CRNA Interview Exam 2025 Questions
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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,
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
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,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
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,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
Know about program - ✔✔Emphasis on EBP best practices
Areas of leadership, research, policy, and professional issues
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, Why I chose Gonzaga #19 - ratio, CRNA, pass rate
How I changed in the last years - ✔✔Gained confidence professionally
Asset to program/why you over others? - ✔✔Don't know the other candidates
I'm perfect - thrive on going above and beyond
Goals of program - #22
i. Leadership role in anesthesia
ii. Innovative, creative leaders
iii. EBP improve care
iv. Solve complex problems
v. Quality improvement and change initiatives
I feel I have shown the qualities to meet the goals of your program
Can I clarify any doubts you may have?
What if you don't get in - ✔✔Would be disheartening want it so badly
would seek advice of why I wasn't
Continue to seek learning and growth opportunities to be better candidate
Keep improving on myself professionally to become a crna in the future
How prepare for CRNA - ✔✔Through the opportunities I made for myself
Natural flow that made crna seem the most logical
c. OR first shadowing experiences
d. CCI --> CVICU titration of meds, advanced monitoring, ventilation and sedated
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and Answers 100% Pass
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,
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
COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY SOPHIA BENNETT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,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
COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY SOPHIA BENNETT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
,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
Know about program - ✔✔Emphasis on EBP best practices
Areas of leadership, research, policy, and professional issues
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, Why I chose Gonzaga #19 - ratio, CRNA, pass rate
How I changed in the last years - ✔✔Gained confidence professionally
Asset to program/why you over others? - ✔✔Don't know the other candidates
I'm perfect - thrive on going above and beyond
Goals of program - #22
i. Leadership role in anesthesia
ii. Innovative, creative leaders
iii. EBP improve care
iv. Solve complex problems
v. Quality improvement and change initiatives
I feel I have shown the qualities to meet the goals of your program
Can I clarify any doubts you may have?
What if you don't get in - ✔✔Would be disheartening want it so badly
would seek advice of why I wasn't
Continue to seek learning and growth opportunities to be better candidate
Keep improving on myself professionally to become a crna in the future
How prepare for CRNA - ✔✔Through the opportunities I made for myself
Natural flow that made crna seem the most logical
c. OR first shadowing experiences
d. CCI --> CVICU titration of meds, advanced monitoring, ventilation and sedated
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