SIguy_RN

I am one of your future classmates, got the call and letter :) Class of 2017

Hello everyone, I am currently an RN and have obtained interviews for CRNA school starting fall 2015. Please read on. Before I start school (If accepted), I first need to establish realistic debt vs. future income analyses, and cannot find accurate ...

Worry about becoming a competent icu nurse and saving some money first I'd say. Get about three years of quality experience and then worry about the job market and applying

Here we go again....nurses fighting with each other... am I sitting at the desk right now or is this a community of "professionals"?

Very true. It's the fastest way to get away from the bedside. I think people realize this once they become a nurse. When I finished nursing school, we had three students apply and get accepted with NO experience to np school. I think the money will ...

Great, yes the goal is to graduate with no additional debt other than tuition, which is unavoidable for me. Thanks

Thank you, the way I look at it if I low-ball my estimates on the assumption of starting at $100k, then anything else is a bonus, but it is still nice to have accurate figures to work with. This is, of course, assuming I even get in to school and fi...

Thanks for the reply, I will reply by each number. 1) I know $100k is low on average, but in some states it is not. Online you can see starting salaries range anywhere from 90k-150k, depending. I am trying to get a better picture of a "realistic" st...

Going to be honest here, Leave. Leave and get a free consult from a labor attorney, depending on how much you lose by the end of the 6 months. Then familiarize yourself with the laws governing your practice, contract negotiation, and liabilities, ser...

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some insight as to how my application to anesthesia school looks, what you think my chances are, and what you think I could improve on. ________________________ Applying for fall 2015. 3.5 gpa first Bachelor's 3.77 gp...

Thank you for that advice, I do have three really solid references who submitted for me.

Just wondering if anyone else has input please feel free to share

Thank you!! I have not taken the GRE as the schools I applied to require the CCRN in place of the GRE.

Hello everyone, I have posted here before, but I wanted to get the thoughts of CRNA's and SRNA's on whether they think I am ready to apply to anesthesia school, and if they would feel confident practicing with me. I am currently employed in a SICU ...

thank you all for being so uplifting. I am still really nervous though!

I realize I do not have training, I am just wondering if given my background CRNA's would feel comfortable with me at the head of the bed, assuming I *get* training. Yes, I am looking for a self-confidence boost, but mostly an evaluation of whether ...

That sounds like a good plan. I can envision the 'feeling comfortable' aspect, and I imagine I will need a few more years to be at that point. Right now, I feel comfortable-so to speak- on my unit, and I think this stems from my being willing to acce...

Greetings everyone, Thank you all for such consistently informative posts. It is very fortunate that we have such a congregation of clinicians as resources in our professional endeavors. I would like to share with you, and divulge my journey to CRNA...

Wow that is a lot of extra academics, did you end up getting in?

You did a year gen chem, organic chem and physics? that sounds like an entire year of extra schooling full time, assuming 12 credits/semester x 2 semesters. Do most crna schools require this?? because the most I've seen seems to be a graduate physic...

So what I'm hearing is that the readiness to apply to crna school is more about individual comfort level, rather than a set 'amount' of icu experience.In the mean time wha you guys think I could do to prepare?. For example, when you started anesthesi...

Anyone have some advice for an aspiring srna?

Hello everybody, First off I want to say that this post is going to be mostly personal so read on if you choose. This is also my first post here, although I have been reading these boards for 5+ years. Anyway, I recently graduated with from an acce...

Currently all my Windows are blacked out, I take melatonin as well as Tylenol PM, I sleep from 9a-5p on work days, I catch up on days off, I wear sunglasses on the ride home and I schedule my days back to back x3. I do all of this and still feel like...

More than once I have been pulled into the managers office and been accused of this exact same thing. For instance, most recently, I had a new nurse transfer me a patient in respiratory distress to the SICU. The probefore she had brought the patient ...