Florida International University (FIU) CRNA 2025

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Members are discussing updates on the waitlist movement for a specific program, sharing experiences of getting off the waitlist or being accepted, and asking for advice on the interview process without disclosing specific information due to signing a waiver. Some members are providing general tips for the interview process, such as studying specialty topics, CCRN material, and ACLS protocol.

Here's a thread for those of us applying to FIU's CRNA program for Spring of 2025. Good luck to everyone!

Specializes in ICU.

I've been doing the same, just brushing up on my CCRN as well. You can't go wrong with CCRN, and she mentioned that twice in the video as well. I also have a  friend she just about to wrap up her 4th semester she said she'd advised to review math because they might be adding a math station. I think the OSCE part is what have me more nervous. 

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CRNA27 said:

I've been doing the same, just brushing up on my CCRN as well. You can't go wrong with CCRN, and she mentioned that twice in the video as well. I also have a  friend she just about to wrap up her 4th semester she said she'd advised to review math because they might be adding a math station. I think the OSCE part is what have me more nervous. 

I'm so bad at math 😩 like dosage calculations? 

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Specializes in ICU.
schnauzerloverRN said:

I'm so bad at math 😩 like dosage calculations? 

Yes dosage, percentage and conversion.

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Specializes in Medical ICU, CCRN.
CRNA27 said:

I've been doing the same, just brushing up on my CCRN as well. You can't go wrong with CCRN, and she mentioned that twice in the video as well. I also have a  friend she just about to wrap up her 4th semester she said she'd advised to review math because they might be adding a math station. I think the OSCE part is what have me more nervous. 

What is OSCE? Like a group simulation on a patient? 

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futureCRNApro25 said:

What is OSCE? Like a group simulation on a patient? 

Yes!

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Specializes in Medical ICU, CCRN.
schnauzerloverRN said:

Yes!

If it's a group I'm wondering how they are going to evaluate each person individually? It's not going to be completely fair. 

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Specializes in ICU.

Do you guys think they'll still ask cognitive questions individually? Since the clinical scenarios probably gonna the group 3-5 they mentioned in the interview invites. I think she also mentioned something about having 4 stations, I'm so curious what the stations will be. 

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Specializes in Medical ICU, CCRN.
CRNA27 said:

Do you guys think they'll still ask cognitive questions individually? Since the clinical scenarios probably gonna the group 3-5 they mentioned in the interview invites. I think she also mentioned something about having 4 stations, I'm so curious what the stations will be. 

I'm wondering if 4 stations mean 4 different patient scenarios? I doubt there will be many cognitive questions

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futureCRNApro25 said:

If it's a group I'm wondering how they are going to evaluate each person individually? It's not going to be completely fair. 

I agree. This is why I've been so stressed about it. Not sure how we're supposed to showcase our knowledge/skills while everyone's getting evaluated simultaneously. Especially if everyone's trying to be a leader.

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Specializes in ICU.
futureCRNApro25 said:

What is OSCE? Like a group simulation on a patient? 

Yes, I looked it up and it's kind of giving you a prompt and they're expecting certains steps to be accomplished from start to finish, the examinor will have a checklist and check off the steps you complete or miss.

I guess the most perfectly you complete the task the most points you get. But it's also say online that they mostly use that for interviews to make it more fair to all the applicants since they will all be going through the same stations. Now since it's group I wonder if they'll just keep each person a specific role in a scenario. 

futureCRNApro25 said:

tbh this year is going to be completely different. I think they have high attrition rate the past graduating cohort so they were trying to do something different during the interview. 😞 I just brushed up my CCRN book. I'm nervous and I also talked to one of the first year SRNA and she told me she only got one question in the interview. Good luck! 

Good luck to you. We got this 🤞

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Specializes in ICU.
futureCRNApro25 said:

I'm wondering if 4 stations mean 4 different patient scenarios? I doubt there will be many cognitive questions

Probably so. I am thinking each stations gonna be on a specific clinical skill or topic.

CRNA27 said:

Yes dosage, percentage and conversion.

Just practice. You'll do great

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Specializes in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist (SRNA).
CRNA27 said:

Do you guys think they'll still ask cognitive questions individually? Since the clinical scenarios probably gonna the group 3-5 they mentioned in the interview invites. I think she also mentioned something about having 4 stations, I'm so curious what the stations will be. 

My take is the entire interview process, whatever that may include, will be conducted in groups and there will be no individual components. 

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