SuperSleeper

This board is great. Thank you to everyone for sharing information. It helps all who are in process or just thinking of this course in life. I have questions of my own. My application is in to UTC and I've read all there is to read. I eventually ...

I agree. Because the event defined you professionally, it is worthy of mention. It also lets the ADCOM know your heart and soul are truly in this endeavor. Btw. I speak from experience. I also lost my son and my experiences with him are why I wen...

Well, as I'm sure you're well aware, there are no guarantees. However there are things that may decrease the risk. Like: strict NPO prior, triple treat (reglan, pepcid, bicitra) before surgery per pt condition, NGT intraoperatively, zofran given in...

Yes. It could be indicated in a non-abdominal surgery. There is always the possibility of air in the stomach with manual ventilation. Or, if the tube was dropped down the esophagus by accident at the beginning and the pt was re-intubated. Stomac...

I drop an OGT for stomach decompression to help out the surgery when indicated and give Zofran for post-op N/V...takes a while to kick in. SS

Poke around in the messages on this board and your question will certainly be answered. There are a couple that are "a day in the life of an SRNA" kind of things. They should give you some reality of it. For me 20 hour days between class, clinical,...

I started in CVICU as a new nurse. It was so stressful that I cried on the way IN to work for about a month or so. There are some incredibly strong personalities in the ICU setting. Not that you don't find them elsewhere, but ICU's are generally k...

I love the program. I'm more than happy I'm here. I did not use any particular med sheet to prepare. I got my CCRN the year before and used that study book to prepare. I also just started looking up the meds and the issues that I handled in the ...

The last count I heard was 60-70ish interviews for 20-something positions. I don't know, for sure, when they'll let everyone know. Last year, it was within a couple of weeks.

First off, congrats. I'm in the program now. There are a number of interviewers in the panel and they will meet with you all together. They will usually ask you a couple of get to know you questions and then they use your answers to go from there. ...

I would certainly say that this guy you're talking about is not representative of the "typical" CRNA type. Yes, you will always find a strong personality out there. However, a personality like the one you describe is more likely to get you out of a...

Word is somewhere around 60 interviews. Could be a little higher. Class size will be about 25. Congrats on getting your letters. Maybe I'll see you at your interview. SS

That''s what I heard, too.

Good luck, you guys. I'm currently in the program. I don't know for sure when the interviews are supposed to happen. I heard rumors of having everything done and acceptance letters out by the end of October. Don't quote me on that, though. The in...

Thank you!

DocHolliday- You greatly underestimate a profession that is working in conjunction with you to provide optimal patient care. It's not about the doctor or the CRNA. It's about the patient. And, no matter what you throw back at CRNA's as a professio...

GASping Believe me, I would never confuse myself for an MD, nor would I want to. Yes, you are right. Individuals who took the minimum track to get to CRNA time-wise spent a couple of those years in non-nursing training. However, that is NOT the pat...

I wouldn't say that I'd be offended. I'd be a little ****** that I had all the extra training in NA school and it didn't move me up. But that's a different emotion. On that note, though, I have a friend who is a CRNA and loved the unit so much that...

I absolutely loved, and still love, being an RN! Of course, there were the little things that I could have done without, but all-in-all, this career has been extremely rewarding for me. I think a big part of it is where you work. I don't know what ...

1)Pay lots of attention in class. 2)Study, study, study 3)Keep your grades as high as possible to stay competitive 4)Stay humble...understand that you do not know everything so ask questions to learn everything you can. Good luck. SS - SRNA

Interesting. Did your lecturer give a rationale for not giving the ntg? I would love to hear it. The reason for giving it is to dilate the coronary vessels to allow flow around/through a blockage (clot/stenosis). Granted, if the BP is low it is n...

confirmed AMI = ASA 325mg, not 80 UNLESS pt has a confirmed clotting disorder or hx of GI bleed. 81mg is indicated for post MI maintenance after approx 1-2 weeks of 325mg. Some docs even go as long as a month. Otherwise it is used prophylactically B...

I wasn't outright saying you were wrong, I've just seen over and over and over that PACU wasn't an area that qualified. Good for those nurses if those schools take them. Then I rescind my attempt at humor. In that case, I would have to say that if ...

To answer the general question you're asking, there is no way to know who will have the better time of school. It's beyond tough for everyone and each person brings their own background and coping mechanisms in with them. More specifically, though, ...

For me, it was three things: 1) one-on-one care 2) lots of critical thinking and 3) get to work with the toys (technology) SS