CRNA, DNSc

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  1. Vanity Plates?

    Mine has been CRNA since I graduated from anesthesia school in 1991. Don't care what others
  2. Age vs Years Nursing

    65 and 37 as RN, last 29 as
  3. Notify the programs ASAP. Give them the ability to accept someone else. Expect that your desposit is non-refundable unless you were informed
  4. Every school is different so there is no quick, single answer. you will need to contact the school/program directly for
  5. You could use it as a lead-in to telling them what you did to better prepare yourself to be
  6. Yes you are correct that you have an up hill battle to get admitted. Even figuring the pass/fail as a 3.0 you are likely to fall below minimum GPA for interviews. Look at a programs prerequisites, if...
  7. Looking for advice

    Contact the schools for feedback. I would say get ICU experience and expand your options for school as well as your ability to care for critically ill adults (a large portion of your future patients...
  8. Would you do it? Need your advice.

    Be aware than any student admitted to a nurse anesthesia program after January 1st 2022, must complete a clinical doctoral degree (minimum 3yrs). So the 2 year master's degree is rapidly disappearing...
  9. CRNA school and pregnant

    What if you have a difficult pregnancy? What if you have to go on bedrest for weeks/months? There are still limits to "work arounds". What if you don't get pregnant until late in the first year and...
  10. Any student starting a CRNA program after January 1st, 2022 must complete with a doctoral degree so yes you will have to apply to a DNAP or DNP CRNA program which is likely to be at least 36 months in...
  11. Michigan CRNA Schools

    It is not true that all are DNP. Oakland University and Michigan State are DNP. University of Michigan-Flint is DNAP, University of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State are currently Masters programs. In...
  12. Journey to CRNA

    Any student admitted to a nurse anesthesia program on or after January 1,2022 MUST complete anesthesia school with a clinical doctorate. No program will be able to admit any students to a masters...
  13. No, it does not add anything to your
  14. crna felony

    You have some big stake reasons to practice full disclosure including the eligibility to take the Certifying Exam and retaining the CRNA certification. You should carefully review the NCE Handbook on...
  15. crna felony

    If you checked the no box and the background check comes back with it you are a probable dismissal for lying on your application. Meet with your program director and explain what happened, maybe you...
  16. Do not under any circumstances attempt to "not" list all colleges and universities attended. Most applications will contain a statement that falsifying information on an application will result in...
  17. Wolford CRNA Fall 2017

    Their last date of review was listed as 1/2017, now another date for review is 10/2017. Anesthesia programs are not normally reviewed twice in 10
  18. Online CRNA school?

    NO programs fitting your desires exist-- while programs may have some courses online and may allow possible clinical site selection among their approved clinical sites, you are not able to become a...
  19. Bioinformatics to raise GPA

    Not really helpful to get you to CRNA. No hard sciences and doesn't get you
  20. If you are delivering O2 via nasal cannula the FIO2 increases by 4% for each liter increase because the patient is still entraining room air. In general anesthesia delivered by endotracheal tube or...
  21. Lots of mathematics- Such as Ketamine comes in a 5cc vial containing 500mgs. I want to be able to administer doses as needed of 10 mg per cc. How many cc do you draw up and how many cc do you use...
  22. Look up Thirst mechanism and you will see many diagrams that show what leads to "Thirst". One of the triggers is plasma osmolarity-as the osmolarity increases the body response leads to drinking...
  23. Not sure whether to "start" lpn school tomorrow...

    Good job and best wishes for your program and future
  24. Paying off student loans

    Live like a poor student for 2 years after you start working as an RN-put the extra money toward your student loans. Avoid the "now I have a paycheck, I deserve to spend it on whatever I want"...
  25. Not sure whether to "start" lpn school tomorrow...

    Don't let the confusion of today cloud your judgment- If you want to do this then show up early and step up as best you are able. i got the call for my ADN program that day before registration...