MeTheRN

MeTheRN BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. Just finished my first semester. Ask me anything.

    MeTheRN replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Pay very close attention when you learn about the autonomic nervous system, we use it all the time to manage BP and perfusion. Pay attention to respiratory physiology (FRC, V/Q, etc). Learn to be a...

  2. Just finished my first semester. Ask me anything.

    MeTheRN replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You need to know your A&P very well. Definitely brush up on some organic chemistry, know the difference between an ester and an amide. I would review cellular biology (depolarization,...

  3. Just finished my first semester. Ask me anything.

    MeTheRN replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Technically a private student loan can reset its interest rate for a variety of reasons (e.g., market conditions, your payment history, etc). Federal student loans are guaranteed at a set interest...

  4. Just finished my first semester. Ask me anything.

    MeTheRN replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i'm sorry, not sure how i missed your question. hopefully you still read this thread and you will see my answer. as long as you are knowledgable and have experience with ventilated patients and...

  5. Just finished my first semester. Ask me anything.

    MeTheRN replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Please see comment

  6. Just finished my first semester. Ask me anything.

    MeTheRN replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Congratulations! I remember how exciting it was to get that letter. I was in your exact same position last year. I applied for February 2012 but they asked if I'd be interested in starting October...

  7. Valley Review question

    MeTheRN replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Ah, thanks! I was seeing listings for M&M and the sweat book being sold online by the same person and though perhaps it was something different. Thank you for clearing that up for

  8. Debt...

    MeTheRN replied to njxcrush18's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    An old buddy from high school is a lawyer who specializes in real estate. His net gross income is $500,000 annually. My friend's sister is CPB perfusionist. She makes $100-110K annually which isn't...

  9. Just finished my first semester. Ask me anything.

    MeTheRN replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The tests in my class were all multiple choice. Thankfully we had "workbooks" that closely resembled the types of questions that would be asked on the exam, so we had a lot of practice by the time...

  10. Just finished my first semester. Ask me anything.

    MeTheRN replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yay for a much needed reprieve from class this week! Time to catch up on this thread... Great academic/nursing pedigree (I used the term positively!), to answer your specific questions: I studied for...

  11. Debt...

    MeTheRN replied to njxcrush18's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Man I wish more people would realize this! So many people just look at the salary and perceived "ease" of the job and immediately jump on board the CRNA train when they could make double the money...

  12. Questions for any CRNA!!! PLEASE!!

    MeTheRN replied to AllySJ93's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I just

  13. Wollford College

    MeTheRN replied to Floridasailor's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You hit the nail on the head! It's no coincidence that the only two non-regionally accredited NA schools are single-purpose educational institutions. These programs do not automatically get regionally...

  14. Wollford College

    MeTheRN replied to Floridasailor's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The reason why it is a "class action" law suit is because a couple of upset students have decided to sue the school as a group instead of individually. Are you familiar with the other lawsuits that...

  15. Wollford College

    MeTheRN replied to Floridasailor's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Collier anesthesia has 26 clinical sites where MDA's and CRNA's practice. Today alone there were 7 operating rooms in Naples without a single student in them. I'd love to know where everyone gets...

  16. Wollford College

    MeTheRN replied to Floridasailor's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    And they are. You only go 2:1 your senior year. Even then, there's always a CRNA or MDA on the radio. Sure the SRNA's supplement the anesthesia staff, but we are never alone in house. There's always...

  17. Wollford College

    MeTheRN replied to Floridasailor's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yeah I'm glad this lawsuit happened. How dare a nurse anesthesia school make its senior students work 40+ hours a week without

  18. respiratory therapists becoming CRNAs????

    MeTheRN replied to mommy2BCD's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    A friend of mine in the program used to be an RT. She went back and get her RN and worked in the ICU. Now she's a year into CRNA school and she smokes me anytime we get tested on anything

  19. What is the difference between a CRNA and an anesthesiologist?

    MeTheRN replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Agreed! Just like any flavor of doctors, there are some that are amazingly humane and great at what they do, and there are some that approach a case like a mathematical equation and correspondingly...

  20. Did you like being a Critical Care Nurse prior to CRNA?

    MeTheRN replied to Agrippa's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It's hard to say. As a CRNA you'll definitely be worked hard, but it's just with one patient at a time so it might feel better to be able to focus on one patient at a time. You definitely won't get...

  21. Just finished my first semester. Ask me anything.

    MeTheRN replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'd definitely shadow a CRNA just to make sure you absolutely like it, but I think you will. It combines the best of nursing and medicine into one profession. Although we're not pharmD's, we do get to...

  22. CRNA Autonomy

    MeTheRN replied to Cardiomegaly's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Their amount of education make them better providers for writing you a prescription for your sore throat, that's about it. When it comes to anesthesia practice and management, both professionals act,...

  23. CRNA Autonomy

    MeTheRN replied to Cardiomegaly's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Short answer: yes, they do so all the

  24. Wolford or FHCHS

    MeTheRN replied to rnforcrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I go to Wolford so I can only reiterate what I've heard. I did shadow a CRNA at FH and he said that anesthesia students are trained very differently there and are more likely to be bred to work at FH....

  25. Carbon Dioxide and ICP

    MeTheRN replied to s_wiscombe's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    You're right. The brain auto-regulates in about 6