missnurse01 MSN, RN

missnurse01 has 18 years experience as a MSN, RN.

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1. Discouraged. No longer hopeful

   missnurse01 replied to sashaq's topic in LPN to RN

   You are passing now with a decent grade. There is no indication that this will not progress. The only person that can make you fail is you.... and no one can make you feel like you can not do this...

2. How I got into CRNA school.

   missnurse01 replied to Powertrip's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   ajsh...You absolutely need high acuity ICU experience. And your fiance can go with you!!! Good

3. Job offer decision for aspiring future CNRA student

   missnurse01 replied to Jcurious's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   The most important things in looking for a first job: quality of the ICU, paying off your current student loans, pay everything else off and save crazy money for grad school. Where ever that may be,...

4. Pennsylvania CRNA vs NP

   missnurse01 replied to Nursepennsylvania's topic in Advanced Practice

   OP, do what you think will satisfy you for the next 40 years. Things can really change in that time frame! Also don't discount the idea of moving out of PA for work. Many of us do. It may sound...

5. Aspiring CRNA group chat?

   missnurse01 replied to mpzell's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   CVICURN - flat out explain in your grades in your essay you send in. Address the old grades and highlight the new ones as well as the grad level class you took. As your years of experience increase,...

6. Aspiring CRNA group chat?

   missnurse01 replied to mpzell's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   It's a fairly defined path for you. Get best grades in ADN you can. Get into a high intensity ICU ASAP after grad, move if you have to. Work a ton, pay off your student loans, SAVE SAVE SAVE. Take...

7. Nursing Technology Questions

   missnurse01 replied to EmxoRenee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   When I did bedside nursing I appreciated that everything was electronic...no more manual blood pressures or shooting cardiac outputs. It made assessing changes more quick, as well as freeing up time...

8. Am I too old??

   missnurse01 replied to Sammy2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   It is up to you and the area you live. You will always find A job, maybe not the one you want. Maybe not locally, maybe it won't matter. The big thing is, how long will you work before you retire?...

9. Step down to ICU or ER? (Expected GN w/medic experience

   missnurse01 replied to Flightmed123's topic in Excelsior College

   2 very diff beasts. I was an LPN in an ER, then as an RN, did Level 1 ER too. Then moved to cardiac ICU. Sooo much to learn about patients and disease processes and drugs. I mean in like 5 years in...

10. 10 yr LPN going to get RN from Excelsior, TIPS?

    missnurse01 replied to Emm3rs's topic in Excelsior College

    It is all doable. I bought a packaged program before I knew better back then. I did workbooks then compared the info with the topics that EC gives for free to be sure I reviewed everything. I...

11. Excelsior RN to NP?

    missnurse01 replied to PixieMedic's topic in Excelsior College

    I did LPN-RN via Excelsior and am now a CRNA. No

12. Georgia graduates of Excelsior colleg

    missnurse01 replied to Rn2017davis's topic in Excelsior College

    wow there's a requirement for preceptorship now? None when I did it in 2004! Initially licensed in MN then applied for reciprocity to GA. Goof

13. Financing CRNA School calling all SRNAS

    missnurse01 replied to patience5's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yes everyone, absolutely worth it. I came out with 144,000 in loans. Yes absolutely pay everything off, save up. Interest is a killer on that amount of money. Seriously 1/2 of what I pay goes to...

14. Aspiring CRNA group chat?

    missnurse01 replied to mpzell's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Good luck guys! Yes spend a number of years in a high intensity ICU. I was told repeatedly by CRNA instructors that they could tell I had a lot of experience. It made clinical a little

15. Paying for CRNA school

    missnurse01 replied to Michichan's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    lasvegasnurs, each state is different. Where I went to school there was no social service monies for people in grad school. We were able to get food stamps but very little, even for a family of 5....