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Give them time. They have been very busy with application interviews. There is still many spots left for all the clinical sites. I am sure they will get back to you all soon.

Brush up on your CCRN material relating to CRNAs (Airway/Vent). Most of the clinical portion seemed to aimed to see if you're just a competent ICU RN. Know your patient population and have a good reason why you want to be a CRNA. I did get some random questions here and there. They're very welcoming and they really want to get to know you! Like everyone else said, just be yourself.

Congratulations! That is awesome that you got into 2 schools! I have some personal questions Chris, if you don't mind sending me a private message here with your email so I can message you. TIA.

Just because the patient is NPO does not give you the right to hold insulin to a patient, more so if they're receiving D5W. There are some medications that are mixed with d5 as well and others that can raise glucose levels like steroids. However, you can always clarify with pharmacy and the physicians to modify existing orders.

Hello! I tried sending you a private message but for some reason I can't. If you can DM your email, I would appreciate it as I have some questions regarding the interview.

Hey Chris, from what I've heard that is the whole point of the interview. They WILL ask stuff you're not familiar with or they will simply ask silly questions to see how you react under pressure. For example, I've heard that NICU/PICU nurses have adult clinical questions. However, they understand you won't have the right answer to everything. They just want to see how you are in different situations. Hope this helps!

Thanks a lot! I submitted mine this week. Hopefully I'll hear back from them soon.

Hey Chris, Congratulations on the invite! Would you mind sharing some of your stats? I have a question related to NursingCAS. Once my application is "Complete" and paid. How long does it take for it to be verified?

It sounds like you're dealing with a toxic environment. As an experienced nurse, I would've just made sure to chart my first assessment thoroughly—not to blame anyone, just to cover myself. Your coworker failed also by not doing so and still using the IVs, not asking when and for how long they had been used for. If the patient wasn't harmed and it was more of a near miss, I would've brought it up during report, educate you, and maybe even gone to the room for bedside report to ensure everything was correct. Don't feel bad about it; we're all human. Every nurse has made mistakes at some point—anyone who says they haven't is probably not being honest. Don't let this weigh on you too much.

Hey Tif. From my personal experience, I would say study the Barron's book if you really want to study the material. It took me about 2-3 months. I studied 4 days a week for about 4 hours. The first month I went over topics I'm not really familiar with such as Neuro, endo and ethics. Second month, I started doing the questions at the end of each chapter in the book. Then on the 3rd month I finished the 3 practice exams at the end of the Barron's book. I really recommend buying the practice questions from AACN. They're very familiar to the actual exam in wording. I never touched anything else other than the Barron's and the AACN practice questions. I also watched some YouTube videos which really helped in the end. Overall, I feel the exam was a lot harder than the NCLEX but doable if you put the effort. I was always between 2 choices. I scored 98/125.