#340: How to get into CRNA school - Interview with Jenny Finnell

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🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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If you’ve ever thought that CRNA school might be in your future, the time to start preparing is now…even if you’re not in nursing school yet! In this episode, I’m joined by Jenny Finnell, CRNA and CEO of CRNA School Prep Academy. Not only is Jenny a great mentor, but she’s also extremely knowledgeable about what it takes to get into a CRNA program. Hit play on this episode to get some of your questions about the path to CRNA school, such as: How do you know if CRNA school is the right career path for you? What sorts of things does a CRNA do? When is the ideal time to start prepping for CRNA school? What are the educational requirements? What GPA is competitive for CRNA school? (spoiler alert, you don’t need a 4.0 GPA!) What type of work experience do you need before you apply? How do you stand out as an applicant? What is the #1 key to gaining CRNA school acceptance? ___________________ Get Jenny’s Free Guide - In this guide, Jenny lays out the eight key steps to getting into a CRNA program. It completely takes the mystery out of becoming a CRNA! A-List Newsletter - Get on the “A-List” and get a notification each Thursday about the current episode, Nurse Mo’s Tip of the Week, product recommendations to make your nurse life better, and more! FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Crucial Concepts Bootcamp - Start nursing school ahead of the game, or reset after a difficult first semester with my nursing school prep course, Crucial Concepts Bootcamp. Learn key foundation concepts, organization and time management, dosage calculations, and so much more. Fast Pharmacology - Learn pharmacology concepts in 5 minutes or less in this audio based program. Perfect for on-the-go review! 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.6	expect to be protected if something goes wrong. Well, hello there I'm Nurse Mo and this is the Straight A Nursing Podcast where I teach concepts
0:46.6	and share tips on how to thrive in school and at the bedside. And today you're getting a ton of tips not so much for me I'm actually
0:55.6	bringing in an expert speaker for you today an expert mentor and coach for the CRNA career pathway and that is Jenny Finel from
1:08.0	CRNA School Prep Academy. So before we jump into the interview with Jenny, I do want to take a quick minute
1:15.7	so that I can give a listener a shout out. And this one goes out to Kate who says this.
1:22.3	I listen to your podcast religiously and I constantly tell
1:25.9	my peers about it. I feel lucky to have discovered it because you have helped me
1:30.4	understand so many concepts so much better. I consider you my mentor from afar.
1:36.9	Well thank you Kate for taking the time to submit your feedback about the podcast
1:42.1	and how you're using it to help you thrive in submit your from afar. So speaking of mentors Jenny Finel is absolutely amazing. She's a certified
1:59.1	registered nurse anesthetist or CRNA. She has done all kinds of really cool things in her
2:06.1	career. She worked on an open heart surgery team. She worked in an outpatient
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