GCShore

Support is the most important aspect of this post! When I started NA school, my oldest daughter was 5 and my youngest was 18 months. Currently in my last semester of classes and clinical ending in August, oldest is almost 7, middle is now 3 and I a...

:yeahthat: I think that this is the first time I have been truly angered by a posting.....avlis, I hope that with time, you can be a little more open-minded and DO NOT FORGET your birth control pill!!:angryfire

Hi, I did CCU first, wound up in pediatric/general OR then CVOR, then went back to MICU to pursue CRNA school. The OR experience is priceless.....especially when starting clinicals. You know the environment, what to touch, and what not to. You al...

Our program (Wake Forest) gives us one day in the holding room to brush up on those skills. I felt that same way, Focker, and after a couple of hours in the holding room, my confidence was somewhat restored! Of course, I was still nervous about the...

:balloons: Well said! I am finishing up my first year of school with 6 year and 2 1/2 year old daughters! Yes, it can be done with an AWESOME partner! No, my children are not suffering....they see me daily! In the beginning, I thought that single...

I'll be there also.......completely understand the week off from clinical, AmiK25!

Wow! I was doing clinical last week and lost power....fortunately, the generators did function and my patient was spontaneously breathing......I asked my CRNA if I got an A for the day since I didn't void or defacate during the event.....

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I agree! In the beginning of clinical, basic math (like for a drug calculation) was a challenge with certain instructors! I think that sometimes we are harder on ourselves than we need to be......my husband has to constantly tell me that "if I kne...

It definitely can be done! People have laughed when I compared these two things, but I promise, it is real! The feelings you had during your interview (catecholemine surge, nausea, diaphoresis, apprehension, etc) are the very feelings that you lear...

BlakeS, I am sure that you will agree by your comment that you made regarding the "quality study time does suffer a wee bit" that seeing your family is high priority. I am okay with a high B (even a low one at times) if it means quality time with fa...

I am a junior at the Wake Forest/UNCG program (which is an integrated program) and I will give you an example of my last 2 weeks: (My commute time is ~ 40 minutes to Baptist hospital and ~ 1 hour to UNCG. My longest clinical commute is 90 minutes.)...

2nd semester at Wake with graduation in August of 2007. First test last week, another this week, and about one per week until May like JennieK. Loving clinical and honored to be here. Agree with Goose, the worst part of school is not seeing my gir...

I agree with Pete495, let it come when it comes. I asked the same questions and regardless of what anyone tells you, anxiety will abound.:uhoh21: Preparation is essential and ATTITUDE is vital. What I mean by that is, you are there to learn, and ...

:rotfl: No, just blow him a kiss! :rotfl:

The lady in my case above had a hx of "severe nausea with Scop!" And even though we are not supposed to used Drop anymore......we do in OPD at WFUBMC and guess who my attending was? Phil Scuderi. We did load her up with fluid and we also used nitr...

We had a patient today with a significant hx of PONV and she let us know up front that her pain threshold was extremely low. We gave 5 mg Decadron and 0.625 mg Droperidol at the beginning of the procedure, and 1 mg Zofran at the end. We also used l...

I agree with JennieK regarding that OR experience will help. Sometimes, I take for granted all that I learned in the OR......best of luck to you! GCShore

It is a headache; however, the "high" or feeling of elation/accomplishment after completing a case is definitely a motivational tool! Yes, it is frustrating to encounter things you haven't studied yet, but I really am pleased with my choice. GCShore...

My age is 35 and my commute to Baptist Hospital is 35 minutes from drive way to parking deck. My commute to classes at UNCG is 1 hour and 5 minutes......I have tape recorder and also use the time to catch up with friends on the phone.......don't let...

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I love reading this board! GC

:balloons: :balloons: :balloons: CONGRATS on finishing so soon! YOU are my hero! Thanks for giving encouragement.....I, too, think that anesthesia school is "doable"; however, the part about the supportive hubby that takes great care of the kids is...

Amber, Hang in there! I still find myself crying sometimes and my child would have been 8 now.....usually it is when my oldest daughter, 5 years old, gets upset because she can't see him now:crying2: ......it gets complicated but it does get easier....

Actually, waiting until after school would be a smart move. In my situation, I already had children when this desire remanifested itself (I had orginally planned to do CRNA, then met my hubby, and got sidetracked.....no regrets). I think that in m...

Hello, I am currently 11 weeks into CRNA school with a 21 month old daughter and a 5 year old daughter that just started kindergarten. Yes, it can be done with children; however, let me elaborate just a bit: My hubby of 10 years is AWESOME! :kiss ...