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apaisRN RN, CRNA

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  1. Can you picture yourself being a CRNA? (for the students)

    apaisRN posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am probably going to get beat up for this. I'm sure the line will be that if I can't picture myself as a CRNA then I shouldn't be one. When I applied to the ICU internship, I had to write an essay...

  2. Okay, who's going to camp??!

    apaisRN posted a topic in Camp

    I leave Wednesday, 6/15. I'm going to a camp in Maine, about 4 hours from where I live in VT. I'm going to be setting up the health center, etc for a few days, then some pre-camp orientation with the...

  3. I passed!

    apaisRN replied to jewelcutt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congratulations! All that work and struggle is

  4. Filipino CRNA

    apaisRN replied to filnurseuk's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My preceptor today was Filipina. I don't know her story or where she studied nursing, although her English is so good that she must have been here a long

  5. Surgery death blamed on jealous former classmate

    apaisRN replied to canoehead's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The information provided in the news story does not make it clear that the CRNA deliberately killed the patient. Giving a patient fentanyl in the recovery room is as routine as flushing the toilet!...

  6. Nitrogen Wash Out

    apaisRN replied to canoehead's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have NOT been taught that in school or heard it from my preceptors. In fact my professors have emphasized the need to avoid atelectasis and tissue damage by running N2O or air with our O2. Tell me...

  7. Reasons NOT to be CRNA

    apaisRN replied to Terpole's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think anesthesia is intrinsically more stressful than the job of most NPs and CNSs, although not perhaps of midwives. Your decisions have to be instantaneous, with no time for a friendly consult or...

  8. Reasons NOT to be CRNA

    apaisRN replied to Terpole's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The stress level and pressure are higher than most

  9. Ephedrine for prevention/treatment of PONV?

    apaisRN replied to stevierae's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In my very first rotation a preceptor spoke highly of this technique, although we never used it. I was still pretty overwhelmed with figuring out the bed controls so I don't remember her

  10. clueless

    apaisRN replied to yangkchoua's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You don't sound like it's what you want to do at all. Tell daddy he should become an anesthetist if it's what HE wants to

  11. SRNAs to Graduate Soon

    apaisRN replied to heartICU's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am class of 2007. The class of 2008 started today. It feels very weird that it's been a year and those new juniors are where I was a year ago! I still feel like I don't know anything (much)!...

  12. 1 year ICU schools

    apaisRN replied to mammothsnw's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I do understand where the longterm ICU nurses are coming from. New ICU RNs require a lot of focused attention and don't stay long if they have anesthesia plans. However, as an SRNA (who worked 2 yrs...

  13. Why Am I Putting Myself Through This????

    apaisRN replied to dfk's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It's a long haul. The sheer length of it is my nemesis. 16 months to

  14. Average Salary

    apaisRN replied to Beneficence's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just FYI, money can be a touchy subject around here. Some may resent those who express interest in the profession which is perceived to spring from financial considerations

  15. Looking for guidance from a CRNA??

    apaisRN replied to coopsc1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Wow - well, if you can do pharmacy school, you will be a shoe-in for admission and success in anesthesia school. Admissions committees will LOVE you! All that science and pharmacology background. Your...

  16. CRNA school with children

    apaisRN replied to crnastudent1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Great post,

  17. SRNA clinical skills

    apaisRN replied to jessi78's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Sheer terror for several

  18. Potential Space and Epidurals

    apaisRN replied to BeatOU's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If the patient is free of risk factors like coagulopathy (hematoma risk) or infection (epidural abcess, very bad) there's really not a lot you can do to seriously hurt someone while placing a spinal...

  19. Got a wild hair, would just like some information...

    apaisRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think there might have been a time where admission was that easy, but not any more! It's a competitive and stressful process these days. To the OP: If you are willing to work hard and you really...

  20. Compare & Contrast Please

    apaisRN replied to cynt77's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    What a great analogy! I couldn't begin to describe the experience. In general, if you have what it takes to get in (lots of hoops to jump through, long-term focus on goals) you will make it work once...

  21. On ethics and consideration

    apaisRN replied to Just a CRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I did something similar. I had exactly 2 weeks to send a large check to secure my place, and I had interviews scheduled at two more schools. The second I was accepted at another school I preferred, I...

  22. Anyone have PROBLEMS GETTING STUDENT LOANS from Sallie Mae & Wells Fargo?

    apaisRN replied to ellarose's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I didn't get my loans through them, but the process was a HUGE hassle. I was using a temp PO box right after I moved and they kept saying they couldn't process the loan until I gave a street address....

  23. Attending a well established CRNA program Vs. a brand new program

    apaisRN replied to LIZPICURN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am grateful that my program has been around for 10 years (relatively new). When we talk to earlier graduates they recall a lot of kinks to be worked out during their student years. There weren't as...

  24. CRNAs with previous misdemeanors?

    apaisRN replied to emeril's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Huh? Why would they ask about your

  25. Apply now?

    apaisRN replied to TLC RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think you should apply. If you are accepted, you can think hard about whether you feel ready to go. You may be able to defer your admission a year, or if not you know you've been accepted once and...