betsylew

betsylew has 2 years experience and specializes in Med/Onc, SICU.

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1. Ventilators

   betsylew replied to krzysiu's topic in SRNA

   At my hospital, the RTs handle the vents. I know the basics of modes and such, but there is definitely more that I can learn. So I brushed up by asking RTs and MDs specific questions about things that I didn't understand. I also came up with case sce...

2. Pre- CRNA question

   betsylew replied to cmmg's topic in SRNA

   I don't think schools care whether you took your science classes at a 2yr or 4yr school. I took some classes at a university, some at a community college, and some online. No distinction was made between the three at my interview - they just seemed t...

3. Midwestern University Students/Alumni

   betsylew replied to calirn2006's topic in CRNA

   The school's website states, "Students will rotate to a variety of clinical sites in Arizona and New Mexico..." (see the curriculum tab). A couple of days ago, I spoke with someone in the clinical education department at Midwestern, and he said the s...

4. gpa 3.2

   betsylew replied to garfieldrn's topic in SRNA

   Brad- I think it is pretty common for nursing programs to use that modified grading scale (where 92% and up is an A). I went to Arizona State University and we used that same scale. A lot of CRNA programs look at your science GPA in addition to your ...

5. Interview

   betsylew replied to IAMLD's topic in SRNA

   I applied to the University of Kansas Medical Center.

6. Interview

   betsylew replied to IAMLD's topic in SRNA

   The school that I have an interview with sent me a list of clinical competencies, and they want me to be ready to discuss how well I meet the competencies. They include things like interpretation of ABGs and lab values, understanding of PA catheters ...

7. How to join CRNA

   betsylew replied to elizabethchacko's topic in SRNA

   A lot of schools' application deadlines for 2007 have already passed. There are some that are still accepting applications, but the deadlines for all the programs I've looked at are within the next couple months. You would have to get your transcript...

8. where do i go from here?

   betsylew replied to caramelnicola's topic in SRNA

   From what I've gathered, CRNA schools mostly look at your ICU experience. I don't think they really care about what kind of nursing you did before that. If you get experience with vents, vasoactive drips, cardiac meds, EKGs, and swans in your ER then...

9. Online Science Courses

   betsylew replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Learning

   MountainRN EMT - what school did you take your online organic chem class through?