What is considered a good GRE score for CRNA school? Do you wander if your GRE score is good enough to get accepted into a program? Introduction I remember the first time I took the GRE exam I felt rushed and not ready because I really needed to get my score in by the CRNA …
Do you ever feel like the goals you set never get accomplished? Let’s face it, your goal to become a CRNA requires you take small steps, hard work and commitment to achieve. While on your journey, you can easily lose motivation, focus and give up in the process. According to a study by The American …
Back when I was a Surgical Tech, I would get up at 5:30am and get my three kids (all under age 6 years old) ready for daycare and elementary school. I was always running late trying to get into work by 7:00am for my first case. There I worked four days a week until 5:30pm. …
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“I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” ~ Oscar Wilde We can all agree as critical care nurses, we deal with some pretty heavy and emotional stuff. And then we go home and deal with even more stuff. When …
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Do you often set goals but never follow through? This usually happens when the new year rolls around. We make all these resolutions, but according to Forbes Magazine only 8% of people actually stick to their resolutions. Most of the time this occurs because we get overzealous or eventually lose interest in our goals. Why …
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In this post we will finish it off with active learning techniques to complete your very own study system. As you may remember, the first post emphasized the importance of addressing your issues. The second post was focused on defining your core principles. And in the third installment I gave you all the details of …
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Updated: 11/21/2023. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclaimers for more info. Last week was a continuation of a 4 part blog series on “How to Learn Anything”. In this post, we’ll take a deep dive into the study system I created while in CRNA school. Read: My CRNA Journey: Surgical Tech …
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Last week, I wrote the first blog article of a 4- part series on “How to Learn Anything: (Even When You Think You Can’t)”. The first blog post touched on the importance of addressing your issues to better yourself. This post is about how to identify your core principles on your path to creating a system …
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Have you ever sat beside someone in class and became transfixed at how smart they “appeared”? Ever wonder what they were doing differently from you? Recently, I was talking to a follower of The CRNA Chase who was relaying to me they were worried about the didactic portion of CRNA school. I let him know …
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From my first day of CRNA school there were two phrases I heard constantly, being an “adult learner” and “critical thinking”. But for now I will speak on the latter. As a critical care nurse, I know you are quite familiar with this phrase as well since nurses must make connections and find solutions to …
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