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  1. Is Med surg experience accepted for CRNA?

    BeatOU replied to tatty's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Tatty, Answer 1: At competitive schools your med surge experience will be an easy way for them to weed you out from the get go. However, if you apply to a school that only has 30 applicants and...

  2. Mepn to CRNA??

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

    Welcome! First, you'll need to finish your degree. Maybe try and get a BS rather than a BA? You'll have to check on that. Shoot for a GPA over 3.3 but it's not the end of the world if you don't...

  3. How many schools did you apply to?

    BeatOU replied to malenurse2001's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    search the forum for "shotgun" and you will find a good thread on this

  4. Welp got the final word from school...

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

    way to go man, where will you be

  5. Dr 90210

    BeatOU replied to tookewlandy's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like your friend and mine, diprivan, or "milk of

  6. What Does a BSN have to do with CRNA?

    BeatOU replied to JustAWannaBe's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Mike I am going to disagree, or perhaps just add a third tenet that I believe our profession is currently lacking. 3) It is clearly defined. This is where I think a ton of problems occur. For...

  7. What Does a BSN have to do with CRNA?

    BeatOU replied to JustAWannaBe's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would like to be paid more for my bsn...especially since my BSN was ten times the cost of an adn... also, i still think nursing diagnosis are

  8. New Pro MDA resident training bill

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

    thanks for keeping us abreast, i'll let mine know today that this is no

  9. Keep it to myself? / UMDNJ?

    BeatOU replied to lydiasmom's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i was a unit clerk during school at my hometown ICU and told them I was going to be a CRNA and lo and behold when I got my RN they couldn't afford to train someone for the ICU and have them leave for...

  10. CRNAs in Austin Texas

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

    Easter anesthesia is also pretty popular here in A town...plus its the home of your college football national

  11. How would you manage this airway?

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

    Mike, Excellent post, i hope you will do more like

  12. How many schools to apply to???

    BeatOU replied to roosevelt127's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Go to my profile, click view all threads, and see my post about "shotgun approach to

  13. SRNA Blood transfusion question

    BeatOU replied to soliant12's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think I do. Somebody who has lost a ton of blood during surgery needs his blood replaced first for BP stabilization, if it is low.; then for oxygen carrying. But I shouldn't look for a decreased...

  14. SRNA Blood transfusion question

    BeatOU replied to soliant12's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

  15. GPA's for CRNA school.

    BeatOU replied to marvinskbaby1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    ditto everything mike said, if you search the forums for gpa, then you will see your gpa is fine. The big thing is where you plan on applying---some schools get 400 applicants, some get

  16. SRNA Blood transfusion question

    BeatOU replied to soliant12's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

  17. Why havent CRNAs pushed MDAs out yet?

    BeatOU replied to platon20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, this will be an unpopular view but here goes. I like these threads. Not so much the start of the thread but the end here. I enjoy reading what CRNAs (new and old) write in response to these...

  18. Anyone accepted with small ICU experience?

    BeatOU replied to manna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I spoke to a director who told me he didn't care if it was 2 bed, as long as there were ventilated patients, drips, and you were ccrn certified. Also, I know of several CRNA's with no ICU experience...

  19. Specific Application Questions...

    BeatOU replied to krzysiu's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    hey there, I interviewed across the nation, and can tell you the interview questions vary from school to school. For honor reasons, most schools ask that you keep the interview confidential. But...

  20. What to do during the inbetweens?

    BeatOU replied to CRNAorBust's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    hey there, Actually, I'm in Austin Texas, home of your national champion Texas Longhorns; however I did interview at New Britain and what you say is true. But don't take my word for it, call Ms....

  21. what skills are you working on?

    BeatOU posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My future SRNA colleagues, I have just returned from a "code brown," (from diarrhea soaked sheets to rectal tube, full bath, linen change, in less than 30 minutes...that means at my current pay scale...

  22. What to do during the inbetweens?

    BeatOU replied to CRNAorBust's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    become ccrn certified, get A's in sciences, go find another icu that is friendlier, or smaller. a few director's have told me they didn't care if the icu was only 4 beds, good luck,

  23. Obtaining letters of recommendation while switching hospitals?

    BeatOU replied to Dreamweaver2be's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I switched jobs before application with 10 months experience and I got in. What you will have difficulty doing is getting a job after you tell them you will start CRNA school in a 10 months. They...

  24. SNRA newbies

    BeatOU replied to berry's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    hey berry, where did you

  25. ? for GPA for Texans and other close states

    BeatOU replied to wallyballie_golf's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    first semester nursing school gpa: 2.4 accepted to three schools. fear