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  1. Medical College of GA's program?

    nilepoc replied to Notanurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We practice central line insertions, lumbar aproaches, and have labs for anatomy twice a

  2. Medical College of GA's program?

    nilepoc replied to Notanurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Blaze, I would be careful making generalized statements like that. there are many programs with simulators. We have two, and ours has been featured on NBC news. GUS is the simulator and I believe...

  3. How much CHEMISTRY did you take as an undergrad?

    nilepoc replied to Roland's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have to concur with Doug and wintermute, From where I sit the world is chemistry. I personally went back and took physics and chemistry again before applying to CRNA school. I also took molecular...

  4. CNM to CRNA...

    nilepoc replied to babycatcher's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Qwiigley that was a New Mexico Salary. Baby Catcher Let me know if you are considering Georgetown, i would be glad to talk to you about it. I currently live in Silver Spring MD. Which part...

  5. CNM to CRNA...

    nilepoc replied to babycatcher's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You should have no problem finding a position in the ICU. I would say that if you play your cards right, you could even swing a sign on bonus for your trouble. If you would like to relocate to my...

  6. CNM to CRNA...

    nilepoc replied to babycatcher's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think I read somewhere, maybe at aana.com that the minimum length of any program is 24 months. I believe you will have to get in there with the rest of the applicants, and do the masters thing...

  7. Is CRNA compatible with having a family?

    nilepoc replied to dianacs's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't know how many of the women in my program have children, but their are only six men and eighteen women in my upcomming program. I have no idea how the distribution is for the Navy students....

  8. stupid nurse

    nilepoc replied to Montague's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Go for it, and take the GRE it is not that bad. I had a 1.95 when I left my first school and my cummulitive GPA for 200 plus hours is a 3.2. So you can do it.

  9. CRNA Debate from www.studentdoctor.net

    nilepoc replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    oooops i did it agian......... on studentdoctors.net I am just in awe of the one sided opinions presented by the soon to be doctors on this site. I am consistently amazed at the inability of these...

  10. CRNA Debate from www.studentdoctor.net

    nilepoc replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thank you Kevin, You summed up many of the things I intended to say last night. But I was too busy explaining to one of the astute MD's in my ICU who has years of deep ranging education, how my...

  11. CRNA Debate from www.studentdoctor.net

    nilepoc replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well I don't know how many of you read my blog, but I had originally intended not to participate in the the derisive and vetupritive discussions going on at studentdoctors.net. I just couldn't let...

  12. Nurse Anesthetist Shortage

    nilepoc replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Its copied from the front page of allnurses, and the publication, is USA

  13. Becoming a CRNA - From One Who Did It

    nilepoc replied to kmchugh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Rock Climbing with a minor in computer science. I did very well in my rock climbing and never went to the classes in my minor. Thus the bad showing. I should not have gone straight to college after...

  14. Becoming a CRNA - From One Who Did It

    nilepoc replied to kmchugh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    CSojet, you can get in and probably will. Do well on your GRE and you will have a better chance. If you go back and find some of my earlier posts, you will see that I was much like you. I left my...

  15. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    nilepoc replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Well I found out we are getiing T-shirts and a pen. Boy maybe I should consider not going off to grad school after all. happy nurses week everyone.

  16. Do you watch Medical shows?

    nilepoc replied to old-master's topic in General Nursing

    Ever since I started working in a Trauma ICU, I have stopped watching Trauma life in the ER. for some reason it hits me hard. It must have something to do with not being their and being able to...

  17. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

    nilepoc replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    Q2wks $1700 $2750 before withholdings. best check ever with three OT (which pay double rate) $2950 Last year was 75K Our diff's are 27% base on weekends, and 15% weekdays. My position is...

  18. What Freaks You Out?

    nilepoc replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    te worst for me has to be...... Peeling the palms off of a fresh burn during debreedment. especially if the finger nails come with it. ewwwwww. On the other hand, tattoos become very vibrant on...

  19. Bubble gum myth or truth?

    nilepoc replied to proud2bme's topic in General Nursing

    The hair ball is a true thing, called a bezoar. I took care of a psych patient who ate anything, and had to have many bezoars removed. He once swallowed a stethoscope so that only the ears were...

  20. Becoming a CRNA - From One Who Did It

    nilepoc replied to kmchugh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have to totally agree with Kevin, I have already been aproached once by a head hunter. I am guessing that she found me by searching on the internet somehow. She found my photo website and...

  21. Vecuronium question

    nilepoc replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can tell you that in my institution, vec. dripss are common practice, especially with pressure control ventilation, and CMV modes. We routinely give ativan and fentanyl or MSO4 along with the vec....

  22. Night Shift Differential

    nilepoc replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    here we get 15%/hour for weekdays and 25%/hour for weekends, Fri, Sat. Last year, 10% of my salary was differential. Not

  23. Verbal Orders, Do you take them?

    nilepoc posted a topic in General Nursing

    In my Hospital, a 300 bed teaching facility that has a level one trauma center and 24 hour coverage by all specialties, our surgical ICU is not allowed to take verbal orders. This practice stems from...

  24. Transition from restraint to restraint free facility

    nilepoc replied to Ric's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    hmmmm, make sure their trach ties are tight and that the vent connection is loose and listen for the alarm. This sounds like a nutso policy to me. Can't you at least use propofol? And why can't you...

  25. Blood transfusions in ER

    nilepoc replied to amy's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I just don't get the whole idea of having an IV team, we do all of or own IV therapy. Matter of fact the floors regularly call down for ICU and ER nurses to come help them. As for the...