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i believe that as long as you know what exactly crna programs are looking for in an applicant, the chances of getting in definitely increases. please don't apply just because or if you haven't even fulfilled the prerequisites;you need all of them! (y...

although a strong knowledge of post op heart recovery is essential (for hemodynamics, swans, etc.), i highly recommend going somewhere with a lot of variety. crnas are typically involved in different kinds of cases, likewise, an icu nurse dealing w/ ...

sure! i got into georgetown. i don't think crna schools care much, as long as the courses are approved & you do well in them. i actually took biochem as well as statistics at different community colleges, fyi..

i took a semester of biochem at a community college while i was working as a rn in a sicu. my undergrad (uva) never required us to take a lick of chemistry while i was in the nursing bsn program, so i didn't. the community college allowed me to enrol...

i'd have to agree w/ the rest of them. finish your degree & take the courses later if needed. i'm entering crna school this fall. my undergrad bsn program didn't even require chemistry or physics so never took it. i just took the required bioche...

1) georgetown: interviewed & accepted 2) umab: interview was offered but i declined. congrats for getting in & good luck everyone!!

btw, i'm also a float pool nurse, which allows me to get experience other than sicu such as cardiovascular recovery, medical icu, burn icu, ccu, intermediate care, including floor experience..just a thought if you won't mind floating once in a while ...

i started in a sicu as a new grad. it was challenging in the beginning i have to admit, but totally worth it. i now have 4.5 yrs of sicu experience & going to crna school this fall (woohoo). (btw, i didn't enter the icu thinking about crna school...

i'm a pre srna who got accepted into georgtown for this fall. i have an interview set for umab in a few weeks. even if i have a great interview and i do get accepted, i think i'd still lean towards georgetown. should i just not interview w/ them? the...

thanks! don't hesitate to email about any questions!! good luck to you too!!!

i'm on 3g!! haha..

with regards to umab, it says the admission requirements for master's applicants is a "baccalaureate degree with an upper division nursing major from an nlnac-accredited program" as well as "current licensure for the practice of nursing in at least o...

i got into georgetown & i will interview at umab next month (i just applied to those 2). i'll be starting this fall (woohoo :rotfl: ) also, the reasons why a certain hospital may be more open to new grads entering sicus & critical care units...

I tried to email you bk2va03, but your private box is full. Here's my stats: My nursing GPA was about 3.5, science about 3.7. I took biochemistry when working (B), & retook the statistics course (A) (I got a C in undergrad). My GRE score is 1190 ...

yes, after 4.5 years i'm defininitely comfortable there. about after a year off orientation, i became "just comfortable & familiarized" working on the unit, but you still have many things to learn. the couple of years after that, you strengthen y...

immediately after graduation i started the sicu "new grad fellowship program" at the washington hospital center in d.c. it was about 3-4 months in length too. in the beginning, it's only classroom & learning, w/ tests pretty often. i have to admi...

i believe that a bsn is highly recommended & looked favorably upon by the crna admissions staff. (i have a bsn & starting crna school this fall) yes, there are a few science courses that are not required by the nursing program, but you can al...

yeah, i'm roudy's (ex) coworker from the d.c. area! are you the one living in hawaii right now? :chuckle

i wanted to thank everyone as well for giving me soo much advice these last few years as i was preparing for admissions into crna school. i've also been accepted into georgetown and still waiting on umab. congrats to tumpler44 and maybe we'll see e...

Hello. I'm currently in the process of applying to CRNA school for next fall '05 & almost done. I took an elective Chemistry class last year at a community college. However, the professor was so terrible that i dropped out & actually wrote a ...

Thanks to all who responded. I'm still thinking about this...

Hello. I'm currently in the process of applying to grad school for next fall '05 & almost done. I took an elective Chemistry class last year at a community college. However, the professor was so terrible that i dropped out & actually wrote a ...

Thank you all for your input & advice. I'm gonna think about this.. :stone

Thanks for your input. To clarify what happened, when I stopped going to the class, the deadline to withdraw with tuition refund AND with an "incomplete" had already passed. After that deadline, you HAD to receive a grade. There was no "withdraw" or ...

Here's a little something that freaked me out: I'm a nurse in a Surgical ICU & was taking care of an organ donor patient, preparing to take him to the OR in the am (to recover his organs). I left the room & when I returned, I noticed his left...