ryantherunner

how about acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP)? obviously it's not anesthesia, but you still get to work in a critical care setting.

I am starting a bsn program this summer and we start off with pathophysiology. I want to absolutely rock the class and get as much as possible out of it. Aside from hours and hours of studying, is there anything i can do either in preparation for the class or while i'm taking the class that will help me get as much as possible out of the class? thanks! ryan

below is an email i received. having not read the bill myself i cannot speak to its accuracy, but for the sake of america i hope that it is either false or taken out of context. an indianapolis doctor's letter to sen. bayh about the bill (note: dr. stephen e. frazer, md practices as an anesthesiologist in indianapolis, in ) here is a letter i sent to senator bayh.. feel free to copy it and send it around to all other representatives. -- stephen fraser senator bayh, as a practicing physician i have major concerns with the health care bill before congress. i actually have read the bill and am shocked by the brazenness of the government's proposed involvement in the patient-physician relationship. the very idea that the government will dictate and ration patient care is dangerous and certainly not helpful in designing a health care system that works for all. every physician i work with agrees that we need to fix our health care system, but the proposed bills currently making their way through congress will be a disaster if passed. i ask you respectfully and as a patriotic american to look at the following troubling lines that i have read in the bill. you cannot possibly believe that these proposals are in the best interests of the country and our fellow citizens. [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 22 of the hc bill: mandates that the govt will audit books of all employers that self-insure!! page 30 sec 123 of hc bill: there will be a govt committee that decides what treatments/benefits you get. page 29 lines 4-16 in the hc bill: your health care is rationed!!! page 42 of hc bill: the health choices commissioner will choose your hc benefits for you. you have no choice! page 50 section 152 in hc bill: hc will be provided to all non-us citizens, illegal or otherwise. page 58 hc bill: govt will have real-time access to individuals' finances & a 'national id health card' will be issued! [color=#60bf00][color=#60bf00](papers please!) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0] page 59 hc bill lines 21-24: govt will have direct access to your bank accounts for elective funds transfer. [color=#60bf00][color=#60bf00](time for more cash and carry) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0] [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 65 sec 164: is a payoff subsidized plan for retirees and their families in unions & community organizations: (acorn). page 84 sec 203 hc bill: govt mandates all benefit packages for private hc plans in the 'exchange.' page 85 line 7 hc bill: specifications of benefit levels for plans -- the govt will ration your health care! page 91 lines 4-7 hc bill: govt mandates linguistic appropriate services. (translation: illegal aliens.) page 95 hc bill lines 8-18: the govt will use groups (i.e. acorn & americorps to sign up individuals for govt hc plan. page 85 line 7 hc bill: specifications of benefit levels for plans. (aarp members - your health care will be rationed!) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 102 lines 12-18 hc bill: medicaid eligible individuals will be automatically enrolled in medicaid. (no choice.) page 12 4 lines 24-25 hc: no company can sue govt on price fixing. no "judicial review" against govt monopoly. page 127 lines 1-16 hc bill: doctors/ american medical association - the govt will tell you what salary you can make. page 145 line 15-17: an employer must auto-enroll employees into public option plan. (no choice!) page 126 lines 22-25: employers must pay for hc for part-time employees andtheir families. (employees shouldn't get excited about this as employers will be forced to reduce its work force, benefits, and wages/salaries to cover such a huge expense.) page 149 lines 16-24: any employer with payroll 401k & above who does not provide public option will pay 8% tax on all payroll! (see the last comment in parenthesis.) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 150 lines 9-13: a business with payroll between $251k & $401k who doesn't provide public option will pay 2-6% tax on all payroll. page 167 lines 18-23: any individual who doesn't have acceptable hc according to govt will be taxed 2.5% of income. page 170 lines 1-3 hc bill: any nonresident alien is exempt from individual taxes. (americans will pay.) [color=#60bf00][color=#60bf00](like always) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 195 hc bill: officers & employees of the govt hc admin.. will have access to all americans' finances and personal records. [color=#60bf00][color=#60bf00](i guess so they can 'deduct' their fees) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0] [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 203 line 14-15 hc: "the tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." (yes, it really says that!) [color=#60bf00][color=#60bf00]( a 'fee' instead) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 239 line 14-24 hc bill: govt will reduce physician services for medicaid seniors. (low-income and the poor are affected.) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 241 line 6-8 hc bill: doctors: it doesn't matter what specialty you have trained yourself in -- you will all be paid the same! (just try to tell me that's not socialism!) page 253 line 10-18: the govt sets the value of a doctor's time, profession, judgment, etc. (literally-- the value of humans.) page 265 sec 1131: the govt mandates and controls productivity for "private" hc industries. page 268 sec 1141: the federal govt regulates the rental and purchase of power driven wheelchairs. page 272 sec. 1145: treatment of certain cancer hospitals - cancer patients - welcome to rationing! page 280 sec 1151: the govt will penalize hospitals for whatever the govt deems preventable (i.e...re-admissions). page 298 lines 9-11: doctors: if you treat a patient during initial admission that results in a re-admission -- the govt will penalize you. page 317 l 13-20: prohibition on ownership/investment. (the govt tells doctors what and how much they can own!) page 317-318 lines 21-25, 1-3: prohibition on expansion. (the govt is mandating that hospitals cannot expand.) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 321 2-13: hospitals have the opportunity to apply for exception but community input is required. (can you say acorn?) page 335 l 16-25 pg 336-339: the govt mandates establishment of=2 outcome-based measures. (hc the way they want -- rationing.) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 341 lines 3-9: the govt has authority to disqualify medicare advance plans, hmos, etc. (forcing people into the govt plan) page 354 sec 1177: the govt will restrict enrollment of 'special needs people!' unbelievable! page 379 sec 1191: the govt creates more bureaucracy via a "tele-health advisory committee." (can you say hc by phone?) page 425 lines 4-12: the govt mandates "advance-care planning consult." (think senior citizens end-of-life patients.) page 425 lines 17-19: the govt will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. (and it's mandatory!) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 425 lines 22-25, 426 lines 1-3: the govt provides an "approved" list of end-of-life resources; guiding you in death. (also called 'assisted suicide.')[color=#60bf00][color=#60bf00](sounds like soylent green to me.) [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0] page 427 lines 15-24: the govt mandates a program for orders on "end-of-life." (the govt has a say in how your life ends!) page 429 lines 1-9: an "advanced-care planning consultant" will be used frequently as a patient's health deteriorates. page 429 lines 10-12: an "advanced care consultation" may include an order for end-of-life plans.. (an order to die from the government?!?) page 429 lines 13-25: the govt will specify which doctors can write an end-of-life order.. (i wouldn't want to stand before god after getting paid for that job!)[color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0] [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 430 lines 11-15: the govt will decide what level of treatment you will have at end-of-life! (again -- no choice!) page 469: community-based home medical services = non-profit organizations. (hello? acorn medical services here!?!) page 489 sec 1308: the govt will cover marriage and family therapy. (which means govt will insert itself into your marriage even.)[color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0] [color=#0000a0][color=#0000a0]page 494-498: govt will cover mental health services including defining, creating, and rationing those services. senator, i guarantee that i personally will do everything possible to inform patients and my fellow physicians about the dangers of the proposed bills you and your colleagues are debating. furthermore, if you vote for a bill that enforces socialized medicine on the country and destroys the doctor-patient relationship, i will do everything in my power to make sure you lose your job in the next election. respectfully, stephen e. fraser, md

i thought nervous was the hardest. i don't know why, but i just had a hard time keeping everything straight in my brain

I have not taken micro yet, but I took A&P before i took chemistry and did just fine. I had no knowledge about chemistry whatsoever, and i did just fine. Having a very general knowledge of chemistry probably would have helped but very very little of what you learn in Gen Chem is going to help you out in Micro or A&P. I would go for it!

I don't see any reason why she should quit working. He has not right to ask/demand that of her. However, they are getting married, and I firmly believe that things like this need to be agreed upon by both parties involved. As a crna, she will definitely be required be some irregular hours, but i think she should look for a job with more regular hours. I am getting married next summer and I know that i wouldn't want my fiance working in the middle of the night (and she wouldn't want me doing it either) unless there was no other option. When you get married your life is no longer just about you and what you want. It's about you AND your spouse and what is best for you as a couple. If you're not willing to make sacrifices don't bother getting married. That being said, he has no right whatsoever to tell her to stop working.

i am taking them together (along with 3 other classes and part-time work) and have am doing great. it's definitely doable. you just need to be willing put the in the time to study.

I am going to take micro in the spring and want to be well-prepared so that I can get as much as possible out of the class. I will have a lot of time over the holidays and was wondering if there is anything I could read/review that would help me prepare or give me a head start for the class. thanks!

I worked at a running specialty store where we fit for running and walking shoes. I once had a customer who had "placenta fascist" in their foot. How about plantar faciitis?

i would go for it! right now i am taking a&p, chemistry, statistics and two easy classes. it takes a lot of studying for me to retain information (between class, studying, and work i put in 70-80 hrs a week) but it's definitely doable. i guess it just depends on how much time you want to put into and how much of a life you want outside of school and work. best of luck!

my brother is a 1st year med student and it seems like he learns (or is expected to learn) as much (and more) in one week in gross anatomy than i have to learn in A&P in a month. i love the idea of going to med school and i'm not afraid of hard work, but i get scared just thinking about the ridiculous amount of material they are expected to learn in such a short period of time.

I have a dilemma. I am going to be starting a BSN program next may. Since I haven't started actual nursing school yet (currently taking stats, chem, A&P, etc..), much less started working, I don't know where my interests will lie 4 or 5 years down the road, but I am planning on getting a Masters degree in some area of nursing after getting a couple years of experience. From what I understand, nurse anesthesiology programs are the most competitive to get into (and most challenging once you get in). I am not necessarily saying I want to go to CRNA school (still way to early to tell), but I do know that I am definitely open to the idea (i have no reason not to be at this point). So here it is. I have the option of doing the traditional program (24 months) or the accelerated program (15 months -- i have a bachelors degree in an unrelated field). The classes and material is exactly the same for the two programs, the accelerated is just very condensed. Obviously a program that it 9 months shorter sounds like a better deal because it means you can actually start working that much sooner, but here are some pros and cons to each that I could come up with. Accelerated: - lower cost b/c it's two semesters shorter - 9 months shorter, so I could actually be working making money and gaining experience for that much longer - it would much more demanding of my time (I am getting married next july, so it would mean less time with my wife) - my grades might not be as good as they could be b/c I won't have as much time to learn the material Traditional: - takes longer and would end up costing more (although not significantly more) - I would have more time to devote to classes/clinicals, so I could learn the material better and get better grades - I would have the summer after my first year off from classes, so I could do an additional clinical externship - as a future newlywed, it would be nice to have more time to spend with my wife I am not afraid of hard work, but I don't want to do anything at all that will compromise my chances of getting into CRNA school if that's what I end up wanting to do later on down the road. I want to take all the necessary steps, so that if 4 or 5 years from now CRNA school sounds good to me, I have that option of pursuing that. If i decide that I hate critical care and that anesthesia doesn't appeal to me, that's fine, i won't do it. Basically it boils down to this. I want to learn as much as I possibly can and do as well as I can in nursing school. I want to be the best nurse I can be regardless of where I end up working. Sure getting done sooner sounds great, but I don't want to do that if it means I would get B's instead of A's because that alone would make a big difference on an application. Does that make sense? Any thoughts, comments, or advice would be greatly appreciated. Ryan