CougRN

Personally I don't think Valley is enough. It's a nice base but doesn't cover everything. I read M&M 3 times prior to taking boards and found that to be helpful. I also used the Prodigy exams as practice. But I would say any review book that has questions would be benefitial. The questions are good practice to get used to board type questions. I studied my butt off and didn't feel totally prepared when I took my boards. But 90 questions later and a two week wait and I was a CRNA. So just keep studying and I'm sure you will be fine. Best of luck.

umm, yes i'm positive. try going to the AANA website for that information. we dont need the ANA our lobbying group is larger, stronger, and more respected.

The ANA doesn't lobby for CRNA's. We have our own lobbying group that has been very good to CRNA's for a long time. And I don't think the goal of our association or CRNA's is to become "equals" to MDA's. We have a lot of the same skills and training but that doesn't make us equal. They have their job and we have ours and a lot of it overlaps. If you want to be the Doc go to med school, if you want to give anesthesia go to NA school.

UNE in Portland, Maine has in the past

So, if I may ask all of you who took the test lately do you have the same feelings about Memory Master not being all that helpful too. I take the exam in 3 months and I'm focusing now on the Sweat book which i have read twice and M&M. Any suggestions or recomendations would be great. Best of luck to all.

didn't take it twice but there are schools out there that don't require the GRE. if you are willing to relocate anywhere then there are schools that won't require that ugly GRE exam at all. look on the AANA website and check out the schools and what each require. then call program directors and discuss your options with them. they make the call on who gets in and who doesn't so they are your best resource. best of luck

not where i am. i run my own room with an MD who supervises up to 4 rooms. the only time a crna is on the case with me is when it is medicare.

the article should tell you what exactly is incorporated into the rankings.

Thanks for the honest post vinny. I take my boards in 3 months and I'm scared to death. You have a great attitude today though and I hope it pans out for you this first time around. Best of luck.

you need a year of experience before you start school. so find out when the school's start and then do the math. just remember that some schools want more than one year and they have the right to require this. the aana is the group that says that one year is the "minimum" requirement.

we are having a welcome to school party for the incoming freshman today. i can't believe it's been two years since i started. december 8th is graduation day and then the big test. congrats to everyone.

I can only tell you my current schedule. I get to the hospital at 6am and leave between 4-5pm five days a week. Then I come home, eat, and study for 1-2 hours before going to bed. On sat and sun i study 6-8 hours to prepare for boards. If you can find time to fit in a shift in there you are better at time managment than me. I dedicate 60-80 hours a week to anesthesia, whether it is studying or providing it. You don't have time for much else. But I knew what to expect when I started and I am happy I did it.

applications, 4, interviews granted 4, actual interviews 1, took the first offer. plenty happy with my choice.

yes, school will teach you everything you need to know. not a ton of math, especially with your experience with gtts. the physics is about gas laws mostly.

use it all the time, check the research, it is there.