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Did you seriously, actually mention the White House press briefings? I tried to refrain from commenting on this ridiculous thread. But your comment is just so asinine. You present yourself online as being all knowing and an authority, yet you refer t...

Exactly how did the comment above “clearly” demonstrate how the poster does not have a “clue how the scientific process works?” Nothing was mentioned in regard to the scientific process. What was mentioned is the hesitancy to get the vaccine due to b...

While perusing these forums over the years, I've seen mention of "CRNA mills" or "puppy mills" in regard to low quality CRNA programs either pumping out students with the bare minimum qualifications (cases, etc) or simply failing students out after t...

This statement contradicts itself.

Not that this applies to those of you who have applied, but the deadline appears to have been moved to June 1st. Interviews may be pushed back due to this.

I recently took and passed my CCRN. I also used Baron’s, listened to the Laura videos, and used Pass CCRN while I was at work just for practice questions. I felt like I was bombing the Baron’s exams, but when I actually took the test, I did quite wel...

SICU RN here, but have nothing to add. This response was right on the money! Heed the advice and good luck!

Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on how you look at the world, things (or careers) of quality don’t and can’t happen ASAP. There have been numerous threads on this forum in regards to the path of becoming a CRNA. Simply perform a search. In th...

Every school is different. You have to look at each school‘s website to see when the application process opens and when the deadline is.

I’d echo going the shorter BSN route and working in a large ICU somewhere. However, I think prospective CRNA students need to get out of the mindset of ”minimum experience” necessary. Focus on completing your BSN with really good grades, get into the...

I’m not applying this year for precisely this reason; wanting to have a solid 3 years in the ICU. Maybe next year. I’ve heard great things about the program. Good luck to all who have applied!

Iowa central community college offers a very good organic/biochemistry course. It’s cheap compared to other online Chemistry courses out there. Good luck!

Agreed. I took the course at the undergraduate level. As far as taking graduate classes to stand out, I meant more along the lines of advanced pathophysiology/pharmacology applicable to the program.

I took a combined bio/organic Chemistry course through Iowa Central Community College and thought it was a very good course. However, I’d focus more on taking graduate level courses (science based) if you can, to boost your chances of getting into a ...

Thank you for your response. I'd love to chat with you in a PM about a few things. I've actually followed quite a bit of your posts over the years and have heeded some of the advice you've given on other threads. But I still have some questions. I ma...

I appreciate all of the thoughtful responses and discussion on this topic. Even before creating this thread, I had reached out to some SRNAs at my hospital from the local CRNA school to get their input about their experiences in the program. Knowing ...

Hi Hk45, thank you! I've been looking over AllNurses for years but have never posted. That being said, I can't message you d/t not having the required number of posts. I'll message ya when I've met the minimum!

Hi Phish, thanks for your response. I'm aware that there are many programs in the country and my intention is not just to find out which programs should be avoided. Certainly, I want to hear about the great ones too. Maybe I shouldn't have used the w...