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  1. Has anyone got accepted to CRNA school with a GPA less than 3.0?????

    ready4crna? replied to hotnursy14's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    :rotfl: Yes, I am immature and infantile, but gawd did this make me laugh. (The hours studying are gettin' to

  2. Parking in the Texas Medical Center

    ready4crna? replied to cemrn's topic in Texas Nursing

    TMC usually charges about $70-80/month to park at outer lots- smithlands and the south extension lots. The train ride or bus shuttle in is included in the fee and you can park on campus during off...

  3. CRNA or MDA?

    ready4crna? replied to mambutz7hart's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    No one can tell you how to live your life. No one can tell you what the sacrifice required for each of these paths is going to be for you. I am sure there are others here who are more than glad to...

  4. CRNA Questions

    ready4crna? replied to gapeach427's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    GA- please look in the stickies and do a search for requirements of individual programs at aana.com. to answer your questions- some programs will accept levelIII NICU experience. ALL programs will...

  5. Best degree for a Nursing Management Position?

    ready4crna? replied to Bnmakr1's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on what type of nursing mgmt you want to do. Healthcare is a unique animal that the business side operates like no other. (what other industry are you obligated to provide a service for a...

  6. using a level 1?

    ready4crna? replied to whatnext's topic in MICU, SICU

    What- A level 1 is a brand name for a type of rapid fluid infuser/warmer. (large amounts of fluid put into a patient under pressure) B/P by palp. will give you an arterial occlusion pressure roughly...

  7. Schools Not Requiring Chemistry

    ready4crna? replied to mitch8lem's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I go to a school that does not REQUIRE o-chem/chem for admission, but let's look at my current course load for chem knowledge and depth- Pathology- some chem here Chemistry for anesthesia- yep,...

  8. CRNA Salaries - Will They Drop?

    ready4crna? replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    as a future grad with loans to pay back-I would have to say yes, yes they will drop, don't bother applying and definitely don't think about graduating. on a serious note- "they" are predicting...

  9. Admission Points for Acceptance

    ready4crna? replied to GmanRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Depends on each school and the criteria for admission. Any specific

  10. pregnancy and hepa B shot

    ready4crna? replied to smilesalot's topic in Texas Nursing

    smiles- there is no contraindication to the hep b vaccine and being pregnant. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/faqb-pregnancy.htm this link is for the cdc's pregnancy and hep b site. it...

  11. boards need to regulate MA's

    ready4crna? replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    rninwch- Thank you for clarifying my point. MA's are an extension of the MEDICAL practice act, not the nurse practice act. We wouldn't want the MD's telling us how to practice nursing. Due to what is...

  12. Chances ???

    ready4crna? replied to CCUROB's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Depends on the program's applicant pool, minimum GPA or GRE scores as to whether those stats will get you an interview. Remember-the stats/experience/letters of recommendation get you the interview,...

  13. Nursing Schools in MD/DC area

    ready4crna? replied to KTPMaryland2's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Actually, I am in school in texas. Up to this point I have lived in MD all my life and know alot about the area. Grew up in rockville, graduated from MC and UMB. I did not want to go to UMD's CRNA...

  14. boards need to regulate MA's

    ready4crna? replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    MA's are regulated by the Medical board in most states. They are a creation of the MD's and operate with delegated duties of the physician. Nursing boards will not be able to regulate them due to this...

  15. Hamot/Gannon University

    ready4crna? replied to hopefullsrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hopefull- can't answer the specifics for HGU but, most interviews fall along two paths- clinical (CCRN type ?'s) and personal (Why should we choose you?) Prepare clinically with a CCRN review and...

  16. CRNA Fulltime-- How do you survive??

    ready4crna? replied to hopeful84's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hopeful- there are plenty of threads on this subject, but essentially survival is like all things in life, planning. Eliminate debt as much as possible- Credit card, car payment, etc. Learn to live on...

  17. Why become a CRNA

    ready4crna? replied to Sapper41's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sapper- now that the peanut gallery has sounded off- I chose to go back to become a CRNA for the autonomy/responsibility, academic challenge, and ability to practice utilizing my mind more than my...

  18. AM I Smart ENOUGH?!

    ready4crna? replied to Brad_RN_Student_PA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    As far as the first part of your post- those feeling and frustrations are normal. As for the second part- Develop your critical thinking skills. Why does the AANA require a year of critical care? It...

  19. CRNA class size?

    ready4crna? replied to alumno's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    texas wesleyan university. They require the students to be on campus for a year, then you go to clinical sites across the

  20. Distance education programs for CRNA?

    ready4crna? replied to yellow finch's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yikes! I can't imagine what the success rate is with distance learning for this

  21. What schools should I apply to?

    ready4crna? replied to FutureRN1908's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Catholic, georgetown, univ.of md @shady grove, montgomery college-takoma park, Prince george's cc, columbia union, Howard univ., frederick cc. All of these are in the MD/DC area. all have at least a...

  22. CRNA class size?

    ready4crna? replied to alumno's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    TWU (largest program in the country I think) admits approx. 150 each year (graduates approx 100 each year) my class is 14 there is a program in the northwest that admits 6. Each program is limited...

  23. Is anyone happy they chose nursing?

    ready4crna? replied to ohyeah's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I would want to do anything else. The job has it's bad side, but the good days far outnumber the

  24. Husband & wife both in CRNA school....

    ready4crna? replied to ethelbsnrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Ethel- I personally would advise against this. If you have both been accepted to the same program, for the same class, it MIGHT be doable, but I cannot tell from your post if this is a scenario you...

  25. Someone please respond to my GI job questions!!!!

    ready4crna? replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of what your prospective employer has told you, your NPA does seem to prohibit IV push medications by an LPN. The practice act itself has no reference to IV meds, but in a subsection there...