aalya123

Thanks! Yes I am looking to move downtown. I would like something within walking distance of the hospital and I hear there is also a quick public bus that goes from some places to the hospital as well.

Hello all, I will be moving to Baltimore to start my new job at UMMC! I'm so excited but the thought of trying to find housing is extremely daunting. For those who are familiar with the downtown Baltimore area could you post some addresses or links of apartments or other types of housing that would be safe to live in. It would help me in so many ways. I've heard rough things about the downtown area and want to be sure I'm choosing a good location (can't put a price on safety). Thanks in advance!

Shadowing is the equivalent to a job interview. When you see a job you are interested in you contact the nurse recruitment office and tell them you would like to interview on that floor. You shadow the unit for ~4 hours and then you have the formal interview with the nurse manager. It's a nice way of doing things, I really like it. Some hospitals have this some don't.

One more thing. don't be that person/avoid that person who ONLY and ALWAYS talks about nursing school. Those people get super annoying and add to your stress levels

I definitely do want to pursue a Masters degree. When I came into the program I was 100% set on trying to become a Nurse Anesthetist, but I find myself second guessing that already because I realized a lot of interests of mine. I am currently in the process of shadowing different units however there are many classmates of mine who already have job offers from Strong, Rochester General, and Highland (they started the shadowing process very early). I'm not too keen on staying in Rochester (I've lived in upstate NY my whole life so I'm ready for something different. Many outside area hospitals are hesitant to hire Graduate Nurses who aren't affiliated with their schools, so I will be looking hardcore for jobs elsewhere once I pass the NCLEX and have an RN. I think my experience has been good, I am so very happy that this program is only one year long. But when I look back on it ALL, if I had to do it all over again I would have rather stayed at my first college and done the traditional 2-year route. It's just my personal preference. If I need to give you one great big huge gigantic piece of advice it would be to manage your time extremely well. If you can master the art of organizing yourself, you will be fine and less stressed than your other classmates. If you have anymore questions you can private msg me, Id be happy to answer! Someone also asked me where I'm doing my capstone, I was really fortunate to get my first choice pick, the Neonatal ICU. I'm pretty excited for 12-hour night shifts - woo woo!

Im glad to see people are still posting on this thread. I'd forgotten all about it. I started in May 2009 and I cannot believe I have 3 more weeks left of classes, then Capstone for a month. If anyone has questions, feel free to ask

I just got accepted into U of R's accelerated bachelors nursing program. Just wanted to start a thread to see who else is going there!

That really is the BEST idea. you save time and have the potential for more ICU experience. Be forwarned though, Accelerated programs are INSANE. I go to SUNY Buffalo, and have a friend in the accelerated program (its only a year) and she says it's ridiculous at times. No way could she handle a job with her workload. My suggestion would be to PLAN PLAN PLAN! Look for a RN-BSN program that is flexible enough to let you work as well on the side (maybe part-time even). Random fact: Did anyone know UNC-Chapel Hill has an online accelarated program...:typing

Oh my goodness, lol those are amazing GPA's I would like it if more people commented on this thread, i too am hoping to go to CRNA school one day.

^haha small world, but many thanks for the info!

Columbia's tuition runs about 60,000 grand. Being the school it is, I'd assume that'd be the upper level

I was reading about acute and intensive care jobs in some hospitals around where I live, a lot of them require extra training. Is it possible to get the type of acute care setting you need for CRNA school right after you get out of college?

i think columbia has one of the most expensive programs, it runs about $60,000

are there foreign programs equivellent to those of nursing anethesia programs in the us? the ifna website lists several countries and their nursing anesthesia education & practices. http://ifna-int.org/ifna/page.php?35 when i checked on the aana website the only other country they had listed was puerto rico. i'm wondering if this list is only accredited institutions in america?