CamillusRN BSN

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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Last years class was virtual when I was talking to BritG about her interview at work - not sure what this year will
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Not yet. Keeping an eagle eye on my inbox tho! I'm planning to touch base next Monday if no one hears anything before then - other schools also wait until the last minute supposedly to catch...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Last year's cohort started getting emails the last week of October - I get a run of sinus tach whenever I open my email regardless
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Excellent discussion on the concept of agency, internal rules, and the "line in the sand" of moral injury in burnout. "Should", "must", and "won't" take on new identities when considered in the...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just finished "Watchful Care" - strongly recommend if you haven't already read it. Great insight into the development of CRNA as a specialty and the issues that have and continue to challenge the...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    In talking to one of my CRNA mentors this past week, the conversation turned to gratitude. In your interview, acknowledging those who helped blaze your trail to arriving where you are now helps to...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    CRNA school, like many of our various journeys, will come with its dose of imposter syndrome. How well prepared are you to cope with this challenge? How is humility different from imposter syndrome?...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    How do you prepare for doing some of the hardest things you will have to do in CRNA school? How is your mindset going in to high stress situations and building on your experience of previous hard...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks, and best of
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    One of my CRNA mentors generously gave me a mock interview. Some of the topics I hadn't expected are below! - If a patient asks your opinion of a surgeon you don't believe is safe or good, how do...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Excellent interview on the emergency mind podcast about how enteroception (understanding your own emotions and feelings related to the experience of emotion) along with a sense of gratitude can help...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    How familiar are you with how monitoring equipment works in the ICU? Your interview panel may ask how a pulse-ox works or how an EKG works. Can you go beyond the basic idea of putting a sticker...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Failing to plan is planning to fail - CRNA interviews for Newman will begin in November so how are you using the time between submitting your application and a potential invitation to interview? Are...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    What are you looking for in a CRNA program? Your interview panel will likely ask why you are interested in their particular school. What sets Newman apart for you? What does Newman offer? You...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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    New podcast just dropped for critical care physiology. Brought to you from the mind behind Twitter's OnePager ICU!
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    How committed are you to patient safety? In your interview, safety practices are likely to come up either as an example from your own practice or where you identified a safety concern. See below for a...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Broad overview of learning - echoes the premise of "Make it Stick" mentioned in the first post, with a couple of sneaky anesthesia preceptor tricks thrown in!...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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    Overview of student loans, finances, and loan repayment for CRNA students! Check out the links in the show notes for details on the content discussed....
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Pearl from a former preceptor: teaching others as a preceptor comes with the weighty responsibility of knowing what you're teaching, which keeps you a perpetual learner as you review the most current...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Your interview may present you with a scenario and have you walk the panel through a decision paradigm to manage a patient. Podcasts like EMCrit and Audio Bricks: RX Bricks have shadowboxing episodes...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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    Pearl on studying the autonomic nervous system physiology from one of my CRNA mentors (Newman alum and interview panel member): Think about the evolution of the fight/flight response and...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Tips for the interview from one of my CRNA mentors (Newman alumnus): 1) Know a handful of drips by heart down to the receptor level if possible and steer the interview toward those. Go for the...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

    CamillusRN replied to CamillusRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    A brief history of the political history of nurse anesthesiology. You'll hear lots of opinions regarding the political landscape of CRNAs and physician anesthesiologists. I urge you to keep an open...
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    Accepted into CRNA school, how do I prepare

    CamillusRN replied to mabrown4's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The authors of this book have a great segment in the AANA's podcast "Beyond the Mask.” Great supplement. Here's one of their episodes!...
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    SRNA and/or CRNA - Information for Future School Applicants

    CamillusRN replied to SRNA Mentor's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You may find that some clinical sites use mobile charting platforms on tablets (I work for an anesthesiology firm that exclusively uses iPads). Spare tablets are usually reserved for CRNAs/docs...