smogmatt

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1. New York CNA's...

   smogmatt replied to CatskillNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   CatskillNP, your right not all CRNA's will be NP's our school had designed its curriculum specifically so it would met criteria for the students to become NP's (there by grandfathering in to APRN...

2. New York CNA's...

   smogmatt replied to CatskillNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   just graduated from a NY program, and yes CatskillNP, we were also just made NPs and CRNA's. NITECAP, CRNA's in the state of NY were not previously known as APRN's they were not recognized AT ALL by...

3. RRNA or SRNA for title, What is your opinion?

   smogmatt replied to TexasCCRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   our name badges say our name, srna, grad student. over the last 25 months I can't tell you how many times pts have had that look of terror, "what a student is going to be doing my anesthesia?" for...

4. anesthesia techs

   smogmatt replied to sarahmarion123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I also worked as a AT as i went to RN school, all the CRNA schools I applied to loved the fact I was a AT, huge bonus for me. it is a drag to have to leave the OR for the ICU as a RN. my hospital...

5. anesth. techs

   smogmatt replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   the CRNA schools I interviewed at loved the fact that I had worked in an OR and had been a tech. big

6. anesth. techs

   smogmatt replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   contact the hospitals you are interested in and ask there HR department and maybe their OR. I was a Anest tec as I worked on my RN, My Hospital required you to be a nurse's assistant, everything...

7. Interview last yr and denied this year

   smogmatt replied to RNKLTYM's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   1. call the program and ask, I have a couple of CRNA/SRNA's tell me they got a "mixed up" letter. 2. apply to other programs, different programs have different ideas something is not matching

8. Northeastern University

   smogmatt replied to pinkRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   If your up for a move (I was, Idaho has 0 programs) Albany Med (2 hrs to the west) has an outstanding program we got several Mass students. Boston is a great place to visit thats for

9. Mount Marty anesthesia program

   smogmatt replied to JCRN03's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I also looked into the program was very impressed, I called and spoke w/ the director. Several of the CRNA's in Idaho, attended and spoke very highly of it. I would have pursued Mount Martys more but...

10. Salt Lake City CRNA's

    smogmatt replied to downhillracer's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey, not a CRNA, in school (SRNA) still but lived in Logan and worked for IHC, let me give you the scoop, IHC have very few or no CRNAs in the SLC area, other hospital groups do use them in the area...

11. my laptop, in hindsight

    smogmatt replied to alansmith52's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well coming from a long time windows user- Get the PowerBook G4!! a mac was not even in the picture, when I was looking for a new laptop last summer I wanted something: 1 light 2 long battery...

12. Gre

    smogmatt replied to preCRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Take the GRE w/out it, it limits your school options. one of my buddys decided not to take it and he was very limited in the schools he could apply to. The quality of your experence, your gpa, how...

13. Murphy's eye

    smogmatt replied to RN-RD's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'll try: "What is Right Angle Endotracheal

14. Murphy's eye

    smogmatt replied to RN-RD's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'll try: "What is Right Angle Endotracheal

15. DO (school) in anesthesiology or CRNA school

    smogmatt replied to Mantibob's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    some of my thoughts you don't need a BSN for CRNA ( your schools will be limited but you will have to attend a school that is a MS rather than MSN). extremely optimistic CRNA projection, assuming...