CRNA Interview Questions and Questions 2026

CRNA Interview Questions and
Questions 2026
WhatBareBtheBinterventionsBforBcardiogenicBshock?B-BAnswer-Fluids

-VasopressorsB(Dopamine)

-InotropesB(Dobutamine,BMilrinoneBforBheartBfailure)

-IABP,BECMO



YourBventilatorBisBpeakBpressureBalarming.BWhatBcouldBbeBtheBproblem?B-BAnswer-
NormalBplateauBpressureB-
BKinkBinBtubing,BpatientBbitingBtube,BmucousBplug,Bbronchospasm,BETTBtooBsmall



-IfBhighBplateauBpressureB-
BthereBisBanBissueBwithBlungBcomplianceBie:BdevelopingBPNA,BpulmonaryBedema,BautoBPEEP,
Bpneumothorax,BrightBmainBstem,BARDS,BILD



YourBpatientBneedsBtoBbeBintubatedBsoon.BWhatBitemsBdoByouBwantBatBtheBbedside?B-
BAnswer-suction

-appropriate-sizedBbagBandBmask

-oxygenBsource

-appropriateBsizeBendotrachealBtubesBincludingBaBsizeBlargerBandBoneBsizeBsmaller

-laryngoscopeBandBappropriate-
sizedBlaryngoscopeBbladesB(includingBoneBsizeBsmallerBandBoneBsizeBlarger)

-endotrachealBtube-securingBequipmentB(tapeBorBother)

-stylet

-syringe

-pillow,BblanketBroll

-stethoscope

-IVF,BpressureBbag

-pressorsBdependingBonBstatusB

-sedation

-appropriateBsizedBnasogastricBtubes

-x-rayBonBstandby

,WhatBareBsomeBreasonsBforBpostBoperativeBtachycardia?B-
BAnswerPostoperativeBsinusBtachycardiaBisBoftenBattributedBtoBcatecholamineBreleaseBinBrespo
nseBtoBsurgicalBstressBorBanemia.



-Pain

-Hypovolemia

-Anemia

-DrugBinduced

-CardiacBproblemB(MI,Btamponade)

-PulmonaryBproblemB(Pneumothorax,BPE)



WhatBisBtheBdifferenceBbetweenBCRNABandBMDA?B-BAnswer-
Schooling:BMDABisBaBlicensedBmedicalBdoctorBwithB12ByearsBofBschooling,BCRNABrequiresB6-
7ByearsBofBschooling

-
InBmostBstates,BnurseBanesthetistsBcannotBadministerBanesthesiaBwithoutBtheBsupervisionBofB
aBboardBcertifiedBdoctorB(19BstatesBremovedB-BTexasBstillBrequires)

-SimilarBjobBrolesB&Bresponsibilities

-RuralBareasBmoreBcommonlyBhaveBCRNAs,BhospitalsBhaveBboth



DoByouBunderstandB"optBout"?B-BAnswer-
TheBfederalBrequirementBhasBbeenBthatBCRNAsBmustBbeBsupervisedBbyBaBphysician.BTheBNov
emberB13,B2001BruleBallowsBstatesBtoB"opt-
out"BorBbeB"exempted"BfromBtheBfederalBsupervisionBrequirement.



-ForBaBstateBtoB"opt-
out"BofBtheBfederalBsupervisionBrequirement,BtheBstate'sBgovernorBmustBsendBaBletterBofBatt
estationBtoBCMS.BTheBletterBmustBattestBthat:



1.BTheBstate'sBgovernorBhasBconsultedBwithBtheBstate'sBboardsBofBmedicineBandBnursingBabo
utBissuesBrelatedBtoBaccessBtoBandBtheBqualityBofBanesthesiaBservicesBinBtheBstate;Band

2.BThatBitBisBinBtheBbestBinterestsBofBtheBstate'sBcitizensBtoBopt-
outBofBtheBcurrentBfederalBphysicianBsupervisionBrequirement;Band

3.BThatBtheBopt-outBisBconsistentBwithBstateBlaw.

,DiscussBtheBroleBofBtheBsympatheticBnervousBsystem.B-BAnswer-
SubdivisionBofBtheBautonomicBnervousBsystemB-B"fightBorBflight"



-InvolvedBinBpreparingBtheBbodyBforBstress-
relatedBactivities,BslowsBbodilyBprocessesBthatBareBlessBimportantBinBemergenciesBsuchBasBdig
estion



-
Patho:BTheBamygdalaBwillBsendBaBdistressBsignalBtoBtheBhypothalamus.BImpulsesBareBthenBtra
nsmittedBthroughBtheBSNSBtoBtheBadrenalBglands,BwhichBthenBpumpsBadrenalineBintoBtheBbl
oodBstream.



-
IncreaseBheartBrate,BDilationBofBtheBpupil,BSecretionBofBsweatBglands,BIncreasedBalertness,BSl
owingBdownBorBstoppingBdigestion,BRelaxationBofBtheBbladder



-
ThereBareBtwoBtypesBofBneuronsBwithinBtheBsympatheticBnervousBsystem:BtheBpreganglionicB
neuronsB(originateBinBbrainBandBspinalBcord)BandBtheBpostganglionicBneuronsB(outsideBspinalB
cords),BorBganglionBcells.



-NeurotransmittersBinvolved:BAcetylcholine,BEpi,BNorepi



DiscussBtheBroleBofBtheBparasympatheticBnervousBsystem.B-BAnswer-
SubdivisionBofBtheBautonomicBnervousBsystemB-B"restBandBdigest"B-
BkeepsBtheBbasicBfunctionsBofByourBbodyBworkingBasBtheyBshould.



-
PSNSBstartsBinByourBbrainBandBextendsBoutBviaBlongBfibersBthatBconnectBwithBspecialBneuron
sBnearBtheBorganBtheyBintendBtoBactBon



-
ConstrictsBpupils,BcausesBsalivation,BslowsBdownBtheBheartBrate,BtightensBtheBbronchiBinBtheB
lungs,BenactsBdigestion,BreleasesBbile,BmakesBtheBbladderBcontract



TellBusBaboutBaBcriticalBpatientByouBhadBandBtheBpathophysiologyBbehindBtheirBdisease.B-
BAnswerUrosepsisB->BSepticBShockB->BARDSB->BHFOV

, HowBdoesBIABPBwork?B-BAnswer-
TheBIABPBconsistsBofBaBthin,BflexibleBtubeBcalledBaBcatheter.BAttachedBtoBtheBtipBofBtheBcath
eterBisBaBlongBballoon.BTheBotherBendBofBtheBcatheterBattachesBtoBaBcomputerBconsoleBwhi
chBhasBaBmechanismBforBinflatingBandBdeflatingBtheBballoonBatBtheBproperBtimeBwhenByourB
heartBbeats.



-
AnBIABPBallowsBbloodBtoBflowBmoreBeasilyBintoByourBcoronaryBarteries.BItBalsoBhelpsByourBh
eartBpumpBmoreBbloodBwithBeachBcontraction.



-HowBitBworks:

1.BDeflatedBinBsystoleB(heartBcontracts)BsoBbloodBcanBbeBejectedBwithBlessBresistanceB&Balso
BhasBaBvacuumBeffectBpullingBbloodBforward

2.BInBdiastole,BballoonBinflatesB&BpushesBbloodBbackBtowardsBcoronaryBarteries,BimprovingBp
erfusion



-Indications:BMI,BCHF,Bdefects,Barrhythmia,Bmyocarditis



WhatBcoronaryBisBaffectedBinBanBanteriorBlateralBMI?B-
BAnswer**LeftBanteriorBdescendingBcoronaryBarteryB(LAD)**

-
AlsoBknownBasBanteriorBwallBMI,BorBAWMI,BorBanteriorBSTBsegmentBelevationBMI,BorBanterio
rBSTEMI

-
OccursBwhenBanteriorBmyocardialBtissueBusuallyBsuppliedBbyBtheBleftBanteriorBdescendingBcor
onaryBarteryBsuffersBinjuryBdueBtoBlackBofBbloodBsupply.

-PoorestBprognosis



HowBcanByouBlowerBICP?B-BAnswer-ElevateBHOB

-HyperventilateB-BtoBcauseBvasoconstriction

-MannitolB0.25-
1g/kgB(elevatesBbloodBplasmaBosmolality,BresultingBinBenhancedBflowBofBwaterBfromBtissuesBi
ntoBinterstitialBfluidBandBplasma)

-HypertonicBsaline

-RestrictBfluids