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  1. Need Advice, please help!

    srnamom replied to kwalrn's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It really depends on your situation. Having a carpool partner makes it much better because you can review things together during the commute to put the time to good use. If you have significant...

  2. How to get a good recommendation letter...

    srnamom replied to pacifica's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You don't necessarily need to chat up your superiors. Get into a unit with a strong orientation program for new grads. Make the most of it--read everything you can get your hands on, review your...

  3. What is considered competitive GPA?

    srnamom replied to j2tham11's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you read enough of these threads, you will come across some people who have been accepted with GPAs in the 3.0-3.2 range. But that's really an individual situation. Contact the schools you're...

  4. SRNA Advice

    srnamom replied to lexiRN80's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    yes to both

  5. Must a BSN be completed before an application is sent?

    srnamom replied to zima's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You can be accepted if you will complete your BSN prior to the start of the anesthesia program. The problem, as stated in the FAQ on the BU website, is that an applicant who has already completed...

  6. CCRN or Organic Chem?

    srnamom replied to CVICU05's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The value in taking the Organic Chem is getting a good grade in a difficult science class, not the small GPA increase. The value in passing the CCRN is proving your clinical knowledge. If your GPA...

  7. What is CCRN?

    srnamom replied to Want2Bgasman's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I took the exam 9 months ago and the requirement was 1750 hrs of bedside critical care nursing, which amounts to about 1 year of full-time practice. I believe it USED TO require 2

  8. How many nurses say they want to be a CRNA?

    srnamom replied to Annieee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It's high school math, but it's not stuff you'll use on a regular basis--a lot of fairly obscure trigonometry, probability, etc. You'll see when you look at the review books. As for the various test...

  9. CCRN or Organic Chem?

    srnamom replied to CVICU05's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I couldn't agree more. They will show somewhat different things to the admission commitee but they will both show your commitment to becoming a competitive candidate. I took the CCRN to prove my...

  10. Complete 1 yr ICU req. in the first year of CRNA Schoo?l

    srnamom replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm

  11. How many nurses say they want to be a CRNA?

    srnamom replied to Annieee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    studentinnursing, most of what you learn in nursing school will not be on the GRE. My recommendation is--focus on nursing school and getting the best RN experience you can. Within the year before...

  12. Should I retake some math classes?

    srnamom replied to sarahneeyah's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I can't speak for everyone, but no one in my class or anyone else I know who took the GRE for that matter, forked out that much for a prep class, and we had great scores. It's high school math on the...

  13. How many nurses say they want to be a CRNA?

    srnamom replied to Annieee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I agree with you that there is frequently a negative tone and flame-throwing on the CRNA-related threads. Unfortunately, some of the perpetrators are not CRNAs or even SRNAs, but their comments (at...

  14. CCRN exam

    srnamom replied to jls189's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I took it (and passed it) last October. It wasn't as bad as I expected, but there were parts, like the NCLEX, where it wasn't obvious what the correct answer was. I told myself those were the...

  15. A little frustration with my alumni school Michigan State University

    srnamom replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't know about conditional/provisional status for a new program. If you look on the AANA list of accredited programs, it says that MSU is due for review in 5/2011, which would be when the 2nd...

  16. A little frustration with my alumni school Michigan State University

    srnamom replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    JC, It looks like you have just the one year of experience. Keep plugging away. It takes most people more than one try to get into anesthesia school. I can tell you that the lowest GPA in the first...