bucknangler

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1. Scared to mention even the slightest interest in CRNA progams?

   bucknangler replied to blondielocks's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Who cares about what other people think. A few years ago I stood in front of my nursing class and told the class I was going to be a crna. The haters were among the group, same response within my ICU...

2. 1460 on GRE and not accepted?

   bucknangler replied to sandmanwife's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I wouldn't appeal it only because CRNA schools are very stubborn. You don't want to make a bad name for yourself next year. Believe it or not, you might be surprised to know the references one uses...

3. ARE YOU SINGLE? CRNA School asking about my commitment?

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

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4. ARE YOU SINGLE? CRNA School asking about my commitment?

   bucknangler posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   My Stats: 3.56 GPA, CCRN, 2 years of ICU experience, 1,000 GRE, 4.5 Writing, 24 hours towards my MSN with a 4.0 Graduate GPA. A CRNA school I previously interviewed (and told during the initial...

5. UAB Fall 2010

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

   UAB is a no for me....The Mobile Component only accepted 2 students! Ouch! And may not even take students next year out of Mobile. The interview was poorly set up and they scheduled all 6 interviewees...

6. TWU----OLOL-----LSU need advice!

   bucknangler replied to backfrom10's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   May I asked when did you find out about OLOL? I interviewed there as well and from what I was told, this is there last week of interviews and letters will be mailed out in the weeks to follow (Mid...

7. LSU CRNA

   bucknangler replied to msrn25's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   where did you take the grad level statistics

8. UAB Fall 2010

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

   msrn25, are you from Mississippi? If so, where? I did not apply yet to LSU because I am still in a statistics class and have not received my final transcript from them. I also have an interview with...

9. UAB Fall 2010

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

   My letter came this past Thursday. I interview January 25, 2010 in the afternoon at the Spring Hill Hospital in Mobile....in the letter, it says they will notify me within 24 hours of their decision....

10. UAB Fall 2010

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

    Received this email today: "The UAB Nurse Anesthesia Program has sent out letters to all but the Mobile, Pensacola and Tuscaloosa Applicants. If you have any questions regarding your letter please...

11. USM Gulf Coast

    bucknangler replied to Nurse2BSherry's topic in General Nursing

    That is correct, I wish I remembered the program in more depth. Basically, they will pay up to 4500 a year for two years. Then you are obligated to work in Mississippi for two years. ANY WHERE IN THE...

12. pressors and sepsis

    bucknangler replied to diosadelsol's topic in MICU, SICU

    I agree with all the above plus: The bacteria blocks the neurotransmitter sites in your cardiovascular system that control blood pressure; Levophed (norepi) infused is like throwing a handful of darts...

13. "When nurses eat their young"... I think I've been eaten...

    bucknangler replied to phoenixfire's topic in MICU, SICU

    "I've been told that I'm not a team player, and that people in general do not like me because I'm aggressive and independant, too focused on the details, and have 'an authoratative tone' when...

14. How high have you titrated levophed?

    bucknangler replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sounds like you did one hell of a job. What did the monitor show rhythm wise? Obviously you are on heparin for an acute coronary syndrome? I wonder what his EF was? Systolic or Diastolic Dysfunction?...

15. How high have you titrated levophed?

    bucknangler replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU, SICU

    A routine use of Levophed is 40-100 mcg/min in some patients? WOW! Where are ya'll getting this information to validate it as policy? And if you use 150 mcg/min of norepi, what is ya'lls...