SICUTOCRNA

Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island--New York

I work in SICU and we present in rounds. At first I was very nervous about it--but now it is really no big deal. We present the patient Mon-Fri to an interdisciplinary team--ie NP, residents, pharmacy, nutritionist, sometimes PT and about half the time the attending. We use a preprinted form that we read from which is part of the chart (so anything the nurse suggests--that is ignored is noted). I don't really mind it--it keeps everyone on the same page and the attendings seem to like it because we know our patients better than the residents. The residents are passive participants and do not present the patient. It seems to work well on our unit--but we are one of the few units in our hospital that have these types of rounds.

I am starting Columbia University in June.

BS in biology. AAS in nursing.

I received an email from the program assistant saying that we will be getting more info soon and it had links to some sites we maybe interested in. I received my award letter from financial aid and then i had to apply for the loans-i haven't heard anything about the loans.

I have a BS in Biology and an AAS in Nursing and I have been accepted into a CRNA program. My school accepts non-nursing bachelors but you have to take 5 credits of community health. I agree with the above posters I think you have the best chances of admission with a bsn and you certainly have MANY more options. That being said--I didn't want to spend the time, energy, or money getting my bsn and luckily I don't have to! There are schools out there--do some research (most want a chem or bio degree--my school didn't specify).

From your previous post should I assume you have been admitted into a crna program? and I would assume you are an rn? I am not indian, however, i am very close to my parents and their opinion is very important to me. I would start by educating them on what a crna is, what they do and what type of income you would make. I would point out the cost of medical school vs crna and the time commitment. In addition, if you are a nurse i would discuss with them your desire to practice as a nurse--personally i have never wanted to be a doctor--I am a nurse and want to further my education as a nurse. I know indian crnas in fact the person who encouraged me to pursue crna (my mentor) is indian. He came to this country as a pharmacist and went to nursing school--then onto crna and holds a phd. He has been very successful and is very happy practicing as crna. There have been times in my life when my parents have not initially agreed with my choices and I chose to not follow their advice--they were upset with me, however, they finally realized that I chose what was best for me(I realize that this may be very difficult or impossible for you--but if it is what you truly want -make your case and try to have them understand how important this is for you) good luck!:)

I worked in L&D for 4 years and I loved every bit of it. CRNA's covered anesthesia for my unit, over the years I talked at length with them and one crna continually urged me to consider crna. At the time i had small children and felt I couldn't make the commitment. After my youngest started kindergarten i found myself wanting more--more education--more autonomy--more of a challenge. I applied for and accepted a job in an SICU at a level I trauma center (took a decent pay cut and lost 11 years seniority). I transitioned well into the sicu and in certain ways found similarities--l&d is an acute care setting and the poop can seriously hit the fan--you have two patients to worry about!! (typically you have 2 patients in the unit but usually they do not cr*p out at the same time.) I enjoy the icu and I love the challenging pts (not the mentally challenging!!!!! but drips, vents, etc). Today they loved me because I took the maternal hemorrhage--they hate those pts! I recently applied and was accepted into a crna program (yay)--I am very excited and even though I miss l&d I cannot wait to move on to my next adventure!!

just from a quick look on the websites it looks like molloy is cheaper. why don't you visit each campus and interview them-talk to some of the nursing students. i am not sure that one is really better than the other--so you might want to see which is the better fit. personally --cheaper is better to me!! one thing to keep in mind - where are the clinicals in comparision to where you live? (like if you live in eastern li and you have to go to queens!) as far as crna school--keep your grades up, get the best icu experience possible (level one trauma center), do well on your gre's (if you are interested in columbia). good luck!

Initially, I did not look at your name. Best advice i could give you is put your child in that bed--your 19 yo son or daughter who is laying in that bed through no fault of his or her own. Even as a nurse--it would be so hard. I agree the patient shouldn't be laying there for a week--but a few days? Part of being a nurse is being empathetic.

Maybe I am a little old--but what exactly is pimping?

Really??? My husband has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from stony brook--since it is hanging in our office i am quite certain stony brook offers a nursing degree. I have a Bachelor of Science in Biology. So look into stony brook--getting a degree (or multiple degrees) can become quite expensive.

I AM IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just found out today! :yeahthat: So pasero will see you in May!

What about Stony Brook?--it is probably much cheaper! Otherwise both schools are fine-so go to which ever is cheaper.

have seen this situation occur many times and during these times you are caring for the family as much as you are caring for the pt. the family is going through the stages of death and dying--remember denial, anger, bargaining, etc .... and each person/family does this at their own pace. i am not sure if you have children--but that gives you a different perspective. sometimes in the morning when i come on to the unit and i see organ donation--i get a pit in my stomach--i think the vultures are circling!! (even though i am an organ donor and think they do wonderful work.) i think what if that was my son or daughter--if they were in an accident and i saw organ donation i would tackle them and tell them to get away from my child--but then again--i would need time :)

When we have pts with transfer orders we still monitor our pts--all of us (on our unit) feel they are still in the icu. some of our pt will go to q2h vs--but that is the least frequent time we will chart vitals--and typically i still cycle the bp q1h. Maybe it is just cya?--but we always monitor transfers. Comfort care is a different story. usually the pt's is monitored--but it is limited. we turn the monitor screen off in the room. we take off the pulse ox and bp cuff--but we usually take q4h vitals. ekg is usually monitored from outside the room--just so we know what is going on--sometimes if family members step out of the room for a little bit I like to have an idea what is going on so i can call them back to the bedside.

You sound like you did great--that was a heavy pt. Every new nurse feels the way you do--when I was a new new on the way home in the morning I would thank god I didn't kill anyone and on the way in I would pray everyone was still alive!!! Now I really like having the type of pt you had--I feel challenged. I remember the first time I ever push cardizem--although i was concerned for the pt--I was amazed --watching their heart stop for a few seconds (my pt converted on cardizem alone). Your pt was very unstable--and you sound like you performed well!!

CRNA2b11--I spoke to someone on another sight--they pm'd me and told me they interviewed and did not get accepted and they did not get wait-listed. So I do not think they wait-listed all 14.

Thanks pasero! I have no idea how many people are wait-listed--wish I did! At first I thought they wait-listed everyone that interviews--but I know from another sight that someone interviewed and did not get in (and wasn't wait-listed). A friend told me only a handful of people get wait-listed--but that is probably just speculation. So now we wait---------------------I am so not good at waiting:icon_roll

I was wait-listed . So now the wait is Excruciating!!!!! So maybe I will see you in May--fingers crossed (and a few toes:bugeyes:). Congratulations and good luck! Any other wait-listers out there?

Just curious if anyone has received a denial? Cindy- Did you have to reply and accept? Did you have a cut off date to accept? When did you interview? thanks!

You must be a registered nurse to become a CRNA, therefore, I would shadow a CRNA and if it is right for you start applying to nursing schools. In addition to being a nurse you must have at least one year of critical care experience.

I had interviewed early dec and in my follow up thank you letter they said we would be notified mid-jan. Also at the end of my interview i was told we would be notified jan 16 or 17. I am so glad to hear that i am very anxious--i only applied to columbia

Well that makes me feel a little better! When I received the follow up email I thought we would be told either way? When did you interview?

Just wondering if anyone has heard from Columbia--I know we should be hearing soon--thought I would hear Friday??