CRNA 1984

CRNA 1984 has 8 years experience and specializes in Nurse Anesthesia.

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1. How I ace my CRNA school interview.

   CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in SRNA

   Hello GasMan 78, I couldn't agree more! If you have have been offered an interview, then you have gotten the schools' attention. From here it is up to you to keep them interested. It is true most people will feel a lot more comfortable at a second in...

2. 10 things that got me accepted to CRNA school

   CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in SRNA

   Thank you for the compliment. Yes I enjoy helping people who are passionate about becoming a nurse anesthetist. I even precept all the RRNAs that come to our hospital for clinical. You are definitely right this field is full of people that are driven...

3. 10 things that got me accepted to CRNA school

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   Hello Nile13, No you won't have to worry about a CRNA school testing your writing skills. They can get an idea of that from your analytical writing score on the GRE. Schools don't pay much attention to that score anyways. Schools will however look at...

4. How I ace my CRNA school interview.

   CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in SRNA

   Sounds great and keep us updated!

5. How I ace my CRNA school interview.

   CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in SRNA

   Community involvement can have a HUGE impact on your application. CRNA schools want well rounded applicants that are active in their profession. They know that this passion will carry over when they become CRNAs. So yes, I would recommend getting inv...

6. How I ace my CRNA school interview.

   CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in SRNA

   Since you are already taking physics and biochemistry you should be good on your current sciences. It is important to know that a lot of schools want your last Chemistry course to be within 5 years (some want 3 years). The first thing you should do i...

7. 10 things that got me accepted to CRNA school

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   Hello Sarah, Thanks for commenting on my post. I agree with you 100% SICU is not the only ICU experience that CRNA schools will accept. I was just wanting the readers to know that Nurse Anesthesia programs tend to favor SICU because of the "post hear...

8. 10 things that got me accepted to CRNA school

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   You are more than welcome to share any advice or suggestions that you have on applying to CRNA school. I know a lot of applicants would like to hear them. 1. Start Building Your Resume While in Nursing School While in nursing school you will need ...

9. How I ace my CRNA school interview.

   CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in SRNA

   First off congratulations on applying, and being so passionate about getting into school. CRNA schools mainly focus on your nursing school GPA, and how well you did in your science courses. What kind of grades did you make in Chemistry, anatomy, phys...

10. How I ace my CRNA school interview.

    CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in SRNA

    Yeah CRNA school is sort of a love-hate relationship, haha. You'll get into the groove pretty quick once you start. For the first year you'll have your nose in a book pretty much 24/7, and be dying for the chance to see a real patient. For me, clinic...

11. How I ace my CRNA school interview.

    CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in SRNA

    Looks like you are doing everything right. Your GRE score and having both the CCRN/CSC will help you out a lot, so you shouldn't have a problem getting an interview. It would be nice if TCU asked more clinical based questions, because that would allo...

12. How I ace my CRNA school interview.

    CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in SRNA

    I'm sorry to hear about your application to Iowa. Did they offer you an interview? On a lighter note, congratulations on your two upcoming interviews, thats always good news. I know the class sizes at Bryan College of Health Sciences are pretty small...

13. How I ace my CRNA school interview.

    CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in SRNA

    TCU has a great Nurse Anesthesia program. A lot of my friends and coworkers graduated from there. One of the biggest factors that determines if you'll get an interview from them is your GRE (Graduate Record Exam) score. They tend to like applicants w...

14. Anesthesia Assistants (AA)

    CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in CRNA

    I agree, scope of practice should accurately reflect level of education and medical training for all healthcare professionals regardless of specialty. One of the greatest things we have as CRNAs is a very active AANA. They work very hard for us, and ...

15. How I ace my CRNA school interview.

    CRNA 1984 replied to CRNA 1984's topic in SRNA

    You're very welcome. What schools are you applying to if you don't mind me asking?