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  1. GRE scores

    mbrian46 replied to pgreen's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I had a GRE of 950 quan/verbal and a much lower GPA of 3.2 and got accepted to an anesthesia program, so far have a 4.0 in school. My point........the GRE does not reflect a person's success in grad...

  2. Triple H therapy and ICP question....please

    mbrian46 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    In the NSICU where I used to work Decadron was mainly used on brain tumors, not for ICP control. Opioids, benzodiazapines, along with paralytics were used mainly for ICP control. Steroids have...

  3. Hamot/Gannon school of nurse anesthesia

    mbrian46 replied to crozb's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm sorry, I did forget to mention some minor details of Erie's snow (about 150 in. per year) and the wind off the lake can cut through you now and then, but other than that it's an ok place to...

  4. Would you still take the CCRN exam...?

    mbrian46 replied to MaleAPRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If you have the extra money and time, go ahead and take it. It would be more initials behind your name. But, be sure you will be able to satisfy the CE requirements to keep your CCRN when it comes...

  5. Hamot/Gannon school of nurse anesthesia

    mbrian46 replied to crozb's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Oh yeah, tuition for the 28 months is around $23,000 (give or take a little), which is cheap compared to some other schools I have looked at in the

  6. Hamot/Gannon school of nurse anesthesia

    mbrian46 replied to crozb's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I live in Erie and I am attending Hamot's anesthesia program. I am in my first year and really like the program. Clinicals start your first semester, the classes are taught by CRNA's and the staff...

  7. dexmetatomadine

    mbrian46 replied to jbro's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We used Precedex in the neurosurgical ICU where I used to work. From my experience with neuro patients it did not work very well on this patient population. We would extend the loading dose to about...

  8. dexmetatomadine

    mbrian46 replied to jbro's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We used Precedex in the neurosurgical ICU where I used to work. From my experience with neuro patients it did not work very well on this patient population. We would extend the loading dose to about...

  9. charting...dialed in or end tidal?

    mbrian46 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Quick question for SRNA's or CRNA's...When charting concentration of the anesthetic agent, do you chart what's dialed in or end tidal concentration? There seems to be mixed opinions among the CRNA's...

  10. charting...dialed in or end tidal?

    mbrian46 replied to mbrian46's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree monitoring end-tidal concen. during a case is more of a reliable indicator of the brain p.p. as opposed to the dialed in concen. A CRNA (charts dialed in) gave this example: If a pt claims to...

  11. old pre-req grades for CRNA program

    mbrian46 replied to JoJozay's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was in a similar situation last year when I first applied to anesthesia school. My prereq. science grades were C's in Chem I,II, and Microbiology; of course all taken about 9-10 yrs. ago. My...

  12. Anybody a GANNON University applicant/Alum?

    mbrian46 replied to MaleAPRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am currently in my first semester at the Hamot/Gannon Univ. program. So far, so good. Based on my experience, they interview at the end of July for admission in Jan. Our class consists of 16...

  13. Hey, it's another o-chem question...

    mbrian46 replied to dianacs's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I took O chem last year and missed an A by 1.5 points. Ahhh. Anyway, ended up with a "B" in the class. If you can make an A, do it, if not don't worry about it. I started an anesthesia program this...

  14. Southeast schools

    mbrian46 replied to HawaiiRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm currently attending Hamot Medical Center School of Anesthesia/ Gannon University in PA. I am in my first semester, so far, so good. There are 16 people in my class. In the past admissions were...

  15. KU SRNA???/Advice

    mbrian46 replied to Tia's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am in my third week of a program in PA. So far, it's not that bad. I just spent time with my family and friends before the year started. There's really no point in reading ahead .... chances are...

  16. New VA CRNA program

    mbrian46 replied to vaRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have never applied to the program you are talking about, but today a recruiter from the Army Reserve spoke with us about a program called STRAP. Basically, the army will pay you 1200-1500 dollars a...

  17. final countdown

    mbrian46 replied to athomas91's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Athomas.......I feel exactly as you do because my program starts next Wed. I was thumbing through my books earlier this month and realized the challenge that is ahead. (It's not the easiest reading)...

  18. Accepted!

    mbrian46 replied to Bamadawg's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congratulations on your acceptance....what school are you going to

  19. Rejection Letter

    mbrian46 replied to RNKLTYM's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sorry to hear about your rejection letter. If it makes you feel any better, I had applied to 5 places last year and ended up with 3 rejections and 2 alternates. I applied to just one program for...

  20. Whatever it takes...

    mbrian46 replied to beamer's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My situation last year was similar to yours. My GPA wasn't the highest, I played around a little in my undergrad. I had to retake three science classes this past year, it bumped my science GPA up to...

  21. Grades, Gre Scores, Experience, etc...

    mbrian46 replied to malraymal's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    overall GPA about 3.3, science GPA-3.6, GRE- 1510 (old test). 8 yrs total experience- Emergency Dept.- 5 1/2, Neurosurgical ICU- 2 1/2 yrs Level I trauma center. ACLS, PALS, TNCC, CEN. Grades and...

  22. Question: To organic or not to organic?

    mbrian46 replied to ufmatt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm presently taking Organic Chem. and it's not too terribly bad. I will finish next week with either an A or a B pending next week's final exam (probably a B). The class will definitely weed alot...

  23. nimodipine

    mbrian46 replied to rails's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I've read somewhere that giving Nimotop sl decreases effectiveness. Anyone verify this? We have gel caps which pts. swallow if necessary or we puncture the cap and give it down a NG