jj224

Good luck from a 2018 grad!

Where I work, we had a new SRNA on her first rotation that had only NICU experience - she did very poorly and got booted from her program.

Look at programs with huge classes (30+). They're usually easier to get into..

I'm not going to answer all your questions, but will say this - I know many NPs that wish they were CRNAs, but don't know a single CRNA that wishes they were an NP instead.

There's someone that has been kicked out of CRNA school, went to medical school, and is now an anesthesia resident. What I'm getting at is - anything is possible. You may have to travel to another state, but as long as your only issue was the one class, you should be okay. PDs all know each other and will talk to each other when you apply / interview, so as long as you were in good standing otherwise and left on decent terms with your PD, you'll find a way.

When I interviewed and while I was in school, this is what the process was like 1) 20-30 min to sit with / meet current students. I found this to be nice when I interviewed so I volunteered to do this while I was an SRNA. You'd be able to bounce questions off the SRNAs that you might feel uncomfortable asking during the interview. You get to hear a student's prospective on the program, clinical sites, numbers, etc. 2) Interview with the faculty - when I interviewed there was no written test. They'll ask questions to get to know you and your experience. They'll ask about your typical patient, meds, etc. They'll ask standard CRNA school interview questions. This will be with the program director and some of the instructors. If you have any questionable grades or anything on your transcript, make sure you have a good reason for it.

Serious question - what's wrong with Loyola?

This has been asked and answered many times. Search and you'll find the answers you're looking for.

Dude. You don't need 6mos to prep for the GRE. Its like highschool level math.

Khan academy if you're REALLY dying to brush up on stuff.

Save your money

Relax. Sleep. Enjoy time with family and friends. Travel. Save up some money. These are things that will be in short supply when you get into the thick of things. They'll teach you everything you need to learn. If you're weak in a specific area, relearn it then. No need to stress about it now - you're not going to relearn everything chemistry in 6 mos.

I try to avoid the terminology "blew the vein" or "the vein blew" in front of a patient. It makes it sound a lot worse than it is, and it certainly doesn't make the patient feel better about having a student drawing labs. I think it was poor form of your instructor to say that. They could have said something like "the blood isn't flowing well over here," or something else similar. That said, don't sweat it. I've started many, many IVs and I still miss every once in a while.

Not to be snarky, but read through the many other posts about this topic. While it won't contain specifics that are only relevant to your situation, you can piece together what is needed from reading the other posts. If this only has 3 people comment on it, wouldn't hearing input from 10-100 people be more beneficial?

But do you think you will be any more or less an expert in anesthesia because you have a doctorate? The MSN grads are the same as DNP grads at the end of the day - new grads. You won't be an expert at anesthesia when you finish CRNA school. Expertise comes with years of working and continually wtwyint current on new EBP, which you can do with a doctorate or a masters.