RNdiscipulus

Update: I passed the CCRN...app is submitted so we shall see

Well that's awesome for your friend! That's the plan...pass CCRN and get on the interview trail!

Hello everyone, I'm finishing up my application for CRNA school at UAB due by October. I've been toying with the idea ever since I became a nurse a couple of years ago, but have decided that this is really what I want to do. I was just looking around to see if anyone else on here intended to complete their app for this October as well? I will provide my application stats and anyone else is welcomed to do so if you are applying or have applied and gotten in in the recent past. Last 60 hours GPA- 3.7 Science GPA- 4.0 Combined GPA- 3.85 I was an ADN student and finished my BSN online. I have a prior bachelors degree in an unrelated subject. GRE- Q150- V152- AW4.5 2 years ICU experience with some in CCU and some in SICU(neuro is included in there as well), I also have a flexi job in PACU PALS, ACLS I have precepted a student and a few new employees, and I have been relief charge some for the unit. I am also on a couple if councils for the unit. I have references from the head MDA, director of critical care, and the director of my unit. I have shadowed 10 hours, but I intend to do a few more before October. I am also set to take CCRN at the end of August. If anyone has any comments or advice on how to beef up my application or things I should do differently feel free to post. Also, anyone can post their stats as people seem to love looking over these.

150 on each is the average score of accepted students...I've heard of people making less and more and getting in

I'm looking to apply to UAB's CRNA school and I have the following stats: Nursing GPA (last 60 hours): 3.85 Science and Chemistry GPA: 4.0 GRE: 150 quantitative/ 152 verbal Experience: 2 years critical care/ surgical intensive care I have precepted students and new employees. I am set to take CCRN next month. How do these stack up to people applying to CRNA school at UAB?

Hello everyone! I just had a couple of quick questions. I'll be applying for the fall of 2014 at UAB with a concentration of acute care/ RNFA and a backup choice of adult gerontology acute care or FNP. I can't decide on the backup. I have a last 60 hours GPA of 3.65 and almost 2 years critical care nursing experience. I have a 4.0 from all science courses taken. I am currently in my second semester of an RN to BSN program that I will finish in summer. I was just wondering if this would be decent enough to get into these programs? Thanks so much.

I was wondering about the RN mobility programs at the schools in the state of Alabama? I am really looking at JSU and AUM. I have heard that JSU really isn't bad at all but have not heard about AUM. I am going to need A's in these classes if possible, I want to go to CRNA school and it is a daunting task at best. I am swinging as many A's as B's while in nursing school now. I have around a 3.6 GPA throughout nursing and all A's in my sciences. Any info is greatly appreciated on these schools, especially AUM and JSU.

I appreciate the info!...I have a good friend who is going to help me get on SICU. I hear they like that experience. I will shadow because I do have the opportunity. I am also volunteering with an anesthesiologist and a family practice MD. Do you happen to know what the average stats (gpa,gre, etc.) are for people accepted at UAB? Thanks again!

I will be finishing my ADN shortly and have managed to keep a 3.5 GPA in my nursing classes thus far. I am planning to attend JSU RN to BSN mobility program as I hear it is very informative. I have a friend there now that said its a breeze to make A's as long as you put your time in, he made A's the first semester. I have a science GPA of 4.0. I plan to eventually apply to UAB and Samford's CRNA schools after my BSN completion. The GRE wasn't that great for me as I scored a 1040. Worst case scenario if I make mostly B's finishing out my BSN I will maintain about a 3.4 in my last 60 hours GPA, 4.0 in my sciences, and a combined of about 3.65-3.7. I should be able to do better though, hopefully. At the time of application due dates I hope to have around 1 years experience working in the ICU. Is there anything that I could be doing in the mean time besides keeping my grades up to better my chances at CRNA school? If I can stay on this track should I be competitive for UAB and Samford? Just looking for a little direction here...haha...thanks everyone.

Words of advice to everyone from someone who just finished their first semester at shelby: don't worry about all the med forms and background checks...there will be time and the first day is used for stuff like that. Read your book, read your book, read your book as much as you can. Try not to stress about validations because the teachers are there to help as much as they can. One day at a time.

The background screen is paid for in class and conducted right before clinicals...it is done throug verified credentials....they are required to get it back in 5 days so you can attend clinicals. The ABON is regulations I believe. Check your forms you got to sign for orientation and see if the one you have to initial a bunch has something about agreeing to the ABON regulations. Dosage calculation packet is a packet of 48 dosage calculation math problems for us to practice, and it was given out at orientation. I don't think they grade it.

I might be wrong, but I think we have to print and save a copy of the ABON rules and regs...I think that what they meant by signing it is an agreement on the paper where you had to initial so many times. I think that was it but I could easily be wrong...

A friend and classmate discovered that barnes and noble has our exact books available to order for around $500...no e-books...but all physical texts...I dont know anything about the fin. aid though...sorry!

everyone should have gotten the e-mail that said Aug. 16 would be the earliest you can get books...btw...I think that 2 of our 3 classes have stuff already posted that you can look at on blackboard...

They are late with everything thus far...my money says its like a week before that we have access to our books...

I just looked at the form and saw something that made me feel a little better. My background check form actually categorizes everything you could be barred for... like violence stuff, drug stuff, sexual offender stuffl and things that prevent you from helping people receiving medicare or medicaid benefits. The only thing I saw that the misdemeanors I have would be crimes of deception, but it says it excludes shoplifting, petty theft, larcen, and bad checks. I see those more serious than any of my crimes so I feel better. Also, at the end of the page it says things that exclude you from clinicals are crimes relating to you not being able to help patients. I guess I should have just read it more carefully. Thanks for everyone's input!

I assume that I will have to explain it, but I can imagine that they see it a bit. There seems to be much discussion on these types of things.

That is when applying for a job with your hospital? I am not sure yet if I will even have to have another background check because I had one with the ABI (Alabama Bureau of Investigation) and the FBI for my BA in Education a year ago. I was just trying to see what I might encounter. I appreciate the info.

I will be a first semester nursing student in the fall, and I was wondering how my misdemeanors in the past will impact my background check for clinicals? I have gotten tickets twice for driving with suspended license and they are about 3- 4 years old, and an arrest for failure to appear on a speeding ticket (was in another county and I forgot about it) that is 4 years old. It doesn't list any of these violations as getting you barred from clinicals, only things related to violence, drugs, and stealing. I was just wondering how much explaining I should prepare to do?

I'm excited!everyone look for each other!

I just finished my vaccines today!I'm done with getting needles in the arm!yay!

It would have been nice to get them a little early...It would only make it easier but it doesn't seem to be an option....as for the physical and titers...its a heck of a lot better to get revaccinated if your insurance covers it...a few shots but no worse than getting blood drawn at the expense of $150-$200 in a lot of cases...as for the physical...she read the sheet off to me today and I asked a friend who is second semester about it...the lady read it off to me as basically immunizations and your doc has to sign it that you're ok to go to nursing school...and that is basically what the second semester student said as well...so getting a full blood panel and all that stuff might not be necessary...so no one needs to sweat all that junk...if we put our heads together we can all find the easiest and cheapest way to do this...haha

Well that's a relief...I'm still good to cancel my physical...so we just have to get a piece of paper signed that says we can be a nurse?

Lynn and everyone else asking about Healthcare provider CPR certification- Hoover Fire Dept's website has Healthcare Provider CPR training where you take the test online from American Heart Assoc. and pass the it with 80%...then you schedule the skills training (takes 30 mins max) with Hoover Fire Dept station 7 on a Saturday..take the little printed certificate saying you passed andthey will walk you through the skills and thats it...if you don't live or work in Hoover it will cost like $15 maybe?...that is what I did about a month ago and I am just waiting to get my card in the mail...

nevermind..I got mine today as well!