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  1. Reasons NOT to be CRNA

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

    Wow - what a luxury it would be to not have to worry about money. That's what I hear when people tell me not to worry about money or not do a job for money - or that crazy statement "do what you love...

  2. Question about CRNA program admissions criteria.

    piper_for_hire replied to RUcon08's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You'll need 1-2 years of ICU experience, depending on the school. Many people apply just as they finish their BSN because they had an ASN and are working in an ICU while doing the RN to BSN program....

  3. what are my chances?

    piper_for_hire replied to blee1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    easily

  4. Career change: Lawyer to CRNA.

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

    oy vey - I wouldn't touch that one with a ten foot pole.

  5. gpa 3.2

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

    Exactly. It's a balancing act. Plus some schools value academics more than others. For those with one year of ICU experience or less, a 3.5+ is really essential.

  6. Information please.

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

    I would check with the schools first. I hear a lot that taking science classes would help, but the schools in my area didn't care about that stuff. Some school care about a "science GPA" and some do...

  7. CNRA schools ranking

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

    Also pick up last weeks Time magazine. It has an article about how these school rankings are based on nonsense and how many schools are starting to opt out of such lists. In any event, why pay...

  8. register for classes tomorrow

    piper_for_hire posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Tomorrow I register for my first semester in my program. It is starting to feel real. Very real. Soon I'll be an unemployed grad student up to my ears in work! I don't know about you guys, but even...

  9. Employment

    piper_for_hire replied to NewBSNgrad's topic in General Nursing

    my famous two step formula for getting a job in nursing: 1. apply to any level 1 trauma teaching hospital in any major city 2. show up for the interview preferably clothed and with your heart beating...

  10. Is it better to do 2 yrs of Med-Surg after graduation or go directly onto a floor

    piper_for_hire replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    med-surg is a specialty like any other. I've only worked ICU and PACU and I would have to start all over if I went to med-surg. Just go right into psych.

  11. Organic or biochemistry

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

    no - there is not biology or chemistry on the GRE.

  12. Anyone here in/went through a 2nd degree BSN program??

    piper_for_hire replied to Dino's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I did a 12 month ABSN and there were only a few of us with competitive GPAs for grad school - meaning above 3.5. GPAs are only one factor in going to grad school, so you may want to consider the...

  13. one bad grade in grad school!!

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

    None of the schools I interviewed with cared about my non-nursing degrees. I don't think it will matter. They're going to focus on your nursing GPA and some state that they only focus on your last 60...

  14. apply this fall or next fall???

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

    Well - you're going to have a bit of a problem there since you have two main obstacles: 1) you are a not a nurse and 2) you have no experience. That will make getting your professional references as...

  15. Organic or biochemistry

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

    None of the schools in my area (about 8) require it.

  16. Who's going to Anesthesia school?

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

    Might want to start a new thread for this one.

  17. Anyone left good paying job for nursing?

    piper_for_hire replied to LovesGreyhounds's topic in General Nursing

    I think everyone is different. I worked in the corporate world for 12 years and I found the office environment much more stressful than my level I ICU job. Handcuffed to a desk, pointless meetings,...

  18. Good outlooks for class of 2007>?

    piper_for_hire replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    If you're near a city in the northeast part of the country, you'll have no problem getting a job in any unit in any hospital.

  19. Anyone heard from UMDNJ

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

    Just ran into one of the instructors at lunch today - he said the decisions will be made by the 15th but you might not have your letters by then.

  20. What's the lowest GPA you've heard of someone having been accepted into CRNA school?

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

    It's true - with a weakness in one of the areas, you'll have to be strong in the rest. However, with only two years of ICU, you're going to be weak in two areas - GPA and experience. You'll need...

  21. Grades, Gre Scores, Experience, etc...

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

    A 3.7 GPA is good. Not sure if you had an ICU with lots of swans and drips. Just have to worry about the other factors now - your specific ICU experience, reccomendations, GRE (if your school cares),...

  22. computer science before now nursing..

    piper_for_hire replied to jtanga's topic in General Nursing

    I was a software developer for more than 10 years before switching to nursing. The outsourcing thing really didn't affect me, but I absolutely hated the instability and pressures involved with the...

  23. Recovering open hearts--necessary?

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

    not - but certainly doesn't hurt. I didn't do post-op hearts and nobody seemed to care. Never came up in the interviews or anything.

  24. Best ICU experience

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

    I think it depends on the school. None of my interview questions had anything to do with ACLS or balloon pumps.

  25. Best ICU experience

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

    Someone told me today that they worked in a neuro ICU where most of the patients were swanned - so don't discount neuro when looking for an ICU.