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  1. Pre- CRNA experience VCU or UVA hospital?

    PVCCHoo replied to Nunuz757's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would try to see what actual VCU srna's think. There are a lot of them on these boards. If you look through the threads on VCU you can find them and message them. I doubt that that it really makes...

  2. Anyone else apply to PVCC Nursing?

    PVCCHoo replied to PVCCHoo's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Well, I know it does not look like this thread got much traction, but decision letters went out on Monday and I got

  3. ADVICE!!

    PVCCHoo replied to berrysweetlety's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I too have no hospital experience besides about a year of volunteering where I didn't do much. Checked to see if patients wanted water, made sure gloves were in rooms, etc. The big hospital in town...

  4. Jane Fitch MD, prior CRNA, now Anesthesiologist elected president ASA

    PVCCHoo replied to puppies'n kittens's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Old thread I know. I am not even in nursing school yet, but I've read Watchful Care and I follow all this closely to understand what I am getting myself into. That graph in the video was so...

  5. Do I have the intelligent capability of becoming a nurse?

    PVCCHoo replied to Morganward5's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This may make me seem like a jerk, but there is a reason the A&P series is a pre-req for nursing school. It is meant as a weed out class to cull the herd. My class had about a 50% fail rate. That...

  6. Pre-reqs need advice

    PVCCHoo replied to angela82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you have the time to spread them out before they are needed to apply, I would spread them out. My nursing app was due this past February, so I took AP 1 in winter of. 13, AP 2 in the summer and...

  7. Working during RN-BSN program?

    PVCCHoo replied to Jack C's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not a CRNA or even an RN yet myself, but from what I know about things, I would think the answer to all three questions would be yes assuming a few things: 1) Like ElkPark said, most of those RN-BSN...

  8. From construction to nursing, has it been done?

    PVCCHoo replied to jerc47's topic in Men in Nursing

    Interesting comment caliotter3. Are you a nurse now or still in the building trade? My comment was based on the fact that construction is so heavily tied to the economy and can be seasonal as well....

  9. From construction to nursing, has it been done?

    PVCCHoo replied to jerc47's topic in Men in Nursing

    You will hear plenty of people on here tell you that there is no nursing shortage and to stick to the career you are in. But if you are stuck in a dead end job (as I was and still am), then why not...

  10. Single parent with several questions on Nursing schools in Virginia

    PVCCHoo replied to astonish31's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Yeah, I live in Central VA and went to my local community college in December of 2012 to ask about "signing up" for the nursing program. HA! I didn't know what pre-req's were or anything. I figured...

  11. Marriage Housing CRNA

    PVCCHoo replied to FarrSundheim's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Well, I am not even in nursing school, but I can tell you the answer to this question. It will vary wildly depending on where you go to school just like anything else. Just imagine the difference...

  12. Negativity toward nursing as a career choice

    PVCCHoo replied to MssNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm kind of glad to see all of the discouragement on here sometimes. It makes me feel like I have a much more realistic view of things than most of my classmates. For example, I started a post asking...

  13. How's Charlottesville?

    PVCCHoo replied to fetch's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Old thread, I know. But I been hearing adds on the radio from UVA Health System looking for experienced RNs. Ad says 2 years exp and a BSN. Says they will pay 5K signing bonus and up to 5K...

  14. I will already have a BS in different field...

    PVCCHoo replied to jahall05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What a racket the loans/federal aid are. I already have a Bachelor's that was paid for with no federal aid (thanks mom and dad.) Now, I am in community college and of course I am not eligible for...

  15. UVA New Grad Nurse Residency

    PVCCHoo replied to uva2442's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Charlottesville has every thing DC has with none of the headaches. Yes, you are young and are probably attracted to the bright lights of the big city, but lots of people your age either come to...

  16. Nursing College

    PVCCHoo replied to mimiayele3's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Why not just go to NOVA? Isn't the Annandale campus the biggest one? There has to be a nursing program there

  17. Preparing for GRE

    PVCCHoo replied to Stormy8's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I took the GRE this summer. I bought the Princeton Review Cracking the GRE. Ran out of time to finish the book and still broke 300. If you have been out of school a while, I would focus more on...

  18. Overtime for PCA's/PCTs in hospital setting?

    PVCCHoo posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I know this will vary greatly, but is OT generally available for a PCA/PCT working in a large teaching hospital? Thinking about applying for a job at one after my first semester of nursing school when...

  19. Overtime for PCA's/PCTs in hospital setting?

    PVCCHoo replied to PVCCHoo's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Thanks for the replies. I will definitely need to talk with some folks at the specific facility. I know a few who have done it. I think I could manage on the base salary, but it would mean a severe...

  20. VCU without lots of Chemistry

    PVCCHoo replied to give em zzzs's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I didn't realize ODU was switching to DNP only that soon. Since even applying to schools is years away for me, I am operating under the assumption that I will be doing a DNP program anyways, but it...

  21. Working during Nursing School

    PVCCHoo replied to storxusmc's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am in the position where I need to work in nursing school and not just part time. I know that it will be tough, but I quit my day job over a year ago to go out on my own as a taxi driver and have...

  22. Does becoming a CNA help you if you want to become an RN?

    PVCCHoo replied to Becca014's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have only taken my nursing pre-req's and am awaiting a decision from my local community college's ADN program. I have no healthcare experience outside of managing a courier service that did a great...

  23. Carrer switch to nursing

    PVCCHoo replied to sfelvey's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey SFelvey. I am in almost the same boat as you. Only a few years older, but about a year and a half ago, I decided I was in a go nowhere job (managing a courier service), and I went to the local...

  24. Does the 1-3yr CC experience have to be full time?

    PVCCHoo replied to Ultraposh's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    36 hours a week is usually considered full time. 36 x 50 = 1800 So if you need 1800 hours to sit for the CCRN, that would equal the standard full time year for a nurse working three 12 hour shifts a...

  25. Can I CLEP Chemistry and Physics before CRNA school?

    PVCCHoo replied to Ultraposh's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Check with your schools. Yes, you can use the CLEP to place out of some Chem classes. At my school, you need a year of a higher lever of Chem just to take Orgo. You can take the CLEP for Chem 101...