It is very hard to get an interview unfortunately. I'd suggest maybe get some charge nurse experience and leadership experience. I had my ccrn, tcrn, and took the tncc course. And if you have the...
Hey! So yes, I think a lot of schools do it like this. That's how my application process was. They usually send your references some sort of survey for them to fill out and it can be done fairly...
I took a job even a year before I graduated! Some even pay you a stipend until you graduate. I'd really research and make sure it is a position you would like. If you interview, talk to the CRNAs. Ask...
My personal opinion would be get experience in an ICU first. Figure out what schools you really want to attend, and get in contact with them early. I didn't take any grad classes before I applied. And...
Yeah we did a hybrid type thing! We had classes Monday - Thursday and clinical every other day and an all day clinical day every week. But they made changes to that since we graduated. And it would...
I do not have a significant other so it is hard for me to tell you anything relating to it but I did know someone who was married with kids and they did it differently than some students with how they...
In my opinion, and this is just my opinion, I would say do the CVICU. Anesthesia programs love CVICU experience. And from what I have heard, you learn a TON! If I could do it all over again I woul...
Pimping isn't as intense as you hear! I remember being very nervous, and it ended up not being that bad. If you don't know the answer, just tell them that you don't know but would like to know the...
I actually didn't take that class, but I HIGHLY recommend it. So helpful for when you start the program, it helped people so much. Clinical days were different for us compared to the newer classes. I...
If I still had it, I SO would! But it was years ago. What I did was researched some good pharmacology books and bought a few and put together a guide that way. Basically I studied like mechanism of...
I think any certification that can buffer your application is worth it! I definitely needed it because I was weak in other areas. I had a lower GPA so anything to buffer my application was...