Being a CRNA

Hi everyone,

Believe it or not a month has gone by since I started my new job as a CRNA. And it has been amazing! It's just a different feeling knowing you are on your own and have the independence of making your own anesthetic plans. I am at a place where both MDAs and CRNAs work independently. So I fly solo but have someone available to bounce ideas off of if needed. It's a small place but I have been doing all kinds of cases on pediatric, obstetric, and general population. I have also been doing regional anesthesia such as inter scalene and femoral nerve blocks using ultrasound. It's been great learning all the new stuff that I read and can apply to better my anesthetic plan without any interference. In addition to that I love my schedule! My usual work week is three days and a night on-call with post call day off.

I know it's been a while since I got to write for you guys but that will be changing shortly as I will have more time. New thing to look forward is a review book for boards so be sure to like, subscribe and comment.

Thanks for reading! 

It is Official!

Hi all,

It is official! I am done with school and done with boards. Officially a CRNA! This was some tough journey and I am so glad it is over. My board preparation was not as efficient as I would have hoped because of some family troubles but it paid off. I had attended Valley Anesthesia review course and had invested in Prodigy program as well. I was asked to take the boards as soon as possible by my future employer so the time I had was limited. I wasn't able to stick to Prodigy's study guides and basically used it to practice "drag and drop", multiple options and "hot spot" questions. My main review source was Valley Anesthesia material. I reviewed the "sweat" book and memory master once each. I didn't feel too good about the exam however, most of the 100 questions I was tested on were from familiar topics. I strongly suggest reviewing Valley anesthesia material multiple times especially memory master.Hope this helps. I will be continuing this blog and be working on writing review questions and material. Thank you all for being with me! :)

Graduation!

Hi all,

Its finally here! The long, exhausting journey through CRNA school is over...(well if you don't count the boards). I thank you all for following me through this process and I hope to continue updating you all on what I learn from whats to come. Hopefully, this has helped you. Thanks again! :)