Kaiser anesthesia (kpsan) 2018

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Hi everyone!

I just wanted to start a post for those who are applying for CRNA school at Kaiser. The program is now a DNP. They added one more year and a whopping 60K increase in tuition fee. Having that said, I am still on the process of application (awaiting for 1 more recommendation letter).

I just want a support system since this will be my first time and I really want to be accepted in the program. I am currently living in NY but I would love to move back home (Cali) and I told myself that getting accepted in to the program is the only reason I would go back. -_-

Questions:

1. Did anyone got deterred with the recent changes in the program?

2. Would it be a good year to apply? [first year for DNP]

3. What makes a good candidate? STATS would be appreciated.

My STATS

3.7 GPA

2 YRS CTICU (by the start of program] big academic hospital in NY

1 yr in MICU (LA)

2 YRS MEDSURG (LA)

never the head of a committee but a member .. My stats are not as great as other applicants but still hoping for a shot.

Good luck everyone!

I believe the new curriculum will be front loaded with the DNP classes in the first few semesters while most of the clinical requirements will be completed in the last couple years. This info is based on the sample study plan I saw back in December that I can no longer find on KPSA website.

Good luck to all who have interviews this week!

KPSA/CSUF Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Anesthesia Concentration Sample Study Plan*

Year 1

Fall

NURS 542/L Advance Physical Assessment/Lab (2/1)

NURS 600 Biostatistics for APN (3)

NURS 601 Theoretical Perspectives for Advanced Nursing Practice (3)

NURS 605 Advanced Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (3)

NURS 615 Epidemiology and Clinical Prevention (3)

NURS 640 DNP Clinical Practicum: Professional Role Development (1)

16 units

Spring

NURS 610 Leadership, Management and Economics in Adv. Nursing Practice (3)

NURS 620 Informatics in Healthcare (3)

NURS 630 Healthcare Policy, Ethics and Advocacy (3)

NURS 680 Advanced Pharmacology for Anesthesia I (3)

NURS 681 Anesthesia General Principles (3)

15 units

Summer

NURS 682 Anesthesia for Surgical Procedures and Special Populations (4)

NURS 683 Advanced Physiology (3)

NURS 684 Advanced Pharmacology for Anesthesia II (3)

NURS 685L Nurse Anesthesia Practicum I (2)

12 units

Year 2

Fall

NURS 686 Pediatric and Obstetric Anesthesia (3)

NURS 687L Nurse Anesthesia Practicum II (5)

NURS 694 Advanced Pharmacology for Anesthesia III (3)

11 units

Spring

NURS 688 Advanced Pathophysiology for Anesthesia I (4)

NURS 689L Nurse Anesthesia Practicum III (6)

NURS 695 Seminar in Integrative Clinical Scholarship (Proposal Writing) (2)

NURS 697A Integrative Clinical Scholarship I: Evidence-based Practice (1)

13 units

Summer

NURS 690 Advanced Pathophysiology for Anesthesia II (4)

NURS 691L Nurse Anesthesia Practicum IV (6)

NURS 697B Integrative Clinical Scholarship II: Evidence-based Practice (3)

13 units

Year 3

Fall

NURS 692 Professional Nurse Anesthesia Role: Clinical Integration (3)

NURS 693L Nurse Anesthesia Residency (6)

NURS 697C Integrative Clinical Scholarship III: Evidence-based Practice (3)

12 units

Spring

NURS 692 Professional Nurse Anesthesia Role: Clinical Integration (3)

NURS 693L Nurse Anesthesia Residency (6)

9 units

Summer

NURS 692 Professional Nurse Anesthesia Role: Clinical Integration (3)

NURS 693L Nurse Anesthesia Residency (6)

9 units Total Units: 110

*Pending final approval from the CSU Chancellor's Office. All courses and sequencing subject to change at any time.

I ended up saving the sample study plan to my computer for those who are interested.

Thanks Hearts_ICURNBSN!

Is everyone's interview Thursday or Friday?

My interview is tomorrow !

When is yours @rckt?

Good luck @Hearts_ICURNBSN! How exciting! Mine is on Friday. I'm curious to know some of the changes they are making (i.e. class size, number of interviews). Let us know how it goes if you get the chance! Good luck again :)

Good luck @Hearts_ICURNBSN!

oops, that was an error. My interview is on Thursday! not tomorrow. Good luck to you all as well! Stay updated!

How did everyone's interviews go?

How did everyone's interviews go?

It didn't go bad, but after a few days of reflecting it could have gone a lot better. I don't think I did anything to make myself standout unfortunately. I'm not keeping my hopes up for an acceptance letter. But I'll definitely be applying again next year.

Hi, my interview was Thursday. I felt it went well, but definitely there is room for improvement. Do you know when will we hear back from them? I forgot what they said. Thanks.

I feel like everyone wishes they would have done or said something differently after running the scenario in their head. I thought my panel interview went well. It was really nice that they offered feedback. I am wondering how the other parts of the interview will contribute to the decision as well. They told my group that they would be having a meeting on the 22nd, so we should find out after that.

Good luck to everyone!

I truly appreciated how welcoming they were. It was so nice to feel like they appreciated us and praised us for coming so far in the process. I absolutely loved that. I feel like I could have added a lot more to my answers but otherwise felt the interview went well. They mentioned a meeting on the 22nd as well but I'm not sure why that is holding up anything, I can't remember if they said or not. After stocking all the posts from past years it looks like answers were given out 10 days after interviews but the Doctorate program obviously changed a lot. Good luck to everyone, please post with any news!

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