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I stayed locally and arranged for travel for some rotations I had to make. I can't stress enough how important it was to have a full-time caregiver to ease my mind that my child was in good hands when I super busy!

Plan everything out to make sure your child is cared for and prepared for your time away/in clinical. Plan a backup childcare plan. Save money before and use the money for a full time caregiver. Plan out all your free time for study sessions and also for small and frequent quality time with your child so that they know what to expect. There is a good podcast from the head of the bed interviewing a mom/SRNA. The one great thing about being a parent is that you know how to plan and manage your time better than some other classmates. This is valuable. I planned so much before school that I had toys and clothes ready to take out of the closet for 3 years. It wasn't that bad. The most difficult part is not the time away from my daughter, but figuring it how to afford it all. Most importantly, above everything else DO NOT listen to anyone who hasn't done it saying that it's not possible. It is very important to not take advice from inexperienced people saying it can't be done. I am very close to graduation. I started when my child was 1 and now she is about to turn 4.

I have one child. I am a single parent with almost no support. It would be possible. You can email me if you want some details on what I did to personally make it possible for me to attend school. I received some discouragement, but now that I am approaching my graduation date I am very happy I attended early in my child's life.

I had an in person interview. It was short and to the point. It was intense only because I was so nervous and wanting to do well. I was told to study CCRN questions. I did, but the questions were not that difficult. I described a patient I would care for and then they asked me details about that patient - basic physiology, treatments, what medications I would expect to give. I would suggest going in with good examples of what type of patient you care for, but only mention caring for a patient that you would feel confident describing in detail. On a few instances I wasn't sure what the interviewer was asking me. I took the opportunity to describe everything I could think of around the question until I gave them the answer they were looking for. In the end it was all straightforward. The interview was not long, so come with your A game. You don't have a long time to give a good impression. I was thankful for the short interview because I don't think my nerves could have taken much longer. Feel free to PM me.

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I'm so sorry to hear that! You should have gotten extra credit for starting the thread! Next year will be the year!!

That's what I have been doing. The CCRN is so much information it's difficult to know what will be asked. Crossing my fingers for you!

Any tips? I hear the clinical questioning is very long and difficult.

Has anyone had an IN PERSON interview yet? I am super jealous of the FaceTime interviews that are so casual. I'm sweating bullets and studying my heart out...and convinced that I am going to get the first clinical question WRONG. Two weeks to go to interview day and I am excited/nervous. Anyone else with me?

It definitely increases your chances since you are willing to relocate. Stay positive.

I got mine last Thursday but I just saw it today. It doesn't seem like they send them all out at once. Check your spam folder.

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I received email notification for an interview. Woohoo. Now the studying begins....

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Hi, I have similar stats. 10+ years RN experience, 3.4 GPA, CCRN, 6 years ICU, GRE score was decent. I have a few bad grades bringing down my GPA, but unfortunately they are in science courses. I could have done better, but when I took them I had no idea I would be a future SRNA applicant!! I applied and I am waiting to hear back. I know I may be denied because of my GPA competing against an applicant with a 4.0, but I am applying anyway with plans to retake a few classes if I am not accepted. I think you would be a fine applicant also, but your interview would be important and you would need to be prepared to possibly reapply and retake a couple of classes also to prove your potential as a top student. I hope you applied.