Wife of CRNA Student

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Hello everyone,

I am new to this board and wanted to give some words of encouragement to those trying to get into CRNA school. My husband graduated from nursing school with a GPA of 3.8. He worked in Surgical Intensive Care Unit and applied to three different schools. He had the right grades, right work experience and people thought it would be a sinch for him to get in. No such luck at first. He was flatly rejected from the first two school he interviewed for. The last one put him on a waiting list. Luckily, he was called 2 monrths before school started and got in. Like other people have said on this board, it does not matter if you have a high GPA or even the right work experience. The interview makes or breaks you getting in and my husband was so nervous during the interviews he knew he did not make it for the first two schools. He got in on the third try and now he's got one more year to go! His overall GPA is 3.7 and I am so very proud of him. As hard as it may be, try your best to be relaxed, confident and smile during your interview. I wish all of you the best!!!

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Always nice to hear words of encouragement! Welcome to the board!

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Just to let you know I have similiar grades and experience as your husband. I applied to two schools, Minn. School of Anesthesia and Newman University, my first time applying and I didn't get. The second year I applied was at Bradley University and Rush University. I was accepted to both schools, I ended up choosing Rush due to fact I got a waited admission. This allowed for more time to get classes out of the way and work while doing so. I start offically in Summer of 2004 and I am so excited!

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I think the wife deserve major KUDOS! Nice story.

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Congrats on getting into school!!! Isn't it great to have the interview over with and know you are in? I wish you the very best with school!!!!!

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Hi wife of CRNA student!

My husband is considering CRNA school and I'm wondering from the wife's perspective what it is like for you. Do you have children? Is your husband still able to be a functioning part of your family?!

Y

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Hello,

We do not have any children yet and I do believe that makes things easier. My husband has been able to help with the cleaning of our home and has been able to take care of me when I've had surgeries. I mention "surgeries" because I have had several since he started school but that's a whole other story. I am an idependant person and have been enjoying my time alone while he studys. It's been nice to do things and broaden my interests while he's in school. I've taken up photography and have had alot of fun with that. I knew getting into this that we would have to make sacrifices with our time together. There is sooooo much studying he has to do but I encourage him to keep plugging away because it is very rewarding when he gets those A's. I love my husband so very much and we have grown closer because of this experience. He tells me often how much he appreciates me putting him through school (for the third time!!) and hugs and kisses me alot! :kiss That helps with our marriage and I don't feel sad about the time apart at all. It's for such a short amount of time and the payoff in the end is so very worth it. He will be completely done with schooling this December. The following year is all clinical (which he has been doing since day one) so we will be able to spend more time together. Ihope this answers your question. If I have missed anything lemme know. I'm more than happy to share our experience. Good luck to you and your husband!!

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Thank you for sharing your experience with me. You're right, two years is such a short amount of time with a fantastic payoff. We have three small children so it seems a little daunting for me, but this is also the fourth year straight that I have been a student's wife (one year to go). I have to remind myself that there will be a substantial break before he goes back again and also that my children will be older and a little less dependent on me. I appreciate your input.

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My wife had one small child, and then we had our second child in my first year! I was scared to death, but things have a way of working out. My wife worked at a day care and took both of them their to work. I always told her she should walk up there with me to get that certificate because she earned it as much as I did. The sacrifice pays off, but you have to have a very, very understanding spouse. The support she gave me was great

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We found out my husband was accepted the same day we found out we were expecting. I was horrified! I found that while it made things harder on me while Kevinwas in school, I also was kept very busy and therefor didn't really notice how little time and attention I was getting. The day he graduated he gave me a gift and said I was the reason he had done so wel. Now 2 years later we have a 4 year old and an 8 month old and I am applying for next fall. Imagaine!!! The 2 years went by very fast and has been very well worth it!!

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SRNA04,

I see where you wrote that you applied to MSA, did you interview there? If so, how was the interview? What type questions were you asked? I have an interview scheduled there in Dec. and any help would be apprecaited.

T

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My interview at MSA was very similiar to my interviews at Newman in Kansas, Bradley University in Illinois, and Rush in Illinois. They asked personal questions such as "what is your emotional support in school?" to clinical questions related to your ICU experiences. The clinical questions were very specific such as "how does peep on a ventilator affect your blood pressure and why?" For that portion of the interview I honestly relied on my clinical experience, studied critical care books, and knew ACLS front and backwards.

srna04

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