machine Checkout.doc Abbot Drugs.doc

Try and enjoy the next few months because school will take much of your time once you begin. Make sure to get your financial aid lined up ASAP. I don't really see any point in brushing up on info before school, you will learn it in class, but if yo...

I got pre-punched paper, seems really simple, but it will save you some time when printing out all that material

One of my interviews was clinically based. I just pretty much studied the CCRN materials and it went pretty well.

Like SBCHEV99 said, Organic is a different animal. I too was pre-med and took O-chem I & II. It is pretty much memorization, just put in time and you should be OK I took O chem not having had general chem in about 7 years and I didn't have a p...

contact program directors and ask them

Dobutamine, on the other hand, has alpha properties as well. So you will see vasoconstriction and an increase in SVR. Good luck. Hope that helps I am pretty sure you meant DOPAMINE, it has alpha 1 agonism at higher doses.

Know info that you studied to pass CCRN, that seemed to help me at TWU last year.

I would work in a civilian ICU. The Air Force needs will come first and you are not guaranteed an ICU slot. In the AF, you would also have to spend those few years in Med-surg (that would suck). Find an ICU that takes new grads and go that route.

I have studied more in the first 5 weeks of CRNA school than all of nursing school. They don't compare. As far as chemistry, it is just a crash course in general, organic, and biochem. The Chemistry at my school doesn't seem to be too hard yet, t...

get into CRNA school

Those lists in World News don't mean too much. If you want to know how much each program is, check out the programs web site, most list it for you or you could call and just request that info from the program

Try to find a friend or co-worker from your unit that has recently taken the test and see if they have the Gasparis dvd. I borrowed it from a friend and spend a few weeks watching, took questions from PASS CCRN and did very well on the test

I used kaplan math & verbal books over the course of about 2 months, did OK enough to get in. I wouldn't spend all the money on the Review Course because if you do get into school, money gets really tight--start saving up as much now.

Don't attempt CRNA school if you are not 100% committed. Your post leads one to believe you just want a higher salary. A NP will probably make more than a RN, just for your info

CRNA school is a very large commitment. You need to look at what a CRNA does and not just the fact that they make a good income. After you look more into the field, you need to decide if you are willing to pursue becoming a Registered Nurse and hop...

Start by shadowing a CRNA to help determine if this is something you want to devote alot of time and effort to. After you get your RN, get into a busy SICU or Open Heart Unit. Get the GRE knocked out as quickly as possible and after you have met cr...

You get a score after you take the test, I can't remember if the highest you can get is 120 or 130.

check out aacn website for all info on testing

I never heard anything about my scores on GRE, CCRN scores did come up though.

I was in your shoes. I only had about 20 hours to finish by BS in biology, so I decided to go ahead and finish that and apply to nursing school. I had about a 3.5 with my biology degree (I took all the math, physics, organic, biochem, and biology)....

I took alot of practice tests

You will need critical care experience (vents, gtts, swans), you will not get those in a stepdown unit.