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  1. Current SRNAs, I need your wisdom.

    Many teachers will give you the syllabus ahead of time. What is wrong with catching up on reading?
  2. A day in life of front-loaded program

    More tests is better. Gives you a chance to increase your grade if you bombed one.
  3. Current SRNAs, I need your wisdom.

    If you got the syllabus of any classes pick the class that you think you will have the hardest time with and start reading. Will be easier for you in the long run.
  4. A day in life of front-loaded program

    Wakeup at 6:30. Eat breakfast out the door by 7:30. Drive for an hour. Sit in class for 3 hours. Study at the library for 2-3 hours. If exam for 5 hours. Then go home relax and study more. We had about 3-4 quizzes a week and an exam every week as wel...
  5. I was planning on applying for CRNA school in May 09. I already took my GRE and my ACLS cert. I went to the Director of the program to ask a question about my transcript and she notified me that the program still had a few spots left. She told me to ...
  6. How old is everyone?

    You got accepted for an '09 program? :uhoh21:
  7. CRNA in Air Force vs Army vs Navy

    Hey everyone, Is there a real difference between being a CRNA in the air force vs army vs navy? I am assuming that a CRNA in the Army can work in a Forward Surgical Team while also operating in a standard army hospital. How does the job differ for AF...
  8. CRNA in Air Force vs Army vs Navy

    You misunderstood my question. I am not interested about anesthesia school for the army or navy. I am interested about the role of a CRNA in the various branches and how they compare and contrast.
  9. Anesthesia Program Rankings 2008

    Interesting!
  10. any CRNAs as mid-level providers in the ICU?

    Some job descriptions i have seen say stuff like ICU?: Sometimes. So it must be somewhere...
  11. trouble finding a job in ICU in CT

    St Raphaels has spots available and they take new grads into the ICU's. How do i know... hrmm ;-)
  12. Nursing Salary

    I know St. Raphaels starts new grads with BSN @ 26.00 and Bridgeport starts new grads with BSN @ 26.50.
  13. Living in CT!

    From CNN / Money Best Places to Live 2006 Both Top 100 finalists City Population Fairfield 57,800 Stamford With Fairfield taking rank # 9. Talking about Crime. San Fransico has a...
  14. Living in CT!

    Wow way to generalize the entire state by 3 cities out of many. We have a few towns ranked in the top 100 towns to live in in the country. Many towns have very low crime and a nice New England feel. And it is close to the best city in the world, new...
  15. CCU RN wants to learn open hearts

    I am in a new grad in the CSICU @ a large facility, and I love it. Great experience, great people, and real acute. Some days are slow and some days are non stop you never know what will happen. I say go for it :)
  16. Question for adult ICU nurses

    1) Neostigmine and Glycopyrolate 2) Central Line 3) 7-8
  17. Are Quick Results available on Saturdays?

    Yes i got mine on a saturday
  18. I have come up with Ineffective Tissue Perfusion r/t pulmonary artery occlusion AEB hypoxemia, cyanosis, and hypotension. Now that is the best one I have come up with. I cant figure out any other good NSG Dx because they are very broad. Any help? Tha...
  19. Someone talk to me...

    Just finished the NCLEX. Took 76 questions not 75, and I am sure I failed.If i was doing well why wouldnt it have stopped at 75? It is just that so many questions i could have picked all of the answers and I had alot of trouble narrowing them down. ...
  20. Someone talk to me...

    I passed :)
  21. Mosby CAT indicator for pass/fail on NCLEX-RN

    I just took the NCLEX this morning and consistently scored 99% passing on the CAT. With a difficulty level of .387. Anyways I left the NCLEX this morning feeling as if the CAT made me over confident. The stuff the CAT tests you on is more physiologi...
  22. Someone talk to me...

    Thanks for the words :)
  23. Hey everyone, I have been doing the Lippincott and Kaplan practice exams and have a small range that I always fall into for results. On kaplan using their 2007 book i get 69-70% correct. While on the lippincott cd-rom i get in the high 70% Range. I a...
  24. Isolation Precautions / illnesses

    Maybe someone who took the NCLEX can elaborate. They probably have question that are like a person with TB should be on droplet precautions and not contact or standard.
  25. I got the MOSBY CAT and have scored 94-99% of passing. I am pretty confident now! :)