Hi, UMDNJ sent out the interview invitation letter during the last week of December and the actual interview was the last week of January. Acceptance letters were mailed out within the following week.
grdmdb, If you are trying to apply for umdnj's CRNA program for Fall 2011 admission, the seats have already been filled. They interviewed applicants back in January 2011. They are now accepting applications for Fall 2012 admission, the deadline is no...
Books I found helpful were "Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing" by Hardin & Kaplow and "Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery" by Bojar. These books are great for reference, but I agree that the best kind of trai...
I contacted a CRNA that I knew and was able to shadow for 1 day in the OR. It was a great experience, I was able to observe 2 OR cases- 1st case used spinal anesthesia & 2nd case used general anesthesia, both were done by the CRNA. I mostly obser...
Hi seamang2, If you are a nursing student now and would like to gain clinical experience to eventually become a CRNA, I would suggest going to whichever hospital is bigger, or is a teaching facility. You mentioned a Level 1 Trauma Center, so that sou...
Tsiasn, I received your private message regarding UMDNJ. Since I am a new member to the All Nurses forum- it is not allowing me to e-mail you back. I'd be happy to reply back & answer your questions. Please contact me at [email protected].
Eiano, I received your private message regarding UMDNJ. Since I am a new member to the All Nurses forum- it is not allowing me to e-mail you back. I'd be happy to reply back & answer your questions. Please contact me at [email protected].
My interview w/ UMDNJ was very similar as well. I wasn't sure if they read over my resume and credentials beforehand, so I took it upon myself to mention them again as I was speaking. But yes, it was very short & brief- lasted about 10 minutes. W...
Hope your interview went well! The panel said decisions will be sent out early March, so I'm hoping to hear back. Please reply back if your hear anything!
hi everyone! how did your interview go? For me, it wasn't as bad as I expected- why crna, why this program, talked about a difficult patient. Well hoping to hear their decision in the weeks to come. Please reply back if you get an acceptance!
My best advice is to take MSN courses or even Master's level Organic Chemistry, Physics and excel in them-- get an A! Get your CCRN, and maybe a high GRE score may help as well. Work in a high-acuity ICU that will give you great clinical experience. ...
My best advice for a new grad looking to work in the ICU after graduation is to gain an nursing externship/intership as a student. That way, you have some sort of clinical experience other than school. Working in an ICU environment can be overwhelmin...
Most schools only require at least 1 year minimum ICU experience to apply. With that being said, most applicants have >1 year so your chances might be slim. On the bright side- I know of RNs that got accepted with 1 year experience, but you'll nee...