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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...

  16. Westminster College, Salt Lake City

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

    No and ...No I just got off the phone with the Nursing department. I heard the same rumor 2 yrs ago except it was about U of U. I was pretty excited because that would mean moving only 200 miles...

  17. Boards Today

    smogmatt replied to WntrMute2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    good luck I'm sure you will do great, let us know how it gos for you. did you do Valley review or R&R? another year and I will be in the same hot

  18. Size of hospitals ICU???

    smogmatt replied to RN2BUKY's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    call or email the programs your interested in, they will let you know what types of ICU's they like. good

  19. PA and MA Programs

    smogmatt replied to mommyof2grls's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    love the program...because 1 integrated curriculum 2 Very well organized 3 excellent professors 4 MS rather than MSN 5 Tons of regionals and line placements 6 Short (26M) 7kinda spendly for tuition...

  20. Should i go to Crna schol or become m.d?

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

    CRNA all the way but... I want to live in a rural area, not many MDA's there. I was in the same boat several years ago, I chose the CRNA way, and so far so good, I will say CRNA schooling is...

  21. Informal survey for those who have applied to CRNA school

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

    16 months ICU in a large regional center 2 yrs as a scrub tech/LPN Effort: lots, I knew my app was short on the "years" of experiance, so I studied hard for the GRE and spent alot of time on the...

  22. PA and MA Programs

    smogmatt replied to mommyof2grls's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What about Albany New York?? I am attending their program, its very good, close to Boston (2.5 hr), cost of living is not bad, some very nice areas. close to alot of cool

  23. Question for all you "gas passers"

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

    shodobe: my hang-up is the underlining subconscious attitude, not the questions you asked. not only by you but also by other RN's. EMBITTERMENT: I got so tired of the "older veteran RN's" being so...

  24. CRNA Program Rankings

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

    don't bash it!! 1st off: all the programs are good (no I'm being serious) the COA wouldn't allow them continue, if the program wasn't meeting the minimum requirements. 2nd as others have said: find...

  25. Question for all you "gas passers"

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

    Just some thoughts I had: is CRNA school 2nd fiddle to med school?? Is Nursing school 2nd fiddle to Med school give me 8 years of anyone's life and You can make an MD out of them if we could somehow...