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30-45 minutes, piece of cake, and it does not impact my studies. I will be living in Pawtucket when I go to clinical. Hope this helps. don't forget, these programs at CCSU are amongst the cheapest in the country. Hope this helps

Did not have to move for the didactic part, live in mass close to CCSU, will be moving to Pawtucket for clinical, too long of a commute. Hope this helps

I am currently a student in the program. The interview is very informal. First, you tour the OR and meet the SRNA's. Then you meet with program director and he will talk about the program with you. Then his assistant program directors will sit with you and ask a few basic questions about you experience, financial situation and so on. They do not ask clinical questions. You better have very good science grades, because this is what the program is based on. If you get accepted, you will find out in late November, if you do not, then you will get a letter in December. Hope this helps, and they only took 9 in my class.

I got really lucky. I live in Massachusetts at a level I Trauma Center. I signed a three year deal and I did not lock into a salary. The business manager that I have dealt with has been great. She sends me all of my reimbursements in a timely manner. In my class, I am the only one that has done this. My program director talked to us about it, and he talked about weighing the options. I weighed mine, and my deal is great for my family. I would have had to take mega loans out. Good luck

I bought the same computer, it is so much better than a PC. I bought the time machine also, and the anesthesia group that I signed with paid for eveything, including m Iphone.

I signed on with the anesthesia group at my hospital. They are giving me a monthly stipend, paying all tuition and books, and stipend for equipment/license fees for anesthesia school. I was very lucky, right place at the right time. You need to look what is the best situation for yourself. I did what was best for my wife and daughter. The monthly stipend is substantial. I will pay the taxes at the end of the year, they will submit a bonus check to me and I just give it back to them. I had to sign a 3 year contract. I have to pay my own health insurance. I found out about this through a friend who worked in the PACU, she got into an anesthesia school and received the same package as myself.

If you can get straight into an ICU, then go. Do not divulge that you want to go to CRNA school if you know that it will be detrimental. Of course they will ask you what your future goals are, make something up that is creative. I know on my unit, we have had a few people hired who declared that they wanted to go to CRNA school, and they still hired them. These people do have a few years of finishing classes, getting the BSN's and so on. I started last April in CVICU, informed that manager that I plan on going to CRNA school, and she still hired me. I have been in critical care for 10 years, mostly community hospitals and starting a program in May. Good luck

Great advice from everyone. I will be starting my program in May. I do have alot of experience, Nursing grades 3.0-3.1 in both associates and BSN. My science grades are all A's. I cannot stress the importance of experience. I do have other credentials but nothing can beat experience. I really did not care for the theory portion of nursing school, hence the adequate nursing grades. You need to see 2-3 steps ahead to be a very good critical care nurse. Gut feeling does count sometimes. If a patient is crashing post-CABG, all of the reading and simulation will not help you to keep it together. I wish the best to you.

Took the CCRN test 5 years ago, used the Laura Gasparis videos, and they did not help me. I had a critical care text, studied the cardiac and respiratory, touched upon the others, passed easily. I did put time into reading and had 7 years of ICU experience. From what I remember, obviously know your hemodynamics