Ava's mom

BSN: 3.7 Exp: 5 years general ICU/ER at 150 bed hospital (Medical/Neuro/Trauma ICU; no hearts). EMS 2 years (prior to nursing school). Certs: CCRN, ACLS, TNCC, ENPC, PALS, CATN GRE: 1000, writing 5/6 Maria

My first day in the OR is Jan 2nd and I was wondering if you all could give me a little advice for the upcoming day. I would appreciate anything you have to offer! Have a great holiday!! Maria

I will be starting with WAC Jan 3rd. I will tell them that you said "Hello". I am glad to hear they are student friendly!! Thanks to everyone for the excellent and comical advice!!! I will take it all to the OR with me!! Maria

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for the great advice!!!! I will take it all to the OR with me. You guys are the best (and quite comical too!!) I will be doing my first rotation at Wesley Medical Center. I am oscillating between pure excitement a...

Happy Holidays!!! I just finished finals of my 1st semester and am happy for Christmas break! I am really looking forward to starting clinicals in January, but am feeling nervous as well! The semester has flown by and I am happy to see my family ag...

Congratulations!!!!!

I agree, it was a good math review for me! Ava's Mom

:balloons: :balloons: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU DESERVE A PAT ON THE BACK!!!!! Ava's mom

I was just curious if any of you practicing CRNA's started your career without supervision in an independent practice or know someone who did this? I am just wondering b/c I am looking at the possibility of joining a rural independent practice upon ...

To answer some of your questions... During call you are the only one there unless there are two cases, etc. During regular OR hours there are many resources with the other CRNA's. You cover OB and surgery while on call. This is why I am wondering ...

I agree that there are some 4.0 gpa individuals out there that are terrible at patient care. But typically, when someone uses the phrase "C=RN" it is not used in the context of really working your buns off and only making "C's". Usually the phrase ...

I too went straight to ICU after graduation and felt the same learning pains as described!!! I have been an ICU nurse for five years and a CCRN for four. The book that I think is invaluable is the Core Curriculum for critical care nursing, publishe...

I just finnished reading Jeannette Liska's book entitled Silenced Screams and found her book to be an eye opener! I am so glad that I read her book prior to starting my anesthesia career (which starts in two weeks!!!). I also saw the program that a...

sonessrna- Thank you so much for the information!!! They sound like must have references! I'll get them ordered so that they are here before clinical start in a couple weeks!!!!!! Thank you!! Maria

:balloons: :balloons: :rotfl: :rotfl: :balloons: :balloons: Congratulations!!!!!!!!! :balloons: :balloons: :rotfl: :rotfl: :balloons: :balloons:

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the "Mass General Book"?

:balloons: :balloons: Ava's Mom

I second that amen!!!!! Ava's Mom

I was just wondering...those of you that are speaking up against taking time away from family to further your career. Have you completed anesthesia school and regret the time you spent away from family? If this is the case, are you not satisfied wi...

Skyscrmer- Enrollment is totally program dependent. I applied to 4 programs with 12, 15, 6, and 34 seats. It all depends on the program, some have more-some less. I'm not sure what the largest program is, but I think there are a few over 100. Ava'...

TexacCCRN- Interview questions vary as much as the schools do. I interviewed at two different schools and both interviews were very different. One was filled with clinical scenarios and the other with more "touchy-feely" questions. Where are you a...

My family and I are moving to Wichita, KS June 21st. I'm not exactly looking foreward to the 1500 mile drive with a 2 &1/2 year old. Once we get there, I am just going to take the rest of the summer to swim, play, and get my house in order. It...

I disagree with your statement that "funding school is a huge financial risk". IMHO education debt is about the only "good" debt there is. To answer your question, I took the full amount offered by the federal government, as well as around $6K in p...

LouNurse- A colleague of mine that primarily works ER and moonlights in the ICU I work in just applied to four schools this last go 'round. He was suprised to learn upon his rejection, to the 2 schools he got interviews with, that he did not have en...

Newman University - Wichita, KS Start orientation Aug 30th. Last day of work June 4th!!! Heading out to Wichita from Idaho on June 21st!!!!!! :balloons: