japaho41

japaho41

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  1. ECU anyone

    japaho41 replied to willti1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Accepted

  2. Why SICU??

    japaho41 replied to GregRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    SICU = variety of post-surgical patients, trauma, fluid resusitation, vasopressors, sepsis, ARDS, lots of vents CVICU- I call sometimes a heart factory, advantange everyone post CABG comes out with a...

  3. Mandatory DNP for CRNA's by 2015

    japaho41 replied to marvinskbaby1's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    So what your saying is that by the time I done with my masters, I should possibly start looking at Doctoral

  4. PDA or Laptop?

    japaho41 replied to Floridanurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Recently purchased Toshiba Satellite Laptop and plan on also getting Palm PC as

  5. CRNA schools starting in Janauary

    japaho41 replied to Lucy54's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Duke, UNCC, ECU, West Carolina, South Carolina are all the schools I know of in the southeast starting in

  6. CRNA schools starting in Janauary

    japaho41 replied to Lucy54's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    That is correct they state have apps in 6 weeks prior

  7. GRE Dilemma

    japaho41 replied to BEN_RN12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think the GRE is a joke. I am with most of you here. I did not score spectacular 950's I think. I suggest try to take it one more time and try to get at least closer to 1000. With a GPA of 3.5...

  8. Agency Experience?

    japaho41 replied to 2ndChance's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Agency Can be looked in a couple different ways in my opinion. First you could say that you are agency for financial preparation. Second for a variety of assignments. However the problem with...

  9. Duke anyone?

    japaho41 replied to STICU-RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Applied, Have not heard a

  10. ICU Skills checklist as part of my resume?

    japaho41 replied to SteveNNP's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Your clear advantange here is that you have a comfort level with a population that most of us have never had the experience of taking care of beyond nursing school. Some of us taking care of babies...

  11. New grad in the ER, is CRNA school out of the question?

    japaho41 replied to extowboater's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would agree with this totally. ER nurses are among the hardest worked group of nurses in a hosiptal. It is work that I have never desired to do. I have found in my limited time in the ER that it...

  12. New grad in the ER, is CRNA school out of the question?

    japaho41 replied to extowboater's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This post right here pretty much sums why ER nurses should never be even considered to be admitted to a program without significant ICU experience. Why? Read the above post and that is why. To add to...

  13. How many of the applicant really meet all of the requirements?

    japaho41 replied to troyb's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My take on the admission process is that if you are lacking in a certain area you best be exceptional in a few others to have a fighting chance. The process is rigorously competiive especially the...

  14. How many schools did you apply to?

    japaho41 replied to malenurse2001's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Beginners luck, just think of all the app money you saved.

  15. Who's applied or is planning to apply this summer?

    japaho41 replied to piper_for_hire's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would think that when the deadline for this year's classes has past it would be okay to start firing away at your apps. I did all mine at once regardless of the deadlines. I had all my apps in 3-7...

  16. How many schools did you apply to?

    japaho41 replied to malenurse2001's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Applied to 6 programs Interviewed at 1 so far Have 3 interviews scheduled between July and

  17. Who's applied or is planning to apply this summer?

    japaho41 replied to piper_for_hire's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Applied to: East Carolina - interviewed awaiting decision USC-Columbia - interview in July UNC-Charlotte - applied no word from them yet Duke- applied deadline is July 1 Raleigh School- interview Nov....

  18. Anyone accepted with small ICU experience?

    japaho41 replied to manna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You are correct in that it is the total package. However where working at a smaller ICU has it's disadvantages is beyond the fact of no open heart program. Most do not take level I or II trauma,...

  19. Any info on Duke's CRNA program?

    japaho41 replied to butler17's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Applied to Duke. No response yet, deadline July 1. The old director of Duke is now @ W. Carolina, which is a new program, not accredited yet. What I know of the program: It's good, they want/will...

  20. drug testing...

    japaho41 replied to dfk's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I hope that you didn't make a big deal about being tested, because if you don't have anything to hide take the swab or the piss and be done with it. If you want to waste all that hard work to get in...

  21. University of South Carolina

    japaho41 replied to USCARN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have applied to USC also. I was not impressed by the fact that the anesthesia admissions person could not figure out how to obtain my GRE scores that have been available to them for over a month...

  22. Obtaining letters of recommendation while switching hospitals?

    japaho41 replied to Dreamweaver2be's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I was in a similar situation when I applied. Being that I was at my new position less than six months I did not feel comfortable asking my new supervisor for a rec. therefore I used my old position...

  23. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

    japaho41 replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

    I think it needs to be routine for anyone in healthcare to always intiate any interaction with a patient by an introduction of their name, title and what they are planning to do with you. To go about...

  24. Visitation and staying the night

    japaho41 replied to optimisticSRNA's topic in MICU, SICU

    It is a difficult decision to make despite the unit policy. I have in the past when I did work nights allow it on depending on the situation with the patients. There are some nurses that I feel have...

  25. PDA's and the ICU

    japaho41 replied to Rivs's topic in MICU, SICU

    Fast Facts is the most complete program I have come across for