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micugirl, the school you are in picked you for a reason. although you feel stupid and in the way, you are neither of those. you are there for a reason-to learn. try to hold yourself together and be like a sponge. just do the best that you can and yo...

I thought the SEE was really hard, was sure that I had bombed it but was surprised to find that I did pretty well. I'm not too comforted by that score because it is a comparison to everyone that took it the previous year (both juniors and seniors). I...

Did you take a GRE prep class? Mine was a big help. Expensive but worth it. My CRNA program didn't require the GRE but I applied to 4 and 3 did. Try to improve the score or else apply to some that don't require it. You can't allow yourself to get dis...

Great job! What a relief it must be to have that result in hand. I took it yesterday. I too was scared to click the 90th answer but thankfully that was the end of it. I'm hoping that is a good sign. I thought the sweatbook was a very good review. Mem...

Craig, congratulations on finishing. I can't wait til I'm in your shoes.

Kaiser School of Anesthesia/Cal State Fullerton does accept students without ICU experience. My class has several ER nurses.

Regarding the GRE: You do not report your score to schools that don't require it, so the low score scenario will not affect your admission at those schools. It is part of your permanent record but you control who can access those scores.

never on an unintubated pt. you are right on.

we did titrate paralytics in our trauma/sicu, usually norcuron or nimbex to a 1:4 twitch on train of four. these were the sickest of sick ARDS patients that could not even tolerate any respiratory effort without desaturation. of course they were also...

especially since you know which schools you are going to be applying to, why not just phone them and ask the directors directly. that way you aren't guessing about what it is they want and don't waste any time or energy doing the wrong thing.

DR. ROBERT KOTLER, PLASTIC SURGEON: Well, Deborah, in cosmetic surgery, the risk is not in the cutting and the sewing, it is in the anesthetic. And unfortunately, that's what happened to Olivia. There were problems with the anesthetic which shouldn't...

[ If you read through the article, it makes reference to the surgeon noting that Olivia's blood was crimson. Does this sound like methemoglobinemia to anyone else? It would explain the appearance of the "normal numbers." I've seen methemoglobinemia ...

you are so right there are always 2 sides maturner. but we are done with it and the bs and are moving on. i just bet you are laughing. Am i right charcoal king?

you are so right there are always 2 sides maturner. but we are done with it and the bs and are moving on. i just bet you are laughing. Am i right charcoal king?

I have lived on oahu since 1981, went to nursing schools (2) here, (rotated in most hospitals during school) and have worked at Queen's for 11 years. (Kaiser too, as a call-in). I've also raised 2 kids here and agree that most public schools are in d...

told by whom, someone at USC? just curious. others reading this board may care, even if it isn't important to you. see you in class....

are you sure about usc shutting down this year? i had an interview scheduled there but cancelled when i got into my first choice school. my understanding is that the program is now in the keck school of medicine but no one said anything about the pro...

just finished my last day of work! yahoo! kaiser/ cal state fullerton in august. way happy and scared too. plan to play all summer.

I had my mom as a patient in our SICU s/p A/P resection. One night I was in charge and poked her for an ABG. I broke out in a cold sweat and just got someone else to do it. Everytime I walked past the room and saw her sleeping with her mouth open ...

hey, guys thanks for clearing up my erroneous assumption that fasciculations occurred when the drug wears off. i guess that is what i have noticed. does it not occur when it wears off too?(repolarization? is there such a thing?) please tell me you di...

yikes! i did originally spell it wrong. it is fasciculation. then i edited the post to spell it right. hope you get this before you write the report.

Do you mean fasciculation as in muscle fasciculations when succs wears off?

joyang, i think the best way to find out if crna is for you is to spend as much time as you can shadowing several different crnas. seeing as how you will need icu experience, i also suggest shadowing in a few different icus so you can get an idea of ...

does anyone know if there are any breaks between semesters or is it truly 24 continuous months?

that is a nightmare! how'd you do it?:imbar