EmeraldNYL

EmeraldNYL BSN, RN

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  1. travel abroad volunteer experience

    EmeraldNYL posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I've decided that I might like to volunteer my nursing skills abroad before I start anesthesia school full-time next fall. Does anyone know of any good programs where I could go for about 2...

  2. Congratulations To Me........!!!!!!!!!!!

    EmeraldNYL replied to nilepoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congrats!!! Let us know how your job search goes!

  3. Resp. therapist to CRNA?

    EmeraldNYL posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey guys, My friend's husband is a resp. therapist who is interested in anesthesia. My friend says he looked into a program in New York that was supposedly existing or in development where resp....

  4. Resp. therapist to CRNA?

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

    Thanks for the info. I told her about the accelerated BSN programs out there, maybe her husband would be interested in doing that. (Or I suggested that she do anesthesia school, since she's already...

  5. mental health disorders and CRNAs

    EmeraldNYL posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    As many of you know, I've been accepted to anesthesia school (yea!). Unfortunately, a recent chain of events in my life (I'm going through a divorce after less than one year of marriage) has caused...

  6. Scared of "Code" situation...how to prepare?

    EmeraldNYL replied to RGrif's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That's so funny, because I'm a total code junkie. I love being on the code team and the adrenaline rush that I get from it. I too was really, really nervous when I first started but the nervousness...

  7. Liver Transplant

    EmeraldNYL replied to NCgirl's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What an awesome opportunity. I work in a MICU and we frequently care for very, very sick patients pre liver transplant. They are far and away our most challenging patients-- unfortunately, most of...

  8. Future Requirements for CRNA schools?

    EmeraldNYL replied to DanRnWv's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I just wonder, how will this new requirement affect the length of time required to become a CRNA? I assume that doctorate level programs would be longer and more expensive, making it more difficult...

  9. interest in anesthesia MSN, help with pre-requisites?

    EmeraldNYL replied to kevagonia's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Try to get involved as much as you can in your unit. Join committees, be a preceptor, be a charge nurse, etc. In my interview I mentioned that I was already precepting student nurses and that I...

  10. Working Night shift...when do you sleep

    EmeraldNYL replied to nattiekatt's topic in General Nursing

    I find it helpful to go to sleep as soon as I get home. I don't run any errands because then I will have trouble getting to sleep. So I usually sleep from 8-3, this way I have some time before going...

  11. fatigue and SSRIs

    EmeraldNYL posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just recently started on Paxil and have been experiencing extreme fatigue. I feel like I could sleep all day long and get drowsy while driving. Does anyone have any experience with this-- is...

  12. Extra Curriculars

    EmeraldNYL replied to JimmyMallo's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yep, extracurriculars are good, they show you have a personality, which is always nice. So stamp collecting, bug collecting, crocheting, the chess club, chamber music, whatever floats your boat........

  13. fatigue and SSRIs

    EmeraldNYL replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    I am on Paxil CR, so I take it once a day, but usually when I wake up (in the afternoon, cause I work nights). So maybe I should try taking it when I get home in the morning before I go to bed? I...

  14. Just Curious

    EmeraldNYL replied to RNBEAUTY2003's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Heh heh...... I failed o-chem the first time I took it and got a D+ the second time. Guess I had too much fun the first college I went to as well. I got a 3.9 in my nursing program though, and I got...

  15. I Am In!!!

    EmeraldNYL replied to rn4cicu's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congrats!!!! I start CRNA school next fall. I'm so excited, but at the same time terrified at the thought of living off of loans! Keep us updated on how you're

  16. What do you think??

    EmeraldNYL replied to SleepyRN2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Why does everyone with these fabulous credentials go and second guess themselves so much? Heck, my credentials weren't all that, and I got in after only being a nurse for 8 months. The worst that...

  17. What do you think??

    EmeraldNYL replied to SleepyRN2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, how are your other credentials? GPA, experience, ect. There is a lot more to getting in than just GRE scores. I only got a 500 verbal and a 410 quantitative (yep, I'm a math retard) and I got...

  18. New Grad in the ICU/Feeling overwhelmed

    EmeraldNYL replied to OrigamiAirplane's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Orgami, I've been in the MRICU for almost a year and I'm just now starting to feel comfortable and that I don't have to "prove myself" all the time. I think a large part of the problem is that you've...

  19. CRNAs working with surgeons

    EmeraldNYL replied to apaisRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Wow, were you reading my mind when you wrote

  20. When to apply?

    EmeraldNYL replied to Vin's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I dunno, I guess I would think carefully about asking the exact same people for recommendation letters again in that circumstance. Maybe they wrote such not good letters, and that was the cause of...

  21. I'm In!!!!!!!!

    EmeraldNYL replied to pgreen's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Awesome!! Us SRNAs in the class of 2007 will have to keep in touch and compare notes. I start Aug 05. How long is your program, mine is 27 mo. Good

  22. When to apply?

    EmeraldNYL replied to Vin's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    One of my recommendation letters was from my nurse manager, who has been very supportive of my goals. The other two letters were from former nursing school professors-- one was a professor I had for...

  23. Beginning The Path

    EmeraldNYL replied to Jeremy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I guess it depends on the school. At one interview I went on they focused heavily on my previous biology background, but at the other school it wasn't even mentioned except to comment on my...

  24. Open Heart unit

    EmeraldNYL replied to Kiwi's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yeah, all hospitals have their fancy names for their ICU's. As long as you will get experience with Swans, drips, and vents, and unstable patients, it sounds like you are in the right place! Make...

  25. CRNAs working with surgeons

    EmeraldNYL replied to apaisRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hehe, I think that it's a requirement written somewhere that to get admitted to the MICU, you have to weigh AT LEAST 300