Union University 2019

mjonesrn · Oct 31, 2018

I'm an OR nurse as well with with 11 years of OR experience and 2.5 years of ICU. Like you I decided after seeing CRNA's in action first hand that I wanted to follow that path. I have my CNOR as well as my CCRN. I feel like we have a leg up as well and have had many CRNA's tell me as much. However, I had an anesthesia school tell me (during an interview) that being in the OR did not mean I knew what went on behind the drape. (I wanted to say I'm not stupid but I kept my mouth shut í ½í¸œ). I have applied at multiple schools and interviewed twice at one with no luck. I pray this is the final run! I fell in love with Union when I visited. Good luck!

ICU_2019 · Oct 31, 2018

Where are you coming from?

ICU_2019 · Oct 31, 2018

I would

mjonesrn · Oct 31, 2018

I live in Spring Hill about 35 min south of Nashville.

ICU_2019 · Oct 31, 2018

If any of you would like and I am off work, I am happy to show you around the area when you are down for interviews.

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ICU_2019 · Oct 31, 2018

I'll be there the 13th!

where u coming from

ICU_2019 · Oct 31, 2018

Awesome I will be flying in.

melaninatedSRNA22 · Oct 31, 2018

I'm an OR nurse as well with with 11 years of OR experience and 2.5 years of ICU. Like you I decided after seeing CRNA's in action first hand that I wanted to follow that path. I have my CNOR as well as my CCRN. I feel like we have a leg up as well and have had many CRNA's tell me as much. However, I had an anesthesia school tell me (during an interview) that being in the OR did not mean I knew what went on behind the drape. (I wanted to say I'm not stupid but I kept my mouth shut ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½). I have applied at multiple schools and interviewed twice at one with no luck. I pray this is the final run! I fell in love with Union when I visited. Good luck!

Omg. That was kind of rude of them. Sorry to hear that!

...sicunurse..., BSN, RN · Oct 31, 2018

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What day is your interview? I believe I work on the 13th but have the other days off.

...sicunurse..., BSN, RN · Oct 31, 2018

Mjonesrn Yay! I'm glad to see I'm not the only one! I feel like I def have some knowledge of anesthesia just by being in the OR. Obviously there is a lot more to know than just what we see but I believe all those years give us an advantage when it comes to the flow of the OR. I can't believe they said that! I would have been stunned.

fourthtimesacharm, CRNA · Oct 31, 2018

Mjonesrn Yay! I'm glad to see I'm not the only one! I feel like I def have some knowledge of anesthesia just by being in the OR. Obviously there is a lot more to know than just what we see but I believe all those years give us an advantage when it comes to the flow of the OR. I can't believe they said that! I would have been stunned.

I am not actually applying to this school this year--but I like to look at other options in case my current ones don't pan out. I was a scrub tech for 11 yrs--the last 4 of which I was doing pre reqs/nursing school. I also feel like I have a huge advantage having all of that time in the OR. But I have had two different directors/ CRNAs say that it is different behind the blue drape and I should shadow still. I have shadowed 3 days to check that box off so to speak. It is exactly how I thought it would be. There was nothing that was done that I didn't already have some concept of prior. It's amazing to me that some CRNAs would not think that with a small amount of observational skills we would have a pretty good idea on what goes on up there. It hasn't been as big of an advantage that I was hoping, but I also wasn't a nurse at the time so I sure that puts me one further rung down from you.

CowboyMedic, DNP, APRN, CRNA · Oct 31, 2018

So I've seen interviews posted for the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th so far. I know in a previous post of mine that Union said the interviews would be the 12th through the 16th. I wonder how many people will be interviewing? There are a total of 28-30 spots looking back at previous threads and the Anesthesia Assitant told me 30 for this class. There are also 3 interview periods as well. I wonder how many will get selected with the priority deadline interviews. I would hate to get waitlisted and have to wait until the very end to find out if I'm in or not.