CRNA INTERVIEW|Questions With Correct
Answers|Verified
Tell me about yourself - ✅I became a nurse because...
I enjoy being a patient advocate, critical thinking and hands on patient care.
I have my ccrn, tcar, fccs
I work in a 14 bed trauma neuro, lead, unit council, co chair ARDS, preceptor
project ADAM, leadership, policy
volunteer
What type of patient do you care for and favorite? - ✅hypothermia, unstable multi
system trauma, msof sepsis
Describe success (work ethic) - ✅Obtaining your absolute best, achieving your goals
Role of CRNA - ✅Maintain pt safety before, during, after procedure
Treating pain while maintaining hemodynamics
advocate for anesthesia as whole and contribute to future practice through EBP,
research, and policies.
Barriers to education - ✅Financial - not working
This application process - can't learn or progress to the degree I want without getting
accepted
Ethical dilemma - what did you do - ✅technology - prolonging life. Quantity vs. quality
Internal battle over truth to patient or insight hope
ex:donation, pt first person consent, family doesnt want it. listen to family, find out their
reason, barriers, overcome
Strengths - ✅leader, teamwork, good listener, altruistic, respectful
what being a leader is about.
Weakness - ✅saying yes or want to do more or help then I should. I tend to want to
help everyone, I've learned this over the years and have gotten a lot better at saying no
Greatest accomplishments - ✅First generation higher education
Supported myself, many scholarships
Opportunities I have created for myself
project ADAM
Showed leadership and teamwork - ✅Preceptor of new employees
unit lead
head of health services
unit council
, co chair
man 6th policies revised and created
presenter at school board meetings
lots if public speaking
Example of problem solving - ✅angie pt with sepsis
How do others see you? - ✅Reliable, approachable
Calm and collected, problem solver
How do you handle stress? - ✅STOP - Stop, take a breath, observe surrounding and
develop Options, PROCEED
view the blessings in everything
Dealing with people of different value systems - ✅listen to them.
reflect.
educate myself, seek out Chaplin
respect
See myself in 5 years - ✅established in ccrn role.
mentor
mission trips
active member of aana
Why applied to their program? - ✅Close to where I am now
Professors all practicing CRNA's
Low student to faculty ratio
doctorate program
Giving up paying job - ✅Going to be difficult to feel so limited
Look at the end goal
Seek opportunities of aid to lessen the burden
Know about program - ✅Emphasis on EBP best practices
Areas of leadership, research, policy, and professional issues
Why I chose Gonzaga #19 - ratio, CRNA, pass rate
How I changed in the last years - ✅Devoted more to myself
Gained confidence professionally - OR to nurse
Gained a few pounds - LOL
Asset to program/why you over others? - ✅Don't know the other candidates
I'm perfect - thrive on going above and beyond
Answers|Verified
Tell me about yourself - ✅I became a nurse because...
I enjoy being a patient advocate, critical thinking and hands on patient care.
I have my ccrn, tcar, fccs
I work in a 14 bed trauma neuro, lead, unit council, co chair ARDS, preceptor
project ADAM, leadership, policy
volunteer
What type of patient do you care for and favorite? - ✅hypothermia, unstable multi
system trauma, msof sepsis
Describe success (work ethic) - ✅Obtaining your absolute best, achieving your goals
Role of CRNA - ✅Maintain pt safety before, during, after procedure
Treating pain while maintaining hemodynamics
advocate for anesthesia as whole and contribute to future practice through EBP,
research, and policies.
Barriers to education - ✅Financial - not working
This application process - can't learn or progress to the degree I want without getting
accepted
Ethical dilemma - what did you do - ✅technology - prolonging life. Quantity vs. quality
Internal battle over truth to patient or insight hope
ex:donation, pt first person consent, family doesnt want it. listen to family, find out their
reason, barriers, overcome
Strengths - ✅leader, teamwork, good listener, altruistic, respectful
what being a leader is about.
Weakness - ✅saying yes or want to do more or help then I should. I tend to want to
help everyone, I've learned this over the years and have gotten a lot better at saying no
Greatest accomplishments - ✅First generation higher education
Supported myself, many scholarships
Opportunities I have created for myself
project ADAM
Showed leadership and teamwork - ✅Preceptor of new employees
unit lead
head of health services
unit council
, co chair
man 6th policies revised and created
presenter at school board meetings
lots if public speaking
Example of problem solving - ✅angie pt with sepsis
How do others see you? - ✅Reliable, approachable
Calm and collected, problem solver
How do you handle stress? - ✅STOP - Stop, take a breath, observe surrounding and
develop Options, PROCEED
view the blessings in everything
Dealing with people of different value systems - ✅listen to them.
reflect.
educate myself, seek out Chaplin
respect
See myself in 5 years - ✅established in ccrn role.
mentor
mission trips
active member of aana
Why applied to their program? - ✅Close to where I am now
Professors all practicing CRNA's
Low student to faculty ratio
doctorate program
Giving up paying job - ✅Going to be difficult to feel so limited
Look at the end goal
Seek opportunities of aid to lessen the burden
Know about program - ✅Emphasis on EBP best practices
Areas of leadership, research, policy, and professional issues
Why I chose Gonzaga #19 - ratio, CRNA, pass rate
How I changed in the last years - ✅Devoted more to myself
Gained confidence professionally - OR to nurse
Gained a few pounds - LOL
Asset to program/why you over others? - ✅Don't know the other candidates
I'm perfect - thrive on going above and beyond
