shandsburnRN-CRNA

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  1. acute care job right out of college

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to aalya123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Its funny you mention that the teaching hospital ICU are more willing to hire new grads as opposed to community hospital ICU. It has been my experience that the more critical patients are in the...

  2. acute care job right out of college

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to aalya123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Same here, went to Burn ICU right out of school. All the extra training/education needed was done by the ICU; i.e. ICU fundamentals class (vent, art lines, cvl's, cvvhd, etc), burn specific courses,...

  3. GRE.. pointless exam??

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Well

  4. CRNA class size?

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to alumno's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Barry

  5. Kill 2birds w/1 stone 4 CRNA school

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to Alert&Orientedx0's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I agree, get your BSN or contact the schools you are interested in to find out exactly what they accept and how they weigh different BS degrees...and definately go straight to ICU, MS is a totally...

  6. Distance education programs for CRNA?

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to yellow finch's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Barry University in Florida has a program somewhat similar. I start in Janurary, I will have to spend the first 3 weeks on the main campus and then the first semester at one of two satellite campuses...

  7. GRE Practice Tests & Actual Scores: Well Correlated?

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to AdonaiLoveable's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yeah, My practice tests were always better. I think its because once I had done them sooooo many times that I started repeating questions and recognized them and knew the answer without the thought...

  8. A Couple Questions

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to sg930's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Definately mention your ambition to be a CRNA in the future to the interview committee, it show you have motivation with long term

  9. A Couple Questions

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to sg930's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Well, to be honest with you. I had been a Paramedic for 6 years when I went to nursing school. With me, it was no secret that CRNA was my goal. My instructors knew it, my peers knew it. When I got...

  10. Nurse Anesthetics

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to vikichck's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey vikichck, I can answer some of your questions since you seem to be quite new. First of all, its nurse anesthesia, anesthetics are one of the type of medications we administer :-) As for an online...

  11. GRE.. pointless exam??

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have also heard, don't know for certain, that Michigan schools do not require the GRE for CRNA

  12. Be specific.....

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to attittaah's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Sure, GRE = Graduate Record Examination (standardized test for graduate school entrance, kinda like the SAT's at the end of highschool) RSI = Rapid Sequence Induction...

  13. Be specific.....

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to attittaah's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi, I have just been accepted to CRNA school. I too saw many, many different suggestions on what would help me get in. This is what I had when I was accepted. I have my BSN (of course) and just...

  14. GRE.. pointless exam??

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just remember GPA and GRE are only part of the "package". Take me for example, my GPA..great, my GRE not so great. But I have good experience in a Level I ICU, certs in CPR, ACLS, PALS as well as...

  15. Husband & wife both in CRNA school....

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to ethelbsnrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If your support structure is that strong and both your kids and family understand exactly how time consuming CRNA school is and you can afford for both of you to not have any income for the duration,...

  16. Choosing a school??

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to ILikeLamp's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am going to Barry University in Florida starting in Janurary. One of the things I liked about their program is they put alot more science based classes in the program. Here are links for their...

  17. Waiting for bed- start floor orders sooner or later?

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    When I worked in the ED our policy was once the patient was admitted and orders written, after the patient was in the ED an addtional 2 hours after hospital admission (not ED admission) we began with...

  18. Shout out to my fellow burn nurses!

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to anvano412's topic in Burn

    Our surgeon prefers the antimicrobial action of silver over plain xeroform. Never had a problem with it, on the other hand never used xeroform on new donors so I can't give a good comparison, would...

  19. PALS before ACLS??

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Its perfectly fine to do PALS before ACLS. The only prereq for PALS is a current Professional Rescuer CPR card. You will probably use ACLS more in the CTICU (unless your unit does peds also) but if...

  20. alternate list

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to hopeful2010's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have heard several people on this forum have gotten in off the alternate list and done very well. I think your chances maybe pretty good as many people interview with multiple schools and may...

  21. living arrangements...Barry University

    shandsburnRN-CRNA posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hello everyone, I start the CRNA program at Barry in January. I am hoping to be at the Orlando location during the first semester. Anyone in Barry's program in Orlando? What are some decent places...

  22. Who's going to Anesthesia school?

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to jrec's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Barry University, January

  23. BS + ADN chances?

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to sum07's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    jen123321 Good luck with your interviews. What schools are you interviewing

  24. Shout out to my fellow burn nurses!

    shandsburnRN-CRNA replied to anvano412's topic in Burn

    We do use Xeroform, once the donors are granulating well and aren't as wet. We use Acticoat or Aquacel-Ag

  25. Admission!! Thanks for all the info

    shandsburnRN-CRNA posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I received my admission letter to Barry's CRNA program today!!!!! I start in January 2008. I just wanted to say THANKS to everyone who provided info, advice and reassurance.:smiley_aa