Seriously? Just google what you typed above! Columbia's School of Nursing web site is not hard to find. It's nice you are helping your wife, but come on!
Perhaps your thread title should have been "What Can I Do To Make Myself More Competitive". My advice is to get all the certifications you can, like get the CMC and the CSC to go along with your CCRN. Check out the AACN website for more info about th...
They are currently on probation, and not allowed to admit a class until the probation is lifted. I know people in the program - my advice from listening to them is to go elsewhere.
Well, it depends. How much experience do you have? In what kind of ICU? Because of your GPA issues, you will need more than 1 year to be competitive. Have you done extensive shadowing? Do you know a fair amount about CRNAs (including political issues...
You'd be hard pressed to find a person who loves these classes, but if this is one of your major reasons you are thinking CRNA over NP all I can say is......wow.
Jo Dirt, As you have not yet completed a major part of CRNA school admission requirements (ICU experience), let me tell you something you might hear frequently in the unit - YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW. Stick with your NP program.
I really don't see how you can call Karen's post helpful while discounting the others. I don't think LTAC is just a "nursing home" and I am sure it takes specialized skills to work there. However, if your original question was "Does it count as CC ex...
OK, maybe offense wasn't the right word. But your "Thanks for your compassionate answer" reeked of passive aggressiveness. It seemed a strange thing to post to someone who succinctly answered your question.
If you really take that much offense to what cessnadriver wrote, you are gonna have a long road ahead of you in anesthesia school. He/She answered your question, no frills attached. Sorry if the answer wasn't what you were looking for. No matter what...
ADN GPA: 3.4 BSN GPA: 3.9 GRE: 1130 4.5 years in Cardiac Surgery ICU, the last 3 in a level 1 university hospital CCRN-CSC-CMC, ACLS, PALS Accepted to Virginia Commonwealth University for Aug 2009