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I was wondering how many of you out there enjoy art as well as nursing? I am about to start a BSN program in a week and I have just put my new art website up...check it out: http://www.seewhiterabbit.com

Well, thanks so much for all the information! The whole things sounds like it definately does not float my boat....no way! But that is how I figured it was....I just saw on a list that the US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing was number two on the top ranking anesthesia schools...oh well, this information from all of you has really helped me know that this is definately not right for me....it might have been if I wasn't married...but I am so...I would rather stay with my husband than be away from him all the time.... Thanks again.

Okay I got the following from the army website: U.S. Army Graduate Program In Anesthesia Nursing "This program, offered to individuals interested in pursuing nurse anesthesia, is similar to the USUHS, but your didactic instruction will take place at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. To qualify, you must be selected for appointment in the Army Nurse Corps prior to competing for selection in the program. The program includes one year of didactic instruction at Fort Sam and one and a half years of clinical practice at a large Army medical treatment facility. If you qualify for this program, you'll receive the full pay and allowances commensurate with your rank, and the Army will pay all of your tuition expenses. Your textbook fees will be reimbursable up to $300. Your active-duty service obligation is 54 months." Hmm...I still am not exactly clear...Before you can go into this program...I am guessing obviously that you have to be in the army...and you have to go through "basic trianing" well I wonder how long all that takes....and what about my husband...where is he...when do I get to see him...? And those 54 months...54 months of service? What kind of service...? as a CRNA? at what pay? Do I get paid as a CRNA....I guess I would...but...I guess I need to talk to an army recruiter..or something.... oh well........

No, actually......I have not even started my BSN program yet! But I am fully ready to in the Spring. After two years there...I want to try to do one year in ICU...then I would possibly like to go to CRNA school.... Now the army thing...well it scares me because I am married. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are married and are in the army together...and well they were separated for like a year and a half....during that year and a half....the wife decided she maybe didn't want to be married to him anymore.... My point is...distance from your spouse is not great...and if I can do nursing without joining the army...I would prefer to because I don't like the idea of the government being in control of where I go....where I live..bla bla bla... Now if I was not married...then I think I would seriously consider the army...but I am married....I'm going to check out that link. Thanks.

Please don't shoot me for asking but....... In order to go to the US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing, do you have to join the army? Isn't that program in San Antonio, TX? :stone

But she is doingit with your knowledge. I think it is great that you will not give any of the medicine that she draws up, however, the fact that you stand by while this goes on is wrong, but you did say that you were going to have a talk with the docs, so you are doing the right thing and I think that if they refuse to alter the way they have been doing things then you should get out of there and then report it to the proper agency or place, because that is just WRONG that they are doing that! She's not a nurse! She's a person who answers phones! Dirt rubs off on you if you are around it long enough! Good Luck!

Let me just tell you how important grades are, at least here in HOUSTON. I have all of my prereq's done for getting into a BS-RN program at a University here, yet a 3.39 GPA is not GOOD ENOUGH to get in! I have applied twice to the school and got on a waiting list twice. Other schools in Houston that offer a BS-RN will not accept me either. Actually, I have only applied to two schools. Now I know, most people are like, "Well why don't you go to Houston Community College for their RN program?" Well, I don't want to have an associate's degree and become an RN. I want my BACHELORS DEGREE in NURSING. I already have two years behind me. Plus, I know that I am going to get my Masters, so I will need to have my Bachelors out of the way first. Anyway, my point is that grades are important. A 3.39 is good, but obviously everyone else that applies to the program I want to go into has a better GPA than me. So I just got through RETAKING four classes that I had B's in, and now I have A's in them, SOOOOOO now my GPA is a 3.5!!!!! That is good...however, I am also about to RETAKE two more classes during the summer that I got B's in, and then if I get A's in them I will have a 3.7 GPA! I am going to reapply a third time to the school I want to go to with a 3.7 GPA! I really hope that will be good enough because if it is not I think I may just go crazy! My point! Grades are important! However, it is important to keep in mind that it is not healthy to have a nervous breakdown over getting a B. It is also important what kind of teacher you end up with for a class. It has been a great challenge for me to realize that there are more important things than school, like God, my husband, and my own health. BUT! School is very very important to me because it is the key to some of my dreams.