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  1. Are there any benefits to having a MSN before entering CRNA school?

    piper_for_hire replied to Lucy-RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Here are my thoughts: Pros: * if your GPA is low, you can demonstrate that you can handle grad classes * you can get all of your MSN classes out of the way early Cons: * your school may not transfer...

  2. Which ABSN program to choose? Any help/

    piper_for_hire replied to Peachy720's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks. Would I do it again? I *hated* it but it was over in just over one year. So ... I'd probably do it again. Only a very small minority had above a 3.5 - but I think that is true of any program -...

  3. Specialties for Men

    piper_for_hire replied to PhilGN's topic in Men in Nursing

    IR = interventional radiology

  4. Which ABSN program to choose? Any help/

    piper_for_hire replied to Peachy720's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't really think school names matters at all when it comes to NA school admissions. BTW - I did the Drexel ACE program and it is *not* 11 months long on the calendar. It's 11 months if you *don't*...

  5. Specialties for Men

    piper_for_hire replied to PhilGN's topic in Men in Nursing

    In my hospital the highest concentration of men are in ICU, CCU, TICU, Cath Lab, IR, ER and anesthesia.

  6. Nursin' ain't easy...but somebody's got to do it!!

    piper_for_hire replied to Marvin30's topic in General Nursing

    I too was intimidated when I first started nursing school since you can't really do things gradually. But then I noticed that not all of my teachers were rocket scientists - some were really super...

  7. What color of suit to purchase for job interview?

    piper_for_hire replied to krazykev's topic in Men in Nursing

    I would highly suggest not wearing a suit at all. Biz casual is the way to go. You are interviewing for a job where you need to seem approachable. I did this before nursing, during nursing and for my...

  8. Could Modern Medicine Have Saved Lincoln?

    piper_for_hire replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Emergency

    I bet the polio vaccine would have prevented FDR's polio.

  9. Any Computer Science majors out there?

    piper_for_hire replied to AlisonBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BS in computer science. My BSN was harder - but for all the wrong reasons. Nursing school made no sense. You would be taught one thing and then be tested on NCLEX questions that often had...

  10. Gre

    piper_for_hire replied to gasmaster's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Think I had around a 1300 - something like that. From what I understand it only really matters if it's low OR your GPA is low and a good GRE can impress. Anything over 1100 should be good.

  11. 2.7 Gpa

    piper_for_hire replied to guestnurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    A couple of things come to mind. 1) Don't retake any science classes *unless* they schools you're applying to really care about your science grades. Ask them. If they don't care, take transferable MSN...

  12. ? regarding ICU experience before program...(m)

    piper_for_hire replied to quinn11's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    No - not really. The important thing is the type of patients you have. Unstable patients are your friend. Most schools told me to find an ICU that did lots of swans and pressors. When I was...

  13. Those stupid GRE scores to count....

    piper_for_hire replied to gasmaster's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I had books from Kaplan and Barron's and found the Barron's book to be really great. There were only two words on the verbal that I didn't recognize and I owe that to the Barron's vocab list. Studying...

  14. any CRNAs as mid-level providers in the ICU?

    piper_for_hire replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It's all covered by the exception. All this document says is that a CRNA's practice is limited to anesthesia related stuff except when we don't want it to be. According to this policy all they...

  15. ? regarding ICU experience before program...(m)

    piper_for_hire replied to quinn11's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Our ICU hires new grads 6-12 at a time, twice a year. I found it was really easy to get an ICU job as a new grad.

  16. any CRNAs as mid-level providers in the ICU?

    piper_for_hire replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    According to the Oregon scope of practice thing "Except as provided to the contrary by the rules and regulations or bylaws governing medical procedures in a hospital or ambulatory surgical center, a...

  17. any CRNAs as mid-level providers in the ICU?

    piper_for_hire replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In my hospital, CRNAs only do line insertion in holding and the OR. My hospital is a teaching hospital - so there are always crit care, anesthesia and surgical residents eager to put in a line. I...

  18. apply this fall or next fall???

    piper_for_hire replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hmmm .... don't think this is the right thread for this one. Check out the faq at the top - where all the "sticky" links are. They should answer these types of questions. But generally speaking -...

  19. Reasons NOT to be CRNA

    piper_for_hire replied to Terpole's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I've not seen any of that in the facilities that I have worked in. Big patient? Call the techs! Code brown? Let PACU worry about it! Really bad code brown? Ooops - will have to reschedule this one!...

  20. Reasons NOT to be CRNA

    piper_for_hire replied to Terpole's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The only valid general comparison is the average RN vs the average CRNA. You're always going to find specific cases where people make way more than the average, but that really doesn't get us anywhere...

  21. Need help on where to apply

    piper_for_hire replied to wanttobeacrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I was told that they were really impressed with my non-nursing life. (er ... I'm assuming they were also happy with my ICU experience and grades since they let me in!). I was in business before I got...

  22. Reasons NOT to be CRNA

    piper_for_hire replied to Terpole's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    UPenn

  23. reference letters

    piper_for_hire replied to sallee13's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I applied at least six months ahead of schedule and it wasn't a problem. If getting the refs later will be a problem I say apply now.

  24. Economics of The New Grad CRNA

    piper_for_hire replied to zaga21's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Spend you money however you want. It's a free country. Some are into investing, some into saving and some are into living large. Some people try to do it all. Who cares? You only live once, so do what...

  25. Career change: Lawyer to CRNA.

    piper_for_hire replied to Riptide McGee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Don't forget this part from the Georgetown website. Special Requirements for Direct Entry to Nurse Anesthesia The Nurse Anesthesia program will consider Direct Entry applications for a very...