Spine_CRNA

Spine_CRNA BSN, RN

CCU, MICU, and GMF Liver

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  1. Want to quit

    Spine_CRNA replied to PaleomilesRN's topic in Emergency

    It sounds like you want it all. ~Cheap schooling ~High pay ~Online classes ~Make money, save money, save time Something has to give to advance our careers. Considering moving jobs, applying is only...

  2. I almost got into a FIGHT!! Please HELP!!!

    Spine_CRNA replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Since this thread is deviating slightly into a martial arts discussion (which I love) I want to add that Muay Thai has immense real world application and it can't be stressed enough how cathartic...

  3. I almost got into a FIGHT!! Please HELP!!!

    Spine_CRNA replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Learn "Verbal Judo" by a former police officer. It's all about de-escalation. See the video on

  4. I almost got into a FIGHT!! Please HELP!!!

    Spine_CRNA replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Take up martial arts like muay thai or boxing. It is wildly therapeutic to hit

  5. Acute vs. Primary Care NP? Can't decide

    Spine_CRNA replied to EGVnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ok I'm lost. How are you guys defining Primary Care? (I see it as working in an office and doing annual checkups and seeing the usual patients.) If that's the case, then I would like to do Outpatient...

  6. Primary vs Acute Care NP to Work in an Outpatient Specialty Area?

    Spine_CRNA posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello, I'm very new to NP talk as I decide my next move past M/S nursing so I apologize if my question is dumb. However, searching the internet provides little more than a firehose of information...

  7. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    Spine_CRNA replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    MICU Pennsylvania, USA 1:1 if they're very sick. 1:3 if they're PCU level and just waiting on MICU for a PCU level bed. 1:2 is

  8. How To Get Shadowing Experience

    Spine_CRNA replied to HopefulSRNA1234's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Haven't called today.I worked the night before, slept, then went to my unit council meeting, then drank while watching the NBA finals haha. Will do

  9. How To Get Shadowing Experience

    Spine_CRNA replied to HopefulSRNA1234's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Oh, it also stated you could ask your manager to set you

  10. How To Get Shadowing Experience

    Spine_CRNA replied to HopefulSRNA1234's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I looked up an old thread on this and the 2 responders said the same thing: call the anesthesia department or visit them. I just finished calling the hospital where I work and where I used to work,...

  11. The one thing I wish I would have known before CRNA school....

    Spine_CRNA replied to nurseflip26's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I entered m/s to my dismay for 2.25 years and i did not want to travel as a m/s rn. Now that I'm in critical care I value going the CRNA route more than traveling to ICUs. Anyone care to share travel...

  12. Franciscan Skemp School of Anesthesia

    Spine_CRNA replied to cocoa_puff's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I was researching this program as I really want to get into a CRNA only school as well. Relative to other programs Franciscan Skemp has lax admission requirements and they actually let you work while...

  13. Ranking

    Spine_CRNA replied to GuineaPigs's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Are the All-CRNA-Schools website Save Hours of Searching for the Best CRNA Program | All CRNA Schools rankings accurate? They too claim to avoid subjectivity and rank off

  14. Which program did you attend and why?

    Spine_CRNA replied to xaxxax's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I should have clarified. I have 2.25 years M/S nursing experience in an urban Level 1 Trauma center/ 600+ bed teaching hospital. There I was a preceptor/charge nurse. Of course ICU is different than...

  15. Which program did you attend and why?

    Spine_CRNA replied to xaxxax's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Wow, this is a really interesting topic. Yes, please list some schools that offer CRNA only clinicals. I'm not finding much info being revealed by the schools. In particular, I want to go to Wake...

  16. Accepted to Duke Nurse Anesthesia Fall 2016

    Spine_CRNA replied to allenaa2016's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    yes, what helped you get into the

  17. Looking for Application Advice

    Spine_CRNA replied to Jleech88's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    wow, this is a very intersting thread as your stats are great yet you're not considered competitve by some programs. Please update us with news of taking grad level courses at a com college vs...

  18. Attn CRNA's & SRNA's: DNP/DNAP vs. MSN/MSNA - What pros and cons are there?

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

    Hi, i'll jump in on the discussion. With any endeavor in life I need to know my "why" i.e. what's my motivation for waking up early, learning a new instrument, taking improv comedy classes, working...

  19. How I got into CRNA school.

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

    For the OP: How old were you when you started your CRNA

  20. LaSalle University

    Spine_CRNA replied to Blue Robin's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I graduated from their undergrad program in 2013 and started in 2011. At the time, the school was stressed about NCLEX pass scores being down. I wasn't worried because like anything in life, you get...

  21. Nurses smoking weed?

    Spine_CRNA replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised by the amount of nurses that are against weed. And to such a degree at that! Personally I do smoke weed because I'm not being drug tested outside of the initial employment one. And no,...

  22. Angry..

    Spine_CRNA replied to JellyDonut's topic in Critical Care

    It sounds like you have a big ego that feels attacked because nobody bows to you and your multiple degrees. They ought to put you through the ringer and hopefully they see whether your attitude and...

  23. Level II Trauma Center MICU good for CRNA programs?

    Spine_CRNA posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi there! I've spent 2.25 years on a Med/Surg Liver specialty unit and now I -just- started in a MICU of a Level 2 trauma center. Will Level 2 be acceptable for a CRNA school? I contacted Thomas...

  24. Prerequisite Question

    Spine_CRNA replied to teodoroc's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi, What school are you attending for CRNA? TIA,

  25. HELP! Can an OR RN transition to a CRNA?

    Spine_CRNA replied to MA_RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This is a matter of how you spend the hours of this ticking clock called life. Personally, I've spent 2.25 years on a M/S unit that overall I disliked. I suggest you spend time doing what you enjoy....