STOP OVERTHINKING YOUR MISTAKES IN CRNA SCHOOL AND ACTUALLY MOVE ON │ EP93

Welcome to the Atomic Anesthesia podcast hosted by CRNA professor Dr. Rhea Temmermand and Co-Founder Sachi Lord. On this show, you'll hear clear, clinically grounded discussions designed for nurse anesthesia residents and CRNAs who want to feel more confident in complex pharmacology, physiology, and real-world anesthesia decision-making.

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In this episode:

• Why overthinking mistakes in CRNA school keeps you stuck instead of actually improving
• The difference between self-deprecation, reflection, and real growth (and why most students get this wrong)
• How small moments in sim and clinical turn into mental spirals and how to stop that cycle
• Three practical mindset shifts to stop replaying mistakes and actually move on
• Real clinical and classroom examples of mistakes and how to handle them without losing confidence

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