Calvin&Hobbes

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1. MSN vs Health Science Masters

   Calvin&Hobbes replied to calirn2006's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Well, I'm not stalking you....I just happen to have seen your posts here and on the PA allnurses section, and live in Western PA and know people going to

2. MSN vs Health Science Masters

   Calvin&Hobbes replied to calirn2006's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   CaliRN, what are you trying to choose between? CRNA vs. MSN in some other specialty? Repeat: all programs that prepare CRNAs have tough science classes. The difficulty of any MSN program depends...

3. Health Insurance While in School

   Calvin&Hobbes replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I'm considering 2 options: me on the schools plan, which involves care at a very nearby hospital and my 2 kids on CHIP ( health insurance for kids in PA), OR paying COBRA for 18 months and then doing...

4. MSN vs Health Science Masters

   Calvin&Hobbes replied to calirn2006's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   You will have to take these courses in whatever kind of CRNA program you are it. MSN CRNA programs aren't easier, there is just more credits of MSN core courses that many people think of as fluff....

5. Who's going to Anesthesia school?

   Calvin&Hobbes replied to jrec's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Allegheny Valley August 2007. Can't

6. Ethical/Legal question

   Calvin&Hobbes replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I think it would be foolish for you not to get your arm fixed. Would you rather play the blame game, as in: 'those nasty anesthesia people have ruined my life, now I can't even use my arm, sniff'--or...

7. Tips on making that ICU bed look perfect after a bath

   Calvin&Hobbes replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

   I've been doing this for almost 30 years. I love to give bed baths, and pts always feel better after them, almost without fail. I work in a high-acuity cardiac/vasc/thor/gen surg ICU. My tricks are...

8. Ever had a family member in your own ICU?

   Calvin&Hobbes replied to Hoozdo's topic in MICU, SICU

   I work in a high-acuity cardiac/vascular/thoracic with gen. surg overflow SICU. My husband, after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, had a distal pancreatectomy w/ splenectomy at my hospital. I...

9. Latrobe, Pittsburg, or Natrona Heights

   Calvin&Hobbes replied to daniw603's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Hi, I think I can help you. I live in Westmoreland County, which is just east of Allegheny County. I applied to the three local CRNA schools. Will be attending Allegheny Valley Hospital School of...