CRNA School Prep Academy Podcast

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Episodes: 168

Description

Ever wish you had a CRNA mentor plugged into the community who has helped THOUSANDS of nurses succeed? The CSPA community is committed to helping you not only gain acceptance into CRNA school but providing support all the way through graduation day!


Tune in, get inspired, and get ready to discover why more than 6,000+ nurses turn to CRNA School Prep Academy for guidance regarding all things that the road to CRNA entails. From financial planning, interview styles, ICU experience, anesthesia cases, stress management, study tips, practice settings and so much more; whether you’re a nursing student who is exploring the possibility of becoming a CRNA, an ICU nurse actively pursuing this career path, or a current Nurse Anesthesia Resident looking for extra guidance while in school, each episode is designed to help you take immediate action on the most important strategies for planning, implementation, and achieving your dream of becoming a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.


Who is this podcast for: Nurses who are researching the requirements for CRNA programs, CRNA school admissions, how to become a CRNA and what does a CRNA do?


Other Areas of Focus:

How To Become A CRNA

CRNA School Requirements

What Does A CRNA Do?

Shadowing A CRNA

Best ICU Experience For CRNA School

Standing Out As A CRNA Applicant

Preparing For CRNA School Interview

Writing Your CRNA School Personal Statement

Preparing For CRNA School

Improving GPA For CRNA School

Overview Of CRNA Programs

Top CRNA Schools

Becoming A CRNA

Intensive And Critical Care Nursing Insights

Certified Nurse Anesthetist Role

CRNA Interview Preparation

Getting Into CRNA School

CRNA School Expenses

Cost Of CRNA Schooling

CRNA Application Process

Steps To Become A CRNA

A Day In The Life Of A CRNA

Questions To Ask CRNA Programs

CV Preparation For CRNA School

Financing CRNA School

Writing A CRNA School Essay

CRNA School Interview Questions

Finding A CRNA Mentor

How To Stand Out For CRNA School

Overcoming Dismissal From CRNA School

Nurse Anesthetist Shadowing Opportunities


Episode Date
Our BEST Interview Prep- ACE Your CRNA School Interview With CSPA!
May 01, 2024
Our BEST Application Tips- How To Stand Out As A CRNA School Applicant!
Apr 24, 2024
How Much Debt Will You Be In After CRNA School?
Apr 17, 2024
What You Need To Know About Becoming A CRNA with Nurse Mo from Straight A Nursing
Apr 10, 2024
The Coagulation Cascade: An Easy Way To Memorize By Dr. Stephanie Woodruff, Program Director At Ursuline College Nurse Anesthesia Program
Apr 03, 2024
Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine): What Is It And How Does It Work? Free Study Guide Included!
Mar 27, 2024
Epinephrine (Adrenalin): What Is It And How Does It Work? Free Study Guide Included!
Mar 20, 2024
Norepinephrine (Levophed) : What Is It And How Does It Work? Free Study Guide Included!
Mar 13, 2024
Impostor Syndrome With Dr. Jeff Darna, CRNA, DNP And Co-Program Director At Keck School Of Medicine Of USC
Mar 06, 2024
What You Need To Know To Become A CRNA In 2024 And Beyond. The Playing Field Has Shifted!
Feb 28, 2024
How Competitive Is CRNA School In 2024?
Feb 21, 2024
How To Use Your ICU Experience To Prepare For CRNA School With Guest Host Rick Heuermann, Nurse Anesthesia Resident
Feb 14, 2024
The Hardest Topics In CRNA School With Guest Hosts Cordero & Monica, Nurse Anesthesia Residents
Feb 07, 2024
Tips For SRNAs Starting Clinicals With Guest Hosts Cordero And Monica, NARs
Jan 31, 2024
Patients That Are Hard To Sedate And Why With Guest Host Paulene, Nurse Anesthesia Resident
Jan 24, 2024
Critical Thinking For CRNA Part 2 With Dr. Heiner, Head Of Admissions For Kaiser Permanente School Of Anesthesia
Jan 17, 2024
Critical Thinking For CRNA Part 1 With Dr. Heiner, Head Of Admissions For Kaiser Permanente School Of Anesthesia
Jan 10, 2024
Emergence And Extubation: Waking Someone Up From Anesthesia Part 3 Post-Extubation Emergencies
Jan 03, 2024
Emergence And Extubation: Waking Someone Up From Anesthesia Part 2 Awake Extubation
Dec 27, 2023
Emergence And Extubation: Waking Someone Up From Anesthesia Part 1 Deep Extubation
Dec 20, 2023
CRNA Program Faculty Q&A Part 2
Dec 13, 2023
CRNA Program Faculty Q&A Part 1
Dec 06, 2023
Emotional Intelligence – Do I Have It? Part 2 With Dr. AuBuchon, Program Faculty At South College
Nov 29, 2023
Emotional Intelligence - Do I Have It? Part 1 With Dr. AuBuchon, Program Faculty At South College
Nov 22, 2023
Mental Wellness In CRNA School
Nov 15, 2023
Can You Manage CRNA School As A Single Parent With Single Mom And SRNA Ariel
Nov 08, 2023
How To Become A CRNA
Nov 01, 2023
What Type Of ICU Experience Is Best For Aspiring CRNAs? With Dr. Canale, USF Program Director
Oct 25, 2023
Preparing Care Plans In CRNA School With Guest Host David Warren, NAR
Oct 18, 2023
How To Study In CRNA School With Guest Host David Warren, NAR
Oct 11, 2023
CRNA Interview Practice Questions
Oct 04, 2023
Tips For Clinical Success Before And During CRNA School With Guest Host David Warren
Sep 27, 2023
Nurse Anesthesia Educators Unplugged Sneak Peek w. Dr. Fitch, DNP, CRNA and Program Director Of University Of Evansville
Sep 20, 2023
Balancing Mental Wellness In CRNA School With Guest Hosts Cordero And Monica
Sep 13, 2023
ICU Experience For CRNA School
Sep 06, 2023
CRNA Interview Questions
Aug 30, 2023
What I Wish I Had Known - Clinical By Guest Host David Warren
Aug 23, 2023
What I Wish I Had Known - Didactic By Guest Host David Warren
Aug 16, 2023
Preparing For CRNA School With Guest Hosts Cordero And Monica
Aug 09, 2023
CRNA School Requirements That You May Not Know About
Aug 02, 2023
A Day In The Life Of A Nurse Anesthesia Resident With Guest David Warren
Jul 26, 2023
How To Manage Time In CRNA School With Guest Hosts Cordero & Monica, SRNAs
Jul 19, 2023
Best CRNA Schools Of 2023
Jul 12, 2023
G Protein Pathway Part #2 With PKA: ICU Drugs & Mechanism Of Action
Jul 05, 2023
Part 1 Signal Transduction With G Proteins With RRNA David Bearden
Jun 28, 2023
Retaking Undergraduate Courses For CRNA Social Q&A
Jun 21, 2023
ICU Travel Nursing, Everything You Need To Know With Justin Allison From Lead Health
Jun 14, 2023
Questions To Prep For Your CRNA Interview With Current RRNA Erika
Jun 07, 2023
What Is The One Thing You Can Do To Ensure Your CRNA Journey Is A Success?
May 31, 2023
ICU Cardiac Medications With Nicole Kupchik
May 28, 2023
Preparing To Start CRNA School
May 24, 2023
PACU Anesthesia Handoff With Cathy Zuniga From PACU Nursing Minutes
May 10, 2023
How To Recover Mental Wellness After Burnout In CRNA School With NAR Cori Stone
May 03, 2023
How A Mentor Can Accelerate Your CRNA Journey
Apr 26, 2023
Starting A Med Spa As A CRNA With Megan Hagley
Apr 19, 2023
Becoming An Expert Witness As A CRNA With Kristen Hull
Apr 12, 2023
Do You Need To Know A CRNA To Become One?
Apr 05, 2023
Does A Waitlist Mean You Are At High Risk To Struggle In CRNA School?
Mar 29, 2023
What Is The Difference Between A Bronchospasm & Laryngospasm?
Mar 22, 2023
Steps Before Nursing School For CRNA With Colby
Mar 15, 2023
Assessing Paralysis Under Anesthesia
Mar 08, 2023
Become A CRNA In 5 Steps
Mar 01, 2023
Will Your Marriage Survive CRNA School?
Feb 22, 2023
Life After CRNA School With CRNA Marissa
Feb 15, 2023
Getting Dismissed From CRNA School... Now What?
Feb 08, 2023
You Have 3 Chances To Interview For CRNA Then You Can No Longer Apply Rule With RRNA Ivan
Feb 01, 2023
CRNA School Advice Directly From CRNA Program Faculty
Jan 25, 2023
What Are Common Myths About Becoming A CRNA?
Jan 18, 2023
Is Becoming a CRNA Worth It?
Jan 11, 2023
Going Back For CRNA As A Second Career Nurse With RRNA Guest Kelly
Jan 04, 2023
Getting Into CRNA School Without Current ICU Experience With CRNA Guest Monica
Dec 28, 2022
Getting The CCRN For CRNA School With Nicole Kupchik
Dec 21, 2022
Guaranteed CRNA School Acceptance!
Dec 14, 2022
Episode 94: Why Advocacy Is Important As A CRNA With AANA President Dr. Angela Mund DNP, CRNA
Dec 07, 2022
Applying To CRNA School Fact Versus Fiction
Nov 30, 2022
Episode 92: How To Get Accepted Into CRNA School On Your First Attempt
Nov 23, 2022
What Is Opioid-Free Anesthesia? With Dr. Thomas Baribeault, DNP, CRNA
Nov 16, 2022
Planning Your CRNA School And Living Expenses With Natalie A. Kratzer, ChFC®, CLF®, CLTC®, FIC
Nov 09, 2022
Episode 89: Can You Survive CRNA School With Kids? With Jon Holmer
Nov 02, 2022
Episode 88: What Are Some Things To Consider When Looking For Your First Job As A CRNA
Oct 26, 2022
Episode 87: Did I Always Know I Wanted To Become A CRNA?
Oct 19, 2022
Episode 86: What Are My Favorite Types Of Anesthetics & Cases As A CRNA
Oct 12, 2022
Episode 85: What Did I Struggle With The Most In CRNA School?
Oct 05, 2022
Episode 84: Do You Need a Mock Interview for CRNA?
Sep 28, 2022
Episode 83: CRNA Work-Life Balance Compared To RN
Sep 21, 2022
Episode 82: Typical Day Of A CRNA
Sep 14, 2022
Episode 81: Breaking Down Your CRNA Application
Sep 07, 2022
Episode 80: Is CRNA School Expensive?
Aug 31, 2022
Episode 79: Resume Hacks For CRNA School
Aug 24, 2022
Episode 78: CRNA Vs. RN What Is The Difference?
Aug 17, 2022
Episode 77: The Fastest Way To Become A CRNA
Aug 10, 2022
Episode 76: Leadership Roles For CRNA School
Aug 03, 2022
Episode 75: ICU Travel Nursing Prior To CRNA School With SRNA Anna
Jul 27, 2022
Episode 74: How To Manage Your Time As An ICU Nurse with ICU RN Shakira
Jul 20, 2022
Episode 73: How To Pick Your CRNA Program With Richard Wilson, MNA, CRNA
Jul 13, 2022
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?
Jul 06, 2022
Episode 71: How To Manage Your Time In CRNA School
Jun 29, 2022
Episode 70: How To Handle Anxiety Around Starting CRNA School
Jun 22, 2022
Episode 69: CRNA School Is Expensive! So How Much Money Do CRNAs Make?
Jun 15, 2022
Episode 68: How to Prepare Mentally for CRNA School With Guest Jon Lowrance CRNA
Jun 10, 2022
Episode 67: Getting into CRNA School with a Pass | Fail Nursing Degree with SRNA Sabrina
Jun 02, 2022
Episode 66: Questions to Ask During Your Shadow Experience
May 27, 2022
Episode 65: How To Hit The Ground Running As An ICU Nurse With ICU Nurse AJ
May 18, 2022
Episode 64: Questions to Ask the Interview Panel
May 12, 2022
Episode 63: Is CRNA School Really as Hard as They Say It Is?
May 05, 2022
Episode 62: Thriving in Your CRNA Didactics with Jon Lowrance CRNA
Apr 28, 2022
Episode 61: Why You Do Not Need To Be A Straight A Student to be Successful in CRNA School
Apr 21, 2022
Episode 60: CRNA Independent Practice with Joe Rodriguez DNAP, CRNA
Apr 14, 2022
Episode 59: Going To CRNA School With Less Than 1 Year Of ICU Experience
Apr 06, 2022
Episode 58: Asking For Letters Of Reference For CRNA School
Mar 30, 2022
Episode 57: Mock Interview Coaching with Assistant Director and CSPA Expert Contributor Richard Wilson MNA, CRNA
Mar 23, 2022
Episode 56: Writing A Good Personal Statement For CRNA School
Mar 16, 2022
Episode 55: Tips on How To Stay Successful in CRNA School
Mar 09, 2022
Episode 54: All Time Favorite Episodes of 2021!
Mar 02, 2022
Episode 53: Why Being A Good Nurse Does Not Necessarily Equal Being A Good SRNA
Feb 23, 2022
Episode 52: Finding Financial Freedom As A CRNA with Crystal Grant CRNA & Business Owner
Feb 16, 2022
Episode 51: How Does Your ICU Experience Prepare You for CRNA?
Feb 09, 2022
Episode 50: Actions You Can Take Now As A Nursing Student To Achieve Your CRNA Dream
Feb 02, 2022
Episode 49: How To Handle Criticism In CRNA School
Jan 26, 2022
Episode 48: NEW SRNA Survival Guide With Current SRNA's Ashley, Ruben & Evelyn
Jan 19, 2022
Episode 47: Do You Need To Start In Med Surg Prior To ICU?
Jan 12, 2022
Episode 46: Real CRNA Interview Questions, Know What To Expect
Jan 05, 2022
Episode 45: Passing CRNA Board Exam with Morgan Potts CRNA
Dec 29, 2021
Episode 44: Front Loaded Versus Integrated With Current SRNA Marissa
Dec 22, 2021
Episode 43: You Got In Now What!?
Dec 15, 2021
Episode 42: Guest Jake Bevilacqua on CRNA Practice W2 versus 1099
Dec 08, 2021
Episode 41: Growth Mindset & Why This Single Thing Can Allow Your CRNA Journey To Be Easier
Dec 01, 2021
Episode 40: Regional Anesthesia with Scott Urigel Founder of Block Buddy Pro
Nov 24, 2021
Episode 39: How to Study Effectively
Nov 17, 2021
Episode 38: Is CRNA Right For You?
Nov 10, 2021
Episode 37: Physiology of Pregnancy
Nov 03, 2021
Episode 36: Advocacy as a SRNA & Involvement in the AANA With Guest Jeff Molter
Oct 27, 2021
Episode 35: Emergence of Anesthesia
Oct 20, 2021
Episode 34: Maintenance of Anesthesia
Oct 13, 2021
Episode 33: Induction of Anesthesia
Oct 06, 2021
Episode 32: Guest Dr. Dawn Bent Program Director of Upenn Nurse Anesthesia Program
Sep 29, 2021
Episode 31: What Does A CRNA Do? Pro’s and Con’s Of This Career Choice
Sep 22, 2021
Episode 30: Am I Too Old To Pursue CRNA?
Sep 15, 2021
Episode 29: Stress Management with Matthew Zinder, MS, CH, CRNA
Sep 08, 2021
Episode 28: Pre-operative Assessment
Sep 01, 2021
Episode 27: How & When To Reach Out To Your Future CRNA Program With Expert Guest Richard Wilson MNA, CRNA
Aug 25, 2021
Episode 26: Guest SRNA Sara Conner: What is it like to be a parent in CRNA School?
Aug 18, 2021
Episode 25: Why 10 Rejections and Being 58 Didn't Stop Eslyn
Aug 11, 2021
Episode 24: CCRN and Other Certifications
Aug 04, 2021
Episode 23: Why CRNA School Prep Academy
Jul 28, 2021
Episode 22: Facing 12 Rejections with SRNA Mike
Jul 21, 2021
Episode 21: Breaking Down The GRE
Jul 14, 2021
Episode 20: CRNA Interview Styles, What to Expect?
Jul 07, 2021
Episode 19: Pediatric Anesthesia | Physiology Overview
Jun 30, 2021
Episode 18: Imposter Syndrome with Nurse Mo
Jun 23, 2021
Episode 17: Shadowing a CRNA
Jun 16, 2021
Episode 16: Is ICU Nursing Similar to Being a CRNA?
Jun 09, 2021
Episode 15: Surviving and Thriving In a Relationship During CRNA School
Jun 02, 2021
Episode 14: How To Pay For CRNA School with Guest Natalie Kratzer, Financial Consultant
May 26, 2021
Episode 13: Day In The Life Of A CRNA
May 19, 2021
Episode 12: Landing Your First Job After CRNA School
May 14, 2021
Episode 11: Breaking Down GPA For CRNA School
May 05, 2021
Episode 10: Open Heart Rotation Pharmacology Review
May 01, 2021
Episode 9: Tackling The CRNA Interview With Guest Richard Wilson MNA, CRNA
Apr 21, 2021
Episode 8: Clinical Tips For Success as a Nurse Anesthesia Resident
Apr 14, 2021
Episode 7: Dealing With Burnout as a Nurse Anesthesia Resident
Apr 07, 2021
Episode 6: Which ICU Experience Is Best for CRNA School
Mar 31, 2021
Episode 5: Most Common Reasons For Dismissal From CRNA School with guest Dr. Jason Bolt DNP, CRNA
Mar 24, 2021
Episode 4: The Most Common Reason Candidates Face Rejection From CRNA School
Mar 17, 2021
Episode 3: Best Resources For CRNA School
Mar 14, 2021
Episode 2: How To Study, My Best Study Tips
Mar 10, 2021
Episode 1: The Big Picture, Why Now, Why Me?
Mar 10, 2021
Official Trailer: CRNA School Prep Academy Podcast
Feb 25, 2021