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  1. Poor Gpa, Great Everything Else

    nurselizk replied to twistta's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Contact the programs you're interested in to find out what you're up against. Some programs won't consider anyone under a 3.0. Some will look at your entire GPA, others the last 2 years, especially...

  2. A day in the life of a SRNA

    nurselizk replied to rn326's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yeah, in descending priority: 1) They accept you 2) Works for your family situation--the type program isn't the factor, it's the program duration, location and the vibes you get from the faculty and...

  3. What would you do for this patient?

    nurselizk replied to UM Review RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    A patient with low Hgb can have acceptable sats but too little oxygen-carrying capacity to maintain good oxygen delivery. It's great that her level of consciousness tolerated the low BP OK, but the...

  4. CRNA vs Med school, tough decision, heres my story

    nurselizk replied to Crossfit SRNA2b's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Shadow a CRNA. Shadow a doc. Talk to people who have recently graduated from med school, CRNA school and those doing their residencies. Find out in more detail what the career preparation and...

  5. Study Help!!!!

    nurselizk replied to naturalgas's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Talk to your upperclassmen to find out whether your instructors test primarily from the powerpoints or, if not, how to focus your studies and manage your time. In our classes where there were huge...

  6. Applying for CRNA school

    nurselizk replied to ckh23's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Your ICU experience must be as an RN, but it does not need to be after completion of your BSN. Many people work in critical care while doing an RN-to-BSN program, and are eligible to start a CRNA...

  7. How long did it take you to get accepted into CRNA school?

    nurselizk replied to Nicole23RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Then again, perhaps those who have considered this approach among others and chose otherwise, are 'qualified' to weigh in on the question at hand. Personally, I chose to go straight to surgical ICU...

  8. Procedures on DNR/DNI patients

    nurselizk replied to hell000nurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    I believe they want to know what YOU think about the

  9. Question: FNP to CRNA?

    nurselizk replied to butterflyeffect's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There are direct-entry MSN programs at some schools that allow a person without a nursing degree to earn a BSN and MSN together, then sit for the NCLEX. Keep in mind that if that's the route you're...

  10. Laptop Computers for Class

    nurselizk replied to GmanRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm finishing my first semester and haven't bought a new computer yet. I have an older laptop I lug around when I need to, and our classroom has laptops at every desk. If you haven't bought one yet,...

  11. MSN vs MS

    nurselizk replied to linemen30's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Not sure why you would want to do postdoc work. You can get a faculty position without it. Are there postdoc positions in nurse

  12. 2009 and 2010 Filled?

    nurselizk replied to JadamR15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If it were me, I'd cast a wider net, rather than wait that long.... There are schools that would let you get started sooner, do you really want to wait that

  13. Am I wasting my time???

    nurselizk replied to Nursemom74's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You might need to be flexible in your choice of schools, too. Some will value great recommendations the most, some will value a great GPA or GRE score the

  14. CRNA school require Organic chemistry?

    nurselizk replied to grifftith's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

  15. 2009 and 2010 Filled?

    nurselizk replied to JadamR15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Broad question... can you clarify? What school? You're in a CRNA forum, are you talking about CRNA programs? If the program has a fall 2008 start, they've probably selected their class by now. But...

  16. Loans- How much were your CRNA school loans?

    nurselizk replied to Mannursemike's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You can't work. Don't even think about it. I'm in my first semester and the people who thought they could work just one shift a week fell behind right away and had to quit. You might be able to...

  17. What undergraduate minors should I consider?

    nurselizk replied to forchunet's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Rather than minor in something, why not just take the extra bio and chem classes? You don't even need to have them in before graduation. Concentrate on getting the best grades you can in all your...

  18. Bottom-feeders in the hierarchy of anesthesia caregivers

    nurselizk replied to gasmaster's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Does he provide citations to back up these claims? Particularly about CRNAs in ACTs vs. independent

  19. Do men have priority when considered for Nursing School?

    nurselizk replied to playbanjogood's topic in Men in Nursing

    I was the one who mentioned a nurse manager who thought she preferred older nurses. Until she found that many of them needed to take time off to care for elderly parents. It was a relative of mine,...

  20. ?CRNA vs a teacher?

    nurselizk replied to yessy28's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think you need to figure out what you want to be (you have a lot of time to do that). You do need a lot of chemistry to be a CRNA. But, more importantly, you need to choose a career according to...

  21. I'm in... with one year experience

    nurselizk replied to Forrest Forrest Gump's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Neurogeek, I'm not suggesting for a moment that my critical care experience was not helpful. Just that there is so much more to everything that we could have managed patients much better if we'd...

  22. Is 1 year exp. too soon for CCRN?

    nurselizk replied to mummer43's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Mummer, it's 1750 hrs of patient care. That usually takes almost a year, but the only requirement is 1750 hrs of patient care, not a certain length of

  23. I'm in... with one year experience

    nurselizk replied to Forrest Forrest Gump's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    As to your first point, about ICU knowledge as a foundation: In anesthesia school you will find that much of what you or any other critical care nurse, no matter how experienced, thought you knew was...

  24. Do men have priority when considered for Nursing School?

    nurselizk replied to playbanjogood's topic in Men in Nursing

    I sincerely hope that believing a guy should get hiring preference because he can't have children, is not considered

  25. I'm in... with one year experience

    nurselizk replied to Forrest Forrest Gump's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    More absurdity.... Forrest, you