nurseman78 BSN, RN, NP

nurseman78 has 14 years experience as a BSN, RN, NP and specializes in Family Practice, ICU.

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1. Is CRNA school as difficult as people said?

   nurseman78 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I did CRNA school for a year at Western Carolina University, found it was more stress than I wanted and I didn't thrive in that environment. I'm an FNP now and it's much more my thing. My two...

2. New Nurse can't eat lunch

   nurseman78 replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

   Asking for a break two hours into a shift is pretty early. I would say you should work a good 5 or 6 hours of a 12 hour shift before thinking about taking a lunch. That said, there is a lot of...

3. Jaded after CRNA school failure, burned out, don't want to be a nurse

   nurseman78 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have hesitated to write anything on here, but I just need to vent. I am so close to leaving the nursing profession altogether. When I went to school I was happy and excited. I wanted to be a CRNA...

4. Icu Nursing isn't for me help

   nurseman78 replied to RN-icu's topic in Critical Care

   I know this is old but I'll just add my two cents: I've done ICU for about four years. Went to CRNA school, had a bad experience, dropped out, now back in ICU, don't like it. Looking to get out...

5. New grad ICU RN - advice about CRNA ?

   nurseman78 replied to tigerita's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Sorry for the delay. CRNA school has had me pretty busy. @ 312ICURN, BSN, I did get in. I got interviews to all of the schools I applied to (Western Carolina University, Barry University and UPMC...

6. Is CRNA school as difficult as people said?

   nurseman78 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I am in my third semester. Don't sweat it. We had one test which had some organic chem review, but it wasn't bad. Just review organic compounds, the different alkyl groups, the difference between...

7. Western Carolina University CRNA Interview - Starting January 2015

   nurseman78 replied to nurseman78's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   No competition or clinicals. There is no medical school close-by. There are opportunities to do clinicals with all CRNA practices. Most clinicals are local. There is an optional 8-week rotation in...

8. Is CRNA school as difficult as people said?

   nurseman78 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   As far as spending 10 hours a day studying every day... that's personal preference. I don't think anyone in my group studies to that

9. Is CRNA school as difficult as people said?

   nurseman78 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   First semester student at Western Carolina University. I find classes to be challenging, mostly because of the massive amounts of information. There is so much info that you could be tested on, but...

10. Western Carolina University CRNA Interview - Starting January 2015

    nurseman78 replied to nurseman78's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Overall, the program is going great! The faculty is very pleasant, professional and supportive. I had heard horror stories about a lot of other programs, such as professors attempting to "weed out"...

11. Western Carolina University CRNA Interview - Starting January 2015

    nurseman78 replied to nurseman78's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    MY interview experience was sort of a combination of personal and clinical questions. Overall, it was pretty easy-going. When I approached the campus at Western Carolina University, I was greeted by...

12. Barry CRNA starting spring 2015

    nurseman78 replied to CCRNCMC11's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Sure. 3.72 cum GPA, A's in sciences, 3.5 years mixed ICU (1 year SICU, 1.5 years ICU float pool, 1 year shock/trauma ICU). GRE: 149 quant, 162 verbal, 4.5 writing. I was a supplementary instruction...

13. Barry CRNA starting spring 2015

    nurseman78 replied to CCRNCMC11's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I received an interview offer for April 24, while I was en route to my interview at WCU. After my interview at WCU, I was offered spot, so I decided to take it. I won't be flying out to interview at...

14. New grad ICU RN - advice about CRNA ?

    nurseman78 replied to tigerita's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Here's my take on it... I was just accepted to Western Carolina University two weeks ago to start in January 2015. 1. GPA: If you're between a 3.4 and a 3.7 cumulative, you're fine. You don't need a...

15. Western Carolina University CRNA Interview - Starting January 2015

    nurseman78 replied to nurseman78's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I realize that it's only me replying to this thread, but I just wanted to mention that the interview went well, and I was offered a slot in the program a few hours afterward. The interview was very...