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  1. How much a CRNA really makes ?

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

    Alabama - 1:4, DC - 1:3, Florida (which is what I was referring to earlier, should have clarified), is 1:2, Georgia is 1:4, Kentucky 1:2, north & South Carolina -

  2. How much a CRNA really makes ?

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

    They're also going around calling themselves CAAs, to sound more like CRNA and confuse patients. Or they'll introduce themselves as anesthetist, when really they should introduce themselves as...

  3. CCRN tips

    jj224 replied to puppyluvRN's topic in Critical Care

    Pass CCRN! online test bank. Did that for two

  4. CPR

    jj224 replied to Vijayallnurse's topic in Critical Care

    I don't know which patients are to be cooked. Our therapeutic hypothermia protocol was for patients with a witnessed cardiac arrest, shockable rhythm, and rosc within a certain amt of time. I've seen...

  5. New Grad in the IICU Advice?

    jj224 replied to TaylorWiley's topic in Critical Care

    My best advice - change your usernames on social media so people can't find you..

  6. Exactly how competitive are MSN-FNP programs?

    jj224 replied to smnoh's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Do you have a pulse? Do you have a checkbook or access to student loans? Boom you're accepted. At some schools, at

  7. VA NP programs that require no RN experience

    jj224 replied to here2learnRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not an NP or an NP student. The first part of the title nurse practitioner is NURSE. NP schools build on knowledge you've gained while working as a nurse. You'll set yourself up for failure. Sadly,...

  8. AGNP or FNP

    jj224 replied to Kromine's topic in General Students

    FNP you'll, for the most part, be limited to dr's offices, clinics, etc. With acnp you can do inpatient and outpatient

  9. CRNA school: All you need to know

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

    Leo135 1. No. Not advised. 2. No online programs. Thank God, the profession would go straight down the toilet. 3. Set up for you. Don't know why anyone would go to any type of program where you have...

  10. Nursing care plan question, Nasogastric tube

    jj224 replied to Possum_RN's topic in General Students

    The aspiration risk for this patient isn't from the NG tube, it's from the small bowel obstruction. If you're looking for something specific for the NG tube, skin breakdown, nose bleed,

  11. Might get kicked out of program...

    jj224 replied to qteebug's topic in General Students

    As someone else mentioned.. don't crush all your meds and mix them together in an apple sauce. Crush individually and sprinkle on a spoonful of applesauce so you know how much of what medication they...

  12. Is this normal for a first semester nursing program?

    jj224 replied to quitor1moretry's topic in General Students

    What is an arterial pulse

  13. How much a CRNA really makes ?

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

    Anesthesiologist's assistant. Need 2:1 supervision but can never practice independently, so they are loved by anesthesiologists. There are hospitals in Florida that no longer employ them because of...

  14. What should I study ahead?

    jj224 replied to june82's topic in General Students

    Don't. Enjoy the time you have to yourself. Nursing school isn't as difficult as people on this forum make it seem. You'll be busy once you start, so relax and do things you might not be able to once...

  15. How much a CRNA really makes ?

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

    Florida has a ton of crna programs & they have a lot of AAs - supply >>>> demand.. = ******

  16. To Float a Swan

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

    Late to the party, but I've inserted two swans this week as a

  17. How much a CRNA really makes ?

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

    'Format should be like this'

  18. Dealing with a bad group member...did I screw up and what to do now? (Long)

    jj224 replied to throwaway26's topic in General Students

    As everyone mentioned, group projects suck.. but they give you a glimpse of what it's like working with jackasses and people that don't pull their own weight. You aren't in the wrong. Get your...

  19. BSN VS MSN

    jj224 replied to marqoo10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Also.. when you said you figured out what you want to do for the rest of your life and you said be a nurse, really what you meant was be a CRNA. Not saying you will, but please don't go through...

  20. BSN VS MSN

    jj224 replied to marqoo10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't have a BSN - I have a bachelor's in chemistry & biology, a generalist MSN degree (like you mentioned above), 4 years ICU experience, and am now halfway done with CRNA school. If I could go...

  21. FNP to CRNA, advice, thoughts, insight

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

    https://allnurses.com/student-registered-nurse/crna-after-np-1091713.html

  22. Best private student loans for large amounts?

    jj224 replied to C_Schneider1010's topic in General Students

    Don't do it! Interest alone will be killer. That is wayyyy too expensive. Don't go to a school that two years of gross salary wouldn't cover. My doctorate is a gonna cost me a little less and I'm...

  23. ABSN vs Direct Entry Masters -- will it affect me being able to get a job?

    jj224 replied to MDabroski's topic in General Students

    Do whatever is cheaper. I went for the accelerated masters and it was way too

  24. Financing CRNA School calling all SRNAS

    jj224 replied to patience5's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I know your goal is get in, get out, make money right away. At the very least, save enough money for rent / living expenses. Make sure all your other debt is paid

  25. Financing CRNA School calling all SRNAS

    jj224 replied to patience5's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Save more. Interest is