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  1. My Main Concerns

    gasmaster replied to LinLin4107's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Best advice I can give.....odds are that your high school girlfriend is not the person you will end up spending the rest of your life with...your career will be with you the rest of your life. Do not...

  2. Organic Chemistry? HELP!

    gasmaster replied to iceman1613's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Question....why are you taking o-chem? I have taken it, and yes, I had to take gen chem first...but it was not required at any school I applied to for CRNA. Are you taking it to just be more...

  3. ACLS & PALS renewal

    gasmaster posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am starting school in August. My PALS just recently expired & I am no longer working at the hospital so I can't renew it without going somewhere & paying a load of money. My ACLS doesn't...

  4. Bottom-feeders in the hierarchy of anesthesia caregivers

    gasmaster replied to gasmaster's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Dr. S never identifies himself as an MDA in the book, only a chief of the OR so my bad! Anyway, he does site his sources for the info as the following: Bechtoldt, A. A. Jr. (1981), "Committee on...

  5. Bottom-feeders in the hierarchy of anesthesia caregivers

    gasmaster posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i've recently been reading "the anesthesia fact book" by dr. frank sweeney, the medical director of a large or (published 2003). dr. frank, i might point out, is a surgeon...not a mda. anyway,...

  6. quit my engineering career to become a CRNA

    gasmaster replied to phlipsidez's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Most schools have their stats posted on their websites so you can look there or call them for that info. Every school varies so it would be hard to say how competitive your GPA is without knowing...

  7. quit my engineering career to become a CRNA

    gasmaster replied to phlipsidez's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I suggest you call the schools you plan on applying to and ask them. I know some of them require a BSN in a science related field such as biology or chemistry. I don't know if any of them will...

  8. ACLS & PALS renewal

    gasmaster replied to gasmaster's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks. I really don't want to renew now if I don't have

  9. TCU aug. 08

    gasmaster replied to cfarley's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm starting to get really excited! I think you guys are just so awesome & can't wait to be

  10. ?CRNA vs a teacher?

    gasmaster replied to yessy28's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Teacher vs CRNA? Do you realize that this these career paths couldn't be any more different? I think you need to really research each role deeply. Money isn't what matters. You must choose the...

  11. I'm in... with one year experience

    gasmaster replied to Forrest Forrest Gump's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I appreciate your input. Don't worry...I realize that I don't know ANYTHING compared to what I'm about to learn. A year ago I thought I wanted to be a CRNA, but all I knew of it was what I learned...

  12. I'm in... with one year experience

    gasmaster replied to Forrest Forrest Gump's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You are the first CRNA student (you are currently one, correct?) who has told me that their ICU experience wasn't an asset to them in the program. Funny that. It's a true shame that there are so many...

  13. I'm in... with one year experience

    gasmaster replied to Forrest Forrest Gump's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Actually, a lot of what is learned in ICU will translate into the CRNA role. In particular....potent drips, hemodynamics, etc. will all translate. Also, having a deep understanding of the pathophys...

  14. Not happy in the ICU - would I like CRNA?

    gasmaster replied to raininghere's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Sounds like you are going through what most of us have at one time or another....it's only natural to find yourself questioning the morality of a situation like this. However, keep in mind that...

  15. 5 months & counting.....

    gasmaster posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It is now offically 5 months until I start the program at TCU. I am nervous, excited, and just plain READY! I am contemplating auditing an organic chem class this summer, probably more to pass the...

  16. 5 months & counting.....

    gasmaster replied to gasmaster's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    And you can walk around the street with your beverage of choice! When we lived in SA we would go there on weekends, buy a bottle of wine, & just walk around shopping. It was very relaxing....

  17. I'm in... with one year experience

    gasmaster replied to Forrest Forrest Gump's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    :deadhorseOk kids. It's time to stop throwing stones. Gump, I think that you must be deserving if you were accepted. I think the issue that the seasoned nurses are trying to make is that they just...

  18. 5 months & counting.....

    gasmaster replied to gasmaster's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Palo Duro is great! We went hiking there a few years ago. You should go to Marfa and see the lights. It is spectacular. My hubbie would love it if I would go camping more, but my idea of that is a...

  19. I'm in... with one year experience

    gasmaster replied to Forrest Forrest Gump's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Funny, but I DID know a CRNA who went back to floor nursing. I never could figure it out either. She was probably in her late 50's to early 60's & said that it was getting difficult for her to...

  20. I'm in... with one year experience

    gasmaster replied to Forrest Forrest Gump's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

  21. Already have a MSN what should my steps entail?

    gasmaster replied to alexkg13's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just curious as to why you have decided to change fields so soon after graduating with your

  22. Which path to take?

    gasmaster replied to forchunet's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    In large cities it is basically county facilities only. In rural areas that are underserved SELECT facilities are selected for participation. It is rare and few & far between. Also, I was told...

  23. **Should I switch hospitals for better experience??**

    gasmaster replied to SoReady4CRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I know that the level of ICU you work in can make you more or less competitive when you apply. What you unit you work in isn't necessarily the issue. As a neuro ICU nurse in a trauma center I was...

  24. Nurse Anesthesia or Pharm D????.......

    gasmaster replied to tuchiha's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    :yeahthat:

  25. 5 months & counting.....

    gasmaster replied to gasmaster's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yep Xigris, you r right! But we always take time off from work to play...summers we always go diving at least once, winters we ski. So this August we will be in the Cayman's and come back the week...