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  1. Vasoactive drugs - down to the cellular level - Resources anyone?

    CougRN replied to cortrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    well said gas and gump. i believe that teachability is the key. we all come in to this with the desire to learn and hopefully the ability to learn. most nurses don't have a working knowledge of the...

  2. First test jitters

    CougRN replied to jewelcutt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i never studied this much in undergrad. i easily study six to seven hours a day and i just started. i took my first exam today. no biggy. but it only gets harder. best of

  3. 4 year degree preference?

    CougRN replied to ICUsleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    quick answer is no, they don't care. your experience will be more

  4. thank you note??

    CougRN replied to meg228's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Absolutely, I did it and the program director even mentioned it by thanking me the next time we talked. I got

  5. Good Luck Class Of 2006!!!!!!

    CougRN replied to WAREAGLE's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I start on the 7th. Getting ready to move from AZ to ME. Nervous as hell. Good luck to

  6. CRNA School Reassurance

    CougRN replied to nitro23's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    nitro you should be ok except for the GRE scores. some schools put more weight on them than others. most schools want a 1000 over all. buffalo does have a good program. but i don't know what they...

  7. Bush, Kerry and CRNA's

    CougRN replied to catcolalex's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Check out John Kerry's website on this issue. Bush's record so far favors MD's and not

  8. Taking boards in different state than you live in?

    CougRN replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in General Nursing

    I did this when I graduated. It is not a problem. You just need to ask your school to mail your graduation information to the new states BON instead of the one you live in now. That's it. Then...

  9. New CRNA schools

    CougRN replied to Harmony213's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    New schools have been opening for the last couple of years. To name a few, Midwestern in AZ, U of Maryland and TCU in Texas. There are more but that is all I know off the top of my

  10. Question

    CougRN replied to stevierae's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Probably because it's less typing and less likely to have a spelling error. Just as simple as that. You won't hear it in the clinical setting for the most part because Anesthesiologists for the most...

  11. private loans without co-signers

    CougRN replied to ltac's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    your school should have provided you with a list. bankone has a loan program that won't require a co-signer. check with your own bank too. you may have to pay extra fees if you don't have great...

  12. Another CRNA media issue

    CougRN posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    July 13, 2004 -- Hot on the heels of the June Vogue's quotation of a Santa Monica plastic surgeon as saying that the use of nurse anesthetists is unsafe, Dr. Robert Kotler of Beverly Hills bluntly...

  13. Weird question

    CougRN replied to notamannurseanymoRCC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    how about the fact that slp's, pt's and pharmacists also wear lab coats? you really seem to have a complex about

  14. HUGE DECISION-- honest opinions please!!!

    CougRN replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Emerald, You school will decide your financial need. I can only speak for myself but I was awarded the 18,500$ from the Stafford loans and then my Supplemental was about 9500 per semester. So it's...

  15. tuition

    CougRN replied to movinsouth's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    1200$ Canadian would be about 700$-800$ US, not 1800$. And this is a CRNA forum so we are talking about CRNA tuition. FYI. To the OP, 840$ is high but not unusual. I pay 540$ a credit hour and...

  16. Stay in MICU or move to SICU?

    CougRN replied to preCRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yep, stay where you are. Learn what you can there and don't worry about it. CRNA school isn't about how much ICU knowledge you have. You just need to be comfortable with gtts, vents, and lines. So...

  17. Who went straight to ICU after getting your BSN

    CougRN replied to UpwardMobility's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Don't waste your time in med/surg. It's a totally different animal. If you find a good hospital that offers an ICU training program with good mentoring you won't have any trouble moving straight to...

  18. Samuel Merrit College and everone out there(Read me) What do you think? Am I worthy?

    CougRN replied to traumasrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well this is not a comprehensive list but just the ones I know off the top of my head. If you want to know which ones I would go to the AANA website and research the schools sites, that's what I did...

  19. Samuel Merrit College and everone out there(Read me) What do you think? Am I worthy?

    CougRN replied to traumasrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well this is not a comprehensive list but just the ones I know off the top of my head. If you want to know which ones I would go to the AANA website and research the schools sites, that's what I did...

  20. New Grad interested in CRNA

    CougRN replied to TennRN2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The national requirement is at least one year of critical care experience as an

  21. How do CRNAs/SRNAs benefit anesthesiology residents?

    CougRN replied to HawaiiRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    jwk, just to clarify. the aana was formed in 1931. that does not mean that nurses were not trained to perform anesthesia before that. although documentaion of nurse anesthesia roots are sketchy...

  22. What's going to keep you motivated????

    CougRN replied to SRNACHIC's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    motivation. sometimes i think that it is respect and appreciation for the work i put in to becoming a CRNA. then i read these posts by AA's and MDA's and i think that i will never earn any respect...

  23. CRNA Contracts

    CougRN posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I've seen posts in the past about new grad contracts that have loan pay back options. To all of you getting ready to graduate or already out, how have you found these contracts? Do groups come to...

  24. Loan Forgiveness?

    CougRN replied to bbear's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    try this thread

  25. I can't believe I can finally post this.....

    CougRN replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Way to go Em. I am so happy to hear that you got in having been reading your posts for awhile. It's so wonderful to get the news when you get in. Enjoy the rest of your time before school