UABsleeperSRNA

UABsleeperSRNA

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  1. How I got into CRNA school.

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

    Congrats PowertripCCRN on getting in! I'm a second semester SRNA student at UAB and and i didn't have my CCRN but i did have a pretty good GPA and a ton of drive! I will say that one of the biggest...

  2. How do my chances look?

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to rnrn10's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yeah i think you have a pretty good shot.. depends on the other applicants where your applying.. One thing i would say is spend a lot of time making your Paper Awesome and really explaining why you...

  3. UNE Online Organic Chemistry I

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to d1469's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Undergraduate or graduate chemistry course with a minimum grade of “B” this is from their website.. and i just finished my first semester of CRNA school and i have also taken chem 1, chem 2, and...

  4. UNE Online Organic Chemistry I

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to d1469's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    So I have a crazy question but exactly why are you taking organic chem when you have already been accepted into the CRNA program?? b/c most only require basic chem.. and our course anyway you take a...

  5. What Most Prepared You

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to WhiffOfGas's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Aroww33 thanks you so much for your kind words! I don't feel like i'm doing anything brilliant While i was in nursing school i set goals for my self and have stuck to those and with hard work and a...

  6. No trauma or large hospital experience, what are my chances?

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to icu_rn88's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    We did not have many Swans probably 1 every couple of months.. even when you get out the only place you may see them are open heart.. but i would say know the rhythm and what each of the points stand...

  7. Having doubts... Resp. Therapy vs. Nursing vs. Rad Tech (HELP)

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to nybsn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a little biased because i am a nurse and currently in crna school but what i will tell you is go to any hospital website and look at careers their is always a lot more positions open for nurses...

  8. No trauma or large hospital experience, what are my chances?

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to icu_rn88's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I Agree completely with DFW_RN it would not hurt to take the CCRN would be and extra boost for you getting in.. also would like to add know some clinical situations where b/c of your interventions the...

  9. No trauma or large hospital experience, what are my chances?

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to icu_rn88's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I didn't go to a large teaching hospital and i didn't have my CCRN and i got in to CRNA school with 2 yrs of SICU experience.. we did get some pretty sick pts but no trauma stuff all those went down...

  10. What Most Prepared You

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to WhiffOfGas's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    And you may have gotten lucky not having to take Gross it was problaly the hardest classes just due to the sheer mass of memorization that the class required but good luck how long before you begin...

  11. What Most Prepared You

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to WhiffOfGas's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks! ha Yes i don't live as close to home as i would like me and my wife had to relocate from another state but it is only about a 4 hour drive to visit family and friends!.. yes i would say the...

  12. What Most Prepared You

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to WhiffOfGas's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey yeah i'm a second semester SRNA student and i would say the hardest think like they mentioned before is the sheer volume of information your getting! For Ex we had about 3 to 4 test every other...

  13. UAB Summer 2014

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to scarykarrey's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Dreambig191 i'm not sure about the usb central authentication system.. and it's accuracy on knowing wether you got in or not.. i do know at this time the school is really busy with Finals.. and...

  14. UAB Summer 2014

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to scarykarrey's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    yes from the way i understood it they provide a specific classification to your blazer id that will allow you to sign up for certain classes that are not available to the general

  15. Can an RN administer general anesthesia?

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to Tinkk's topic in General Nursing

    Yes Agreed GrnTEA Unfortunately ignorance cannot be outlawed.. and again just because you did not remember something doesn't mean it's general anesthesia, conscious sedation is often pushed by the use...

  16. UAB Summer 2014

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to scarykarrey's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    not sure about Yall's Program but i am currently finishing up my first semester in CRNA school at UAB and After being accepted they sent us an admission packet which gave us instructions for setting...

  17. New Grad Journeying to the Big World of ICU Nursing

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to ICUKate07's topic in MICU, SICU

    haha honestly right now you don't know enough ha but they knew that when they hired you! :) They hired you because think your smart and capable and have a good base to build on again you will learn...

  18. So I've been accepted to a CRNA program! Yay! I start the program in about...

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to mandssRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    In my situation i had a manager that left a few months before i applied and they had just hired a new manager so I got the previous manager to fill out a letter of recommendation.. but honestly you...

  19. New Grad Journeying to the Big World of ICU Nursing

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to ICUKate07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yeah i Worked went into the SICU fresh out of nursing school and worked there for a little over two years.. also i have precepted 3 new grads.. and i would say from my experience and theirs i knew...

  20. So I've been accepted to a CRNA program! Yay! I start the program in about...

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to mandssRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    yeah in my experience i made the mistake of telling my boss that i was going to CRNA school 2 months before i left and it was pretty bad.. My Hours were cut back.. i was given the short shifts.. and i...

  21. Dealing with competitiveness, cliques...

    UABsleeperSRNA replied to SRNALola's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm in SRNA school now and yes i would agree that in general their are some Clique's and i think a lot of it at leas is people in my program who either went to school together or worked together in...