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  1. Wolford CRNA Fall 2017

    jj224 replied to BKLYNFRANKIE's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Honestly - given accreditation and lawsuit issues, why do people even go to school

  2. Online CRNA school?

    jj224 replied to kaaaejay's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Lol. That would ruin the

  3. Applying to CRNA school 2017/2018

    jj224 replied to sharay1989's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm definitely not going to name any names, I'll definitely get roasted by some grads of those programs that'll say how awesome they are. í

  4. Applying to CRNA school 2017/2018

    jj224 replied to sharay1989's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Admission requirements are becoming more lax. Maybe not at the school you are interested in, but there are schools that admit 75-100 people each year that'll take anyone. That said, your stuff looks...

  5. Want to be a CRNA, but have to leave husband & kids at home, concerned about childcare

    jj224 replied to fourthtimesacharm's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    We do a mix of daycare / nanny. Super effing expensive. My wife is a nurse, so when she does nightshift the nanny comes between 4:30-5 (when I leave for clinical) and stays til the afternoon when my...

  6. Prerequisites at RFUMS for DNAP

    jj224 replied to Smithy V's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If I'm not mistaken, the PD from Rosalind Franklin is a member of this forum and comments occasionally. Hope he sees

  7. SRNA Capstone Project

    jj224 replied to jbeisenhauer's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    MH, OR / Airway

  8. grade in degree before BSN affect CRNA school applications?

    jj224 replied to TChi's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There are many posts on this forum that will answer your question. Not being snarky, just saying there's a lot of helpful info out there

  9. Prospective SRNA with Lower GPAs

    jj224 replied to mdubb342's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Make up for any potential GPA issues with extra

  10. New grad in ICU

    jj224 replied to LissRN07's topic in Critical Care

    Some good advice above, so I won't comment much except to say this - bypass med-surg if possible. Some people can make it in ICU directly out of school, and some cant. The only way you'll know is if...

  11. lunch break handoffs

    jj224 replied to bookel's topic in Critical Care

    *Break. Brakes are on

  12. ICU Autonomy

    jj224 replied to OUxPhys's topic in Critical Care

    As I'm no longer an ICU nurse, I've found that I didn't really have as much autonomy as I thought I did. Rather, I was given the opportunity to use my critical thinking skills and judgement to make...

  13. CCRN

    jj224 replied to FNPhopefull's topic in Critical Care

    Pass CCRN book has a test bank. I did the test questions, which included rationales, for a couple weeks and the test was pretty similar. Very

  14. Anyone with an academic blackmark get in?

    jj224 replied to forbidden donut's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    it won't be an issue. at all. if asked, just explain that you missed an

  15. Is nursing school really "the hardest thing you've ever done in your life"?

    jj224 replied to cn4207's topic in General Students

    No. It was a little cumbersome with the busy work at times, but otherwise not very difficult. My bio degree was much more

  16. I just witnessed my first clinical death

    jj224 replied to bayebeth's topic in General Students

    I stopped my short stint as an ER nurse after I saw a little kid die. Nope. Can't do that ****. Back to adult MICU I

  17. ART Line Stick

    jj224 replied to kbbbb2's topic in General Students

    Arteries = pulse

  18. Drug testing in Nursing Programs? (Anoka Ramsey CC)

    jj224 replied to sillycracker456's topic in General Students

    They will definitely drug test

  19. How much a CRNA really makes ?

    jj224 replied to superking's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    There are no new grads making 400k in LA unless they're working obscene amounts of overtime. Areas like LA have plenty of CRNAs and people who'd move there. There is no incentive for the hospital to...

  20. low GPA but Good experience

    jj224 replied to olive2017's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yes, good job with the 3.9, but the online associates to BSN transition won't matter at all to admissions committee. Have to retake / take hard science courses and do well in

  21. First in my family to go to college... Hoping to become a CRNA

    jj224 replied to CLEnurse12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Retake any science classes that you didn't do well in. Rest is experience. Schools vary in admission competitiveness, so you'll get in to school with a 3.5 - it just depends on the other people...

  22. low GPA but Good experience

    jj224 replied to olive2017's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Retake classes or take grad level science classes. I'd retake the GRE. Not sure if schools still require the GRE, some are content with CCRN. But for those that do, your grade is on the low

  23. CRNA school: All you need to know

    jj224 replied to texanRN0415's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you have no shadowing done, how would you know that guy wasn't to pursue this

  24. Case Review: BP and Urine Output

    jj224 replied to Catticus11's topic in Critical Care

    Vasopressin =

  25. How much a CRNA really makes ?

    jj224 replied to superking's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Off hand, no, but I found it through whatever the AA national organization website