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1. 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
2. What type of patient do you care for and favorite?: hypothermia, unstable
multi system trauma, msof sepsis
3. Describe success (work ethic): Obtaining your absolute best, achieving your
goals
4. 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.
5. Barriers to education: Financial - not working
This application process - can't learn or progress to the degree I want without
getting accepted
,6. 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
7. Strengths: leader, teamwork, good listener, altruistic, respectful what being a
leader is about.
8. 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
9. Greatest accomplishments: First generation higher education
Supported myself, many scholarships
Opportunities I have created for myself
project ADAM
10. Example of problem solving: angie pt with sepsis
11. How do others see you?: Reliable, approachable
Calm and collected, problem solver
12. How do you handle stress?: STOP - Stop, take a breath, observe
surrounding and develop Options, PROCEED
view the blessings in everything
13. Dealing with people of different value systems: listen to them. reflect.
educate myself, seek out Chaplin
respect
14. See myself in 5 years: established in ccrn role.
mentor
mission trips
, active member of aana
15. Why applied to their program?: Close to where I am now
Professors all practicing CRNA's
Low student to faculty ratio
doctorate program
16. 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
17. 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
18. How I changed in the last years: Devoted more to myself Gained confidence
professionally - OR to nurse
Gained a few pounds - LOL
19. 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