Mary Baldwin University CRNA 2022

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Hi, I wanted to start a thread to see how many people have applied for 2022? Does anyone know what the interview process is going to be like? I submitted my application and I’m anxiously waiting. 

Specializes in MICU.

Hi ! How was the interview? Was it emotional intelligence ? Clinical ? Anything to brush up on ? CCRN ?

I plan on applying for the 2023 cohort. 
thanks ! 

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Hi everyone! For those of you who were accepted and have started the program, what are your thoughts so far? Wondering if I should apply again this cycle. 

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For those of you currently in the program, how are things going? I know the first part is online, but I wondered how the transition is. I have applied for the next cohort and would like some insight 

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Specializes in ICU.

As of currently, majority of our classes for the first semester are being taught by non NAP staff and feel like a check off for the DNP degree. That doesn’t mean they are easy, just tedious work. Physiology is a beast for sure so that class is receiving the bulk of our attention. For the interview, it may change but focus on EI as well as the types of medications you use in your ICU for certain patients and why you use them over others. Overall CCRN prep will help. They NAP staff are great. The transition into school wasn’t terrible but definitely an adjustment. Going from working in a hospital 12 hours a day to studying for 12 hours a day takes some time to adjust. 

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Specializes in ED/CVICU RN.

Can someone tell me what the initial deposit was this past Summer, or does it vary?

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Specializes in CV.

$2000 just finished the first semester in the Program. Feel free to ask questions

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Specializes in Critical Care.
14 minutes ago, FCICURN said:

$2000 just finished the first semester in the Program. Feel free to ask questions

Hi! Congratulations, that’s amazing. How was it and any insight for hopeful students for the next cohort? ? 

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Specializes in CV.

It was pretty great. You will take 5 courses. I’m glad I made the decision to start CRNA school. This is a long one, you have been warned. 
 

1. Intro to anesthesia-1 credit easy course that has short discussion board questions and 1 page essays that alternate weekly. I found this course to be helpful as you learn the history and intricacies of anesthesia practice. Emotional intelligence, how to cope with stress, wellness enhancement, scope of practice for CRNAs, and independent practice for CRNAs are things to look at on the AANA website and may be asked in your interview.

2. Healthcare policy and economics- easy course where you will learn policy and economics through weekly 10 question quizzes and through a 6 page policy paper about a healthcare policy, a poster, a fact sheet, a powerpoint and a peer rebuttal. You will present the powerpoint twice and present the fact sheet and poster the second time you present the powerpoint. For presentations you will use an app called blackboard collaborate, something similiar to zoom or micrsoft teams. 
3. Scholarly Writing- you will write short weekly discussion boards  throughout the semester, choose a DNP related topic to eventually write an 8 page APA paper at the end of the course. You will use many elements of the course for the large DNP project later on in the program. Pretty easy course.

4. Health assessment. You will learn health assessment through weekly 20 -22 question open book quizzes and a final exam open book quiz consisting of 85 questions.   The first 7 quizzes are 20% of the grade and the final exam is 15%.You will also use something called Shadow Health for virtual physical exams on patients. These took about an hour each to complete and some weeks had multiple ones due so plan accordingly, not difficult just time consuming. You will construct a health history and soap note based on shadow health patients so be sure to follow the rubic as both these assignments are worth 25% of your grade. You will finally culminate with a 30 minute recorded video of a health assessment demonstration. She graded graciously with this assignment ?, this is 20% of the final grade.

5. Finally the most difficult class advanced patho and physiology. The other courses are easy compared to this class. Initially we had these pre learning activities that were 10-20 questions and you would write/illustrate the answers in a 10-20 page document and submit before the synchronous class on Thursdays. Later on, maybe week 11 the course transitioned to 10 question open book quizzes due weekly. I found the quizzes to save lots of time compared to the pre learning activities helped more with exam prep. The synchronous class was a 2 hour class on Thursdays where we would discuss questions related to material and sometimes has journal articles to read before the class. You will have to study much for this course. 12 hours a day worked for me. I watched videos on YouTube related to different concepts, the best one in my opinion is Ninja nerd. Ninja nerd breaks it down for you and makes it easy to understand. I read 12 hours a day and formed a study group with classmates and before the exam we would go through each chapter and ask each other questions. Personally, I had to increase my study habits much to do well in the course. Our whole class failed the first exam <75% but all 25 of our students are moving on. I passed every other exam, there are 4 btw. What helped me the most were the provided powerpoints, Ninja nerd, provided recorded lectures, study group, and the hardest imo was reading the Guyton/Mccance books for many hours each day. Our study group became adept at being able to predict questions and topics that we would see on the exam (the course doesn’t provide exam outlines) and we were often correct. The Guyton book is a complex read, but the chapters are 10-20 pages. McCance is easier to read, but the chapters are 100+ pages. For a typical exam you will read 400-700 pages of material so plan accordingly. I liken the reading to drinking from a fire hose. I’m not the smartest student ever, but if I can pass all of these courses, so can you. I hope you get in

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Specializes in MICU.

Wow, thank you so much for the information and congratulations on passing your first semester. I submitted my application a couple of weeks ago and anxiously waiting ?

 

 

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Specializes in CV.
22 minutes ago, rehutchinson said:

Wow, thank you so much for the information and congratulations on passing your first semester. I submitted my application a couple of weeks ago and anxiously waiting ?

 

 

I hope you get in!! I think the interviews are for late January/ beginning of February but don’t quote me 

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Specializes in ICU.

Current students, have you been given the general schedule layout for years 2 and 3? I’m from Nokesville and my family and I are trying to figure out if it’s a commute I can make daily or if we have to relocate. Thank you! 

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Specializes in Neuro ICU, SICU, MICU, Burn.

So I am in the program and live in Gainesville (so very similar location). While everything is subject to change year by year, currently, we are going to be expected to go to campus in Staunton every other week for year 2 for 2 days (so probably an overnight stay for you). Also, the 1st semester of year 2 will be 1 clinical rotation per week, and your sites can really be anywhere in Virginia, N. Carolina, or Maryland. They do take your preferences into consideration (though there is no guarantee), and the closest sites to Nokesville CURRENTLY are in Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and in Richmond and a location in MD. (no primary sites close to Nokesville). Keep in mind where you end up clinical-wise is highly variable and subject to change so take this with a grain of salt ( assume other clinical sites will be added and subtracted by the time you are here and start clinicals).

You must go into the program knowing you'll have to be flexible. We will have secondary sites as well to fill in whatever gaps in experiences we aren't getting at our primary sites, and some of the ones mentioned are very commutable to you, such as the Warrenton area and Winchester. Once again, this is all variable on what experience you need, and not set in stone by any means. 

 I would say commuting is possible the first semester from where you're coming from but extended stays in hotels, and possibly an apartment might need to be considered moving forward. 2nd semester of year 2 I believe we will have anywhere from 2 - 3 clinical days per week in addition to every other week having 2 days on campus for sim lab.

 

Year 3, from my understanding, is up to 5 clinical days a week, so commuting is not a feasible option if the clinical sites remain what they are. However, I don't believe we will be on campus at that point at all.

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