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  1. Terrible Undergrad GPA

    UCDSICURN replied to Burnt2's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    How are your science grades? Anatomy, Physio, Micro, Chem, etc... If you have good science grades, a pretty good nursing GPA, and good GRE scores I think you'll be safe. My biggest concern is the...

  2. CRNA will become PhD?

    UCDSICURN replied to hojimma's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You would graduate with your DNSc, DNP, or whatever the title will be. Take the boards, pass, then you'll be a CRNA with your Doctor of

  3. Any Samuel Merrit Students Out There?

    UCDSICURN replied to o SHARKBAIT o's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm not sure what my class make-up will be. I know of a few people that are from out of state. Consider the cost of living and the cost of tutition, you pretty much have to want to live in the Bay...

  4. Any Samuel Merrit Students Out There?

    UCDSICURN replied to o SHARKBAIT o's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I start Samuel Merritt's program this fall and have several close friends that started Fall '06. I'll have over 5 years of high acuity ICU work, mainly Vascular/Trauma SICU, Cardiac Surgery ICU. GRE...

  5. Please evaluate me and give advice

    UCDSICURN replied to jfk6668's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Since you haven't taken the GRE yet, I wouldn't buy any books right now. The entire test is being revamped and today's study guides will be obsolete. When i took the GRE, at the end, I took an...

  6. 2nd Degree BSN or Direct Entry MSN for ultimate goal CRNA?

    UCDSICURN replied to EpiphanyXI's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Don't sweat the age thing bud....let's say you finish up in your mid 30's..you'll still have 30ish years to work. Plenty of time if you ask me. You did pique my interest with leaving the law field, at...

  7. ? regarding ICU experience before program...(m)

    UCDSICURN replied to quinn11's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The person doing the interviewing was an idiot. Take care of a critically ill geriatric trauma patient and you'll see what I mean. The last geri-trauma I took care of came out fully lined, open chest,...

  8. which would you choose?

    UCDSICURN replied to goinforit's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you can get all that variety in the 1st ICU, that's where I would go. Level 2 trauma centers are just fine, most are only lacking the research/education requirement for Level 1 certification. And...

  9. CRNA school without a BSN

    UCDSICURN replied to bman's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Get your transcripts and any degree information/description you can gather up and go have a chat with the program director where you plan to apply and see what they have to say. You'll get an idea on...

  10. Organic or biochemistry

    UCDSICURN replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    No...it's not...there is no chemistry on the GRE general test and no program requires you to test in one of the

  11. New RN Grad, need advice

    UCDSICURN replied to Brad_RN_Student_PA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you can get straight into an ICU that will give you a good preceptorship coming out of school, then that's the place to be. The more ICU time you have, the better and once you get into an ICU you...

  12. Total Loan Amount

    UCDSICURN replied to sed8U's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Should I get in, I'll be looking at about 200k. May be less, could be a little bit

  13. Trying to get a leg up...

    UCDSICURN replied to wjp9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Bill The best thing for you would be: 1. Get the best grades you can. 2. Get a student extern/intern position in a high acuity ICU so you can get comfortable with the environment and it may get you a...

  14. job market in CA

    UCDSICURN replied to piper_for_hire's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Go to Kaiser Permanente's website...they have listings...and having just spoken to a new grad that went to work for kaiser...starting pay is about 140ish. If a Univ of Calif. hospital sparks your...

  15. Ventilators

    UCDSICURN replied to krzysiu's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    What kind of interview? Going into an ICU? They'll teach you what you need to know. Interviewing for an anesthesia program? You should already have a firm grasp on "the

  16. Seeking Advice: Which Job to Take?

    UCDSICURN replied to AdonaiLoveable's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It shouldn't matter which one you choose. Go for the one that feels right...and offers the best orientation and gets you into recovering fresh hearts the quickest. Hope this helps. And as someone else...

  17. GRE Preparation

    UCDSICURN replied to rg42284's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I got Kaplan's GRE test prep software...hit that for about 2 weeks...took all the practice tests and reviews on there... got 580 math 520 verbal and 4.5 on the writing...good enough for me... Besides...

  18. How old can the GRE be?

    UCDSICURN replied to jemommyRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not only are the prep materials expensive but you're coming up on a complete overhaul of the GRE...a lot is changing, therefore making the current test preps obsolete in the near future. The changes...

  19. Need an ONLINE Chemistry Class

    UCDSICURN replied to Belle12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    UC Berkeley Extension Georgetown Univ of New England check the California Virtual Campus website for others. Those are the ones I know off of the top of my head. Hope this

  20. Anyone have experience in "Level 1" trauma?

    UCDSICURN replied to MQ Edna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Level I trauma refers to trauma. It is not indicitive of any of the other good programs or units the center may have. Don't be so glued to getting into a level I trauma center. Case in point....I...

  21. BSN a prereq?

    UCDSICURN replied to Spartan05's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The general rule of thumb is that crna programs attached to med schools accept BSN's and pretty much any other applicable science degree. Some programs housed in schools of nursing accept this also....

  22. ST changes

    UCDSICURN replied to bwt02's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Who's questioning you for being an advocate for the patient? There were changes and you brought them to the attention of the surgeon, who after consultation with another surgeon cancelled the surgery....

  23. University of Maryland program

    UCDSICURN replied to CI-PLANTOGAS's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    They don't have much information...but the deadlines and app requirements are under the General MSN degree app...have to scroll and down and read very

  24. Cosmetic Surgery Death after RN (not CRNA) Administered Propofol

    UCDSICURN replied to stevierae's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I guess JAMA and The New England Journal of Medicine chose not to publish this garbage either....the Rhythmn Society though...i missed that one...guess i have to wait for next

  25. How long did you study for CCRN?

    UCDSICURN replied to Dreamweaver2be's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    A couple weeks...Gasperis' tapes and Pass CCRN cd-rom...that's it...it's really not that hard of an