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  1. nurse anesthetist's education: quality education/ quality insight?

    NCgirl replied to susanna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hate to inform you Tenesma, but I know of at two schools with anatomy classes (YES--for MED students) with cadaver dissections in great danger of being removed. Instead of a few students per group,...

  2. anesthetist vs anesthesiologist

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

    Ditto on jdpete....I've already seen way too many anesthesia departments function that

  3. Crna In Nc?

    NCgirl replied to Spoiled1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Currently a SRNA in NC, feel free to pm

  4. Would you assist in abortions?

    NCgirl replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thx SBIC, I like what you had to say. We sometimes get so wrapped up in what we personally believe, that we get angry and think everyone else should believe exactly as we do. What a sad and boring...

  5. intubation of morbidly obese patients--have tips?

    NCgirl replied to gugal's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was gonna say the same as deepz, try using the short handle commonly used in OB. This is an issue I'm also trying to figure

  6. CRNA schools: choices and more choices

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

    Level 1 hospital as primary site, NO RESIDENTS:-), affiliation sites for regionals and central lines that all the students love (and housing is provided at), insurance provided, opportunity to do pedi...

  7. I need honest advice about getting into CRNA school

    NCgirl replied to luster7576's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    To luster-congratulations on all that you have accomplished! You are obviously a very intelligent and strong person. Please do not think that everyone in anesthesia is narrowminded and ridiculously...

  8. 4 months out --prep for CRNA School

    NCgirl replied to DIVER CRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    DO NOT STUDY AHEAD- your life as you know it will be over starting the first day of orientation. I'm serious, go to Fiji or

  9. Finals!

    NCgirl replied to duckboy20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Still have oral boards and four finals to go.....at least clinical time is done for the semester. Good luck to you all in trying to fit even more anesthesia knowledge into our already full

  10. Were you turned down?

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

    3 years critical care, applied to 3, interviewed at all 3. Accepted at 2, alternate at

  11. SRNA's: Study Schedules, Sleep, Sanity?

    NCgirl replied to Sherpa RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    C students ultimately won't make it through anesthesia school. Yeah, a program may allow a C in coursework, but I can't see someone making it through clinical, getting pimped, after making a C. If...

  12. SRNA's: Study Schedules, Sleep, Sanity?

    NCgirl replied to Sherpa RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It's interesting how programs vary so much. All three schools I interviewed at allowed either one or 2 C's (which was like 76-82), but of course you still had to keep a 3.0 GPA. I wonder if there's...

  13. Young but ambitious

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

    I say go for it, they'll teach you everything they need you to know. One more year is not going to make or break you. Good

  14. SRNA's: Study Schedules, Sleep, Sanity?

    NCgirl replied to Sherpa RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yeah, 92 for A, 83 for B, must maintain 3.0 GPA. Make more than two C's (even if your GPA is 3.5), and you're out. NA school is not very

  15. finals

    NCgirl replied to jbro's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Finals are not cumulative, they are simply the last test of the semester for that class. We do have boards once a semester, and they alternate between oral and written. They serve the purpose of...

  16. SRNA's: Study Schedules, Sleep, Sanity?

    NCgirl replied to Sherpa RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Clinical in anesthesia school is nothing like working as an RN (obviously). I think my point here is that after working 16 hours in the unit, I was not as tired as I now am after 8 hours in the OR...

  17. future entry-level ed for crna's

    NCgirl replied to IBorg's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    From what I hear, if SRNA's were given full credit hours for all the time we spend in the OR, we'd be extremely close to having a clinical doctorate. But surprise-the ASA is fighting this tooth and...

  18. Anesthesia and the ER: sedation of a class III/IV patient

    NCgirl replied to Calfax's topic in Emergency

    Oh my gosh, run like the wind!!! That hospital's admin needs to seriously evaluate why they're too freakin cheap to staff the hospital with a CRNA at all times....it's a lawsuit waiting to happen....

  19. Young but ambitious

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

    Myself and two others were 24 when we started my program. Don't let your age worry

  20. CRNA Program Requirements

    NCgirl replied to KLT's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't know exactly what schools will take less than a 3.0, but my advice would be to take some graduate courses, maybe like org chem or biochem, or an adv. physiology. Make A's in whatever graduate...

  21. TCU here I come!!!

    NCgirl replied to maggielee's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congratulations to you all!!! It's gonna be the hardest thing you've ever done (more than likely), but I love it and wouldn't go back to ICU nursing for anything! Best of luck in your schooling and...

  22. SRNA Senior Project Ideas

    NCgirl replied to SproutRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Mannitol versus Hypertonic saline.....probably lots of research out there on it, so you're lit review would be a little easier than some other topics. Or maybe the use of other gases besides...

  23. charting...dialed in or end tidal?

    NCgirl replied to mbrian46's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    End tidal

  24. Nurses and extubation

    NCgirl replied to Palpitations's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For clarification, most flight nurses can intubate outside the facility because they are also

  25. Missing a week of Classes

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

    They may tell you to take your honeymoon on the break between semesters; that it's not an adequate excuse for missing a week of lectures. I'd let them know immediatly what you'd like to do, maybe...