Just a CRNA

Nurse anesthesia certification is not overseen by NCLEX.

Not wanting to cast aspersions, but the USN&WR ranking is not based on any form of objective data. The ratings are based on surveys sent to program directors, not unlike the coaches' polls in football rankings. This ranking was computed in Janu...

If you are considering joining the military solely for financial reasons, please don't. Over a long career, I've seen quite a few very miserable individuals who followed that pathway. Our local Army Reserve recruiter always tells the anesthesia stu...

I was there today, and yesterday, and the day before... :wink2:

6:00 PM at the Kelly Center; 2820 Stadium Drive

Please, PLEASE, PLEASE don't do it. These are good intentions, but remember what paves the road to perdition...

The US Army Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia is in San Antonio. They'd be glad to talk to you about entrance requirements.

Are any of you tadpoles assigned to Decatur for clinicals?

Surely you meant "More difficult things in Nursing." :wink2:

at the risk of being repetitive, program rankings mean very little. here is a copy of a popular program ranking survey compared against coa accreditation time frames. since the coa actually visits the programs and does a top to bottom inspection, i...

There may be more misinformation in this thread than any other I've read in this forum. First of all, there is a huge difference between a clinical doctorate (such as a DNP) and a research doctorate (such as a PhD). It's WAY more than just semantic...

TCU's Class of 2007 had a 100% first time pass rate on boards. Second year in a row.

You're not the only one...and the end is in sight. Hang in there...the exhilaration of being done, being an advanced practice provider, and enjoying the lifestyle that comes as a reward for all your hard work cannot be put into words. You are 29, b...

You are quoting from an anesthesia student handbook. The statement suggests that merely striving for minimum clinical standards as an anesthesia student breaks with the tradition of nurse anesthesia. No one will deny that as a clinical student you ...

http://www.nursing.tcu.edu/accelerated.asp

AANA membership is not covered by tuition. You will pay for that separately, in the amount of $100.00.

The AANA doesn't require any ICU experience, they require one year of critical care experience. Critical thinking is the desired end state, and that can be achieved in areas other than ICU. Certainly, most applicants come from an ICU background, bu...

Echo that. The common thread amongst students who fail to succeed in anesthesia school, whether it be didactics or clinical, is that they tried to work AND be a student. If anesthesia is your chosen specialty, focus on that for the duration of your ...

a survey sent to program directors and deans of those programs leaves a lot of room for subjectivity. since this data was computed in january 2007 gathered from a survey sent in the fall of 2006, it is also less than current. here is a list taken fro...

Casla is correct. Although many programs prefer a spread of letters, from undergrad faculty, peers, supervisor, etc., admission committees are worldly enough to realize that isn't always possible. Also correct is the statement that these are nurse ...

US News rankings are notorious for being a popularity contest; the objective data is mixed in with subjective opinion. Once again, consider attrition rate, the number of years awarded by the most recent COA visit; the pass rate on certifying exams, a...

Yes, you can, as long as your degree is complete prior to the beginning of the anesthesia program. Just

It is entirely possible that your academic load while in didactics will qualify as CEs toward these recertifications. Just

Ah, but you spent your fifth post on this board making the above comment. Please enlighten us. Do you dispute the number of clinical sites? The locations? TCU's name recognition in those areas? Perhaps we can redirect to the OP's question and ad...

On that we agree. In this case, with clinical affiliations in California, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and multiple Texas locations, the one making the decision on who gets hired more likely has a connection to TCU. Just