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  1. FGCU CRNA 2018

    lasvegasnurs replied to crnaornothing's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just as an FYI, I interviewed there a couple years ago. Was one of the more laid back interviews I had. Was no clinical questions. Pretty much a get to know you and why you want to do be a CRNA...

  2. First Bachelor Gpa or 2nd Bachelor Gpa?

    lasvegasnurs replied to Nursingismy's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I had a similar situation deciding if CRNA would even be an option for me. I had a 3.6 Biology degree. Went to 1 year med school and was having health problems that made it difficult during first...

  3. CRNA applicant

    lasvegasnurs replied to cvru_rn_13's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    program director was looking for very specific things.... dont remember exactly but I didnt 100% meet requirements they wanted.... and they were already 1 of too many schools that I applied to so I...

  4. CRNA school question

    lasvegasnurs replied to ShockMe's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Little biased in that I had a degree in Biology and minor in Chemistry before I went into nursing.... but the chemistry understanding required is less than my first chemistry college class. I still...

  5. CRNA applicant

    lasvegasnurs replied to cvru_rn_13's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The program director when I applied a couple years ago at ECU was very open to discussing application and specifics that they were looking for including recommendations to making a application...

  6. Private loans?

    lasvegasnurs replied to ERiley1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    yes... but not as a school loan because no one will give you more than what the school says is the cost of attendance which gov't loans should meet that amount. you can take out a consumer loan but...

  7. High School GPA?

    lasvegasnurs replied to jerryman09's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not aware of any school that wants high school transcripts. High school grades do not matter after starting college. I think I had under 2.0 in HS but started college knowing that things now mattered...

  8. Very interested in CRNA school, tips on getting in/advice well appreciated

    lasvegasnurs replied to dm27's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Every school looks looks for many of the same things but then there are also many differences in what they look at. Taking anatomy again may help on say a school that looks at Science GPA AND only...

  9. How Competitive are CRNA schools actually...

    lasvegasnurs replied to katekat17's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Dont let us news and report or whatever you saw for rankings fool you. There is little those rankings are based on. Look for a program that fits YOU best when you are ready to apply. The application...

  10. I can't do chest compressions (CPR) will I be terminated?

    lasvegasnurs replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of good answers already but I doubt the job description specifically says you must be able to perform chest compressions. You can still lift 40lbs I imagine like many nursing jobs will say but...

  11. A couple of questions!

    lasvegasnurs replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    PICU, NICU, ER, PACU all acceptable at a couple schools but its looked the experience may still be criticized by even the schools that take it. Traditional adult ICU (really any type) is the only safe...

  12. How Competitive are CRNA schools actually...

    lasvegasnurs replied to katekat17's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Good enough GPA, now don't worry about it. Go get a job and and look to progress to an ICU since few are lucky enough to start in the ICU. It's great to have goals but sometimes things change. I...

  13. Which hospital is better for admission?

    lasvegasnurs replied to Jcurious's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    larger facility, level 1 will all lead to sicker patients and better experiences for admission to school. Work environment will be tougher but just get through

  14. Neuro ICU vs. Transplant ICU for CRNA School

    lasvegasnurs replied to Chelse.RN's topic in Critical Care

    Neuro is a pretty pigeonholed specialty with very minimal conditions and comorbidites. Sure you get to see lots of cool stuff, but overall exposure to other aspects of medicine are limited compared to...

  15. Need Finance Advice

    lasvegasnurs replied to futurenurserntobe's topic in General Students

    ER scribe in ideal world but can be hard to get. At my previous hospital almost every scribe was on way to nursing, respiratory, or MD. Great experience and you learn a

  16. Crisis Pay

    lasvegasnurs replied to gemmi999's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our hospital is $5, $7.50, $10 or $15/hr depending on how bad help is needed and sometimes different shifts and days are higher rates. Other times it felt like the rate offered was

  17. Need Finance Advice

    lasvegasnurs replied to futurenurserntobe's topic in General Students

    If you aren't making much money now and a public school isnt accelerated and would keep you in school longer it "could" be better financially, but avoiding loans when there are cheaper options that...

  18. I quit the PA rat race.

    lasvegasnurs replied to Non Sequitir's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Totally agree. There are tons of nurses that only go into nursing ONLY because they want to be an NP, big mistake. I try to tell all of them it would be a mistake if you cant see yourself as a staff...

  19. I quit the PA rat race.

    lasvegasnurs replied to Non Sequitir's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you are on the right track. I dropped out of med school and was considering my options a few years ago. After taking a couple years to work I looked at my options of return to med school, PA,...

  20. crna BSN GPA vs cumulative GPA

    lasvegasnurs replied to simbaman's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There is no definitive answer about the GPA. Schools all calculate it differently or ignore parts of it. Some may look at everything combined. Others breakdown science classes. Unfortunately many of...

  21. Paying for CRNA school

    lasvegasnurs replied to Michichan's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I guess some of it is how comfortable you are with debt. Does waiting an extra year to save 50k of additional debt at 6% interest worth postponing a 80k-150k a year raise? For some it does, for some...

  22. Paying for CRNA school

    lasvegasnurs replied to Michichan's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    In CRNA school now and have three kids and wife can work and make pretty decent money working full time as a dental hygienist, however we have her only picking up shifts a couple days a month. It's...

  23. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    lasvegasnurs replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    In it for the money? Quit nursing and do law school. Otherwise work in an area they like and enjoy going to work and it will be a good salary to live on anywhere. More schooling (graduate) opens...

  24. Mount Marty 2016

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

    Guess there isn't many others that look

  25. Mount Marty 2016

    lasvegasnurs posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Anyone else starting at Mount Marty August 2016? Looking to get to know any other students especially those that are familiar with the