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  1. MUSC vs. VCU

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

    Lots of great info there Schway...thanks a

  2. Compare & Contrast Please

    UCDSICURN replied to cynt77's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    depends on the

  3. Suggestions of New Stethoscope?

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

    What? No gold plating? I'm joining forces with Littman....developing a Sprewell style spinning diaphragm...now that would be a blinged out

  4. AANA Annual Convention attire

    UCDSICURN replied to midwestsrna1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    nevermind.....good luck to those

  5. This is really cool

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

    You can go to www.anesoft.com also....there is an anesthesia sim in there with an on-line demo you can do...seems pretty straight forward...young girl got hit by a car and busted her arm. It's pretty...

  6. Welp got the final word from school...

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

    Not surprised...but congrats anyhow bub, you sure earned

  7. crna school

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

    Old scoring system from about 4ish years

  8. CRNA or Medical School

    UCDSICURN replied to jkw_83RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You could do 20 years on your floor and you still won't ever feel comfortable when you're just starting out in an ICU. The floor to a "real" ICU is a huge step with a huge learning curve. Don't drag...

  9. CRNA or Medical School

    UCDSICURN replied to jkw_83RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    So....where in the chopper do you keep your walker? I've helped load people in them...they're pretty

  10. How would you manage this airway?

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

    Here goes my layman's attempt (Not a CRNA or SRNA). I wouldn't go nasal due to the great possibility of facial trauma/sinus injury. Due to the patient already being hypoxic, I'd go for the old...

  11. Baylor @ Houston VS UTHSC-H

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

    Per Baylor's website, they only have 12

  12. Can't decide...ACNP before CRNA??

    UCDSICURN replied to roosevelt127's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm neither a CRNA or even an SRNA yet. With that aside...the only reason I could see for you to go both routes would be to do some acute care coverage on your off hours. Make CRNA school easier?...

  13. CRNA Pay?

    UCDSICURN replied to schizo85's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yoga is a nurse, an anesthesia provider and an attorney. If Yoga is busy consulting in a legal case, I guess that wouldn't be nursing by definition, but Yoga's ability to consult was only made...

  14. what skills are you working on?

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

    I get to do a 120 hour public health practicum this summer to wrap up my RN-BSN program. That should be extremely helpful when in an anesthesia program. On top of that....I just switched over to an...

  15. CRNA Pay?

    UCDSICURN replied to schizo85's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'd bet RN's with their JD and in practice would pull in more than CRNA's. A buddy of mine that went that route started off at just under 200k with no attorney experience, just his healthcare...

  16. Do CRNAs do probono...?

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

    One of the CRNA's at my hospital just got back a bit ago after 6 weeks in Vietnam. He was on a cleft lip/palette team. There's plenty of it out there, no worries

  17. What is a typical day like?

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

    He loved it. Regular cases during the day. In-house call at night. Always got some sleep at night to

  18. What is a typical day like?

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

    A variety of everything. Depends where you work and what you get hired into. I knew one guy that worked 2/24 hour shifts a week...others that work 3/12's and others that work 5/8's and still others...

  19. Any ideas for affordable Health Insurance during school?

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

    If you're on the west coast give Kaiser a look. I just priced it at just under $550/month for a family...me, wife, & 2 kids. Quite the bargain compared to Blue Cross which would run double

  20. Level 1 vs Level 2 Trauma center

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

    Why do people get so hung up on the trauma designations? Go where you'll get the best experience. I worked in a Level 1 trauma's vascular/trauma SICU for 2.5 years. I learned a lot. Great cases. I...

  21. Policies for distance from hospital when on call.

    UCDSICURN replied to max04's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The hospital where i house sup'd at had a 30 minute response time requirement for all OR staff and any other vital staff positions such as nuc med tech's, ultrasound tech's to name a couple. They did...

  22. How many years?

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

    By the time I drop my apps I'll have over 4.5 years of ICU experience. About 1 year in a community hospital's ccu/micu/sicu combo unit. About 2.5 years in a university hospital's vascular/trauma sicu...

  23. C's in LPN program

    UCDSICURN replied to mitch8lem's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I highly doubt a C in the study of aging is going to keep you from becoming a CRNA. Just keep plugging away and do well. Remember, it's the total package that's looked at. Forget about it and move

  24. CRNA Doctorate??

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

    Looks like the brakes have been on for this movement anyhow, at least for the time being.

  25. CRNA Doctorate??

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

    That's how the grand-fathering worked before. CRNA's didn't always need a master's degree and when they transitioned to having the master's as the entry-level degree requirement for CRNA's, they...