I just wanted to let you know that coming across your pharm lectures during my CRNA interview prep has been a GODSEND. I was getting a little overwhelmed today by trying to understand the receptors by myself, and it randomly came to mind that I should peruse around CCA and watch a pharm lecture! Best decision ever. I’m now on lecture number seven tonight because you’ve made these drugs and their cellular involvement so much easier to understand. You guys have a crazy amazing GIFT for teaching and have brought so much JOY in the stressful times of prepping for interviews. Thank you!!!!

I just got accepted into my top choice CRNA program. I can’t explain how much CCA helped me prepare for my interview. I would listen to the pharmacology lectures on my way to and from work. One of the questions I was asked in my interview was “tell me everything you know about phenylephrine”. I was able to explain everything down to the cellular level because of CCA. When I mentioned phospholipase C, inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate, and diacylglycerol, their jaws dropped. This membership has taught me so much and has helped separate me from the other candidates. I just wanted to say this to motivate everyone else that is applying or going for interviews soon. Good luck and you’ve got this!

You two are literally helping me become such a strong nurse. I get a lot of compliments from the nurses I’ve been working with because I GET the processes. I had a patient with a patent foramen ovale this week and knew she needed bubble precautions because of the peds lecture I listened to literally on the way to my practicum that morning.

I joined CCA at the beginning of the month to support my journey, and in that short period of time I’ve already been reassured that I belong here. The community has offered so many helpful tips and a sense of direction that I truly appreciate. I’m an ICU nurse from New Mexico with six years of experience, and I recently transitioned into flight nursing. Pursuing CRNA feels like the next step for me in my career. I’m excited to be on this path—and even more motivated now that I have the support of the CCA community behind me.

Confident Care Academy was an absolute game-changer in my critical care journey. The way the content breaks down complex concepts like hemodynamics, pharmacology, ventilator management, and physiology helped me deepen my understanding far beyond what I learned at the bedside. It connected all the dots for me in a way that truly elevated my confidence as a clinician and carried directly into my CRNA applications and interviews. I genuinely believe the foundation I built with CCA played a major role in helping me get accepted into my dream CRNA program. A special shout-out to Chrissy and Anna, whose approachable and supportive presence in the CCA community made me feel guided, encouraged, and never alone in the process. Their warmth and mentorship made such a difference, and I’m incredibly grateful for them.

As a first-generation college graduate who started at a world, renowned institution, I struggled to find both community and confidence in my critical care skills as a new nurse. Confident Care Academy has given me a supportive, encouraging space while helping me truly solidify my abilities as a critical care nurse. Since joining, I’ve earned a DAISY Award and passed my CCRN with flying colors. I’m genuinely grateful to Confident Care Academy for opening my mind to the possibility of becoming a CRNA—a dream I never imagined could be attainable for someone like me.