beester

I also have a problem with other staff members constantly texting and surfing the internet while at work. I work in an emergency room on the ground floor and there is absolutely no reception for cell phones anyway. If you leave your phone on it will be completey drained long before your shift is over anyway. I do, however have a blackberry and will receive and answer my hospital based email regularly. (not while in patient care areas) I just found out that if you receive or respond to emails through your own personal smart phone you are breaking hospital policy. Apparantly the phone needs to be bought through our IT department and have a hospital tag placed. Has anyone ever heard of this rule. I'm sure other hospitals do the same and if so alot of people could potentially be affected.

I couldn't find an icon to PM so I guess I will just my questions here. I have the interview on the 22nd and am not quite sure what to expect. What should I be focusing on as far as studying goes for the interview? My background is ED/TC nursing 15+ years. I spoke to some CRNA's that went through the program and also some SRNA's that attend now and they all say that they will ask questions related to the area you work. Is it too much for me to try and focus on learning more about swan ganz monitoring and other areas that I don't know alot about or should I just brush up on the things that I know already? I am making myself crazy! I think that by Saturday my mind will be mush when they start talking to me anyway. (LOL) Any sugestions would be appreciated! Thanks a lot. Beester

I think those GRE scores are great. Most schools are looking for 1100 to 1200 average. It will be the interview and experience that they will focus on as well as the ACLS, PALS, CCRN etc. Good Luck.

I had all of my information in by the end of July. I received my email invitation to interview a few days later. I had been down to the school a few times to hand deliver pieces of information to complete my folder and I also called a couple of times to make sure they had everything. A friend of mine said she knew of a couple of people that got into the program last year who had overnight delivered their apps. the day before they were due. Hopefully you will hear something this week. Good Luck!

I am interviewing on the 22nd also. I have heard that they take 20 students. Interview consists of a tour and then you interview with a panel of CRNA's, SRNA's and Physicians in different rooms. They ask alot of personal stuff and the clinical questions should be based on your nursing backgound.