SRNA4U BSN, DNP, RN, CRNA

@kjd321. I didn't know you were in NYC. Since you're graduating wiith your ADN, I would encourage you to go straight to ICU once you pass NCLEX. Definitely don't tell your manager about your desire to attend CRNA school. While you're working in the I...

@kjd321 Life is great after CRNA school. I started my own anesthesia corporation and work as an independent contractor. I finished my doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia a year after I finished Drexel's program. Drexel's program is one of the best pr...

Hello, I am a CRNA in New York City and yes, the COVID pandemic is real here. I work in a 525 bed level 1 trauma facility and we are seeing high volumes of patients. We have ICUs on 5 different floors with all patients on vents. Everyday, there are R...

We know in anesthesia e4very drug has its side effects and unfortunately, Sux is one of them. I try not to use it unless I have an obese patient with a questionable airway or if I am doing a case where neuromonitoring of motor evoked potentials is be...

There isn't a direct correlation regarding the GRE exam and a person successfully completing an advanced practice nursing program. I completed CRNA school without the GRE exam and did very well.

As a new CRNA, the responsibility of taking care of the patient is on the same level as the anesthesiologist. A regular nurse could not do the same job as a CRNA. What you are observing on the periphery of what a CRNA does, prevents you from seeing w...

Actually CRNAS can make just as much if not more in the surgicenter or GI clinic. I just finished CRNA school and many of us will be getting second jobs in GI clinic since they are paying over 110 hr in some locations. NPs re not making anywhere what...

I did inactive reserves while in anesthesia school. I'm done with school as of next week. Took a job in New York City. Will be taking boards in May. I'll probably stay in NYC for 3 or 4 years and then I'm am hoping to go to either Germany or South Ko...

Hello, I just sent off my application for Drexel, Excela Health, Villanova, and Frank J. Tornetta School of Anesthesia for their 2013 class. I was really surprised how early they were taking applications for 2013 but since they do rolling admissions,...

Hello, Just checking in with everybody starting in the Jan 2014 Drexel CRNA class. How is everyone doing in their core classes? I just signed up for Adv Pharm and the Info systems class for the Winter quarter and will take the Adv Physiology class in...

Hello, I've been off active duty since Nov 2013. When I was in, CRNAS were getting 50,000 bonuses every year. But now they have too many crnas so I'm not sure if they're still offering it. I just took a job in NYC in the south Bronx where they're are...

I live in the suburbs of philadelphia which is way cheaper than living in the city and you get more space and it's much safer. For Christiana, the school selects who will interview and stay there. I'm at chrisitiana and we only rotate out for peds. ...

When I applied, it was back in Oct 2010 and I got my letter to interview around Dec/Jan time frame for a March interview date. I know the school does interviews in June as well. There were 12 selected for March and 12 for June interviews. They normal...

I study only 3 to 4 hours a night but mostly I spend the weekends catching up. Every school is different. Im in an integrated program and I worked per diem through out the program as an OR nurse without any problems. I'm a senior now and it definite...

Adjunct faculty meaning you are a clinical preceptor

As well all know there are biases in the U.S. New and world Report and they are not the gold standard for dictating which crna programs are better. Some.schools don't even participate in the surveys from the US News and World Report. If they looked a...

Hello, I'm a senior SRNA. It actually does get better by your senior senior year. The junior year does come with challenges but make sure you are confident, prepared, and well versed with your meds. The anesthesia profession love to see confidence po...

[quote=wtbcrna;6683505 2. Yes, you would receive a little more training, but military nurse anesthesia training is overall probably the best nurse anesthesia training there is. Hi WTBcrna I'm just wondering how you came to the conclusion that the m...

Hello, I'm a Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist and I'm almost at the end of my first year in nurse anesthesia school. I have a desire to work in NYC as a CRNA and wanted to know do most advanced practice nurses live in the city or do they commute ...

I'm in an integrated program and having or experience has definitely been to my advantage. I'm already running my own room in my first year which normally we do in our second year. Also the ICU nursing in the military has definitely helped as well.

I've been in the OR over 12 years which is longer than you've been practicing as a crna. I can roll with with the punches and I've been in the military way longer than you. I often skip over your posts but then I got one via my personal email I'm whi...

I'm in CRNA school and I work PRN and I still have a 4.0 GPA and almost finished my first year. Every program is setup differently. There are quite a few of us in my program who work and everyone is doing fine. We lost one student after the second se...

Wow, you're really harsh wtbcrna...why is it so hard for people to voice their opinion without other people going off. It's really sad to me. This is a blog where everybody should be free to voice their opinion whether they have knowledge about a sub...

Drexel University

I had almost 4 years in ICU. Been a nurse for 16 years. Worked OR for 11 years. Did med surg for 6 years. Undergrad GPA was 3.00 Masters GPA was 3.91. Science GPA was 3.67. I'm doing the Post Masters Certificate program in anesthesia since I already ...