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  1. The real road to becoming a CRNA?

    TheNextCRNA posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hello CRNAs!, I've done extensive shadowing in the OR and want to pursue a career in anesthesia and want a relatively fast track to get there. I have a bachelors degree in Chemistry and have taken...

  2. The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

    TheNextCRNA posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    In what clinical setting, do you see MDAs administering the anesthesia, sitting alongside the patient monitoring him or her during the case? I've shadowed in 6 hospitals and 1 surgery center and not...

  3. How do I get into the ICU?

    TheNextCRNA posted a topic in Critical Care

    After I complete my BSN, how do I get directly into the ICU w/o having to be in med/surg for a year? What are my chances (percentage wise)?

  4. CRNA vs MDA. Who wins?

    TheNextCRNA posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Comprehensive comparison of lengths of education and training CRNA: 4 years for a BSN followed by 1-2+ years as a tele/medsurg followed by 2+ years in the ICU followed by 2.5+ years in the crna...

  5. The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not a valid argument. You're comparing a narrow, limited field in medicine to the scope of the entire education system which is broad in curriculum. For that reason, I won't waste my time

  6. The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    What, in any of my comments, made you suggest

  7. The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    And to further support my argument, there is a threshold to the amount of knowledge one can attain from anesthesia, after that you're just wasting your time. Do you think a resident who studied 16...

  8. How do I get into the ICU?

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Critical Care

    lol, real funny.. you're the only one who answered the question

  9. The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you say

  10. CRNA vs MDA. Who wins?

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

    Every one is entitled to their own opinion, but I wouldn't be surprised if you had some good friends or close affiliations with MDAs. Since you argue CRNAs are safe, why are they even supervised?...

  11. The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Knowledge can be obtained faster and more accurately than before thanks to the internet. In addition, I highly doubt MDAs retained the information from 8 years prior when they first were admitted into...

  12. How do I get into the ICU?

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for the information. What state are you in? And so how long have you been in ICU and are you applying to crna programs soon? Why did you only apply to 2 hospitals? How long were your classmates...

  13. The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    But we have no person to compare the CEO to, he is at the top all by himself, rightfully so. CRNAs and MDAs perform the same function, more or less. Not sure why you are defending MDAs so

  14. The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I know some choose to practice independently without the ACT but why do others need to be supervised in the first

  15. The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Skip, my point is not whether MDAs deserve high compensation. Of course they do. But if i'm supervising you to mow several thousand lawns, shouldn't we be getting paid equally? If the national annual...

  16. The Lazy, Lackadaisical MDAs

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You're right, lazy wasn't the best word to use. Rather I feel some are unworthy of such high compensations relative to their counterparts, that's

  17. The real road to becoming a CRNA?

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Can you explain to me how the residency works? So now you have to commit yourself to 4 years in surgical before going to

  18. CRNA vs MDA. Who wins?

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

    "If MDAs and CRNAs both made the same, what would be the incentive to hire CRNAs?" The MDA did two years of general book work, 2 years of really general and vague hospital rotations (1-2 months each)...

  19. The real road to becoming a CRNA?

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    wtbcrna, if you had to do it all over again, would you? how many hours do you typically put in a week? Your level of job satisfaction on scale 1-10? What's the hardest part of your job? Favorite...

  20. The real road to becoming a CRNA?

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks wtbcrna, if you don't mind me asking, how many years did you spend in the ICU? Was it more or less stressful than being a CRNA? How did you transition from RN to RN-ICU? I'll admit it, I...

  21. The real road to becoming a CRNA?

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Jamisaurus, what position did you get and how did you do it?

  22. The real road to becoming a CRNA?

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi Ozzy84, CCRN is just a certificate and it's not required for entrance into CRNA schools. Just wondering why you brought that up?

  23. CRNA vs MDA. Who wins?

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

    Elkpark, not a contest but rather competition. Both put in the same amount of discipline and hard work (and I would argue the 3 years of ICU experience combined with 3 years of CRNA school is a lot...

  24. How do I get into the ICU?

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Critical Care

    Hi calivianya, So you applied as a fresh new RN and got in directly as an ICU nurse? Or did you find a new grad ICU residency program in another area?

  25. How do I get into the ICU?

    TheNextCRNA replied to TheNextCRNA's topic in Critical Care

    Hi Lev, can you provide any websites or info on the new grad residency programs you speak of? Also, all of the RN-ICU positions I've looked at here in FL require 1-2 years of related experience and...