I got accepted to CRNA school starting January 2024!

@aylacastro16

8 ай бұрын

Awe congrats!!

Very inspiring! Thank you for sharing and congrats on all your success!

@JessicaSchell

Жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome !

this has literally been my plan since i was 16! and now i’m currently in my last year of nursing school looking for externships and i have a 3.8 GPA so this video reassured me a lot! when did you find out that you were accepted to sigma theta tau?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Erin that’s amazing! You’re right on track as to where you need to be. I found out at the end of my junior year about sigma !

Hi Jessica! Could you talk about how you were able to find CRNAs to shadow? Also, how did you approach your manager for a letter of recommendation? Thanks!

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ruth! Thank you for your input once my finals are over I will be glad to post a video regarding those two topics.

Wow I’m in an associates degree program and didn’t know anything about an externship program. Thank you for the info. I definitely subscribed!

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome !!!

Thank you for this video! How did you manage to do your externship while still being a student?? Was the hospital very close to your school, or did you do your externship whenever you had school breaks (i.e. winter break & summer break), or?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome! And my school schedule was clinical in NYC two days a week. School/lecture out in Long Island three days a week. And on the weekends I would go out to Staten Island and extern. Have to hustle if you want it that bad 😂😁

@AzerettCruz927

3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaSchell Oh wow 😅 that makes sense though, thanks!

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

No problem !!!🤗

hi jessica!! I have a quick question about your externship because it’s fairly new to me but I am so inspired by your path! I decided to research a bit for local externships and most positions have a preferred qualification of BSN, was that also the case for you? But does an ADN suffice?

@JessicaSchell

2 жыл бұрын

Hi grace ! And yes that’s usually the case. Externships are for juniors in a 4 year BSN program. I do not believe an ADN suffices, at least in my area/location.

@user-to9gp5fu5x

2 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaSchell thank you so much! 🤍

@troydodson441

2 жыл бұрын

I’m a nurse Extern starting second semester of ADN program. My school has a really good reputation with some of the hospitals in my area so they hire some of us as Nurse Externs.

Did you have to take any classes as a prereq before applying? I'm starting to look at schools and some are requiring orgo chem and stats taken within the last 5 years of applying

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

My school did not require any prerequisites, however other schools I was applying to required organic chem and stats. My stats course was taken within the last 5 years of applying so I didn’t need to take a stats course but I had to take a chem course online for one school. But at the end of the day, I took the course for one specific school and ended up not going there. However it’s better to take the courses to give you more options for schools! Also be sure to check with the institution if you decide to take an online course taught by another school if it would count towards prerequisites 👍🏻

Were you able to do a MSN for CRNA? I've heard that from 2020 it would be a doctorate degree?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Yes as of next year I believe it’s mandated for every program to be doctoral. I am currently in a doctoral program now

did you work in a level 1 trauma icu? also what were your requirements for the crane schools

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Yes my hospital is level 1 trauma ! And the requirements for the schools I applied to were - GPA 3.0 or higher - Minimum of 2 years ICU experience (full time) - BLS, ACLS, PALS, CCRN

I’m currently a Nicu nurse and am interested in going to CRNA school but I worry about being able to get in due to the fact that I don’t have any adult experience other than nursing school… do you think I could still do it? Did you have some people that only did Nicu or peds in your program?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Hi kyndel! I totally think you can still do it, but I suggest maybe getting some PICU experience as well before applying to any programs. There are a decent amount of PICU nurses in my program specifically, however I do not believe anyone is my program was solely NICU.

What was your GRE score? Did you get your CCRN? Do you know of any schools that have a 2 year program? Thanks for your time.

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

I applied to schools that did not require the GRE so I didn’t take the GRE. I did get my CCRN though! And starting next year all CRNA schools are required to be 3 year programs.

@sofiag4377

3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaSchell the 3 years is doctoral level right

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

4:10 How would you describe the lifestyle and personality? Anyways congrats and thanks for the video!!

@JessicaSchell

2 жыл бұрын

To be a crna it takes a great deal of passion for the profession. School is very demanding so you need to be very determined, motivated and willing to make sacrifices. In regard to actually practicing anesthesia, personality traits that match with the job are individuals who enjoy leadership roles, can critically think in fast paced and emergency situations, does well with great responsibility and autonomy while also still maintaining bedside manner and really caring for the patient in their most vulnerable time

What classes did you take in college. Right after you graduated from high school?

@JessicaSchell

2 жыл бұрын

I was enrolled in an undergraduate nursing program

Hey Jessica! How long after you started ICU did you take the CCRN

@JessicaSchell

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! And one year

Hello Jessica, did you take the GRE exam to get into your school for CRNA or did your school not require GRE scores? Also did you ever take the CCRN exam?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ada! I took the CCRN but not the GRE because my school did not require it. I have a video on how to pass the ccrn kzread.info/dash/bejne/dnmNpNqhpam1fKw.html

@adacanada

3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaSchell thank you so much for your response. 😊

wait so you were taking the externship while in college or did you take it after graduating college ?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Externship junior year of college !

@sofiag4377

3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaSchell so the two years that you did while in college in the icu was enough to get accepted into the crna school?? so you didn’t have to wait 2 years after graduation to apply ??

@sofiag4377

3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaSchell or did you work a total of 4 years in icu

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

I worked 2 years as an extern and then 2 years as a nurse in the ICU. So you need 2 years as a full time ICU nurse to apply for Crna school. The externship doesn’t count unfortunately lol

Hii I am from India . Can i join CRNA school in UK/ US after getting BSN and experience of ICU from India ?

@JessicaSchell

2 жыл бұрын

I believe you would have to get your nursing license in the US and work in the US as an ICU nurse for at least two years before applying to CRNA school

Did you have to move from state for the program?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Eventually yes because of my clinical site

Can you see this now?!?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

So you were in ur externship before finishing ur BSN?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Yes 😁

What college did you attend for bsn and crna?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

I went to an undergrad nursing school in Long Island and my anesthesia school is in Philadelphia. If you want more info feel free to email or direct message me on Instagram.😁

@oliverthebeagle9038

3 жыл бұрын

K I emailed you

Why are you so intelligent? I can’t even keep up in nursing school😩

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Haha well thank you, but its all in the motivation and discipline! You got this, keep pushing. When the going gets tough the tough get going!

Hi just subscribed and liked your video. I’ve got 2 questions 1. For CRNA do you need masters 2. Can people from abroad go to CRNA schools because I’m from the Uk and I’m really interested in crna

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks so much for subscribing. To apply to CRNA school you need a bachelors of science degree in nursing. The actual CRNA programs are doctoral so you will apply with a bachelors and come out of the program with a doctorate. I’ve never seen nor heard of programs accepting abroad students/having abroad friendly programs. I believe if you wanted to go to CRNA school in the US you’d have to get your nursing license in the US first and work here before applying to school.

@moviefan1646

3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaSchell thank you so much but is a masters degree in nursing also required or it’s not relevant

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

No it is not required ! 😁

@moviefan1646

3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaSchell thanks

@moviefan1646

3 жыл бұрын

@@JessicaSchell sorry for disturbing quite a lot but can you please tell me who pays the salary is it the hospital.

what school do you attend?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

Thomas Jeff !

What schools did you apply to?

@JessicaSchell

3 жыл бұрын

- Drexel university - University of Miami - Thomas Jeff university