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Hey, thanks for the detail of your response. I, too, was wondering about the precordial stethoscope. What an excellent explanation. Cort

Hey, thanks for the detail of your response. I, too, was wondering about the precordial stethoscope. What an excellent explanation. Cort

Hey everyone, I'm getting ready to apply this Fall for CRNA school and need information to help me study for my interview. The school requires a good working knowledge of vasoactive drugs, their actions in the body, side effects, and activity at the...

The same school recommended Katzung's book to help prepare for the interview...and school itself. I also got the nipride sheet. Cortrn

Wow! Thanks so much for replying to the vasoactive drug post. I'm learning so much from your collective experiences. Please, keep the info coming. Can't tell you what your responses have meant. I would soooo like to think that the school I'm cons...

Yes, Amado, I used study guides and they helped me make A s on 6 of my 7 Excesior exams! I would highly recommend Chancellors AND Professional Development Systems study guides. I used both concurrently and I believe that's why I did so well. Cort...

Has anyone been in my shoes?..... Although my grades have been good in nursing school, many years ago I tanked my science GPA - 2.45. Is there ANYONE out there, who's been where I am now, manage to raise their science GPA high enough to be considere...

May sound silly, but I hadn't thought of bringing my transcripts in with me when I talk to them....but what a sound idea! Thanks! Cortrn

Congratulations on getting in! I am so encouraged when I read posts like yours. Keep us all posted of your experiences. :) Cortrn

Please tell me what you all think.....my local crna school, rather an admissions person, encouraged me to apply this Fall for the class starting July 2005. I wonder if I should. I just completed an RN program and am getting ready to plow through th...

Thanks, I can concentrate on getting good work experience and raising the science gpa this next year, not to mention finishing the BSN. I appreciate your honest opinion. Cortrn

I love this thread...........srnas, please, please, please share what you would do differently if you'd known from the beginning this would be your path. Thanks. etherchick:)

Congratulations on getting into MTSA! I hope to be at MTSA in a few years and would love to hear of your experiences there..... all of them! :) Way to go! etherchick:)

Way to go Bamadawg! Please post your experiences as you progress in CRNA school. God bless this wonderful gift. etherchick:)

oops!...............regardless of how you get there.:)

I haven't worked since having my kids..........but I'm certainly not saying that in order to do well in school, you musn't work. Far from it. Do what you have to do to get through school, and support your family, if necessary. Getting your RN is a...

While I am not getting my ADN online, I am doing through Excelsior College, a distance learning college. I beg to differ with the person before who said the quality of education just isn't there with an "online" ADN program. My program is very dif...

Excellent! That makes a lot of sense when you look at it from a perspective of experience gained over the "long haul"...... hee-hee :) etherchick

Thanks for sharing, Ami! Will you tell us how your application process goes once you get the ball rolling? Also, how long did you take to complete your BSN? Did you take it locally or distance? I had heard MTSA's clinical sites can be a drive, but...

If anyone out there has anything to add on MTSA -Madison, Tn. I'd appreciate it. I have the school catalog, but I'm really interested in hearing from students. Also, particulars about how interviews went there would be great. Thanks! :) etherchick

Just one more thing, even with 17 years excellent work experience AND the MBA thing, my husband was laid off last year. He worked his tail off marketing himself for three months before he got a decent bite. Prayers were answered and he has his drea...

Hey, I have a few thoughts about the MBA your fiance is working towards. When my husband got his MBA many years ago, he worked for squat..........for many, many years. And within his company, he was on the "fast track"! Just like every other emplo...

Got a question about the ccrn certification.........Do you HAVE to attend critical care "school" in order to take the exam for that certification? Our area has a 10 week program that I guess culminates in the certification exam. Thanks so much for t...

Congrats on getting into a program mbrian46! Keep us posted on how it goes for you. etherchick:)

Yes, there's a large hospital here that has a good preceptor program for cc. They put you with an experienced cc nurse for one year before they turn you loose. The same friend that recommended the two years of med-surg first said it's an excellent ...