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  1. Starting school tomorrow

    MICU RN replied to rshores95's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Count your blessings my program is 32 months and a semester of that is stuff for a MSN ( GAG). I have been in school for 12 months and still have 20 to go. But the trade off was not having to...

  2. CRNA school difficult?

    MICU RN replied to Ari RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Volume of material and the advance level of the material. Most of your anesthesia textbooks are written by MDs and are the same ones the anesthesia residents use. However, they have had four years of...

  3. ATTN: SRNA's with approximately 3.0 to 3.1 GPA

    MICU RN replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Trust me if you look hard enough you will probably find a program that will accept you with a 3.0. Especially with all the new programs popping across the nation. Don't get me wrong, there are some...

  4. nurse anesthetist's education: quality education/ quality insight?

    MICU RN replied to susanna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Some of the classes I am taking are at a similar level to medical school classes in my humble opinion. I base this on the fact that I just took some phys. with the medical students at my university...

  5. Does it Really Matter?

    MICU RN replied to Spoiled1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Don't think it really matters, however I went the ADN/BSN route and wish I would have just got it done in one program. Those two programs were at the same university as the anesthesia school I attend....

  6. Debt Load after CRNA School

    MICU RN replied to msummar_smc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am glad I am not the only one in the same boat. About 70k not counting the 17k undergrad. debt. I attend a state school and the tut. is reasonable, but the cost of living is what gets you. I also...

  7. critical care vs floor

    MICU RN replied to mato_tom's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hard to get away from body fluids while in the ICU, most I have worked in did not have aids. However, I would use it as a motivator to keep me pushing towards my goal of becoming a crna. And once you...

  8. Why CRNA

    MICU RN replied to JoYang's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think it is a very good idea that all crna's schools require at least one year of critical care as a RN; not just because you will need at least some background in being around sick people, but also...

  9. CRNA Interview soon

    MICU RN replied to RLSU4CRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    RLSU4CRNA: I am currently a freshman in the anesthesia program, so I will try to hit the high points of the way they interviewed last year. 1. They were only a few clinical questions, mainly some...

  10. Has anyone tried using supplement to improve their memory, and academic performance?

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

    I agree with Kevin's post. In addition, I can remember last semster while taking an advanced general pharm class, our prof. mentioned that a couple of semesters ago many of the medical students were...

  11. 44 Years and still Going Strong

    MICU RN replied to yoga crna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yoga: You go girl!!!

  12. ER Nurse to CRNA

    MICU RN replied to susswood's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If I had to pick one, I would choose an acute ICU area for the reasons just mentioned in the previous reply. I had a well rounded experience (3 years trauma one ER, MICU 18 months, 6 months SICU....

  13. Lsu

    MICU RN replied to berry's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Last years class (their third) had about a 150 applicants and accepted 40. The application pool this year will probably be larger, although in the anesthesia world that is not bad odds. The strong...

  14. RN Pay

    MICU RN replied to turbohound's topic in Nursing Career

    Twenty something a hour in most parts of the U.S.; Yes, you may have heard of nurses making 70-80k, but that is with plenty of overtime and maybe no benifits. Shadow some RNs before you do anything,...

  15. Stamina, fitness & CRNA stress--how do you manage?

    MICU RN replied to Toby's mum's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Also learn to maximize your time, what I do is get on the stationary bike and read my school stuff if I am really squeezed for time. although, I have not started the clinical part of the program, that...

  16. negative comments/reality

    MICU RN replied to undertaker's topic in Nursing Career

    Shadowing some nurses is a great idea, at least do that before you change careers. Also ask your self what do you expect from nursing as a job, if you want plenty of autonomy and prestige, I...

  17. Tips for bringing your child to the ER (rant)

    MICU RN replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    That is exactly why I don't miss the ER and have no desire to go back. It is not worth twenty something dollars and hour, and guess what? It only is going to get worse as more people use the ER as a...

  18. 7 Calendar Years of Education????

    MICU RN replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Shortest crna programs are 24 months and I think the longest are 36 months. Most seem to be in between around 28 months. Mine is 32 months, not counting the semester it took me to take a grad. stats...

  19. Informal survey for those who have applied to CRNA school

    MICU RN replied to cnmtocrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    3 years ER (level-0ne trauma) 2 years ICU SICu/micu. Applied as soon as I finished my RN/BSN. Good grades, average MAT score. However, it seems there are many in my class with 2-3 years experience,...

  20. How did you do it?

    MICU RN replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Start financial planning now. Don't wait, it can be done it will take planning and sacrifice. I just started anesthesia school this semester and I had to quit my job just like everyone else. However,...

  21. I'm finally leaving med/surg...

    MICU RN replied to LINUS's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it , I am not a proponent of the school of thought , which states you have to go to med-surg and suck it up at least a yearto become a good nurse. I feel if you know what you would like to do...

  22. How many of you went to Nursing School with the sole intention of becoming a CRNA?

    MICU RN replied to warzone's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In regards to dip/vented comments: Personally, I never gave myself that much credit for the outcomes of my patients. Especially in the ICU setting where it usully takes a long time for really sick...

  23. Revisit: Personal Statement

    MICU RN replied to javajunkie's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Make it sincere, concise, and realistic. Don't get to hung up on it, I think it will be more important to prepare for your interview. They will ask you something like "why do you want to become a...

  24. Midlife Career Change - Need Advice!

    MICU RN replied to alphafe's topic in Nursing Career

    BEfore you run off and start taking prereq.s do yourself a big favor and go shadow some RNs in units you think you would be interested in. If then you decide you want to do it, by all means go for it(...

  25. Not Good Enough For Medicine - Be A Nurse!

    MICU RN replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    We can't blame our image on one TV show, no matter how popular it is. Nursing is still going through an evolution as profession, just look at what the image was 100 years ago. I feel it has come a...