Books

Books

Ten years of writing for anesthesia students.

The CRNA Student Survival series came first, long before this platform existed. Same voice, same purpose, on paper instead of a screen.

The CRNA Student Survival series

Eight titles, written from the head of the bed.

253Amazon ratings across the series
4.5Average rating
10+Years in print
Guide to Success as a Nurse Anesthesia StudentSurvive CRNA School4.6 out of 5 on Amazon, 131 ratingsThe one that started the series. What the first year actually asks of you, and how to get through it without losing the plot.View on Amazon 120 Tips, Tricks, and Memory CuesCRNA Mnemonics4.3 out of 5 on Amazon, 82 ratingsThe memory hooks that make the lists stick, written for the material anesthesia students are expected to produce cold.View on Amazon 125 MORE Tips, Tricks, and Memory CuesMORE CRNA Mnemonics4.9 out of 5 on Amazon, 11 ratingsThe sequel, because 120 was not enough and students kept asking for the rest.View on Amazon Three books in oneCRNA Student Study Pack4.7 out of 5 on Amazon, 21 ratingsSurvive CRNA School, CRNA Mnemonics and MORE CRNA Mnemonics together, for people who would rather buy once.View on Amazon A compilation of study tools, tips, and mnemonicsCRNA School Survival KitThe study tools collected in one place, for the stretch where everything is due at once.View on Amazon The no-nonsense guide to anesthesia clinicalsCRNA Clinical Prep HandbookWhat to do before the case, in the room, and when it goes sideways. Written for the day you are actually at the head of the bed.View on Amazon How to stand out and get acceptedCRNA School Admission BlueprintFor the ICU nurse who wants in. Applications, interviews, and the parts of the process nobody explains.View on Amazon 500 head-of-the-bed questions your preceptor will askThe CRNA Student Pimp BookEvery question you will be asked standing at the head of the bed, with a one breath answer for each.View on Amazon

Also published for nursing students: Nursing Mnemonics, NCLEX Lab Values, NCLEX Pharmacology and NCLEX Quick Strike, over at Nurse Dojo.

Why both

The books teach. The platform drills.

A book is the best way to sit with a concept, mark it up, and carry it into clinical. It is a poor way to find out whether you can answer under pressure, because a book never tells you that you were wrong.

That is what this site is for. The lessons put you inside the concept, the question bank tells you the truth about your recall, and the simulations tell you where you stand with an exam date closing in.

Read one, train here.

Five lessons and a scored sample exam, free, no card.

Free for students

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Five pages: 142 numbers, 12 board traps and 8 memory devices, pulled from the CRNA Dojo lesson library.

One file, then study notes you can leave any time.