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  1. Part-time opportunities for CRNA's?

    Go-GetterRN replied to allusernamesgone's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey, IndiCRNA, I have read a lot of your posts and am really inspired by where you are in your career. Id like to be exactly where you are in about 4 years (only in a rural part of my own home state...

  2. Fluid bolus by gravity or pump?

    Go-GetterRN replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yeah, we do the same in my icu as a lot of people have already said. We keep 2 triple pumps in our rooms at all times so lack of equipment usually isnt an issue. Squeezing it in sounds fun, but our...

  3. Where did you go to school?

    Go-GetterRN posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey everybody, I'm having trouble finding specific info on different crna programs. I want to go to a crna school that will prepare me to work as an independent anesthesia provider. I've seen people...

  4. Where did you go to school?

    Go-GetterRN replied to Go-GetterRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks for the detailed response, it definitely gives me an idea of how to research for the right school. Sounds like you got into an awesome

  5. Hate "Midlevel"

    Go-GetterRN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    LOL... I agree with your first statement. (Shift change)- "oh, so you started 4 pressors, gave 12 blood products, started sepsis protocol, drew blood cultures, etc for the patient..did you notice this...

  6. Boycott schools that make you find your own preceptors

    Go-GetterRN replied to Pilot2FNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Since your facility only takes students from the two local programs, I'm guessing your facility is also picky about hiring graduates from certain programs? I have been wondering if this is the case,...

  7. Where did you go to school?

    Go-GetterRN replied to Go-GetterRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    That website is awesome, has a lot of helpful information all in one spot. Did you know that your schools trained crnas to be independent before you applied? How and when did you find out? I only want...

  8. Pt thinks icu is the octagon

    Go-GetterRN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey everyone. Had a terrible experience the other night. I've had my fair share of crazy, combative pts in the hospital i work at, but this was by far the worst I've had yet. Dude was crazy most of...

  9. Steps to become a CRNA?

    Go-GetterRN replied to Rectaltylenol's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I agree. Dont make and spur of the moment decisions about something you will regret the rest of your

  10. Boycott schools that make you find your own preceptors

    Go-GetterRN replied to Pilot2FNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    One question I've always had about this issue is, how do programs monitor their student's clinical activity and progression throughout the program if it is an on-line, pick your own preceptor type of...

  11. Steps to become a CRNA?

    Go-GetterRN replied to Rectaltylenol's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you want to go crna, all you need is a bachelors, a nursing degree, and one year icu experience. Some schools require extra classes but if you have a degree in pharm you already have those classes....

  12. Steps to become a CRNA?

    Go-GetterRN replied to Rectaltylenol's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yeah, I think some CRNA schools would let you in with a ADN considering you have the bachelors in pharm. If low grades are a problem, you would have to work a few extra years in icu and take some...

  13. Steps to become a CRNA?

    Go-GetterRN replied to Rectaltylenol's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I switched my first semester of college from pre-pharmacy to nursing with the intentions of crna. Anesthesia is a more hands-on profession than pharmacist would be in most cases. Most days, I kind of...

  14. TCU CRNA program for January 2015

    Go-GetterRN replied to Frogs25's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I know this is an annoying question, but I have to ask. Can anyone else who recieved an interview share their GRE? Did anyone apply with a 102? I know the website says only GRE>102, but I recently...

  15. Acidotic patients

    Go-GetterRN posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hey everyone, I work in a large med-surge icu in a metro area. We take some trauma, not a lot, but i feel like this question is most appropriate for trauma icu nurses. In our icu, we get a lot of...

  16. Should I apply now, or wait until next year?

    Go-GetterRN replied to kharper2311's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I also would like to hear some answers to wbthomas's

  17. Should I apply now, or wait until next year?

    Go-GetterRN replied to kharper2311's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Im going to apply to all the schools in Texas next year so maybe we will get in together somewhere! And I agree with psata, call and ask if they would be ok with your experience before you write it...

  18. Should I apply now, or wait until next year?

    Go-GetterRN replied to kharper2311's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Ive looked into Texas Wesleyan and the website says you need to have 1 year ICU experience by Feb 1 of the year you start the program. It looks like you would be a few months short of that...

  19. sedation

    Go-GetterRN replied to jacsbein's topic in MICU, SICU

    We mainly use propofol, but will use versed instead if the pt BP doesnt tolerate it. And some chronic drug users require both! For rapid intubation we use atomidate. I cant say I've ever used...

  20. Hired as nurse tech. What to expect and how to prepare?

    Go-GetterRN replied to smalltownhero's topic in MICU, SICU

    Delphine22 summed it up pretty much. They should inform you what all your daily job duties, etc are when you start. I was in your shoes not too long ago, but decided to work in a different icu when i...

  21. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    Go-GetterRN replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just searched for a thread talking about being tripled every night and this sounds exaclty like my unit. Though it happens more often to us night shifters in my ICU since we have a slower shift, it...

  22. OG tubes......

    Go-GetterRN replied to ruler of kolob's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Ok thats good to hear. I'm guessing there would be a lot of complications with enforcing those type of things on anesthesia providers because a lot of the time they arent hospital employees. But it...

  23. OG tubes......

    Go-GetterRN replied to ruler of kolob's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I know this is a pretty old topic, but i was just reading and some questions came up in my head. I am currently a RN, I plan on applying to crna school in a year. A trend I have noticed firsthand in a...

  24. Acidotic patients

    Go-GetterRN replied to Go-GetterRN's topic in Critical Care

    Ok, thanks for the

  25. Did You Know You Wanted to Do Anesthesia Before...

    Go-GetterRN replied to WhiffOfGas's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I was originally a pre-pharm major. Worked a year in a retail pharmacy as a pharm tech and did not like it so I shadowed a pharmacist in the hospital and didn't like that either. While I was in the...