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  1. Advice For CRNA Preparation

    seansanf120 replied to riex's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi there, I will first tell you that you should look at the programs you might be interested in to see if they require statistics and/or organic chem. The program I am applying to requires neither,...

  2. Minneapolis School of Anesthesia

    seansanf120 replied to JOONKA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The Twin Cities are awesome! The weather is variable at best, and the 4 months of winter are brutal, but the rest of the seasons are beautiful. The people are really friendly, and there's tons of...

  3. Minneapolis School of Anesthesia

    seansanf120 replied to JOONKA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hello, I am planning on applying to the program for 2011 as well. I have heard nothing but great things about the program, and the instructors. I know that you go to five different clinical sites...

  4. Which unit?

    seansanf120 replied to kimmie518's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    kimmie518, I can give you advice just by what I have heard from CRNAs in my area. First off it doesn't matter to most schools what type of ICU you have as long as you have the right amount of time in....

  5. The ICU experience question

    seansanf120 replied to cookderosa's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi there, I was a new grad hire in the PICU, but I was an exception. I did my preceptorship in my last semester in the same PICU where I work now. My nurse manager had hire two new grads before me in...

  6. PICU or Pediatric CICU

    seansanf120 replied to NICURN78's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Buckeye-ICU, I am also applying this fall for CRNA school, and I can only tell you what SRNAs have told me in my experience with them. They have all said that it doesn't matter what ICU you have as...

  7. ARE YOU SINGLE? CRNA School asking about my commitment?

    seansanf120 replied to bucknangler's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi Bucknagler, I am kind of in the same boat as you. I am married, have two young kids (3, and 1), and we have similar stats, except I will get my CCRN in March. My wife, and I have spent an immense...

  8. Is it compulsory to get icu experience to become crna?

    seansanf120 replied to kocheli's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi there, I know nothing about Dallas, other than the Cowboys suck, but I can give you advice on your ICU position. A lot of people go to the ICU to get into Anesthesia school one day. Be careful...

  9. I need some advise on ICU jobs

    seansanf120 replied to murse04's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If I were in your shoes, I would take the SICU job close to your home in the level II hospital. The reason is because of the short distance to your home, and anesthesia schools don't really care a...

  10. The translation from an ICU nurse to an CRNA

    seansanf120 replied to aflac381's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi there, You bring up a good question, and I can only speak from students' posts that I've read that are similar to the question you've posted, and from students that are currently in school. While...

  11. How does age affect selection to CRNA program?

    seansanf120 replied to masjoy's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi there, I don't think it has any disadvantage being a "seasoned" nurse. A coworker of mine just finished CRNA school, and she is 52. If you have a great interview, and explain to them why you want...

  12. I need some CRNA school advice

    seansanf120 replied to KateBSNRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If I were you I would get out of the OR as soon as you can get into an ICU. I am just speaking from schools in my neck of the woods, but they feel that ER and OR nurses without much ICU experience...

  13. I need some CRNA school advice

    seansanf120 replied to KateBSNRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    KateBSNRN, My advice for you would be to strengthen areas which will drag your application down. For instance, your GPA is low. Is that because you didn't do well in your science classes, or were they...