UtahICURN

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1. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

   UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I prepped for about 3 or 4 weeks and did very well. It has been a long time since I had taken math, but I was able to review a few prep books and it was not too difficult to pick back up. You will...

2. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

   UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   The test will be administered before the interview. It consists of half "CCRN" type questions, and half basic (i think some organic) chemistry questions. They say that it has absolutely no bearing on...

3. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

   UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   There are no breaks ever. You might have a break from didactic work, but you will always have clinicals. They have you work more hours in between semesters, so there is no time that you will ever be...

4. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

   UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   If you take all of the headstart courses, it might be possible to work maybe one day a week during the first part of the first semester (there are 2 blocks). But there are NO "breaks" in between...

5. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

   UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Ah, very good point as

6. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

   UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   You might even still be on your parents insurance (again, no clue about your personal life) because of your age. I have to use loans to pay for all sorts of costs of living, such as car, life, and...

7. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

   UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I guess it sort of depends on how much is left on the loan, and how big the payments are. I'm guessing you are single, no kids? I have a family, two kids, so my expenses are inherently more than (i am...

8. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

   UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   That's why I said "to each their own". I don't know everyone's individual circumstances, and I definitely wouldn't recommend someone undertaking this without having a solid game plan. They will award...

9. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

   UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Although my ICU experience was great to get my feet wet and to get some experience with vents, meds etc...nothing can greatly prepare you for CRNA school. It's an entirely different animal. I would...

10. Does CRNA school have a lot of math work?

    UtahICURN replied to greenalmonds's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you can do well on the math portion of the GRE, you will be totally fine in anesthesia school. Nothing in school is more difficult that what is on the

11. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

    UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Also, there are many creative ways to have your student debt paid down after you graduate. There are many employers that offer some amount of student debt payment as an incentive (i've heard as much...

12. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

    UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    As far as the financial stuff is concerned, the longer you put off going to school, the fewer years you will be making 150k+ salaries. It doesn't really make a ton of sense to keep "saving" while...

13. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

    UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Who here is taking the research class this

14. Barry CRNA Starting 2018

    UtahICURN replied to fsnurselaur9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If your last chem class is older than 5 years, I believe that they will make you retake a chem course...Barry offers one that you can take, but I don't think that the one that is actually part of the...

15. General ICU or CICU?

    UtahICURN replied to aspiringcrna1111's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am currently in the CRNA program at Barry university. I worked in a general ICU at a level II trauma facility. The good thing about that floor is that we also took fresh open hearts. I think that...