RXMurse

Hey, did anyone get in? Oh wait, we are graaaaaaaaduating

I declined my spot off of the waitlist and paid my deposit to somewhere else. Good luck!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/340803190334225/?ref=share

I started a facebook group for those accepted. Uthsc CRNA Class of 2024

I got in!

Check your emails! I was given a spot today!

I interviewed and have not heard yet.

I’m an alternate

It’ll be another week or two is what I was told by the faculty

Yeah nothing here. I was told they were sending out invites all week but I’m taking it as a no and moving on to the next program.

Have y’all heard anything yet?

The deadline is September 30th but I’m planning on it.

Good luck! Running through clinical/drugs now

2:15 ET! Let’s go!

It’s just what I found and have put together

Has anyone had their interview yet? How are y'all preparing? Im looking at CCRN and CV specific stuff - and I found a list of frequently asked questions: § Why do you want to be a CRNA? § What would make you a successful CRNA? § How do you handle stress? § What kind of patients do you take care of? Your favorite and why? § Tell me about a typical pt in your ICU; what kind of drips would he/she be on? Then be prepared to discuss them! § Tell us about your work experience § What are your roles and responsibilities? § How do you describe success? § Do you foresee any barriers to your education? (finances, time commitments) § What does a CRNA do? How do you think your role as an ICU nurse relates to the role and responsibilities of a CRNA? § Where do you want to be in 5 years? § Who (within the field) has influenced you the most? What do you consider the biggest issue facing the profession today? Next 5/10 years? § How do you feel that your background will influence your research, clinical work and areas of interest? § How do you feel about giving up a paying job for several years? § What is your strongest trait that will help you in your academic/professional career? § What is your most important weakness that you will struggle with, if any, toward this profession? § Tell me one of your greatest accomplishments? And at your last job? § Give an example of where you showed leadership. § Give an example of community service. § Give an example of when you worked on a team. § Give me an example of your problem solving. § What have you done to develop or change in the last few years? § How do others see you? § Do you work well under pressure? Give an example. § What do you enjoy most about your job? § What do you want written on your tombstone? § Do you have a facebook page? § Have you known anyone who has been penalized for inappropriate use of social media websites? Explain. § What are your career plans? § Do you always sit in the same seat when at a movie? § What do you see as your role? § What would you do if you received a bad review that you felt was untrue? § What are your strengths/weaknesses? § What is the role of a CRNA/What do you see as your role as a CRNA? § How do you relax if you’re feeling stressed? § What are your two most important achievements as a nurse? § Why did you choose this career field over other advanced practice fields? § What attributes make you suitable for this career field? § How have I prepared for CRNA School? § What is your single strongest personality trait that will help you in your academic and professional career as a CRNA? § What is your most important weakness that you will struggle with during your academic and professional career? § As a member of a small and elite profession, what obligations will you have, if any, toward this profession? § What is your family’s commitment; is your spouse fully supportive of this effort? § Who (within the field) has influenced you the most? § With what theoretical/research/philosophical approaches to the field do you identify? § Tell us about your research projects § How do you feel that your background will influence your research, clinical work and areas of interest? § How do you feel about giving up a paying job for several years? § What financial preparations have you made to ensure that you will not have financial difficulties during anesthesia school? § What is your most important weakness that you will struggle with, if any, toward this profession? § Give me an example of your problem solving. § What have you done to develop or change in the last few years? § How do others see you? § What do you enjoy most about your job? § What do you want written on your tombstone? § Tell me about your proudest achievement § Give me an example of a time when you had to think out of the box § How prepared are you to be a novice again? How well do you handle criticism? § How big is your unit? § Have you shadowed a CRNA? Where? Please describe that experience? § What is your support system like? § What is it about Anesthesia? § If you could be any animal, what would it be, and why? § If you could have a meal with any 3 people in the world, who would they be? § If I asked your boss to tell me your weaknesses, what would he tell me? § What do your enemies say about you? § What is your favorite color? § If you were a number, what would it be? § Why did you decide to go from being a _______ to being a nurse to applying to CRNA school? § What is your single strongest personality trait that will help you in your academic and professional career as a CRNA? § Tell me about a time when you were working with someone who wasn't pulling their weight, and they had a different value system than yours. How did you deal with this person? § Tell me about a time when you had an ethical dilemma at work. What did you do? § Tell me about a time when you felt it was you against everyone else. You thought you were right and that everyone else was wrong. What did you do? § If you saw one of your fellow students or colleagues using drugs outside of work/classroom, what would you do? § What if in clinical someone told you were taping your IV wrong. What would you do? § If you are a student and your attending anesthesiologist is checking his facebook page on his cell phone during the case, do you report him to his superior? § what would you do if an anesthesiologist wanted to wake up a patient before you felt it was safe to do so § Discuss a mistake you made and how you resolved it... § What would you do if you saw a fellow student with drugs? § What do you believe your role will be in this career field? § Do you have a role model in this career field? § What motivates you to pursue an advanced nurse practitioner role? Why did you choose this career field? § What are your short and long term goals? Where do you see yourself in five or ten years from now? § What strengths do you bring to this program? § Describe personal, professional, and educational attributes that make you uniquely suitable for this career field. § What changes in your personal or professional lifestyle do you anticipate as a graduate student and as an advanced nurse practitioner? How have you planned for this? § Tell me about a time when you were working with someone who wasn’t pulling their weight, and they had a different value system than yours. How did you deal with this person? § Tell me about a time when you failed. What happened, and how did you recover? § Tell me about a time when you had an ethical dilemma at work. What did you do? § Tell me about a time when you felt it was you against everyone else. You thought you were right and that everyone else was wrong. What did you do? § What do you consider the biggest issue facing the profession today? Next 5/10 years? § If I told you to do the IV "this" way, and you didn't want to do it, what would you do? § Last time you had confrontation with MD and how you smoothed it over § Tell me about a time when you had to manage a difficult clinical situation; describe the most critical patient you've had § Tell me about a time when you failed. What happened, and how did you recover? § Swan Numbers § Receptor information § Dopaminergic receptors § Beta 1 effects § Beta 2 effects § Alpha 1 effects § Alpha 2 effects § Epinephrine pharmacology § Norepinephrine pharmacology § Vasopressin pharmacology § Dopamine pharmacology § Dobutamine pharmacology § Milrinone pharmacology § Nipride pharmacology § Nicardipine pharmacology § Nitroglycerin pharmacology § Esmolol pharmacology § Prostaglandin pharmacology § Nitric Oxide pharmacology § Fentanyl pharmacology § Versed pharmacology § Ketamine pharmacology § Etomidate pharmacology § Propofol pharmacology § Precedex pharmacology § Labetalol pharmacology § Discuss any experience you have had with muscle relaxants. § What is the difference between polarizing vs non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs? § Identifying Myocardial infarctions on a 12 lead EKG § What are appropriate interventions for cardiogenic shock? § What increases ICP? What is the normal ICP? § Describe the difference between 1st degree heart block and 2nd degree type 1 and type 2 heart block. § What is the FIRST thing you would do if you looked up and saw 2nd degree type 2 heart block and the BP was low? § How does Atropine work? § How does Digoxin work? § An 85 kg man is sitting up in bed eating lunch, you look in and he isn't breathing, what’s the first thing you do? § What was your last difficult patient? What made it difficult and what did you do? § describe a patient scenario where you had to critically think § What are the symptoms of sepsis? § Did you pass your NCLEX on the first try? § What’s the difference between a high vent alarm vs. a low? § Tell us about a patient you took care of recently? § Tell us about your charge RN experience... § Here's a diagram of a Heart, tell us about the insertion of a Swan, what are normal pressures for different chambers of heart, and how to tell if in the PA. § Look at an EKG strip and identify Bigeminy § Know your ABG interpretation § Placement of pulmonary artery catheter (chambers of heart) § Complications of blood transfusions? § Are there preservatives in PRBC? § EKG changes with hyperkalemia § What is thrombocytopenia? Normal Platelet numbers? § Is an Action potential? Discuss sodium and potassium in ECF, ICF, depolarization, hyperpolarization § Dead space, shunting related to alveolar oxygen exchange § Please explain the difference between SA02 and PA02? § Tell me everything you know about hemoglobin. § Discuss the pharmacologic differences between dopamine and dobutamine § How do you wean a patient from the Ventilator? § What would you do for a patient that comes in with a M.I.? Why? § Select a vasoactive medication and describe how it works on the molecular level. § Hemodynamics § swan waveforms § EKG strips § Differentiating shock § ETCO2 § Describe the coagulation cascade § What s/s do you see with cardiac tamponade? Why? § What receptors does (insert pressor, vasodilator, etc...) work at? How? § How do you calculate SVRI? § Discuss ACLS protocols § Please explain the difference between SA02 and PA02? § What is Mv02? § Describe dif. b/t 1st, 2nd degree type 1 and 2 and 3rd degree heart blocks. § Do you use atropine on patient with heart Transplant § Why our program? § What questions do you have for us? § If you had to pick a topic for a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, what might it be? § What do you know about XYZ School and our program? § How do you think you will fit into the program? § How will you be an asset to this program? § What are your expectations of the program? § What will you do if you don’t get into the program? § Why did you choose this program? § Why should we choose you over other prospective applicants? § Do you have any questions about the roles and functions of a nurse in this career field? Have the questions ready for the panel in case they offer. § How do you think you will fit into the program? § Why should we pick you over someone else? § What can you do for us that other candidates can’t? § What makes you think you’re able to complete this type of program? What do you think it takes? § What are current political issues in the field of anesthesia? § Current CRNA/MDA/AA political issues

I have about 5 or 6 more I’m applying to. I’ve applied to 4. Denied from 2. Interview at one. Waiting to hear from another.

August 24! I’ve heard it’s really tough clinical questions but it could be different with the zoom format. So not really sure!

August 24!

Check your emails!!

Still waiting. I was told last week of July

They told me it would be the end of July!

Just starting this to get an idea of those applying to UTHSC. This is my undergrad and a great program. I am basically finished with my application, but will take the CCRN before the deadline.

Not yet!

I am finished with my application, just waiting for one more recommendation.