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  1. How do you pay for school?

    jewelcutt replied to richard13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    For those of you familiar with stafford loans I have a couple of questions. I currently live at home, but will have to (and want to) finally move out of home to an apartment this summer while leasing...

  2. I got in!!!

    jewelcutt posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I just got my acceptance call yesterday from Oakland University(Michigan) for class starting Fall 2004! I can't thank everyone enough for the great posts and advice, and resources to look up. I've...

  3. IF for some reason you COULDN'T be a CRNA what area of nursing...

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

    I think I would want to be a flight nurse or maybe a surgical first assistant, even though the pay for nurses in the FA field don't make much more than regular RN's. I really like hands on stuff, you...

  4. Boards Today

    jewelcutt replied to WntrMute2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey Dave, I'm sure you did fine on your boards. What a huge relief to have that done. It seems like you have one obstacle after the other with out a chance to really ever relax for 3-4 years with...

  5. Why Shouldn't I Tell?

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

    When I applied for a nurse tech position in an SICU that I have now been working as a nurse for two years my manager asked me the question about further education. My reply was that I wasn't sure...

  6. ACLS or PALS

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

    I just signed up for a PALS class through Life Support Services. They have classes all over the country mostly on weekends. Sorry I don't know the website but it is easily found on a search engine....

  7. many rejection letters crying all day..

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

    Sue, don't be discouraged!! First think of all the people that didn't get interviews, next was this your first time applying? Most programs are only taking 20 people out of over a hundred that...

  8. Recovery of OR patients in CCU

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

    I am having a hard time understanding what people are complaining about. I work in an SICU that recovers all their own open hearts and believe this is the way it should be. We also take other SICU...

  9. Future trend of CRNA's

    jewelcutt posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey everyone, I'm doing a leadership clinical in anesthesia for my BSN completion and have done extensive research into the profession. What I can't find is the projected future and economics of CRNA...

  10. Current readers digest has a must read article for any RN

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

    I read that article a few weeks ago and it really hit a nerve. It really makes you want to change visiting hours, actually everything makes me want to change visiting hours in the ICU. The article...

  11. would a biochemistry degree help me become a CRNA

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

    I was in the same predicament about four years ago and I often kick myself in ass for not having chosen nursing first a long time ago. I was a chem major and math minor with 1 1/2 years left. From...

  12. Question for CRNAs and SRNAs

    jewelcutt replied to New CCU RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Being a nurse for about a year now, I find it very rewarding when I made a huge impact on saving someone's life. When I pull a critical care patient out of a critical situation, when the family is...