LonghornRN

LonghornRN

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About LonghornRN

LonghornRN has 2 years experience and specializes in CVICU.


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  1. GoldenGirl, I think that you are working under some false assumptions. First of all, as a SRNA (I start in the fall ), I can tell you that I and all of the CRNAs I know are first and formost...
  2. Icu + Ccrn

    I agree, keep your cards close to your vest. Being vague about your career aspirations is the best policy. While some may support you, most, will discourage you, and when you get accepted will be...
  3. MSA versus MSN

    I feel your pain.....BUT....I think that to be fair, if a CRNA is going to get a PhD it will probably be in nursing, no? Therefore theory is required for a PhD as well as a DNAP. I suppose an...
  4. MSA versus MSN

    Well, actually....if you go the MSA route and want a DNAP later you WILL have to take the theory classes you didn't take at the masters level, can't get around theory....them's the breaks.
  5. Well, you probably won't have to take the GRE since you have a prior MSN, but you will have to work as an ICU nurse for at least a year (that is a national standard and there is just no getting aroud...
  6. sorry... darn thing posted before I was ready.. As I was saying: Take your A&Ps, Microbiology, Chemistry (organic too since you will need this for NA school.) Take whatever other prerequisite...
  7. Hi Smf5083, Welcome to the forum. Speaking as someone with a previous degree in Molecular Biology I have to say I think you need to do some soul searching. I know you have invested time in...
  8. Z-Coil shoes???

    Never worn them, have heard people rave about them, but I would have to really need them to wear them. They look
  9. I am IN at UTHSC-Houston!!!!

    WooooHoooo! Just got the "Official" letter in the mail along with a laundry list of to-dos. Let the fun
  10. How many years of ICU experience?

    I had 18 months of CVICU experience when I applied and will have 2 years by the time school starts in August (I can't
  11. I am IN at UTHSC-Houston!!!!

    Hi icustar, Yes, you have to have O-chem to get an interview, but it really isn't bad. I personally liked it better than physical chemistry because you can see how it relates to biological...
  12. Who's going? LonghornRN's going!!! Whoopieeeeeeeeeee, UT-Houston Class of 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boy that sounds like a long way
  13. Well I only applied to UT-Houston. The interview process, I have to say, was not what I expected (but in a good way). I was really expecting to be grilled about clinical conditions and drugs and ACLS...
  14. Oh my dear gracious lord, I did it!!! :bowingpur I just checked my status on UTLINK and there it was: MSN IN NURSE ANESTH/CLIN NURSG You have been admitted to the program for the term shown above....
  15. CRNA requirements?

    Just curious, why ASN? It takes almost as long (3-3.5 years vs 4 years for a BSN). If your looking for the most expiditious way, I say go for the BSN right