ccrnval

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1. Preparing for interviews

   ccrnval replied to wannab1crna's topic in SRNA

   Good luck!!!

2. What nursing shoes do your recommend?

   ccrnval replied to XtineRN's topic in Uniform/Gear

   You don't really feel "springy" just cushioned. The spring absorbs 50% of the impact of your body weight, which really helps with heel pain and other foot problems caused by the constant impact of your heel on the concrete flooring. It doesn't real...

3. What nursing shoes do your recommend?

   ccrnval replied to XtineRN's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I've been a nurse for 8+ years and I'm in my mid-thirties. I have already begun to have foot and knee problems. I wore clogs for years, then when I had to start physical therapy related to chronic knee pain, I learned that for me, those were improp...

4. Preparing for interviews

   ccrnval replied to wannab1crna's topic in SRNA

   I see this mesage from a while ago, and I'm wondering how it all turned out. I am interviewing at TWU in a few weeks, and I have a terrible case of the jitters. Help!!

5. Too late to become a CRNA?

   ccrnval replied to Lyndi's topic in SRNA

   Good luck and drop me a line, especially if we will be classmates!

6. CRNA School and Family

   ccrnval replied to rn4hearts's topic in SRNA

   Where are you enrolled? I am interviewing with Texas Wesleyan next month. Would love some interview tips. I have three kids also, so the family time thing is an issue for me as well. If accepted at TWU, I'll have to spend the entire first semeste...

7. Too late to become a CRNA?

   ccrnval replied to Lyndi's topic in SRNA

   No. I live in Dayton Ohio right now, but my husband is military, and he'll be teaching at the AF Academy in CO Springs. We'll be moving there in June. There's no other schools around there. Bummer. I had my eye on Duke and my hubby tried for a j...

8. Too late to become a CRNA?

   ccrnval replied to Lyndi's topic in SRNA

   Yes, the clinical instructors are present as well as the director of the program and maybe a few others. I think most do interview in Fort Worth, but some clinical sites do their own.

9. Too late to become a CRNA?

   ccrnval replied to Lyndi's topic in SRNA

   HI. That is really good to hear. I have also heard that age can play a factor in getting selected for CRNA school. I am 35 and I have an interview with TWU next month in Denver. Can you give me any insight into what to expect from the interview? ...