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CRNA School Prep Academy Podcast — 210 episodes

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Podcast:CRNA Shadowing: How to Make It Count for Your Application

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Podcast: Low GPA for CRNA School? Here’s How to Address It

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Pulmonary Hypertension in Anesthesia: What Every Future CRNA Must Know with Dr. Harmon

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Ventilator Modes Made Simple: ICU and Anesthesia Basics for Future CRNAs with Dr. Wilson

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How to Stand Out in Your CRNA School Interview: Clinical Prep, GPA, and ICU Experience Tips with Dr. Wilson

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Succinylcholine Explained: Mechanism, Uses, and Key Risks for CRNA School with Dr. Ballister

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What It Really Takes to Get Into CRNA School with Dr. Matthew Harmon

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The Difference Between Ventilation and Oxygenation with Dr. Newman

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What Really Matters When Programs Read Your Resume

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Vasopressors: Choosing the Right Agent with Dr. Harmon

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What Programs Really Want: A Candid Guide To CRNA Applications

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Cracking CRNA Admissions: Myths, Interviews, And Next Steps

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Mastering ICU Sedatives And Paralytics For Safer Care

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CRNA GPA Requirements: Is Your GPA Good Enough for CRNA School?

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From the ICU to CRNA School with Lessons from Nurses at NTI

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Getting Into CRNA School With a 3.0 GPA Plus Tips for New Grad ICU Nurses!

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Cardiogenic Shock Pharmacology & Devices with Nicole Kupchik and Dr. Richard Wilson, DNAP, CRNA

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Autonomic Nervous System Function and Catecholamine Synthesis Breakdown with Dr. Sass Elisha, The Nurse Anesthesia

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How to Get Into CRNA School with Less Than 1 Year of ICU Experience at the Time of Application w. Dalton, Nurse Anesthesia Resident and CSPA Student

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Nurse Mentorship: Why Mentorship Matters w. Dr. Richard Wilson, DNAP, CRNA and Dr. Stephanie Woodruff, DNP, CRNA, CHSE

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Acid-Base Balance and Blood Gas Analysis with Dr. Carly Mitchell, Program Director at Bellarmine University

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Nursing Malpractice: What Proactive Measures Can A NAR|CRNA Implement To Shield Themselves From Legal Liability? With Maggie Ortiz, MSN, RN (Part 2)

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Nursing Malpractice: What Proactive Measures Can A NAR|CRNA Implement To Shield Themselves From Legal Liability? With Maggie Ortiz, MSN, RN (Part 1)

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CRNA School Rejection: The Mindset Shift Chris Needed to Succeed

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Nurse Burnout: Signs, Treatment and Prevention with Dr. Lendra James

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Airway Management Adventures (CRNA Case Studies) w. Dr. Jeremy Heiner, The Nurse Anesthesia

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New CRNA Programs Opening in 2024 & 2025: Should You Apply?

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Pain Management In Anesthesia w. Dr. Derek Owens, Mary Baldwin University

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Should You Take The GRE For CRNA School? Plus Get a FREE Magoosh Practice Test!

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Professional Roles & Leadership for Nurse Anesthesia w. Dr. Melissa Eisenhauer, University of Evansville Nurse Anesthesia Program

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Going to CRNA School w. Credit Card Debt- What You Need to Know

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Ketamine: Uses, Effects & Mechanism of Action w. Dr. Kelly Elmore, Mary Baldwin University

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CRNA School Interview Trends 2024

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What You Need To Know About Paying for CRNA School

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What Is ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) w. Dr. Jeremy Heiner, EdD, CRNA, FAANA

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Perioperative Fluid Management With Dr. Carly Mitchell, Bellarmine University

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Side Gigs For Nurses + Can You Work While In CRNA School? With Patrick From Nurse Wallet

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Housing For Travel Nurses - Where To Stay On Travel Nurse Assignments

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Ultrasound Physics With Dr. Jen McPherson, Mary Baldwin University

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Pathophysiology Of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy With Dr. Shannon Pecka, Bryan College Of Health Sciences

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How To Become An ICU Nurse | What Is It Like To Be An ICU Nurse?

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AANA Infection Control Policy Updates And What You Need To Know With Dr. Cherie Burke Program Director At Loyola University New Orleans

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The 2024 US News Nurse Anesthesiology Program Rankings Report – What You NEED To Know

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Pulmonary Artery Catheters: Hemodynamics And Case Management With Nicole Kupchik

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Our BEST Interview Prep- ACE Your CRNA School Interview With CSPA!

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Our BEST Application Tips- How To Stand Out As A CRNA School Applicant!

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How Much Debt Will You Be In After CRNA School?

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What You Need To Know About Becoming A CRNA with Nurse Mo from Straight A Nursing

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The Coagulation Cascade: An Easy Way To Memorize By Dr. Stephanie Woodruff, Program Director At Ursuline College Nurse Anesthesia Program

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Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine): What Is It And How Does It Work? Free Study Guide Included!

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Epinephrine (Adrenalin): What Is It And How Does It Work? Free Study Guide Included!

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Norepinephrine (Levophed) : What Is It And How Does It Work? Free Study Guide Included!

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Impostor Syndrome With Dr. Jeff Darna, CRNA, DNP And Co-Program Director At Keck School Of Medicine Of USC

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What You Need To Know To Become A CRNA In 2024 And Beyond. The Playing Field Has Shifted!

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How Competitive Is CRNA School In 2024?

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How To Use Your ICU Experience To Prepare For CRNA School With Guest Host Rick Heuermann, Nurse Anesthesia Resident

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The Hardest Topics In CRNA School With Guest Hosts Cordero & Monica, Nurse Anesthesia Residents

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Tips For SRNAs Starting Clinicals With Guest Hosts Cordero And Monica, NARs

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Patients That Are Hard To Sedate And Why With Guest Host Paulene, Nurse Anesthesia Resident

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Critical Thinking For CRNA Part 2 With Dr. Heiner, Head Of Admissions For Kaiser Permanente School Of Anesthesia

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Critical Thinking For CRNA Part 1 With Dr. Heiner, Head Of Admissions For Kaiser Permanente School Of Anesthesia

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Emergence And Extubation: Waking Someone Up From Anesthesia Part 3 Post-Extubation Emergencies

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Emergence And Extubation: Waking Someone Up From Anesthesia Part 2 Awake Extubation

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Emergence And Extubation: Waking Someone Up From Anesthesia Part 1 Deep Extubation

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CRNA Program Faculty Q&A Part 2

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CRNA Program Faculty Q&A Part 1

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Emotional Intelligence – Do I Have It? Part 2 With Dr. AuBuchon, Program Faculty At South College

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Emotional Intelligence - Do I Have It? Part 1 With Dr. AuBuchon, Program Faculty At South College

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Mental Wellness In CRNA School

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Can You Manage CRNA School As A Single Parent With Single Mom And SRNA Ariel

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How To Become A CRNA

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What Type Of ICU Experience Is Best For Aspiring CRNAs? With Dr. Canale, USF Program Director

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Preparing Care Plans In CRNA School With Guest Host David Warren, NAR

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How To Study In CRNA School With Guest Host David Warren, NAR

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CRNA Interview Practice Questions: Clinical and Emotional Intelligence Interview Questions and Answers

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Tips For Clinical Success Before And During CRNA School With Guest Host David Warren

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Nurse Anesthesia Educators Unplugged Sneak Peek w. Dr. Fitch, DNP, CRNA and Program Director Of University Of Evansville

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Balancing Mental Wellness In CRNA School With Guest Hosts Cordero And Monica

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ICU Experience For CRNA School- Preferred ICU Specialties For CRNA Admissions

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CRNA Interview Questions + Tips To Prepare For Your CRNA School Interview

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What I Wish I Had Known - Clinical By Guest Host David Warren

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What I Wish I Had Known - Didactic By Guest Host David Warren

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Preparing For CRNA School With Guest Hosts Cordero And Monica

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CRNA School Requirements That You May Not Know About

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A Day In The Life Of A Nurse Anesthesia Resident With Guest David Warren

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How To Manage Time In CRNA School With Guest Hosts Cordero & Monica, SRNAs

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Best CRNA Schools Of 2023

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G Protein Pathway Part #2 With PKA: ICU Drugs & Mechanism Of Action

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Part 1 Signal Transduction With G Proteins With RRNA David Bearden

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Retaking Undergraduate Courses For CRNA Social Q&A

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ICU Travel Nursing, Everything You Need To Know With Justin Allison From Lead Health

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Questions To Prep For Your CRNA Interview With Current RRNA Erika

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What Is The One Thing You Can Do To Ensure Your CRNA Journey Is A Success?

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ICU Cardiac Medications With Nicole Kupchik

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Preparing To Start CRNA School

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PACU Anesthesia Handoff With Cathy Zuniga From PACU Nursing Minutes

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How To Recover Mental Wellness After Burnout In CRNA School With NAR Cori Stone

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How A Mentor Can Accelerate Your CRNA Journey

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Starting A Med Spa As A CRNA With Megan Hagley

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Becoming An Expert Witness As A CRNA With Kristen Hull

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Do You Need To Know A CRNA To Become One?

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Does A Waitlist Mean You Are At High Risk To Struggle In CRNA School?

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What Is The Difference Between A Bronchospasm & Laryngospasm?

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Steps Before Nursing School For CRNA With Colby

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Assessing Paralysis Under Anesthesia

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Become A CRNA In 5 Steps

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Will Your Marriage Survive CRNA School?

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Life After CRNA School With CRNA Marissa

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Getting Dismissed From CRNA School... Now What?

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You Have 3 Chances To Interview For CRNA Then You Can No Longer Apply Rule With RRNA Ivan

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CRNA School Advice Directly From CRNA Program Faculty

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What Are Common Myths About Becoming A CRNA?

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Is Becoming a CRNA Worth It?

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Going Back For CRNA As A Second Career Nurse With RRNA Guest Kelly

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Getting Into CRNA School Without Current ICU Experience With CRNA Guest Monica

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Getting The CCRN For CRNA School With Nicole Kupchik

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Guaranteed CRNA School Acceptance!

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Episode 94: Why Advocacy Is Important As A CRNA With AANA President Dr. Angela Mund DNP, CRNA

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Applying To CRNA School Fact Versus Fiction

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Episode 92: How To Get Accepted Into CRNA School On Your First Attempt

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What Is Opioid-Free Anesthesia? With Dr. Thomas Baribeault, DNP, CRNA

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Planning Your CRNA School And Living Expenses With Natalie A. Kratzer, ChFC®, CLF®, CLTC®, FIC

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Episode 89: Can You Survive CRNA School With Kids? With Jon Holmer

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Episode 88: What Are Some Things To Consider When Looking For Your First Job As A CRNA

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Episode 87: Did I Always Know I Wanted To Become A CRNA?

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Episode 86: What Are My Favorite Types Of Anesthetics & Cases As A CRNA

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Episode 85: What Did I Struggle With The Most In CRNA School?

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Episode 84: Do You Need a Mock Interview for CRNA?

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Episode 83: CRNA Work-Life Balance Compared To RN

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Episode 82: Typical Day Of A CRNA

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Episode 81: Breaking Down Your CRNA Application

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Episode 80: Is CRNA School Expensive?

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Episode 79: Resume Hacks For CRNA School

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Episode 78: CRNA Vs. RN What Is The Difference?

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Episode 77: The Fastest Way To Become A CRNA

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Episode 76: Leadership Roles For CRNA School

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Episode 74: How To Manage Your Time As An ICU Nurse with ICU RN Shakira

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Episode 73: How To Pick Your CRNA Program With Richard Wilson, MNA, CRNA

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Episode 72: What Does A CRNA Do? What Does It Mean To Be An Opt-Out State? What Is The Difference Between AA, CRNA & MD?

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Episode 71: How To Manage Your Time In CRNA School

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Episode 70: How To Handle Anxiety Around Starting CRNA School

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Episode 69: CRNA School Is Expensive! So How Much Money Do CRNAs Make?

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Episode 68: How to Prepare Mentally for CRNA School With Guest Jon Lowrance CRNA

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Episode 67: Getting into CRNA School with a Pass | Fail Nursing Degree with SRNA Sabrina

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Episode 66: Questions to Ask When Shadowing A CRNA

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Episode 65: How To Hit The Ground Running As An ICU Nurse With ICU Nurse AJ

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Episode 64: Questions to Ask the Interview Panel

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Episode 63: Is CRNA School Really as Hard as They Say It Is?

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Episode 62: Thriving in Your CRNA Didactics with Jon Lowrance CRNA

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Episode 61: Why You Do Not Need To Be A Straight A Student to be Successful in CRNA School

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Episode 60: CRNA Independent Practice with Joe Rodriguez DNAP, CRNA

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Episode 59: Going To CRNA School With Less Than 1 Year Of ICU Experience

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Episode 58: Asking For Letters Of Reference For CRNA School

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Episode 57: Mock Interview Coaching with Assistant Director and CSPA Expert Contributor Richard Wilson MNA, CRNA

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Episode 56: Writing A Good Personal Statement For CRNA School

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Episode 55: Tips on How To Stay Successful in CRNA School

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Episode 54: CRNA Podcast- Best Episodes of 2021 Study Tips & Interview Prep

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Episode 53: Why Being A Good Nurse Does Not Necessarily Equal Being A Good SRNA

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Episode 52: Finding Financial Freedom As A CRNA with Crystal Grant CRNA & Business Owner

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Episode 51: How Does Your ICU Experience Prepare You for CRNA?

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Episode 50: Actions You Can Take Now As A Nursing Student To Achieve Your CRNA Dream

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Episode 49: How To Handle Criticism In CRNA School

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Episode 48: NEW SRNA Survival Guide With Current SRNA’s Ashley, Ruben & Evelyn

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Episode 47: Do You Need To Start In Med Surg Prior To ICU?

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Episode 46: Real CRNA Interview Questions, Know What To Expect

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Episode 45: Passing CRNA Board Exam with Morgan Potts CRNA

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Episode 44: Front Loaded Versus Integrated With Current SRNA Marissa

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Episode 43: You Got In Now What!?

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Episode 42: CRNA Practice W2 versus 1099 with Guest Jake Bevilacqua

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Episode 41: Growth Mindset & Why This Single Thing Can Allow Your CRNA Journey To Be Easier

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Episode 40: Regional Anesthesia with Scott Urigel Founder of Block Buddy Pro

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Episode 39: How to Study Effectively

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Episode 38: Is CRNA Right For You?

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Episode 37: Physiology of Pregnancy

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Episode 36: Advocacy as a SRNA & Involvement in the AANA With Guest Jeff Molter

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Episode 35: Emergence of Anesthesia

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Episode 34: Maintenance of Anesthesia

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Episode 33: Induction of Anesthesia

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Episode 32: Guest Dr. Dawn Bent Program Director of Upenn Nurse Anesthesia Program

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Episode 31: What Does A CRNA Do? Pro’s and Con’s Of This Career Choice

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Episode 30: Am I Too Old To Pursue CRNA?

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Episode 29: Stress Management with Matthew Zinder, MS, CH, CRNA

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Episode 28: Pre-operative Assessment

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Episode 27: How & When To Reach Out To Your Future CRNA Program With Expert Guest Richard Wilson MNA, CRNA

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Episode 26: What is it like to be a parent in CRNA School? with Guest SRNA Sara Conner

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Episode 25: Why 10 Rejections and Being 58 Didn’t Stop Eslyn

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Episode 24: CCRN and Other Certifications

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Episode 23: Why CRNA School Prep Academy

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Episode 22: Facing 12 Rejections with SRNA Mike

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Episode 21: Breaking Down The GRE

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Episode 20: CRNA Interview Styles, What to Expect?

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Episode 19: Pediatric Anesthesia | Physiology Overview

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Episode 18: Imposter Syndrome with Nurse Mo

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Episode 17: Shadowing a CRNA

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Episode 16: Is ICU Nursing Similar to Being a CRNA?

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Episode 15: Surviving and Thriving In a Relationship During CRNA School

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Episode 14: How To Pay For CRNA School with Guest Natalie Kratzer, Financial Consultant

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Episode 13: Day In The Life Of A CRNA

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Episode 12: Landing Your First Job After CRNA School

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Episode 11: Breaking Down GPA For CRNA School

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Episode 10: Open Heart Rotation Pharmacology Review

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Episode 9: Tackling The CRNA Interview With Guest Richard Wilson MNA, CRNA

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Episode 8: Clinical Tips For Success as a Nurse Anesthesia Resident

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Episode 7: Dealing With Burnout as a Nurse Anesthesia Resident

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Episode 6: Which ICU Experience Is Best for CRNA School

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Episode 5: Most Common Reasons For Dismissal From CRNA School with guest Dr. Jason Bolt DNP, CRNA

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Episode 4: The Most Common Reason Candidates Face Rejection From CRNA School

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Episode 2: How To Study, My Best Study Tips

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Episode 1: The Big Picture, Why Now, Why Me?

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