ProgressiveThinking

ProgressiveThinking MSN, CRNA

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  1. Is 75k Worth it For a Big Name School?

    ProgressiveThinking posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    As stated in the thread title, is 75k worth it for a DNP? I ALMOST started a DNP program at a top 10 school nearly 3 years ago as a new grad CRNA, but deferred because I wanted to work, pay down...

  2. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

    ProgressiveThinking posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello, I'm curious to see how practicing NPs feel about the proliferation of online NP programs, especially the diploma mill NP programs that accept applicants without prior NP experience. Do you...

  3. DNP vs PhD

    ProgressiveThinking posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hello, I'm currently browsing through DNP and PhD programs. I want a doctorate mostly for personal reasons. I know that it likely won't make me anymore money as a CRNA, but I know I'll never be...

  4. Nursing Vs Computer science..

    ProgressiveThinking posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I guess this is a long post of me ranting more than anything else, but I really would appreciate some advice. I am an LPN. I pretty much did my LPN to become an RN. After waiting a year to...

  5. 265 questions is almost guaranteed if your a male.

    ProgressiveThinking replied to wilderness47's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Minimum amount of questions here for LVN, RN, and CRNA. Case

  6. MEN, dont come into nursing

    ProgressiveThinking replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Men in Nursing

    I became a CRNA and never looked back. I love it. WAY different from bedside nursing. Being a provider is much more satisfying. However, I will say that nursing as a career is pretty good IF and...

  7. CSUDH RN-BSN online

    ProgressiveThinking posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hello, I'm about to finish my ADN this Dec, and I am planning on completing my BSN ASAP. I just found out I was accepted into cal-state dominguez hills' RN-BSN program. I'm currently trying to decide...

  8. Loma Linda University CRNA DNP 2021

    ProgressiveThinking replied to ExceptionRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I hope it's the Medical Center's OR, but likely it'll be the Heart and Surgical

  9. Loma Linda University CRNA DNP 2021

    ProgressiveThinking replied to ExceptionRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Oh yeah, and when I was there the anesthesia group was considering no longer allowing SRNAs to rotate through the main medical center's OR. With CRNAs no longer being able to rotate there or one of...

  10. Loma Linda University CRNA DNP 2021

    ProgressiveThinking replied to ExceptionRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Well, I've rotated through LLU, and I have to say that it was the worst rotation I had. VERY INCREDIBLY anti-CRNA and extremely medically directed. The CRNAs aren't even allowed to push induction...

  11. Loma Linda University CRNA DNP 2021

    ProgressiveThinking replied to ExceptionRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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  12. Loma Linda University CRNA DNP 2021

    ProgressiveThinking replied to ExceptionRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Do yourselves a favor and go to Kaiser, Texas Wesleyan, or USC if you're looking at California

  13. Reaching our to director-unprofessional?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to scubafinn's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I did this exact thing because I thought my stats weren't competitive, and surprisingly, every single director replied to my email. Most said different things, but the recurring response was "Just...

  14. New Paradigm for the DNP. What do you think?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to KetafolDNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I was just accepted to a DNP program at a public research university that's ranked top 10 for public schools, and is nationally ranked as well. I currently work as a staff CRNA at this particular...

  15. CRNA Mills?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to stevena9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I mostly agree with this, but I'm a little on the fence about USC. I currently work with a lot their grads and a lot of their SRNAs rotated to my main clinical site when I was a SRNA. What some of...

  16. CRNA Mills?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to stevena9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I graduated from the largest program in the country. I was fortunate enough to be placed at a site with one of the busiest trauma centers in the state that didn’t have anesthesia residents. I...

  17. New Paradigm for the DNP. What do you think?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to KetafolDNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Never have I ever met a physician who cared so much about the nursing admissions process to comment that one should pursue advanced practice after 3 years. Also, a lot of the basic mistakes that you...

  18. New Paradigm for the DNP. What do you think?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to KetafolDNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I think that's more of an example that DNP programs should require experience for admission, or that hospitals shouldn't hire people into a role where they're expected to establish clinical guidelines...

  19. New Paradigm for the DNP. What do you think?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to KetafolDNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm a MS prepared CRNA as well, and I completely agree that the DNP lacks application to most advanced practice nurses. While I don't necessarily think that a non-APRN who wants to obtain a degree...

  20. DNP vs PhD

    ProgressiveThinking replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Thank you very much for the elaborate response. You have effectively dissuaded from me pursuing a PhD. The truth is I'm still a little jaded from CRNA school and your description exhausted me. I...

  21. Trauma level 1 or level 3 for future CRNA?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to violet87's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you work rural, maybe. I took a job in a level 1 and seem to be getting stuck in a trauma, crani, transplant, or AAA on an ASA 4 at least weekly. The other day I did 3 cranis within 10 hours. After...

  22. Trauma level 1 or level 3 for future CRNA?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to violet87's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Work in the level 1 SICU at the teaching hospital. Not to say that SICU experience at a level 1 would ALWAYS be better experience than the level 3 ICU (sometimes you have more autonomy in these...

  23. Best NCLEX Prep 2020

    ProgressiveThinking posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello, My SO just graduated nursing school and is looking for the best NCLEX prep out there. Her school made her use ATI as part of their curriculum, but she doesn't like it. They're encouraging her...

  24. Coronavirus and Intubation Question

    ProgressiveThinking replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A tube yes (but even then you can still be exposed), an LMA I'm unsure of. I'm intubating everybody and trying to avoid MAC cases in general unless it's a quick and short case and the patient is low...

  25. Coronavirus and Intubation Question

    ProgressiveThinking replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    N95 and goggles on during the entire case if asymptomatic and low risk. If symptomatic and/or high risk then our protocol is to use a papr and gown