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  1. For all those applicants out there...

    ccusherry replied to snookiepie's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am from the south central area of Pa, approx 1 hour south of Harrisburg. I am mostly interested in Drexel because the local hospital is one of their clinical sites but am applying to 4 schools. I am...

  2. For all those applicants out there...

    ccusherry replied to snookiepie's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Snookie, Congratulations!!! Just curious, I see that you are from Pa. Are you attending a school in Pa? I am also from Pa and am going through the application process

  3. CRNA Questions

    ccusherry replied to gapeach427's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    As far as the GRE vs MAT, look at each schools requirements. Several schools in Pa like Drexel and Villanova accept either one. Good

  4. Have you heard of anyone being accepted.....

    ccusherry replied to radrn2001's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    When I spoke with Lew, he said that I could apply in the late fall but would not be interviewed until I was halfway through my spring semester (my graduating semester). This was last year in spring of...

  5. Have you heard of anyone being accepted.....

    ccusherry replied to radrn2001's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    When I was looking into applying to Drexel, Lew Bennet told me that I could apply but could not be interviewed until I was approx 6 weeks into my last semester of my BSN. If I would be offered a...

  6. Need some info about Weekend Option

    ccusherry replied to shewalke's topic in General Nursing

    I work weekend option Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12 hour nights. I really like it because I have been going for my BSN and working weekends has really allowed me to have flexibility with my classes....

  7. Online courses or not...

    ccusherry replied to Putu2Sleep's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not sure where you are located but Penn State has an on line program called "world campus". It can be accessed through their website psu.edu. I know that they have an organic chemistry class because I...

  8. New RN Grad, need advice

    ccusherry replied to Brad_RN_Student_PA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am looking at my syllabus for my classes this semester and yes, they are that stringent. I do not think that the offical grade point policy for PSU is that stringent but the branch campus that I...

  9. New RN Grad, need advice

    ccusherry replied to Brad_RN_Student_PA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I will be graduating from Penn State this spring and their grade point system is the same as the one that you have listed. In my experience, that is pretty much the standard

  10. "Funny Codes"?

    ccusherry replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    This is not quite a code but the patient came very close. A 40ish man came to our ER c/o not feeling right. He looked very pale so the intake nurse sent hom right through to the ER. I normally do not...

  11. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    ccusherry replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    By the Mason Dixon line in Pa/Md. I have been an RN for 10 years in critical care and work weekend nights. Base salary + WE night diff + WE incentive pay = ~40 to 42/hr depending on if charge of

  12. Excela Health

    ccusherry replied to ccusherry's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks, I appreciate the info. I actually know 3 people from my unit who attended the program but they attended before Excela Health assumed the program. Unfortunately they have all taken positions...

  13. Excela Health

    ccusherry posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have a question for anyone who has or is attending the Excela Health Program in Latrobe, Pa. On the website for Excela Health and the website for the university supporting the program there is no...

  14. New Grads - Rotten Shifts?

    ccusherry replied to MililaniMom's topic in General Nursing

    Just have to give my 2 cents!!! As a nurse who has been on days and nights... Yes, days can be more hectic but I feel that nights is also a good environment to learn in as well. On nights, you must...

  15. Applying to Schools

    ccusherry replied to KermitRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi KermitRN, I live in Pa and have done a lot of research into the Pa schools since that is where I will be applying to this fall as well. Excela in Latrobe is a very good program from what I have...

  16. Adverse Effect Of Anesthesia??

    ccusherry posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am hoping to pick some of your brains... This weekend I took care of a young woman in her late 30's. She was admitted to our unit in right sided heart failure. Her IVC, right atrium and...

  17. Adverse Effect Of Anesthesia??

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

    The CRNA I was with yesterday said that during the cysto and stent placement, the urologists at our hospital use a large amount of irrigation, more than she has seen used at other facilities. I do not...

  18. Adverse Effect Of Anesthesia??

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

    I spent yesterday shadowing a crna where I work and she thought that maybe the patient had received a large amount of irrigation fluid during the procedure and some of it may have been absorbed by her...

  19. 1 year ICU schools

    ccusherry replied to mammothsnw's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I've been following this thread and would like to add my humble opinion. I remember when I first graduated with my RN and started in the ICU. There is so much to learn!!! I would not have felt ready...

  20. Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

    ccusherry replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    I understand that for some masters programs such as nurse anesthetist, er is not considered critical care due to not having swans and balloon pumps. I am not saying that some er nurses aren't crtical...

  21. Are your hopital security armed?

    ccusherry replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Sharon, Where I work, the security system is fairly decent. If a visitor comes in after 8 pm, they must enter through the security entrance, the guard then calls the floor where they are visiting...

  22. Your employer's policy re: *snow and ice*?

    ccusherry replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have been reading over the replies to the thread and although I understand and basically agree with the main idea, I want to tell you guys about an incident at the hospital where I work. Approx 5...

  23. Spinal gone bad

    ccusherry posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am curious about something..... Last week a patient was transferred to my unit from the OR. She was scheduled for a tka but when the anesthesiologist did her spinal, it went up instead of down. What...

  24. nursing research question, please help

    ccusherry posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi all, I'm presently taking my nursing research class for my bsn. My question is what are the criteria to differentiate between a empirical/research article and a conceptual/theoretical article?...

  25. Moving to Chambersburg/Waynesboro/Hagerstown area!

    ccusherry replied to military spouse's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Erin, I live in Chambersburg and work in Hagerstown. I prefer Hagerstown hospital to Chambersburg. If you would like to pm me I can tell you about my experiences. Hope to talk with you!!