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  1. CA CRNA programs??

    gaspassah replied to futuregaspasser's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    when i applied last year it was approx 600 or more inquiries, approx 250 actual applicants and 80 interviews, for 25 spots, 10 spots were holdovers from the previous year. i heard so far this year it...

  2. CA CRNA programs??

    gaspassah replied to futuregaspasser's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i atttend kaiser/csuf in pasadena. you cant beat the education for the money. plus we go to about 20 different hosp for clinicals, so there is little competition for cases. excellent instructors. d...

  3. TCU info requested!

    gaspassah replied to tcrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i heard the tcu program was started by alot of the faculty that had left texas weslyan. is this true. just curious

  4. Legal Issues

    gaspassah replied to yoga crna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i'll chime in. there are a few issues for me, some more important than others, some just based on current issues. of course instructors always emphasize worst case scenarios. 1. awareness under...

  5. Recommend a school for CRNA????

    gaspassah replied to a_clay's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    kaiser permanente/csuf, probably one of the best educations for the dollar. lots and lots of clinical. pharmacology taught by one of only 7 (i think) doctors of pharmacology that is also a CRNA. he...

  6. christmas list..

    gaspassah replied to athomas91's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i'm not sure about equipment, most or's will have what you need. a good reference book might be helpful. the best piece of advice i've been given is when you get your earpiece, wear it, use it at all...

  7. new to forum

    gaspassah replied to TaraRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i looked at gooding and had a friend apply there also. at the time, approx 1 year ago, their admission criteria were fairly high, only took 10 students, had to have > 1500 on gre. etc. i have heard...

  8. crnas - what type of hours do you work?

    gaspassah replied to Chris0114's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    not that i'm ready to test the job market just yet, first sem of school, but i have seen jobs on places like gaswork.com or others. outpatient surgery places tend to have more monday through fri no...

  9. update

    gaspassah replied to alansmith52's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    hey alan i go to kaiser in pasedena, we have a simulator also. tho we havent started to use it yet, but it sounds kinda cool. it does all kinds of desats, one lung vent, and heart arrythmias. a little...

  10. Residual NMBA in cellsaver

    gaspassah replied to g8rlimey's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i apologize for my ignorance up front since i never worked with cell savers but i would like to ask a question. 1. during the use of a cell saver is the concentration of paralytic in the volume of...

  11. Laptop for CRNA school?

    gaspassah replied to TraumaNurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    if your kids are anything like mine, buy a laptop. i just got a gateway, i do alot of work at school on it. i get little to no work done at home, my kids are 3 and 4.5. functional time is a short...

  12. Help Quick. "Supervision Rules" Interview Question.

    gaspassah replied to Miss December's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    example "i as a nurse anesthetist student find this to be a touchy subject in many ways, however i feel that the cooperative nature of mdas and crnas are as important if not more so than most other...

  13. Samuel Merrit College and everone out there(Read me) What do you think? Am I worthy?

    gaspassah replied to traumasrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i think you look like a competitive candidate, but since your from ca, i was wondering why you hadnt looked into kaiser in

  14. my update

    gaspassah replied to alansmith52's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    hey alan there is nothin like the dorsal column medial-lemniscal and anterolateral systems is it? just had that

  15. Cal State Fullerton

    gaspassah replied to surfer's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    by far the best education for the money i have found. i'm currently in the crna program and love it. i doubt you will find faculty as willing to help anywhere in the country. if you have any specific...

  16. physical strength

    gaspassah replied to mitzi77CRNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    please tell me that's a different lang and i didnt blow some circuits studying last

  17. physical strength

    gaspassah replied to mitzi77CRNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    we just had an airway lecture the other day and our instructor kept emphasizing the fact that oral tissues are delicate and that the blade is metal....metal always wins.. his point was that intubating...

  18. US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing

    gaspassah replied to seewhiterabbit's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i would debate the 90,000k pay, if you look at the army's website for pay 2003, and army capt makes about 2500 per month plus a little here and there for housing, etc. you do NOT get paid CRNA pay as...

  19. Kaiser/Fullerton

    gaspassah replied to Qwiigley's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    hey quig is the honalulu thing going to be on for the class entering this august. my wife would absolutely love that one!

  20. Military CRNA School

    gaspassah replied to poja_18's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    interestingly i have been looking at the army reserves and know a couple of crna's that signed up. there are some interesting benefits to the army RESERVES. i emphasize that because the only rn i new...

  21. Rural vs. Urban Jobs for new CRNA's

    gaspassah replied to apaphoenix's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    well im not yet (i start in august)a CRNA but in general i would suggest going where you are going to be 1. most comfortable in a new environment 2. able to build on clinical foundations 3. be...

  22. Is 40 too old?

    gaspassah replied to szccdw's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i hope it's not...i'm turning 37 this december starting school in august and graduate in 24 months. married with 2 kids too. moving across country to do it. ya gotta do whatcha gotta do.

  23. How many of you married doctors?

    gaspassah replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    noone has mentioned the residents that marry nurses to help fund their way through the residency program only to divorce that nurse when a new "hotter, younger, you place the adjective" new nursing...