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  1. 1099 vs standard pay

    DreamMatrix replied to tilz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Basically, a 1099 means you purchase and pay for your own benefits, such as health insurance, malpractice insurance, retirement benefits, sick time, vacation, etc., from the funds you make as a 1099...

  2. Baylor anyone?

    DreamMatrix replied to UTRN2005's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

  3. Applications with Pictures

    DreamMatrix replied to Biotechnology's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Typical of our litigous society...always trying to find a legal solution when things don't go their way. There are no gaurentees to admission for regardless of scores, gre, experience etc., as any...

  4. Who's going to Anesthesia school?

    DreamMatrix replied to jrec's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    TCU requires all applicants to be CCRNs which they feel is a difficult exam and certification that shows one has a decent clinical knowledge background.

  5. respiratory therapists becoming CRNAs????

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

    A respiratory therapist cannot become a CRNA without first going to nursing school and becoming an RN and then gaining at minimum 1 year of critical care experience as an RN.

  6. Question about nurse anesthesia programs

    DreamMatrix replied to e14lopez's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Columbia being an Ivy League school means absolutely nothing on your resume when it comes to anesthesia schools...absolutely nothing!!! Stick with Barry...in the anesthesia world it is a great school...

  7. SRNA to CRNA transition blues.......

    DreamMatrix replied to miloisstinky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yeah, I can relate...when I first got out of school all the cases everyone else didn't want...I got. Then they were always making sure I was the late person and if anyone wanted to give away their...

  8. SRNA to CRNA transition blues.......

    DreamMatrix replied to miloisstinky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't want you to take this wrong, but you are a new graduate, who has just started a job...and I know that you feel that you have paid your dues as a SRNA...but you haven't paid them as a CRNA....

  9. Rumor about Valley Review

    DreamMatrix replied to crnabound's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Valley Anesthesia Review is a "review course" and nothing more. Well, I guess it is also a "study guide", a way to review the material from your training in an organized way. From what I have heard...

  10. Need some advice from a CRNA~

    DreamMatrix replied to CRNA2b06's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The 3.3 GPA I don't believe would hurt you at all, thats pretty decent. Most schools will let you apply with 1 year experience, however, you might not be as attractive as some other applicant with 3-4...

  11. SRNA with a problem, need some help fast!

    DreamMatrix replied to quailoh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    TexasCCRN pretty much said it all...especially concerning this

  12. Nurse Anesthesia Board Exam Advice

    DreamMatrix replied to MaleAPRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Valley Anesthesia Review is just that...a review of material that is important to passing boards. Took it many years ago, and what it did was cement alot of what I already had in school...plus it...

  13. Student AANA Memberships?

    DreamMatrix replied to MmacFN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    A proposal is on the docket at the Annual Business Meeting in Cleveland this year to increase Associate Membership to $100. There hasn't been an increase in the fee since the early 1980's.

  14. Stipends and how they work

    DreamMatrix replied to RNbama's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The 50%, plus interest is a pretty good penalty. Sounds like that group/hospital has been burned and now charges a big penalty if you don't honor the contract. In that case, if you want to go...

  15. Stipends and how they work

    DreamMatrix replied to RNbama's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Stipends/contracts with groups can be a double edged sword. You are committed to work after training for a period of time...which, may not be the best situation for you. However, they can be a good...

  16. Program ranking?

    DreamMatrix replied to MmacFN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not this again...What Sandman1 says about rankings is right on. They are absolutely useless...totally...end of story. They once ranked a nurse anesthesia school in the top 10 that hadn't even began...

  17. The Economic Realities of Trying to Get Into CRNA School: Is It Worth It?

    DreamMatrix replied to Sheri257's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Lizz, I would say that with the money worry you have... that going to school to be a CRNA probably would not be in your best interest for success. It is a long hard grind that requires total...

  18. TCU/Wesleyan Interviews

    DreamMatrix replied to TX ICU RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just wondering, have you been rejected by TCU? Would you go there if you are invited? Do you think you made a good impression, or did you have some kind of negative vibe that may have come across to...

  19. Anesthesia Record Keepine

    DreamMatrix replied to Tolti's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree wholeheartedly with deepz. The standard in the industry is to record every 5 minutes and monitoring every 2.5 to 3 minutes. That is what most do, and to deviate from that would probably cost...

  20. Low dose sux, subtherapeutic or good idea?

    DreamMatrix replied to miloisstinky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It is not a max dose...it is simply all I have ever needed to use...ever...and I've done anesthesia for quite a few years, so if it works then I see no reason to use any more. I guess that is the...

  21. Low dose sux, subtherapeutic or good idea?

    DreamMatrix replied to miloisstinky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I've used 40-60 mg of Sux many, many times. Never had a problem doing it. Absurd! Not at all!! Never use more than 100 mg

  22. Low dose sux, subtherapeutic or good idea?

    DreamMatrix replied to miloisstinky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I've used 40-60 mg of Sux many, many times. Never had a problem doing

  23. Clinical - Induction Sequence and Ventilation

    DreamMatrix replied to charles-thor's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I always ventilate my patient prior to pushing muscle relaxants, unless I'm doing a rapid sequence induction. If I can't ventilate despite my most ardent attempts (I would suspect some pathology if...

  24. RRNA or SRNA for title, What is your opinion?

    DreamMatrix replied to TexasCCRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Actually, in opinion polls conducted, the nursing profession and nurses are the most trusted of all...including docs! So I think the public sees these programs for what they are,

  25. Latest US News & World Report Rankings of CRNA Schools

    DreamMatrix replied to NGACRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The rankings are very bogus. It is a popularity ranking. The people who are polled are Program Directors, Deans of Nursing, etc. It really has nothing to do with with schools having the highest...