chaskirst

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1. GRE x2

   chaskirst replied to rnbeauty's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   You seem to be intelligent, disciplined, and motivated... so I find it hard to believe that your GRE score could be below 1000. But if you sincerely gave your 100% x2 on the GRE, I say don't bother...

2. Agencies and Contracts in PA

   chaskirst posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I'm moving to Pittsburgh in August and am looking for a job for my wife who does neonatal ICU. Which agencies are most liked in PA/Pittsburgh and professional to work with? Are agency nurses used very...

3. NICUs in Pittsburgh

   chaskirst posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I will be a student at the University of Pittsburgh in August and am looking for jobs in Pittsburgh for my wife. I found NICUs at Magee, Mercy, Western Penn, Allegheny General, and Childrens. We're...

4. CRNA without a BSN

   chaskirst replied to NeuroNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   This question continues to surface, I have linked a previous discussion, and there are many other past threads regarding it.

5. Do you have to have a BSN for acceptance into a CRNA program?

   chaskirst replied to kronkster07's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Maxs, It seems we both made assumption about the original poster. Maybe you thought he had no previous college education while I thought he already had a BA and possibly even an ADN. Obviously four...

6. Do you have to have a BSN for acceptance into a CRNA program?

   chaskirst replied to kronkster07's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I agree Kevin that last post was something to get the mind around, too slippery. I also want to throw my thoughts in this BSN/RN discussion and highlight something I've only briefly seen here. I...

7. Ballon Pump Experience

   chaskirst replied to SleepyJoe's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I think the question has to do with a choice. Ofcourse it is beneficial for ICU nurses to know how to work with a balloon pump. My anicdotal experience is that few nurses accepted into CRNA programs...

8. Graduate Nursing Classes Online

   chaskirst posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Hello past, present, and future CRNA peers. I will be attending Pittsburgh in August and am thrilled that my name is followed by those four coveted letters, SRNA. I am also thankful for others who...

9. On The Heels of Trauma Tom

   chaskirst posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   A thread was started several months ago by Trauma Tom that was very encouraging to those of us involved in the interview process, waiting for schools to accept us. I wanted to write to another group...