Navigating Your First Day of Clinical
The first day of clinical is a bag full of mixed emotions. The nerves, the excitement, the anticipation, the yearning- all are an accumulation of many years worth of hard work, sacrifices, time and money. As my faculty told me, each day you step into the operating room from day one until the last day….
Mastering Stress Management as an SRNA: Essential Tips for Success
Remember in your interview when you were asked, “How do you handle stress?” Did you answer honestly, because you’ve already built healthy strategies, or did you give them the answer they wanted to hear? Even if you had them figured out previously CRNA school is its own beast and the tools you used previously may….
Unlocking CRNA Shadowing: Non-Traditional Paths to CRNA Experience
Having a difficult time finding shadowing opportunities? This is for you! Say you’ve exhausted the usual ways to try to shadow a CRNA, i.e. reaching out to your hospital’s anesthesia department. Or maybe you’re a traveler and don’t feel comfortable doing this. OR you’re like me and you didn’t want a single soul in your….
