Read any anesthesia textbooks before acceptance?

gaspassah · Dec 21, 2004

i read 2/3 of morgan and mikhail. and no it didnt help one bit. some of the info is over your head without some input from instructors. i was not asked any clinical questions. some of the info in anesthesia text builds on patho etc that you should get in other areas. but if you want a headstart m n m is a good one.

i like nagelhout also, he's our program director but he edits a good text too.

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stklgs · Dec 21, 2004

My interview never covered any ane

thesia topics. They were just interested in my ICU experience...anybody read anesthesia textbooks prior to APPLYING as a means of increasing their chance of acceptance by showing initiative? Did it help?

Jetman

allapeyre · Dec 21, 2004

If your interview is more clinical based, focus your readings on CCRN review books. Good luck.

miloisstinky · Dec 22, 2004

Has anybody read anesthesia textbooks prior to APPLYING as a means of increasing their chance of acceptance by showing initiative? Did it help?
Jetman

They don't expect you to KNOW anesthesia, that is why you want to go to school for it! Right? If anything, shadow a CRNA, just to understand the scope of practice of the profession, and review CCRN type material. Know WHY you want to be a CRNA. But, I must admit I did pick up a "how to interview" book, not neccessary, but it made me feel better. Good Luck!!

Jetman · Dec 22, 2004

They don't expect you to KNOW anesthesia, that is why you want to go to school for it! Right? If anything, shadow a CRNA, just to understand the scope of practice of the profession, and review CCRN type material. Know WHY you want to be a CRNA. But, I must admit I did pick up a "how to interview" book, not neccessary, but it made me feel better. Good Luck!!

I realize that the interviewers ARE NOT expecting you to answer anesthesia type questions, I never made that assumption. My point was in addition to getting good GRE scores, passing the CCRN, and improving interview skills, would studying anesthisia on your own time be viewed positively in the eyes of the interviewer. I recall about a year ago that one of the schools I was looking at wanted prospective students to read Basics of Anesthesia 4th Ed. by Stoelting and Miller. I'm not sure but I believe it was Arkansas State Univ. that had that requirement. Their website has since changed and now I cannot find that requirement. Anyway, I agree that preparing for the CCRN and GRE would take precidence first.

Jetman

gaspassah · Dec 23, 2004

i'll try again to answer your question... i dont think reading stoelting is going to help you. unless of course it's a program that wants you to, like you said. however

like milo said, if you can shadow a crna, and then in the interview answer questions about what you learned, i think that would carry more weight. i was asked in my interview what i learned shadowing. the interview concisted of mda's crnas, program ppl, and students from the program.

i answered everthing from how the md and the crnas collaborated on cases, the interpersonal communication between the mds crnas scrubs circulators etc, how to manage an airway, how to preop a pt, how to give report to rr. etc. i was told later that that was the most impressive thing from my interview.

so read it if you think it will help you or create more confidence for you. but shadow definetly and take in the inner workings, the details, how ppl communicate, that would definetly help you.

i hope this helps and good luck

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Jetman · Dec 23, 2004

i'll try again to answer your question... i dont think reading stoelting is going to help you. unless of course it's a program that wants you to, like you said. however
like milo said, if you can shadow a crna, and then in the interview answer questions about what you learned, i think that would carry more weight. i was asked in my interview what i learned shadowing. the interview concisted of mda's crnas, program ppl, and students from the program.
i answered everthing from how the md and the crnas collaborated on cases, the interpersonal communication between the mds crnas scrubs circulators etc, how to manage an airway, how to preop a pt, how to give report to rr. etc. i was told later that that was the most impressive thing from my interview.
so read it if you think it will help you or create more confidence for you. but shadow definetly and take in the inner workings, the details, how ppl communicate, that would definetly help you.
i hope this helps and good luck
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That helps immensely. I appreciate the replies of everybody on this thread.

Jetman