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I am all done with CRNA school so since I have been there I will answer. ENJOY EVERY MINUTE YOU HAVE ONCE YOU GET ACCEPTED!!!! DON'T STUDY OR EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY, ETC. GO ON A GREAT VACATION, ETC.

Every OR observation experience I ever did i thought was boring as well. Yes, there are times when you will be bored, but not often. I did consider nurse practitioner. WIth the hours that most nurse practitioners work to make their money you just ...

1. Yes there are tons of volunteer opportunities 2. Yes you can work independently in all 50 states. The only thing that limits your opportunity is the facility you are in. 3. The only way it would be hard to switch to admin/edu is the salary cut...

I am not Indian, but have worked with some and understand how your culture is affecting this decision. They probably just don't realize what we do as CRNA's. I know in your culture if you aren't a doctor, lawyer, or business owner you just aren't c...

This is possibly the worst advice that I have ever heard given. First of all as a previous poster mentioned no one cares at all what race you are when you are delivering their anesthesia. I'd be more than happy to have someone who was purple put me...

As a graduate of TCU this is what I experienced as a student there...Personal care and concern. I can't tell you how many students from Texas Wesleyan said to me personally that they were disappointed in their treatment and felt like just a number. ...

MJ is not such a huge loss....from someone who actually knows what goes on in that office. THe other person in there is MJ on steriods when it comes to running that place. I am sure it will take a while to train someoen new, but i have no doubts it...

Just get into the nursing program and graduate. If you take any extra classes take extra bio, or chem. Focus on the schools that you'd like to get into and see what they require that you don't have. Don't worry too much at this time you are far aw...

When you see both campuses, meet the staff, go through the interview processes you will not have any problem making a decision. At least I didn't. TCU is hands down a better campus, resources, etc. They take care of their students too once they ge...

I would tend to agree with the others that it would not count if you aren't fully functioning in ICU. Where I was our LVN's did everything. Best of luck O

It should count. Most places no longer allow LVN's to practice in critical care settings, but when I was an ICU RN there were a few LVN's grandfathered in who knew their stuff. Just remember all of your experiences in life count in making you what ...

Doing a bunch of interviewing next week. Any tips anyone?

Excellent post Piper...I couldn't agree more. Good luck to the original poster. O

WHY SB 1314 AND HB 3313 ARE BAD PUBLIC POLICY THIS IS A SCOPE OF PRACTICE FIGHT! FACTS: With insufficient funds for critical needs in the state, why create a licensure advisory board and licensure process for fewer than 20 people in Texas? The Texas...

It will get easier with time for you to manage things. You are going through what we all went through our first months of school. Nothing can really prepare you for it. Just keep at it. Good luck and keep it up. O

You are correct. That is how it works. 1st semester is at TCU and the rest may be at the distance site.

There is a bottom line to this whole discussion. There are a million small points to argue back and forth we could go on forever. The point is....AA's are a threat to CRNA's. As so many have pointed out they can take our jobs. Will AA's decrease pat...

THere are no online CRNA programs that I am aware of. The TCU distance option works like this. For the 1st 6 months you must attend class in Fort Worth at TCU. The second semester if there are 2 or more students wanting to do the distance option th...

There is a shortage of providers to mostly rural areas. THe problem is AA's will not fill this gap. They can only work under the supervision of an anesthesiologist (who most don't live in these areas). CRNA's are qualified to work independently wh...

It's a funny thing how life and our commitments don't stop because we want to go back to school. I agree with most of the posters here. 1st talk to your ex and if your child doens't really need this money at this time go to a lawyer together and ha...

You know i do recall a thread about this and someone did post some good information on this. I can't quite remember at this time. I just remember talking to the director of my program who is pretty much a legend. And that is what my director was ...

This ranking is very political in nature and has nothing to to with pass rates or what the programs offer. Just something to keep in mind when looking at the US News and World Report.

I think a lot of people on this board are sick of the GPA question. 3.1 here 2 years of ICU experience and around 1000 on the GRE. All of that doesn't mean squat. I am a year into a very tough CRNA program and i have a 4.0. So, for everyone's inform...

This has come up before so you may want to do a search. But with that said you have to put what you think and what is the truth. You have to be able to explain what you want for your future. Think about it....if you are doing this you should have ...

Boy has this started a little riot on here. I am in school and have no children. I do agree with some of this post, but i guess it could have been said a little differently and there is more to consider than just the presence of children or not. I...