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apaisRN RN, CRNA

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  1. CRNAs with previous misdemeanors?

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

    dfk, I would really love it if you used a little more capitalization and appropriate punctuation! Easier on my burned-out SRNA

  2. CRNAs with previous misdemeanors?

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

    Yup, be honest and have some patter prepared about what you have done to change your life and address substance issues. I think if it was 8 years ago and you've stayed out of trouble, and you're good...

  3. Anectine/Propofol for LMA insertion

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

    MAC is an ED50. Some patients need more, some less. I wouldn't want to assume adequate anesthesia/amnesia in the face of contradictory evidence. I have never seen NMBs given for LMAs. Generally I've...

  4. What does it mean....

    apaisRN replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sometimes a little propofol right then can

  5. help me get in!

    apaisRN replied to slp2rn's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Definitely focus on what's right in front of you. I remember being in nursing school and spending my time looking up CRNA programs when I should have beem studying. Oops. Anyway, it's a long road and...

  6. Any words of wisdom welcomed.

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

    Try the first SIX months, at least! That's where I am and some days are okay, but there are many when I feel completely useless and like I won't be able to do this. I think it might have made a...

  7. Second time around

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

    I think they look favorably on people who don't give up. Shows you want it and are willing to do what it takes. I'm a little shy myself and I agree that rehearsing answers to interview questions is...

  8. school question..

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

    Schoolwise, anatomy kicked my a$$. It was a different world from undergrad A&P. My program's not heavy on hard science so I didn't have much trouble with physics, chem etc. Our pharm course was...

  9. Awake Fiberoptic with Ketamine? Any other tricks?

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

    I thought you said you were a nursing

  10. Cadaver Exposure?!?!?

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

    If you can't do cadavers, think very hard about nursing and

  11. AANA Annual Convention attire

    apaisRN replied to midwestsrna1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Okay, back on topic - what should we poor students wear? Are cropped pants acceptable? Seems like that's all I wear in the

  12. Job/salary outlook for CRNAs in 2014?

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

    I wouldn't worry about the market being flooded by your classmates. It's not uncommon for BSN students to say/think they want it ($$), but they never get off the ground. Simply getting into school is...

  13. Admission GPA

    apaisRN replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    That is a big mystery. It gets very complex with science GPAs, nursing GPAs, classes you did poorly in and repeated for a higher grade. Best course is to ask the schools

  14. school attire...

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

    Okay, you're getting obsessive. Why should the school have any input as to your hairstyle?! CRNA school fosters these OCD-type thoughts and you have to nip the excessive ones in the bud. Pretty soon...

  15. Call for Advice

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

    I don't think we're supposed to have a life. I miss

  16. How intense is it?

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

    Anesthesia school is like having two full-time jobs. If you are able to work it will be minimal. Our faculty frown on outside work and those who do keep it

  17. Admission to CRNA school

    apaisRN replied to ms. vanessa's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Certainly wouldn't hurt, but many many of us just have the 'ole BSN and got

  18. Propofol/Ketamine for MAC case

    apaisRN replied to sandman1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It is very popular at my current clinical site. I am not experienced enough to compare with other techniques but in general it seems to work well. Ketamine is a really neat drug under appropriate...

  19. Srna, +hcg

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

    My question is, how did you find the time to get pregnant?! Congratulations! I pretty much agree with the other posters - keep it on a need-to-know but don't put yourself in situations where you will...

  20. first intubation

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

    Two tubes on your first two attempts!? It took me weeks to get my first one!

  21. My Day Shadowing

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

    Totally irrelevant comment: today the circulator did a VERY zealous prep of our abd hyst patient - Betadine to her chin. The scrub tech said "you've got her prepped airway to orifice!" Maybe you had...

  22. GPA's for CRNA school.

    apaisRN replied to marvinskbaby1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I got into 2 schools with a

  23. Anyone start there nursing career in the OR

    apaisRN replied to joey442000's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Two of my classmates took this route. I believe they were OR nurses who observed CRNAs at work and decided to pursue the field. Personally, I would have been so grateful for OR experience during my...

  24. I Am Back

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

    Athomas congratulations!!!! What fabulous news! I had quit reading the thread about local some time back because it was annoying, so didn't even realize Yoga had left. I'm glad you're back, your...

  25. Are you ready to ruuuumble?

    apaisRN replied to ICUDOUCME?'s topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Congratulations! Doesn't that acceptance feel great? Savor it, because you have a long hard road ahead - but you already know that. I'm so pleased for