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  1. What is the Best Road to the CRNA Programs

    loveanesthesia replied to cili123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you are willing to relocate, you should be able to find an ICU position. Does your nursing program have hospitals contact them? I would think they do. Or look in Nursing journals, online etc and...

  2. CRNA changed to PhD??

    loveanesthesia replied to silverbelle's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Your opinion is very important because you are a future applicant. There is some concern that applicants will be discouraged by the DNP requirement and the applicant pool will drop. That was a concern...

  3. CRNA changed to PhD??

    loveanesthesia replied to silverbelle's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Exactly, it is not like any other Master's program, it is more like a clinical doctorate program. The programs are that way for a reason, nurse anesthesia is a very demanding profession. CRNAs give...

  4. CRNA work schedule

    loveanesthesia replied to EzraRn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Many CRNAs don't work shifts, they work until the cases are done. That is a difference with most nursing

  5. What is the Best Road to the CRNA Programs

    loveanesthesia replied to cili123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Accelerated BSN graduates have done well in my experience. I don't know the quality of the programs in your area, but they are intensive which is good preparation for a nurse anesthesia program. They...

  6. CRNA changed to PhD??

    loveanesthesia replied to silverbelle's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The master's level CRNA programs are not like other master's programs, most are 27-30 months and around 70 credit hours, well beyond most master's programs. The clinical doctorates will probably be 3...

  7. CRNA changed to PhD??

    loveanesthesia replied to silverbelle's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Look at the Sticky under the CRNA Forum. AACN has mandated that all Advanced Practice nurses become educated at the doctoral level beginning in 2015. Some things to understand: AACN accredits some of...

  8. A CRNA's opinion please?

    loveanesthesia replied to fungirl's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    To do this in the most effective way, you should write a factual unemotional letter (after you graduate, just in case the PD is unreasonable). Include what you see as the problem, ie not fully...

  9. columbia university BSN_DNP for CRNA

    loveanesthesia replied to 2008el's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    currently there is only one: charleston area medical center school of nurse anesthesia 3110 maccorkle ave., se room 2041 charleston, wv 25304 program information date of last review: 05/2008 next...

  10. Hospital Based VS. University

    loveanesthesia replied to yumyum's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you are planning to get your PhD or DNP (nursing doctorate) you may want to apply to programs that offer a MSN with a concentration in anesthesia as opposed to all of the other degrees (MSNA, MSA,...

  11. A CRNA's opinion please?

    loveanesthesia replied to fungirl's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You've done the most important thing to solving the problem, recognizing that it is a problem. You can make up if you pick a position well, really let potential employers know what your goals are. If...

  12. CRNA program for <3.0 BSN GPA???

    loveanesthesia replied to scrubs2716's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If your overall GPA is greater than a 3.0, you should be fine as long as your sciences are good. If you have C's in any of those, then it will help to do those over. You also need to have good...

  13. slower pace CRNA program?

    loveanesthesia replied to getinfall's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't think you understand the intensity required to learn anesthesia. You must learn to make decisions quickly and accurately, and it is the ultimate in multi-tasking. I feel rusty after taking a...

  14. Looking into nursing ---> CRNA

    loveanesthesia replied to revolution's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You should look into accelerated BSN programs. In one concentrated year, a person with a prior BS, completes the requirements for the BSN and sits boards to become an RN. They are intense programs,...

  15. 2 questions???

    loveanesthesia replied to night_owl_504's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You won't see any difference in income directly due to the legnth of the program, but you may get difference skills in one program over the other. The longer programs are likely to have more clinical...

  16. Decribing CRNA career to High School Students

    loveanesthesia posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I've been asked to give a presentation to high school students interested in health care careers. I'm trying to decide how to explain a career in nurse anesthesia to the group. I think I'll give some...

  17. CRNA-what is your day like?

    loveanesthesia replied to MedicalDreams's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    A nurse anesthesia career will affect your entire family. There are some shift positions, but I think the majority will require call, and irregular work hours. If a regular schedule is important to...

  18. When EXACTLY does your ICU experience begin???

    loveanesthesia replied to SIGMACHIGUY's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Most applicants will used the October 1 start date, but as you state oreintation of 3 months is typical. That why some programs require the two

  19. Accepted, with second thoughts. HELP.

    loveanesthesia replied to hell000nurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    1.) Money - I worried about money until I started the program, then once I started the program, I had too many other things to worry about. Problem solved! :) Actually you sound in pretty good shape,...

  20. Work contract before school

    loveanesthesia replied to mark2climb's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    CRNAs can work independtly in all 50 states, while AAs must be supervised by an anesthesiologist, and are not recognized in the majority of states. CRNAs work in a lot of rural areas where there are...

  21. Work contract before school

    loveanesthesia replied to mark2climb's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If they are going to hire AAs and CRNAs, then your practice will probably be quite limited. They will usually want to treat you all the same, so you won't be able to do anything the AAs can't do. That...

  22. Omaha nurse:patient ratios

    loveanesthesia replied to tbanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think you will be pleasantly surprised about patient ratios. It's been awhile since I worked as an RN, but I traveled around the country, and Nebraska hospitals are well staffed. If I had a major...

  23. HELP please! Your thoughts on applying?!

    loveanesthesia replied to SIGMACHIGUY's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    About half of nurse anesthesia programs are nursing programs, and about half are not. You don't need a BSN for those, and some of the MSN programs will have you take a nursing theory course, or...

  24. Work contract before school

    loveanesthesia replied to mark2climb's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Questions to ask? Do you have to repay the money if they don't have a position for you when you graduate? What happens if you decide you don't want to work for them? You may not because you find out...

  25. UT at Memphis

    loveanesthesia replied to marvinskbaby1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Some people don't understand the difference between graduate and undergraduate education. Those people will often complain that a graduate program is 'self taught' (this is in any area of study, and...