missnurse01

missnurse01 MSN, RN

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  1. To the folks whove made it...

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

    Hey! We're you an LPN first? Me too! I would not waste time getting a master's, however boosting your application if you have a poor GPA can be done by doing well in grad level classes. Take pharm,...

  2. State differences for NCLEX

    missnurse01 replied to mandyhatch's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my nclex in Georgia by it was for Minnesota! Where you physically sit to take the exam has no bearing on where you decide to be

  3. Value of acceptance to a nondoctorate crna program

    missnurse01 replied to Blueskies149's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have heard some sites in nova are preferring doctorate over masters for new grads. But thats all I have heard so far as there are not many doctorate grads out there

  4. VCU CRNA 2013

    missnurse01 replied to cli632's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi all! Just saying keep

  5. SICU RN, I just turned in my applications

    missnurse01 replied to SRNA2017's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Gonzaga I believe only takes 5 OR 6. I have a friend there who had excellent stats and experience before getting in. Sam Merritt, have a friend who applied last year, awesome stats and already an...

  6. Working while in CRNA school...

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

    Family of 5 here with stay at home dad. Scraping by on student loans and retirement liquidation. One car, paid off. No credit cards. No going to the movies, rare eating out, etc. Here with max...

  7. Intubation Tips

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

    I also felt that I needed more force with a mac and left it and went to the miller and started being successful. In the last few months I have gone back to the mac so I could learn that one as well...

  8. Excelsior ADN-BSN and CRNA

    missnurse01 replied to resqyou35's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I did excelsior ADN then univ of wyoming online rn-bsn. starting second year of crna school this month. good

  9. MSN SRNA vs. DNAP SRNA Schooling

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

    I ended up with a school that does a MSNA and after the first year you can decide if you want to do a combined MSNA-DNAP. Some of us are sticking with the MSNA, some doing the DNAP. Time and money...

  10. Nurse Anesthetist?

    missnurse01 replied to cerda394's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I did an RN-BSN online program and my degree did not state it was online. Was never questioned when I interviewed and I was accepted without issue. As the commuter above mentioned, if the school is...

  11. How do I choose a CRNA program right for me

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

    I took the entire program list from the AANA website and weeded it down. It took me a lllooooonnnngggg time! Years at the rate I went actually. But I couldn't have applied any earlier so that...

  12. Single parent SRNA?

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

    hello again! I responded to you on another post. We have one single parent in our class, however she was able to arrange for her child to live with her ex for the duration of school. She sees her...

  13. crna loan payment plan after graduation

    missnurse01 replied to amber2brnbsnmsncrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi Robbin, every school can only give you up to cost of attendance. Every loan provider for a school loan now has to go by COA. The school should be able to tell you for the school year how much...

  14. I got in! Now what?

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

    I am one that felt opposite of many, I felt that I could have gotten a leg up if I had started studying sooner and have no idea why people say do nothing. This could be b/c they are different than I...

  15. Pre- CRNA experience VCU or UVA hospital?

    missnurse01 replied to Nunuz757's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    We have to VCU nurses in my current class. I know one was offered very early admission acceptance, not sure about the other one. I know that for one of them VCU is paying for their schooling. I am...

  16. children and CRNA school

    missnurse01 replied to 2sedate's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have older children so did not have the exact same experience but can tell you about my classmates. We have two men that have wives who are pregnant now, they both have family nearby. This is a...

  17. Shadowing CRNA

    missnurse01 replied to icu2crna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I found the email address of the chief crna at a local hospital as my hospital did not use crnas at all. The hospital I contacted was a teaching hospital so I think that made it a little easier...

  18. How I got into CRNA school.

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

    Angelrina, thanks so much and glad I have been helpful to you!! Call your school and talk to them about what your school will certify for loans. That is the max amount you can get. They should be...

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

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

    congrats!!!

  20. CRNA curriculum

    missnurse01 replied to icu2crna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am at VCU. I just read your other post about being nervous. It is rather nerve wracking until you know exactly what is expected of you. Then at some point exhaustion hits you and you are kind of...

  21. CRNA curriculum

    missnurse01 replied to icu2crna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Welcome Foramen! I haven't heard anything about that school, hopefully someone will chime

  22. How I got into CRNA school.

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

    Congrats

  23. Specialty Hospital ICU Experience

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

    I worked at two different specialty hospitals in my time, they were both heart hospitals. The first was surgeon owned and very small (10 beds?), he cherry picked his pt's they came out of the OR...

  24. How I got into CRNA school.

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

    Just keep going and you'll be fine. We had a grad level phys class the first semester - it's a weed out class for the students trying to get into med school. It's a bear. The instructor at the...

  25. crna loan payment plan after graduation

    missnurse01 replied to amber2brnbsnmsncrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    methern- I have looked into the same repayment thing from the gvmt. As long as you make your payments the rest is forgiven, but I am pretty sure it is 10 years, not 20. There is also working at the...