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  1. Since I'm still an SRNA and haven't started my clinical phase yet, I don't know of any specific OR policies for this, but it's an interesting concept. Moons ago I was an ER nurse, and one department...
  2. Journey to CRNA

    If you have the opportunity to shadow a CRNA before becoming a nurse, that's great, and I'd encourage anyone interested in the profession to do so. Usually these shadowing experiences are easier...
  3. Journey to CRNA

    Oh dear, this concerns me. While anesthesiologists and CRNAs have different pathways to becoming anesthesia providers, they both are trained to provide anesthesia the same way and both are trained to...
  4. Journey to CRNA

    You may need to reverse your work/BSN study plan there. New grad acute care jobs (i.e., in a hospital) almost always require full-time employment, and for very good reasons. There's a saying that...
  5. Journey to CRNA

    I don't know anything about Franklin University so I can't recommend that program specifically, but there's nothing wrong with doing an ADN first and then completing your BSN while you're working....
  6. No health insurance

    I agree with the health sharing plan suggestion. I'm currently unemployed (due to being a full-time graduate student), so I have no options for affordable health insurance to cover me and my family....
  7. I think that my personal statement really helped secure me both of my interviews, although I never had anyone interviewing me specifically reference it. The statement was my opportunity to address...
  8. Experience/GRE?

    Many--if not most--nurse anesthesia schools prefer surgical ICU experience, whether it's a general SICU or CVICU. Some schools prefer ICU experience in a Level I Trauma Center, regardless of ICU...
  9. Many nurse anesthesia schools specifically require a BSN prior to entry. Just be aware that some direct-entry MSN programs do not award a BSN along the way, and that can be a pretty big deal when...
  10. Organic Chemistry

    These aren't really binary yes/no questions. The answer is: it depends. Strong performance in the hard sciences is looked on favorably by admission committees. Even a modest foundation in organic...
  11. CRNA

    I'm still an SRNA, but Apex and Valley Anesthesia are two popular CRNA board prep programs that I'm aware of. Not sure if either specifically offer lectures on CDs or tapes
  12. Hang tight, everyone...acceptance calls are still going
  13. Are there any VA hospitals w/ onsite daycares?

    I know that VCU Health offers child care services for its employees, but it's not
  14. Honestly, I don't either. I made a general comment about how *some* of the responses were outrageous, and you seemed to take personal offense at that. You do the
  15. Don't worry, it
  16. By quoting my post and responding directly to me? How do you figure
  17. Hmmm I think you should reread my post. I was talking about my personal experience as a new parent. I never said that was anything OP's wife reported. But you seem to take your own liberties on...
  18. LOL is outrageous a bad word or something? And yes, I'm pretty sure that I acknowledged those are the type of replies one would expect to get on a message
  19. Oh my, some of the replies here are...outrageous. I guess that's what happens when you ask for personal advice from strangers, so this probably isn't the best place to get straight-up answers to your...
  20. PACU EXPERIENCE

    Risky move. If you go to PACU now, you can try to sell the idea during your school interview that it was because you wanted to broaden your skill set, but there's no guarantee that it'll be well...
  21. I'm not aware of any advanced pharmacology course you can take online as a nondegree student. Unless it's specifically a prerequisite for the anesthesia program you're applying to, I don't really see...
  22. I never had a large panel interview, so I can't speak from personal experience. While I think that individualized thank you letters are nice, I really wouldn't worry too much about it if remembering...
  23. How did you calculate $135K+ for tuition costs? Even if one paid out-of-state tuition and fees for all 9 semesters of the program, that would total out to around $120K. Keep in mind though that if...
  24. Hmmm, a couple of misconceptions here that I hope I can help clear up a little. 1. Both the DNAP and DNP are doctoral degrees, therefore both are terminal degrees. The DNAP and DNP in nurse...