megmermaid

Newman University in Kansas- apps due Jan 1st Texas Wesleyan (with clinical sites all over)- apps due I think in Feb sometime. I'm pretty sure they were still conducting interviews in April last year. Good Luck!

woah! Watch out with that propofol, pt's can easily lose their airway, and the line is very fine with this particular drug. The only way I would ever administer Propofol is if my pt is ventilated (with a rate) or if I have CRNA behind my name. Don'...

sandman you have a PM :)

I'll be at Newman too... just now ordering books and trying not to get too nervous. I have glanced through my CCRN study book, though.

i also think that although TWU admits >100 students, they only graduate around 60. they seem to weed out students during the program, instead of before (during interviews). of course they have an excellent boards pass rate... How did it go sandm...

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!

what's the ACLS one?

My app to Wesleyan is in. They said I would get a letter regarding an interview soon. g8rlimey-what is the pic on your avitar?

Congrats! That is great news!

Yoga--- You're going to get me in trouble! I clicked on your link and found a website to order bachelorette party gifts and other sex gag gifts!! lol :)

Another thing... some CRNA schools may possibly look less fondly on online BSN programs compared to schools you actually go to. I don't remember where I heard this, but it is something to think about.

Just the financial aspect: Generally when you go to CRNA school you can't work and must get loans. I know it usually takes several years to pay these off but I'm not sure what the average time frame is. So if you're 50 now and just graduating... yo...

Wow...my hospital is a bit different. Our CVICU is mainly for post heart cath and CICU overflow. The SICU (where I work) gets all the post open hearts (CABG's, valves), any transplants, and AAA's. It sounds like these patients would go to your CVIC...

Have you considered flight nursing? I think in some places you have to be a paramedic also, so you would need both. Another thing to consider is that nursing has opportunities to move up (nurse practitioner, CRNA, midwife) and as far as I know a ...

Concentrate 100% on your school work while in school. I think having a high GPA would be better than sacrificing that for having organic chem. It would probably be OK to take a class during the summer or when you have a really light class load. I k...

I think that sometimes the opposite of discrimination happens for men in a traditionally woman dominated profession. Most of the men I work with do get more respect and I've heard stats about how men get promoted faster... This is of course not tru...

VRE: Vancomycin resistant enterococcus MRSA: Methicillan resistant staph aureus Both are antibiotic resistant microbes...scary stuff

I interview at Newman in Feb! ---trust me, I'm nervous too...

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just about screamed... I just opened the mail and my letter was there. I have an interview with Newman on Feb. 1st!! Newman is my 1st choice and if you read my last thread you would have heard all my whining about not yet having an interview. I ...

Thanks for the advice, Smogmatt, I know I'll be nervous but I'll have to keep on track

sounds like a great plan...med schools recieve tons of apps from people with CNA's, your's will stand out! Good luck!

I always keep a Slim Fast Meal on the Go bar in my bag because there are days when I can't get off the unit at all. I work 12 hour shifts,too. Yesterday was 15.5 hours--I did get lunch, though. Too tired to type anymore...

Don't make yourself wait too long to go to med schoolif that's what you want!! Just about nobody will have saved enough to pay their way through med school---plenty of people are willing to give out loans to future docs. I looked into med school ver...

Graduated 1 year ago with my BSN and completed my application to CRNA school within the last month. I've worked in the SICU of a level 1 trauma center since the year before I graduated- so I have one year as a tech and a year as an RN. Good luck t...