crnabrian

There is no difference really. The end result is the same, you get to take the certification exam, and if you pass it, you get the "CRNA" credential. Personally, I would avoid a program run by the nursing department. Too much "nursing theory" and...

Jobs are getting tougher to find, but it depends on the area of the country you want to live in how many jobs are available. You could use a recruiter, but a lot of employers are hesitant to use their services because of the cost involved. Do you k...

The idea was to avoid the black box warning associated with Propofol. So why would CRNAs use it? More expensive than Propofol, and just does the same thing? (as I understand it) Although the message above says it is not as good. I have never see...

Some do not agree, but I know the CRNA shortage is OVER. Just look at the postings at gaswork. I live in Oklahoma, not too long ago, there were 3 pages of CRNA jobs just for Oklahoma. There are now, today, 2 jobs. Not 2 pages, 2 JOBS. I know 50%...

And then I bet you will find that most CRNAs do not use precordial stethoscopes any more. Our monitors have become much more sophisticated, obliviating the need for precordials. Kind of like in the really olden days of keeping your finger on the pa...

I graduated from Barry's program, attrition was not high back then. But it is really really expensive. You may want to consider that.

I think you will find the crna programs require you to take THEIR science courses, and not allow transfer credit from elsewhere. Check this with the programs you are considering.

It has always been people go into anesthesia for the money, even when the money was considerably less than it is now. But I have noticed fairly recently that there are fewer open positions out there right now then in the recent past. Just go check ...

Everyplace I have been, you work until you are done. Time of day did not matter really. But it is usually a full day. Now, a really big place will be doing surgery almost literally 24-7, and those places may have CRNAs working evening and night sh...

In my eight years of being a crna, my pay has gone up 2 1/2 times from when I started. But most of those increases have occurred as a result of changing jobs.

It is kind of a joking terminology, means you are giving sedation, but so much the patient is totally asleep like a general anesthetic. Just no anesthetic gas, hence the name. Not always a bad thing, as long as the patient is breathing and keeping ...

Certainly the patient can have an epidural or spinal, as long as it is not a fresh tattoo. Barring other contraindications, of course.

I doubt it. They have done nothing but go up for years now.

I do not know how common this practice is, but my school paid absolutely no attention to GRE scores. They only required them because the university required them for admission to graduate programs. Their rationale for this was there are studies sh...

Uhh, this patient was already asleep. I see it happen now and then. Deepening was probably the right thing to do. That and wait.

Most places that need CRNAs need them right now, and do not want to wait 2 or 3 years for you to graduate. Maybe some really big place that employs a lot of CRNAs will contract with you and pay for your schooling, since they will be sure they will s...

I would not worry about it - the CRNA certification is what you want. I graduated from Barry in 2000.

No, and I would not advise it. You want to be locked into where you work after graduation? Because that is what the payback would entail. I say get a loan and go into debt. With the money you will make after graduation, you will be able to afford...

The school itself is probably the only place you could get that answer. But would they give you a totally correct answer? Maybe not if the pass rate is low. You would never know. But my advice, if you want it, is don't worry about what others ...

What would you like to know? Yes, the pay is great, better in some parts of the country than others. Autonomy? Always, but some jobs you have more than others. I currently work in a CRNA-only practice, but even if you have docs in your practice, ...

Yes, a nurse tech I worked with in Tulsa has been accepted. Her name is Jody, but I cannot recall her last name. But she is very nice, friendly, and has excellent skills. Don't worry about NCLEX pass rates. You just do your best, study hard, and ...

Or you can do like I did, avoid a MSN program like it is the plague. Those are run by PhD nurses, and there is way too much bs. Some programs are totally run by CRNAs, and you learn anesthesia, not all that nursing theory cr*p. And I am not talkin...

Everybody does anesthesia a little differently. That does not mean someone is doing it wrong, just different from you! About the only thing I look at while bagging is tidal volumne.

Quite a few, perhaps all, have some form of distance learning. Probably because the schools have numerous clinical sites, and one professor teaching a class. But if you are thinking you can find a school where you can do the whole thing online, we...

I give it to most patients, 4mg to most, but if there are indications of PONV likely to occur, 10mg. Along with Zofran. Seems to work for me.