californianurse

I was just accepted to TWU for this fall. I know that the school is challenging and I should expect to spend 60-90 hours a week in class/studying, but I'm just wondering if any of you TWU students could pass on some words of wisdom to the small fry h...

...Back to the main topic of this thread.... Jax13, What have you learned about your situation since you last posted on Jan 15, and what have you decided to do? My heart goes out to you.

I'm currently in a CRNA program. I only had less than 2.5 years of ICU/RN experience before starting my program. I was accepted to 3 schools in 2 different states. Five years is NOT the minimum requirement for CRNA school, but like stanman1968 said, ...

Check out page 1 and 2 of this thread. I'm not speaking for any school in particular, but for several definitions of "hazing" as illustrated by previous posters. Hope that's helpful.

No, you do not need to pay off your BSN loans first. If everyone needed to be debt-free before going on to grad school, we wouldn't have very many MDs, lawyers, business(wo)men, NPs, PAs, Ph.D.s, etc. I do not intend for this comment to be a negative...

I didn't use the flash cards to study, so I can't attest to them. However, I bought the CCRN review DVD set of Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio, watched those, took notes (laughed because she's awesome!), did practice questions, and scored very well on the e...

Just wondering how much this revision will impact nurse anesthesia programs. The first sentence of the ASA statement of the anesthesia care team is: "Anesthesiology is the practice of medicine including, but not limited to, preoperative patient eval...

:yeahthat: I have a biochem test tomorrow, and am trying not to get behind for finals next week. I definitely empathize with force-studying when it seems like your brain can't take any more. ...But it will...hourly...daily...until December 18 at 3pm....

Fungirl, I tried to PM you, but your mailbox is full.

I like your point, but remember the baby boomers are aging and will need our services, which will increase demand.

SIGMACHIGUY, I think nurse anesthesia school is a great way to go, and agree with what other posters said about the direct involvement with anesthesia and so on. However, if you really want a true representation of both sides, try finding an MD forum...

YUP! I agree! I'm at TCU, and it's similar as far as the level of stress, and paradigm shifts on what a "normal" life is. I also agree with the other poster who said it may be helpful to talk with Reinke. He may not give you extra points, but it wil...

Just wondering what the scope of practice is for CRNAs at Parkland. My boyfriend is an emergency medicine resident and recently had an anesthesia rotation. He said that an MDA was always in the room with a CRNA. I thought this was interesting because...

Good to know! Thanks for the replies.

Nice!

Nice! I'm with ya!

I agree with the renting an apartment close to school sentiment. CRNA school is an investment in your future, and you would be robbing yourself of precious study time, bonds with other students and adding distress to your life. Note: Diathesis-stress...

My boyfriend is an EM resident at Parkland who will be on anesthesia beginning on Monday. I'll tell him about you and he can talk with one of the CRNAs there. Don't know how much weight he'll have, but I'm going to TCU in the fall to be a CRNA, so th...

cfarley, I'm also not from TX, will take out the full Stafford Loans, a Wells Fargo PLUS loan of 28K+ some and $10,000 in private loans from Wells Fargo to help get me through my move out to Fort Worth, and in case my other loans don't come through i...

Why on earth would you want to have call every other day and work weekends?

Quiigley, for those 16 and 24 hour shifts, on average, how much sleep do you get? You can give me a range, like, "0-4 hours, but mostly 1-2 or so". I don't know how you do it! My bf is an MD and does 24s and is doing a 30 tomorrow, but he normally ge...

Like usual, I agree with Neurogeek. The schools which have clinically-based interviews pull their questions from the CCRN. And yes, scores do matter. After all, someone who does very well on the CCRN will have an advantage over someone who barely mad...

cvicu80, you are a smart person for applying to CRNA school! I'm going to TCU this fall. My boyfriend is an MD, and all of his medical school friends said I was "really smart" for wanting to go to CRNA school. Now, his residents are saying the same t...

Girlfriends, I've been to Fredericksberg, and love it! The German food is great there, but I had no idea that you could parouse shops with a glass of wine in hand. That could be very dangerous to my wallet! It would be awesome to go there during the ...

Becky423, I know you already interviewed and that you bought a suit, but for all of the other viewers of this thread, I am writing to say that you just can't go wrong wearing a suit, even if it's a "casual" interview. Note that "casual" can mean the ...