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  1. How can I become a nurse anesthetist if I have a bachelors degree in biology?

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

    Look for the programs that don't award a MSN, there are a lot of them. About half of nurse anesthesia programs give MS degrees, but not a MS in Nursing. Those programs will be very likely to look...

  2. Family Nurse Practioner or CRNA

    loveanesthesia replied to AngelaChanel24's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It really depends on your personality, my impression of FNP is you do a lot more H & P type of work, while in anesthesia we also do a lot of technical skills and short term decision making. What I...

  3. Decribing CRNA career to High School Students

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

    I've changed my mind a little on the money issue over the years, (I used to feel strongly that money was not a good motivation) as I've said elsewhere some of the best CRNAs I know have said they...

  4. PhD REQUIRED for CRNA's?

    loveanesthesia replied to sundowners2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Most don't think the clinical doctorate will make any difference in

  5. PhD REQUIRED for CRNA's?

    loveanesthesia replied to sundowners2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    AACN which accredits many graduate nursing programs adopted the position statement that all advanced practice nursing programs must grant a clinical doctorate by 2015. About half of nurse anesthesia...

  6. Nursing Dominated by Women, CRNA's are Mostly Men?

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

    The 2007 practice survey which over 17,000 CRNAs completed, found that 44% of CRNAs are male, so there are more female CRNAs than male but it is close. About 5% of RNs are male, but about 10% in...

  7. Money ruining CRNA hopefulls?

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

    Most CRNA programs don't do the waiting list thing like a lot of nursing programs do. Every year they look at the applicants and pick the best that are available. That gets the best applicants in the...

  8. For those of you on interview boards

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

    You may want to think about explaining why you have made so many changes, and are you prepared to stick with nurse anesthesia when the going gets

  9. Questions at the end of the interview

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

    If accepted, what will make me a successful student in your program? You may want to ask about some specifics of clinical experience, such as: What type of regional anesthesia experience does your...

  10. What do you do during to operation?

    loveanesthesia replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I also watch the surgery and how it is progressing. We try to anticipate changes in the level of surgical stimulation, and monitor the amount of bleeding. It's also helpful to gauge how much longer...

  11. Opinions on Kaplan...

    loveanesthesia replied to panels1105's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe this is late, but that is way too much for tuition, although I really don't know anything about the program. I do know that the waiting lists at the RN program are usually not as long as they...

  12. no schools in San Antonio?

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

    The main challenges are: 1. find a graduate college willing to sponsor an expensive program that may not ever pay for itself, must be able to offer graduate level A&P, pharmacology etc 2. find a...

  13. How come there are no CRNA schools in Indiana?

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

    There are CRNAs in Indiana, in fact I think the President Elect of the AANA is from Indiana. It is not perceived of as a CRNA 'friendly' state. One of the historically powerful anesthesiologists-I...

  14. CRNA vs Med school, tough decision, heres my story

    loveanesthesia replied to Crossfit SRNA2b's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Sounds like you have really thought and planned, I just have a couple of comments about a couple of your points (I'm a list maker so I really get your thought process here) 2) Debt of medical school...

  15. 2.5 GPA for BA in English

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

    The Graduate College at the University where the Nurse Anesthesia program is located will have a minimum undergraduate GPA requirement. The Nurse Anesthesia program probably doesn't have too much say...

  16. anyone have a list of CRNA schools?

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

    As above, aana.com lists all accredited programs. I don't think there is any best school, but what is best for you. I suggest you look for a program where you get regional anesthesia experience-go...

  17. Looking for Barry or UNF grads!!!!

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

    The COA-Council on Accreditation-has sole authority for the accreditation of nurse anesthesia educational programs in the US. The COA does select site visitors from the pool of educators in nurse...

  18. CRNA vs AA: pros and cons of both

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

    CRNAs can practice in any state with or without an anesthesiologist. AAs are officially recognized in around a dozen states, and must always be supervised by an anesthesiologist. You must be an RN to...

  19. Questions regarding CRNA pay / ot

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

    I'd question the details of the ad you cited. What that may mean is that the average W2 last year was 230k but that included the overtime pay. It's hard to say about planning on overtime, sometimes...

  20. Wolford College

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

    Great! Sounds like you are doing well and that's what is important. I think it's normal the question your readiness when you first graduate, but you're on your own and doing well. The best thing is...

  21. Techniques for smooth wake-up

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

    I decide if I want to do a deep or an awake extubation. The most important thing is to do one or the other, not extubate in between. If there is a need for an awake, then I time turning down/off the...

  22. Wolford College

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

    Do you feel like you are ready to be on your own in a case? What you described doesn't sound adequate. I'm not surprised to hear that anesthesiologists have a lot of control. As has been stated by a...

  23. Working during school

    loveanesthesia replied to 2010RN2B's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There just isn't time to work enough to make a difference. I spent 2.5 years (most programs are more than the minimum of 24 months) in my nurse anesthesia program almost 20 years ago. The money came...

  24. Texas CRNA market

    loveanesthesia replied to Rerun1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Unless the situation has recently changed, there is a very large anesthesia group in Austin that covers most of the anesthesia services in the city. What I've heard is that if you want to work in...

  25. scholarships

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

    If you mean a full scholarship, I think that would be unusual. Anesthesia programs are very expensive to run, and many operate at a loss, the money is hard to come up with. There are several smaller...