COtraumarn

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1. Future CRNA's ; what about your families?

   COtraumarn replied to Irene joy's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I was lucky. I did move across the country but my wife had just graduated with her OT degree a few mos before so it worked out. She was very supportive and wanted to move to Pittsburgh. Once we got...

2. Univ. of Pittsburgh- Aug 2009. Anyone else?

   COtraumarn replied to JJRBuckeyeRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Yeah, I have to agree with the buses as well. Parking is ridiculous in Oakland and very expensive. There are two - 3 major clinical sites directly in Oakland so if you can get close to a bus line that...

3. CRNAs in Colorado

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

   Robin' Don't know a whole lot about the market there. I did shadow though in Denver before starting school. From talking to my CRNA that I shadowed and a couple that actually gave me anesthesia- the...

4. Univ. of Pittsburgh- Aug 2009. Anyone else?

   COtraumarn replied to JJRBuckeyeRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Hi. Congrats to everybody. I am currently a Pitt student and love it. If you have the opportunity to take some classes- take some. It does lighten the load significantly- especially when you get to...

5. University of Pittsburgh's CRNA program...

   COtraumarn replied to littlechief15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I am a current student. I have no idea how many seats are left. Some people got in from the first round of interviews and some people will start off of the wait list from last years interview. There...

6. need help university of pittsburgh or upenn?

   COtraumarn replied to rndee81's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Hi. I am a current student. It is not a panel. It is about a 1.5 hr presentation of the program and then you split up into two groups. One group tours the facilities and WISER (simulator lab). The...

7. Clinicals - Can you be specific?

   COtraumarn replied to atlnurse2b's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   As far as simulations go those aren't bad either. We are all a little nervous. Some people have cried- other have struggled. We all support one another. I know we have scenarios where we are supposed...

8. University of Pittsburgh's CRNA program...

   COtraumarn replied to littlechief15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Hi LittleChief; I am also a Pitt student in my second semester. I moved from CO as well. Pittsburgh is a world of difference from Denver. The weather is pretty abysmal here and the road system stinks....

9. Clinicals - Can you be specific?

   COtraumarn replied to atlnurse2b's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I am currently a student in my second semester and have been in clinical for 3 mos now. It is not that bad. They ask you questions about stuff- like drug metabolism, vent settings, effects here and...

10. need help university of pittsburgh or upenn?

    COtraumarn replied to rndee81's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am biased but I say Pitt. I love the program here. I moved from out of state and enjoy Pitts. Only visited Philly so can't comment on that. I love that the UPMC system has hospitals all over Pitts...

11. UTHSC Houston interview advice?

    COtraumarn replied to My_brain_hurts's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Get there early. They have a couple of students there you can ask questions. There is a panel of about 10 CRNA's that ask you questions. Actually only about 3 or 4 asked questions and the rest just...

12. University of Pittsburgh's CRNA program...

    COtraumarn replied to littlechief15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am currently in PItts program. It is a lot of work but the instructors are great. I do believe we get some great experiences. There is a lot of student involvement as well from the upper classes....

13. Anyone apply to Newman?

    COtraumarn replied to joeyzstj's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I interviewed there a couple of years ago. It wasn't the worst interview but it wasn't the best. They do ask some clinical questions. They ask you to present a patient that you have dealt with in...

14. Any substitutes for Jaffe?

    COtraumarn posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    We are starting to do care management plans everyday and I want to buy Jaffe 4th ed ( the new one) but they keep pushing it back. I don't want to waste money on a 3rd edition if a new one is coming...

15. Be honest...is the excitement over?

    COtraumarn replied to rn2bn07's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am just finishing my semester and I still love it. It is tiring- getting up at 430 for clinical and being quizzed on stuff and having to manage patients in a totally different way. It does get...