RNtoCRNA22

Are you currently living in Virginia or coming from out of state? The reason I ask is because if you close to one of the four campuses and have support there, I would apply to the campus near you. If you’re coming from out of state, I would apply to the main Richmond campus. The Alexandria, Abington, and Roanoke campuses are satellite campuses. Everyone in all of the campuses has class together via high tech video conferencing. A few times each year, we all go to the Richmond campus.

Omg I just got the call that I’m off the waitlist. I will be joining the nova campus. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Congrats to those who got in. I think everyone else who interviewed was waitlisted, including me

Thanks!! I emailed her a while back but just received an automated reply. Maybe it’s a sign that I didn’t get in

Those of you who missed a call. Do they leave a message? I’m traveling to Morocco and my phone won’t work all week. I’m terrified that if I get a call, I won’t be able to respond for a week

Awesome! Are you from that area? What is your background? Mine is 2+ years experience in MSICU and CVICU at a level 1 trauma center. BSN GPA 3.91. GRE 310 but writing only 3.5. CCRN certified

Hi all. I am applying to KU DNAP program this year. I’m almost ready to submit my application. anyone else applying?

I will be applying too.

They said they were just out of office, no other details other than to email Amanda with any questions. I just emailed her. update: just got an automated reply that she is out of the office until May 28th

I don’t think anymore acceptances are going out. I just called because I am going out of the country next week and wanted some advice, and they said they are out of the office till after next week congrats to those who got in

In case anyone needs a laugh, I have come up with some theories as to why we have not heard back yet: - Amanda had her baby at work and it was such a joyous occasion that they are still celebrating - We impressed them so much during the interviews that they are trying to figure out how to let all of us get in - Everyone got abducted by aliens (unlikely, put can't rule it out) Anyone else have any theories? lol

I heard from a coworker of mine that her friend was interviewing this week. I didn’t get a chance to ask any details but that may be the holdup. Not sure if she meant for a different program or a different school altogether.

Based on the info session prior to the interviews, vcu looks for candidates who would be exceptional leaders in the field. They do a lot of partnerships with lots of hospitals/organizations. Everyone I interviewed with had that extra something that made them stand out. I personally had lots of volunteer experience and have been on surgical mission trips. I also had 5 years of research experience prior to getting into nursing. Best advice I can give is to show them how you’re special. It sounds like you’re super driven, best of luck to you

Good luck to everyone interviewing this month. Please share your experiences if you don't mind

Based on last years posts, they were still sending out interview notifications mid April.

I just got an email to interview May 1st. Yay!!!!!!! Does anyone know if we reply to the email they sent?

Is anyone else still waiting for an email?

Has anyone else been checking their email every couple of minutes this morning? Lol

Good luck to us all! does anyone happen to know if they email or mail the letters to see if we got an interview?

This is exactly the thread I was looking for. ICU experience: 1.5 years MSICU, 0.5 years CVICU GRE: 310 writing 3.5 CCRN: yes GPA: 3.89 BSN 3.6 previous BS degree Good luck to all of us!!!

Thank you for the link. Super helpful!

Hello everyone. I'm in the process of completing my prerequisites for crna school and have a bit of a conundrum. A bit of background: current MSICU RN at a level I trauma center. Graduated BSN with honors. This is my second career second degree so it has been more than 10 years since I've taken most of the prereqs for crna school thus have to retake them before I apply. I am currently finishing gen chem 2 at a local community college as an in person course. I still need to retake organic chem, biochem, physics and stats. question: would it matter where I take these classes? Would a community college suffice or should I take them at a university? If a university if preferable, can I take them online through New England University? any and all advice is greatly appreciated!

Do you have a psych consult available at your hospital? If not, maybe a social worker would be a great resource to use to refer this pt to a substance abuse center upon discharge. Unfortunately drug seekers have learned how to abuse the system to get what they want, even if it's just for a brief period. The other thing that might be helpful is to see if there is a written protocol in your hospital about how quickly (or slowly I should say) narcotic pain killers can be administered via IV push. If you can find the documentation about that, you can always just say that it is simply against policy. Also, reassuring the pt that you are really there to help them may aid in reducing the belligerent behavior. Hope this helps!

Sorry for the late response. As you can probably tell by the fact that I was so very late in my update that I have been a busy nursing student bee. Yay!!!! I really appreciate your support during this whole process.

Thank you so much for the very thorough response and all of you advice!! If you don't mind, I do have one kind of silly follow up question… what do you wear to class? Do we start out in scrubs or just in our normal clothes? thanks again!