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japaho41

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  1. Anyone have Info on WCU or SCU (Carolina) CRNA Programs?

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

    I know that Johnson was not the original program director when the program began a short time ago. A program is not fully accred until they graduate their first class to my understanding. So if this...

  2. Study: 100 patients a day in USA wake up during surgery

    japaho41 replied to hobbes's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Even though BIS may not be essential don't you think that at least having it and documenting your readings will help you if you were ever to have a patient contest that they were

  3. only top 4 percent?

    japaho41 replied to hbgwan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    GPA is not everything, a girl in my nursing class probably ended up with a 4.0 but clinically she was a disaster. This is a good example of why grades are not

  4. Which ICU to pick??

    japaho41 replied to girlie300000's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There are pro's and con's to all unit's CVICU is great in the fact that majority of your pt's come out of the OR w/ a swan, pacer, intubated @ on vasoactive gtts. This is great experience but the...

  5. MS vs MSN

    japaho41 replied to jesset2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It depends on the school that you attend. For instance Univ South Carolina awards Masters of Nurse Anesthesia, there program is under the medical school and not the nursing school, hence the change...

  6. Questions about Utah CRNA jobs

    japaho41 replied to ih8neuro's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have also heard that CRNA's are not highly used in Utah by a guy from Salt Lake in our program. Not sure why this is, doesn't seem to be the norm of cost effective

  7. Jumping the Gun

    japaho41 replied to ksc0723's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Do a search on the IFNA (Intl' Fed of Nurse Anesth.) I know that something is in the works to accredit US schools Internationally so that foreign students can come to the US recv' education and...

  8. Essential Concepts!

    japaho41 replied to hojimma's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Piper says it best. What I would not do right now to just do nothing and not have a care about what I should be doing. Make sure that you get enough relaxation because you will be fighting to get a...

  9. only top 4 percent?

    japaho41 replied to hbgwan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If CRNA schools only took the top 4% then they would strictly look at GPA and nothing else. Is this class rank published somewhere that we are not aware of? I didn't happen to see it on my...

  10. Anyone have Info on WCU or SCU (Carolina) CRNA Programs?

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

    WCU is a new program as of this year. I had recently heard from someone in my program that the director had left already. So take that for what it is worth. The former director of WCU was once the...

  11. Which ICU to pick??

    japaho41 replied to girlie300000's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would not undercut medical and say that they are not as sick (ARDS & Sepsis present in more advanced stages compared to surgical) because in most cases they are sicker and have more chronic...

  12. Which ICU to pick??

    japaho41 replied to girlie300000's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    CV ICU is typically Cardiovascular ICU or post open heart, not the same as CCU. Since you have the MICU experience, your best bet to get into CRNA school would be Surg/Trauma ICU or CVICU. I have...

  13. Loans

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

    1) Work overtime 2) Sign a travel contract & possibly make up to double. 3) Look for a Anesthesia group/hospital for a stipend 4) Just take the money out that you need, plan ahead, over estimate...

  14. What did you do?

    japaho41 replied to jen123321's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I believe that you will only get approved for a certain amount above the cost of your tuition to cover books, etc... The 18,500 is the max amount that you can take out in federal loans to cover...

  15. Question of the day

    japaho41 replied to zozzy777's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yes, you are correct that a lot of questions could probably be answered with a little research. Some people are not familiar with all the access that they have at their fingertips. People that have...

  16. Pre-grad school online courses

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

    If I were you I would focus on core courses that apply to most any MSN program if you have not taken them already. Save your money on out of state fees, you can take these courses online through UNCG...

  17. Undergrad Classes

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

    Chemistry: You would at least want to take organic & some programs require Biochem as well. What I suggest is to do your research on 5 or so perspective schools that you could possibly forsee...

  18. Weighing the benifits of CRNA school.....

    japaho41 replied to 2B_RN_2008's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just make sure it is the right time for you to take on this challenge, especially if moving to another state where there is a program is not an option. Right now, it may seem to you that it can...

  19. East Carolina University CRNA program

    japaho41 replied to bura50's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am already in the program. If I were you I would not stress too much about the clinical questions. I didn't not experience intense drilling of clincial scenarios that others have experienced in...

  20. East Carolina University CRNA program

    japaho41 replied to bura50's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    look at this thread at Eastern Carolina, ECU CRNA2B covers the interview process. Let me know if you have any specific questions that pertain to the

  21. Eastern carolina CRNA SCHOOL

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

    About core classes- I would suggest that if you feel that your chemistry skills are sufficient then try to knock out a couple of the core courses prior to starting the program. You could take the...

  22. Crna School Interview Help?

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

    This a good list to prepare yourself, I wouldn't think that you would be heavily drilled upon your depth of clinical knowledge to this extent. Think of the unit you work in and put yourself with a...

  23. CRNA/SRNA Studying Techniques?

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

    I find that using notecards and making a table (example muscle, origin, insertion, action, nerve, artery) works well for me. Especially for classes like pharmacology & anatomy. Making up...

  24. Terrible Undergrad GPA

    japaho41 replied to Burnt2's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Give it a go, some schools are just not stricly looking at numbers. Your experience, CCRN, and extras make up for other

  25. Any mothers out there who have been through CRNA school with young children at home?

    japaho41 replied to 6xblessd's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't have any children but I have been exposed to the strugles that those in my class face that do have children. They have compare this experience to basically creating a single parent home for...