I am about to start my first year in a program and am finally going to get a new computer. I’ve only ever had a dell/hp laptop but have an iPhone. I was wondering if there are any benefits in regards to studying and classroom applications to an Apple laptop and/or iPad or should I stick with a Microsoft one (ex Lenovo touchpad laptop)? Would love your thoughts and recommendations
Does anyone have any thoughts on the MUSC program? I keep hearing so many mixed things and also heard they may be switching to an AA program but don’t know if that’s even slightly true? Would love any sort of feedback from people currently attending or have in the past.
Hey guys, I’m starting a brand-new CRNA program this fall, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. The school is fully accredited, but since there aren’t any graduating classes yet, it’s hard not to wonder what to expect.
For those of you who attended a new CRNA program (or were part of one of the first cohorts):
- What was your experience like overall?
- What were the biggest challenges of being in an inaugural class?
- Were there any unexpected advantages?
- Did you ever regret choosing a new program over a more established one?
- Did you feel prepared for boards and clinical practice by the end?
- If you could go back, would you make the same decision again?
Im excited about starting, but I also have a lot of “what if” thoughts since there isn’t much history to go off of. I’d really appreciate hearing honest experience from anyone who’s been in a similar situation.
Thanks in advance!
Which programs do you feel prepare you the best for boards….what schools teach the boards?
SRNA here. Had a great conversation with my preceptor about this and wanted to bring it to a wider group —they polled a bunch of people they trust and it came back basically 50/50, so now I'm curious what this sub thinks. DO you guys rip the pilot balloon when extubation or use a syringe to delate the pilot balloon?
Curious to hear what yall do ! anyone had a bad outcome (trauma, incomplete deflation, aspiration risk) tied to one technique vs. the other? Mac vs. Miller energy, but for cuffs!
Hi everyone. I’m looking for honest opinions, especially from CRNAs, SRNAs, or anyone involved in admissions.
Several years ago, I successfully completed a CRNA program and became board eligible. During that same period, my father became terminally ill, and I made the decision to prioritize caring for him during the end of his life. After he passed, I never truly took the time to grieve, and over time my career goals took a back seat.
Despite everything, my passion for anesthesia has never gone away. I’m considering returning to the ICU, pursuing my FNP, and eventually applying to another CRNA program.
My question is: Would most programs consider that door closed?
I appreciate any honest feedback.
We finally wrote this one up because Sun et al. 2018 keeps getting cited online like it proves CRNAs and AAs are equivalent.
It does not.
The actual study was “Anesthesia Care Team Composition and Surgical Outcomes” by Sun, Miller, Moshfegh, and Baker, published in Anesthesiology in 2018. The authors studied elderly Medicare inpatient surgical cases and compared physician anesthesiologist-supervised ACT configurations involving AAs versus CRNAs. The outcomes were inpatient mortality, length of stay, and spending.
That is a very narrow health services study. It is not a CRNA-versus-AA anesthesia outcomes study. It did not measure anesthesia-specific complications, rescue events, airway events, supervision intensity, provider experience, independent CRNA practice, or whether any outcome was actually related to the anesthetic.
So when ASA/AAAA advocates cite this as proof of broad CRNA-AA equivalence, they are stretching the paper way past what it measured.
Currently enrolled in a CRNA program. My CCRN lapses later this year. Necessity in renewing it? I’ve held it for almost 12 years, so it feels weird to let it lapse, but also in the setting of being a broke student with kids…is it necessary still?
If you already have an acceptance… why keep interviewing?? Do you pay the seat deposits and lose money if you like the next program better?? Idk why anyone would want to go through the added stress once you’ve gotten in anywhere??
I’m in the Bay Area working as an ICU nurse and I make really good money. I like my job but I don’t know how my body will hold up later in life (for reference I’m in my mid 30s) I was never really interested in CRNA school because I figured the debt would kill me and I already have student loan debt from nursing school so I brushed it off.
My husband started talking to me about school again yesterday and said we could potentially move to Massachusetts and have a free living situation at his grandmas house while I’m in school so it would offset the debt. I also have 2 little kids (2 and 10 months). Now I’m thinking about the schooling again and it’s getting me excited both financially and that I will be back in school advancing my career.
How badly did the student loans kill you after school? Could you pay them back quickly? Does anyone have experience doing CRNA school with 2 little kids? If we moved to MA we would have way more family support so I think it could work out.
I just found out today that I wasn’t selected for an in-person interview at the only CRNA program I applied to. I’m mostly just looking for a little reassurance because I’m feeling pretty devastated right now.
I only applied to one school because it’s the only program in my city, and due to family/my significant other, relocating isn’t an option for me. I know that significantly lowers my chances, but it’s the only path I have.
A little background: I’ve wanted to attend this program since before I even started nursing school. Since graduating, I’ve tried to be really intentional about building my experience and becoming the strongest applicant I could. I genuinely felt like I had put together a solid application and had done everything I could over the last few years to give myself the best shot.
I made it through the KIRA assessment, but today I found out I wasn’t selected to move on to the in-person interview.
I know plenty of qualified applicants don’t get in on their first try, but it’s hard not to take it personally. I had this whole timeline in my head of starting school next year, and now I feel like I’m a year behind everyone else. Looking back, I almost feel naïve for assuming everything would work out on my first application.
I guess I’m just looking for reassurance from people who’ve been in my shoes. If you didn’t get in your first cycle but eventually became a CRNA, I’d really love to hear your story. Right now it feels like I somehow failed, and I’m trying to remind myself that maybe this is just a normal part of the process. I know only applying to one program significantly lowers my chances, but I can’t help wondering if I just wasn’t good enough.
If anyone has been rejected before eventually getting accepted, I’d really appreciate hearing how things worked out for you. I could just use a little hope today.
i'm a senior NAR that is about 2 months out from graduating. Ive been feeling incredibly overwhelmed recently. Im finishing out my rotations at the facility I'm working at. Some days I feel incredibly good I'm able to run my own room and other days I still find myself making stupid mistakes. I do feel like there is a different sense of pressure I'm putting on myself because I'm not worried that my soon to be coworkers are going to think I'm an idiot but I'm also feeling some imposter syndrome creeping in that maybe I'm just not cut out for this. For example, there are some days where I still struggle with masking a patient, or my wake up is incredibly ugly. I guess I just want to know if I'm truly just being hard on myself or if others feel this way and how to combat this feeling.
I am a first semester student and it seems like a new person is getting accommodations each week. I overheard a girl with accommodations say she was “too anxious” to take it the same day as the rest of the class did so she rescheduled it for the following day. We have two exams a week so getting to take it a day or two later is like 8+ extra hours of studying. Plus the first wave of people who take the exam talk about it right after 🤷🏻♂️
Hi Everyone,
I'm a senior NAR that is about 2 months out from graduating. Ive been feeling incredibly overwhelmed recently. Im finishing out my rotations at the facility I'm working at. Some days I feel incredibly good I'm able to run my own room and other days I still find myself making stupid mistakes. I do feel like there is a different sense of pressure I'm putting on myself because I'm not worried that my soon to be coworkers are going to think I'm an idiot but I'm also feeling some imposter syndrome creeping in that maybe I'm just not cut out for this. For example, there are some days where I still struggle with masking a patient, or my wake up is incredibly ugly. I guess I just want to know if I'm truly just being hard on myself or if others feel this way and how to combat this feeling.
The funniest part of this post is that it was made in the anesthesiology subreddit to celebrate “no more nurse anesthesiologist,” (totally incorrect) and they spelled anesthesiologist wrong in the title.
For anyone following along, the term is Nurse Anesthesiologist.
Also, this trademark issue does not stop CRNAs from using that term where allowed by law. It was about AANA withdrawing trademark applications for association/business names AANA never needed to use. AANA’s actual name is still the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, CRNA practice did not change, and this did not magically create a ban on the professional descriptor Nurse Anesthesiologist.
But yes, if we’re going to have a whole victory lap about who gets to use the word anesthesiologist, we should probably start by spelling anesthesiologist correctly.
Hey all, wanted to share my experience to acceptance at my first choice program, which begins next year. My journey was long, but wanted to show that continued dedication can and will get you accepted.
I got my LPN at 19 years old, with no idea what to do with life next. As I continued school, I got Cs in AP1 AP2 and chemistry. I had the old Cs get degrees mentality. I failed out of my LPN to BSN program after bombing a final in pharmacology 2. Started a business and stopped going to school until I was 30, when I completed by ASN with a 3.9 GPA. It took me a long time to mature and become a student that actually dedicates time to studying. at 34, I completed my BSN with a 3.8 GPA. After getting 2 years ICU experience, I knew I wanted to be a CRNA. Went back and retook AP1 AP2 and chemistry and received As. Applied to 3 programs this year, did not hear back yet from 2, but interviewed and was accepted at my first choice. I will be starting my DNP at 37 years old.
Hope I can at-least answer some questions for those struggling with if they can gain acceptance, especially those older students such as myself that wonder if it’s too late and if they can get back to the school mentality.
Do you agree or disagree with this comment and do you know any CRNAs that you’ve encountered who were not cut out for it despite becoming a crna?
Single parent of two (12 & 9) moving out of state for program and thankfully grandma is coming with. She’ll be living with us for the duration of the program. While I’m so grateful she’s coming to help with the kids, I can’t lie, I’m nervous about sharing my living space and parenting with another adult. We get along well but I’m pretty type A, introverted, and private and she’s a little more on the other end of the spectrum. Looking for experiences and/or suggestions on how to set our living situation up for success from other parents who have done this. I could save so much $$ in rent by doing a 3BR/3BA smaller place but my kids are opposite gender. Would it be weird for them to share a room? Or should I just suck it up and find a place with an in-law suite so we all have our own space?
What nursing conference can I go to this year so I can boost my application? Is going to nursing conference a must to get accepted ?
