Roland

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  1. How much CHEMISTRY did you take as an undergrad?

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

    I am asking this question not just for myself but for all who aspire to be CRNA's. Thus in response to Wintrmute (Dave) I would state that the fact that "they are looking for both good grades and...

  2. employment during anesthesia school?

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

    similar ambitions (to be a CRNA or to attend other graduate school) and make a deal with them (but not necessaryily MARRY them) to support YOU in school. In turn, YOU would support THEM while they...

  3. employment during anesthesia school?

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

    of us gets accepted into CRNA school FIRST will be supported by the other only to switch roles once they graduate.) However, if I had to work I would try to find a WEEKEND ONLY job. My wife knows a...

  4. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

    Roland posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    your BSN about your ultimate desire to be a CRNA. It is said that some will "frown" upon the ambition. My question is why would they do this and can they really hurt me if I state my intentions of...

  5. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    had was maturity not so much that he wasn't cut out to be a nurse. With the attitude that you describe he would have encountered difficulty in any serious endeavor requiring interaction with people...

  6. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    a cut in pay when quality of life issues are involved ESPCIALLY when their basic needs are met (by the lower pay check). However, this desribes the vast minority of Americans MOST people live...

  7. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    with regard to their occupation. However, it is my assertion that money is THE PRIMARY motivation for most people in working. Basic economics teaches that money is how society tells someone the...

  8. Question about ICU experience.

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

    I'm not really looking to work during school (with my wife and I both being in school myself, and having a son we hardly have the time). However, I do want to work over the Summer break. I was...

  9. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    specifics as to what you (and Qwiigley) observed to inform you that someone is/was not good nurse material. With any profession or occupation some will have more "natural talent" than others. In...

  10. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    regarding the "guy" in your class who didn't make it. I'm espcially interested because you said it was the OB rotation that spelled his end. I understand you probably don't know the exact reasons....

  11. Question about ICU experience.

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

    are these something you could take while you are an undergraduate working on your BSN (perhaps during the Summer)? Do you think it would make sense for a student desiring this experience to write to...

  12. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    argument as to why women are preferentially hired in OB over men. However, this doesn't speak to the issue of discrimination within nursing educational programs and why it should occur. In addition,...

  13. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    discrimination (real or imagined) I will just think of my son and the surf on the North shore of Oahu. That will keep me

  14. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    In what ways was he a bad nurse? In other words can you remember the specific behaviors (or lack there of) which made him deficient? Maybe there is something I can learn from his mistakes to reduce...

  15. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    1. Quest, I DO watch Donahue (when I have time) and listen to NPR everyday on my way to classes. I like information from ALL sides of the issues, sometimes my positions are modified or changed based...

  16. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    Wouldn't an ICU nurse who becomes a CRNA be a huge potential asset to his institution? I know that if I LIKE the place where I get my ICU experence that it would receive my primary consideration...

  17. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    and I say what's wrong with that? Who would work if they were extremely wealthy (I realize there are exceptions, but I'm speaking to the overwhelming majority here). Heck, I would spend more time...

  18. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    one is attending? Everyone here seems so nice. I will try to follow everyones advice but it will be VERY difficult for me Heck, it even came up during my prerequisite classes in converstation with...