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  1. anesthetist vs anesthesiologist

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

    gaspassah i agree with a lot of what you had to say. and all of this "dr.s should be nurses first" is a bunch of junk. only because we as people should try not to judge anyone's job until we have...

  2. Do I have the right to refuse CPR?

    CougRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you

  3. Were you turned down?

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

    I applied after one year of ICU experience which was my only RN experience as well. I applied to three schools. First one turned me down for an interview for last years class but just sent me a...

  4. Question re: gender

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

    well there are a lot of posts on this site about "why i became a crna" or "why crna" so if you dig you will find a lot of answers on this. but for me it was the biggest challenge in nursing that i...

  5. Question re: gender

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

    well there are a lot of posts on this site about "why i became a crna" or "why crna" so if you dig you will find a lot of answers on this. but for me it was the biggest challenge in nursing that i...

  6. stipends for CRNA programs

    CougRN replied to ruth1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i have a question for current students. how do you find out about jobs that offer loan repayment programs? do you get offers from companies/hospitals while you are in school? do they come and...

  7. the Average day for CRNA?

    CougRN replied to iy0ga's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Are you a nurse? This seems like a joke but maybe you are serious. SRNA's don't perform as a bedside nurse. You always have cases to perform during your clinical days. Did you ever go to clinicals...

  8. Question re: gender

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

    Not dominated. Just better represented. Close to 50/50 these

  9. Salary poll---please help

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

    the other post isn't for CRNA's, it's for RN's. some people have trouble reading the upper lines and seeing where the post is located. best of luck with your survey

  10. Why the high pay in Texas?

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

    Roland, probably because Houston is referred to as "the armpit of the US" it's humid as hell there. but give it a try if you feel you want to live

  11. Info on bank loans anyone?

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

    try salliemae.com or bankone.com for extra money on top of your federal. your school will also let you know who they work with most often for supplemental loans. you will get all of this info after...

  12. CRNA with PACU experience?

    CougRN replied to sandman2b's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Having worked in both the ICU and PACU I think it was really important that I spent a year plus in the ICU. The PACU can be challenging at times but not a lot of long term gtts and hemodynamic...

  13. SRNA qualifications (one year?)

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

    I think there are many reasons why there is one year of ICU experience required by CRNA schools. Being a CRNA is so very different from being an ICU nurse. It is important to get down the basics of...

  14. gre scores how high do they have to be to be competitive

    CougRN replied to bobcat62's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    shoot for a combined 1100 and you should be fine. that's my opinion from what i have seen on this board and from people i know who have gotten

  15. Nurses and extubation

    CougRN replied to Palpitations's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We extubate patients often in the PACU and ICU. A previous poster stated it's not within our scope of practice to intubate. It actually is but I wouldn't want to with the limited training I have...

  16. Where do Insulin Gtts go in your facility?

    CougRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    ICU only at our

  17. Why the high pay in Texas?

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

    Dry has nothing to do with it for me. Flat had a lot to do with it. Plus it's not dry, it's humid. No landscape what so ever. I lived in Dallas and saw a lot of the other cities too. Austin is...

  18. Why CRNA

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

    Something doesn't sound right here. The requirments for CRNA programs are standard across the board for students. A year minimum of critical care nursing experience is required and can't be waived....

  19. Missing a week of Classes

    CougRN replied to bwt02's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    No, how much does she love you? She can wait for a real honeymoon

  20. Why the high pay in Texas?

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

    i had the unfortunate experience of living in tx for 3 years myself. i took an additional 10 years off my life just waking up and looking at the flat/brown waste land of tx. you couldn't pay me...

  21. Nursing Research in Critical Care Medicine

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

    try the aacn

  22. health insurance while in school

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

    my school requires it. they offer it through the school for 1400$ a year. check with your school to see if it is required. most schools will provide some option for health insurance. it's nice to...

  23. cRNA programs and BSN?

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

    if it's an accredited program then it shouldn't be a problem. 3 semesters is probably going to be very intense though. but if you can do it and get the grades then by all means do it. your work...

  24. Arizona Places to live

    CougRN replied to bwt02's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The school is in north phoenix. Phoenix is really easy to get around so you don't have to live right by the school. If you go to rent.com or other rental sites you will see that there are apartments...

  25. Gre

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

    If you are willing to move anywhere for school then you aren't limiting yourself too much by not taking the GRE. However, taking it gives you the opportunity to apply to any school and you can be...