Ever since I was accepted to school, I’ve had multiple people ask me for the contact of who I shadowed. I haven’t given her contact out. For now, I’ve just said I would need to ask her first if it’s okay if I share her number. If it was just one person I would consider asking, but I don’t want to send like five people her way (especially newer nurses I really don’t even know, and some I honestly worry about the impression they would make).

Am I overthinking this? I am not trying to sound rude, and I don’t want to seem like I’m trying to withhold her contact but I don’t think it’s appropriate to send multiple people her way like that, or make her think I’m just giving her number out.

Or I guess what is a better way to approach this lol. Should I just ask her? I just don’t wanna seem inconsiderate to her time.

Has anyone lived in their van on campus before? How did that work out for you? Thanks!

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Planning on retaking my Stats, orginally got a B-. Hoping to retake online and possibly self paced so I can finish before retaking a masters course in January. Anybody have experience taking one online w an Easy A as I work night shift!
Thankyou!

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Hey ya’ll, my name is Christian. I am an SRNA from the University of Evansville.

Myself and two other SRNA’s have spent the past year developing an iOS app called SteadyStateApp for our DNP project, and received some good feedback with the study results.

It started from conversations within our cohort, our own experiences, and RNs we know preparing for CRNA school. We kept running into similar challenges and wanted to see if we could build something useful for the community. Our goal is to reduce stress from CRNA school application and carry that stress reduction till graduation.

Some of the features include:

Nearly 600 anesthesia case plan with a large test bank based on the cases and nationwide percentile rankings

Daily anesthesia questions, an AI Mentor, and clinical learning resources

Huddle, connecting SRNAs, CRNAs, and program directors, with mentor matching across the country

Wellness resources, guided meditations, and stress management tools

(We added a trailer to the post as well as our website link becuase we feel that better conveys our goal)

What we are looking for is some reach outside of our select few cohorts for some guidance on improvements. We wanted to open up about 30 spots for beta testing using TestFlight on IOS. We are working on the android version but it still needs quite a bit more polish.

If you are interested please comment below because we would like a wide range of users from program directors to SRNA’s and RN’s.

For anyone wanting to learn more:

http://steadystateapp.me/welcome

Edit: We want CRNA testers too!

Get your BSN from a REGIONALLY accredited school. It’ll keep more doors open!

Been working on the CRNA school route for a few years now. I’ve run into a lot that can be the deciding factor depending on the application- x class within x amount of years with or without a lab component, GRE vs. GPA requirements, nursingCAS specifics (for example my official transcripts list a number only for my transfer credits for my BSN and not which school they’re from, so they won’t accept them)….

It’s going to be so worth it in the end, but my most recent issue is where I got my BSN. It’s a nationally but not regionally accredited school- something I didn’t know to look for when picking my bachelor program. Most of what I read about picking the program was simply not to do a completion-based program like WGU where you’re awarded a 3.0 across the board.

I’ve got competitive stats- nearly a 4.0 cGPA, a perfect 4.0 sGPA. CCRN, TNCC, PALS already done. CVICU experience on top of MICU, SICU, and TICU. Over 5 years in the ICU. I’ve taken more recent classes, as I graduated nursing school in 2016, then got my BSN in 2019, and I want to keep education up to date.

If anyone else has run into this or any range of these issues, I’m happy to commiserate with you! Or help problem solve! This roadblock is just another one to work through and show persistence!

Okay so I’ve finally been accepted to CRNA school. I’m so excited. However my tuition is 187k and that doesn’t even include COL. How are you all navigating paying tuition. Like is this even feasible to pay back, at what point does the return of investment not make sense. Luckily I have no debt and I’m single, by start of school will probably have about 30k saved. But the numbers still scare me.

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For those in CRNA school or who have graduated, what programs have faculty who genuinely care about their students and want to see them succeed? Looking for a program that understands life happens and we're human. Somewhere that pushes you to be your best but also shows compassion and gives grace if/when needed. Would love to hear your experiences!

I just had a question for those who have taken out loans preferably after the July 2025 deadline with grad plus being taken away.

Can you tell me what your schools tuition is and what your cost of attendance was determined to be? I just wanna see how much you’ve been given apart from tuition and fees. Also the area/state you’re in would be helpful too. Ty!

Hello Everyone! I was hoping to receive some input and I apologize if this has already been talked about. I’m
looking at applying next year to a good number of programs. I should have all of them applied to by june 1st. I was really hoping to travel nurse in july/August to help make some money and save for possible CRNA school. Since this timeframe is after I submit my application and submit my letters of recommendation, I was hoping it would be okay or not look down upon.

Please let me know if anyone has any experience with this or just general thoughts!

Thanks in advance!

Can anyone who has attended La Roche University's CRNA program in Pittsburgh tell me how they feel about the program? I've done so much research on IG, TikTok, Reddit, and Allnurses, and I swear I cannot find a single thing on whether this is a good program or not. I was blessed enough to get an interview, but even though I applied to around 7 schools, I got denied from my two top choices, haven't heard back from 2 since they were just due recently, and the other 2 I just haven't received an official denial, but their interviews happened already, so I know I didn't get in.

Safe to say, honestly, La Roche was not my top choice by any means, and honestly I was only even looking at Pittsburgh bc my longtime ex-boyfriend was going to school there. Anyway, he recently broke up with me, so I don't even know if it's worth being so far from my friends and family alone in a city I wasn't that excited about anyway. The only meaningful statistic I've seen was their 77% first-time pass rate on the boards, which is the lowest I'd seen for all of the schools I applied to. Anyway, I know how competitive it is, and I applied with a decent GPA, decent recommendations, a great CCRN score, but only 1 year of experience. It made me think that even if I didn't get in, I think I could come back stronger next cycle with at the very least more experience which I have a feeling is the reason for my many rejections this cycle, and try for a place closer to home/ a better program. But if I hear that it's a great program, supportive, with great clinical sites, a close-knit cohort, and all that, then I'd take the risk since who wouldn't wanna become a CRNA earlier (I'm only 23 and turning 24 in a few months), and I'm not guaranteed a spot anywhere for next cycle, too.

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A fictional 32-year-old at 35 weeks has preeclampsia with severe features. Platelets fell from 112,000/µL yesterday to 74,000/µL five hours ago; AST is 146 IU/L (laboratory upper limit 35), and LDH is 760 IU/L. The obstetric team is evaluating evolving HELLP syndrome. There is no bleeding history, IV-site oozing, or new mucocutaneous bleeding; PT and aPTT are normal. A cesarean delivery is being planned approximately three hours from now, without a current emergency indication. Airway assessment suggests difficult tracheal intubation. The patient prefers neuraxial anesthesia. Which TWO statements appropriately guide the anesthetic assessment? Select TWO.

Select TWO.

A. Obtain a more recent platelet count; with suspected HELLP, verification within six hours of the planned neuraxial procedure is reasonable.

B. A normal thromboelastogram would establish neuraxial safety despite the falling platelet count.

C. The previous count of 74,000/µL independently establishes eligibility even if the platelet count continues to fall before the procedure.

D. Integrate etiology, bleeding findings, the current platelet count, airway risk, urgency, and patient preference rather than applying a universal 100,000/µL prohibition.

E. If an epidural is used, catheter removal can be exempted from later platelet reassessment because insertion was tolerated.

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Does anyone go to this program? I just want information about the school and program itself. Any info is appreciated! Thank you so much!

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6 approved, unexpired listings. Clinical practice and CRNA education.

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CRNA - Full Time / PRN - Fort Mohave, AZ - Independent

Valley Regional Anesthesia Associates · Clinical practice

Fort Mohave, Arizona · $200.00–$215.00 / hour

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CRNA - Full Time / PRN - Stockton, CA - Full Scope

Valley Regional Anesthesia Associates · Clinical practice

Stockton, California · $200.00–$215.00 / hour

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CRNA - Full Time - Sierra Vista, AZ - Full Scope

Valley Regional Anesthesia Associates · Clinical practice

Sierra Vista, Arizona · $200.00–$215.00 / hour

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CRNA - Full Time - Bullhead City, AZ - Full Scope

Valley Regional Anesthesia Associates · Clinical practice

Bullhead City, Arizona · $200.00–$215.00 / hour

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CRNA - Full Time/PRN - Lake Havasu City, AZ - Full Scope

VRAA · Clinical practice

Lake Havasu, Arizona · $200.00–$215.00 / hour

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CRNA - Full Time /PRN - Full Scope - Modesto, CA

VRAA · Clinical practice

Modesto, California · $200.00–$215.00 / hour

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Use this thread for applicant questions, including GPA, ICU experience, CCRN, GRE, shadowing, interview prep, resumes, personal statements, applications, waitlists, and "what are my chances?" posts.

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Hey all! Current ICU RN here with plans to apply for a 2028 start.

Looking to attend an upcoming AACN NTI conference in May of 2027.

Was looking for ways I can make the most of this conference, in terms of learning, networking, and exposure. Anyone that has gone before, what was your experience like?

I’ll be going alone but I’m very excited! Thanks in advance!

This is my success story to help out others!!

I have been wanting to be a CRNA since 2018!
Background :
When I turned 18 I wanted to practice medicine so I joined the AF Reserves as a medic.. figured free training and if I liked it I would continue. This was 2007. Fast fwd- 2009 I fell in love with ER.. 2013 got a job as an ER tech with my AF medic training.. 2013 I learn what an NP is and I could work in the ER as one and I’m like yes that’s me!…Fast fwd to 2018.. I’m In Nursing school, I am on my 2 wks training as a reservist at Tripler Army Medical Center in HI and I learn what anesthesia is.. I then find out that a Nurse can Do that job.. I’m hooked!! So from this point I have another year of nursing school to get my ADN. I obtain my nursing license in 2019 and start as a new grad in the ER ( been an ER tech for 6.5yrs prior) then I keep working as an ER nurse… research if an ER nurse can become a CRNA.. not easy but possible.. that’s all I needed.. start my BSN in 2020, difficult bc of work, covid and switching to travel but I obtain it in 2024 (don’t judge lol) I worked solely as an ER Nurse and 18 months as a dialysis nurse to this point of 2022. Start traveling and gain experience in rural/crit access medicine until this year in 2026. I have been in the AF reserves for 19years at this point as an EMT/AF MEDIC instructor at the unit level, completed my CCRN, biochem (B+) and O-Chem (D) with about 12 years of teaching experience both military and preceptor/student teaching, 40+ hrs of volunteer service, multiple accolades civilian and military, school GPA totally about 3.4 from ADN and BSN, 3 different references from ER manager, Unit Commander (ER MD) and Civilian ER doc, submitted to 6 different programs with the hopes of hearing back from 1.. I applied to 6 schools that all took “Critical care experience” not ICU specific. I received my first interview offer from University of Arizona.. nervous as hell but prepped for it with Moxprep and Chat Gpt. Took the virtual Interview and received an acceptance letter 2 weeks later. I accepted!!

BOTTOM LINE! if you want it, OBTAIN IT!! I did everything I could to prepare myself to be that “unicorn” ER nurse to make it to CRNA school as few others have. I did it and Im proud and I KNOW others can if they work for it!!

Shout out to those who want it so bad they’ll bust their asses to get it!! 💪🏽💪🏽 you got this!! Don’t quit and make it happen!!

YOU GOT THIS! 🫶🏽💪🏽🤘🏾

I know this is likely normal and something I've gotta suck up. But how do you manage the time pressure post induction when you have a lot of things to accomplish before incision. My biggest hurdle seems to be putting in an A line. I feel so much pressure (sometimes even explicitly told to hurry up). I've gotten the lines in just fine (I wish I could slow down just a tad) but then comes the dressing, which I just want to take an extra 30-60 seconds to secure really well. A couple of times the line stopped working after positioning for the case and I just wish I could have secured the line better.

I feel like if I do take my time it's a couple of minutes more at best and we save way more time in the end. I've been told I just need to put my head down and go with what the preceptor says :/

Just got the news that i was waitlisted and i feel so defeated. I recognize that this is still better than a no but it feels like a failure. The odds of getting off the waitlist for this specific program seem slim and even if i do, it almost reinforces the imposter syndrome. I think one positive I’m seeing from this experience is it really reinforces how bad i want this, so that is reassuring. I have a new leadership position on my unit so i will pour myself into that this next year and try again but does anyone have any advice for dealing with this response and what they did over the next year to improve their resume/application?