hello to all,
i've been reading and viewing forums for a while now, and decided to say hello finally and get some of my questions out there, even though they have all been asked and answered before by other people with the same questions as i.
i want to practice anesthesia, i love the field, i love the or environment, the critical thinking, etc. my dad is an md, but i chose the nursing route for many reasons, i have shadowed a crna and it got me so excited, like that feeling of "yes i found it this is it"!!!
but, with all that considered, i am only half way through my bsn, so i have so much ahead of me, and i am currently working in the icu as a tech, i tutor anatomy, and previous nursing semesters, i was told i can get a letter from the crna i followed, i'm trying to gather all the things i can to prepare for my application process to the different schools. here's the catch, i have not been getting strait a's like the other people i have read about here, as a matter of fact, i've received 2 a's and 5 b's out of my seven nursing courses so far... , but i am only half way through and there is time to raise that gpa, (3.56 total), and i did receive a's in all my bio classes. any how,
what are the chances that these b's will get in the way of getting an interview etc? i feel that once a committee meets me and hears what i have to share, by the time i get the icu experience i need it will be ok...but until then...
i know i should focus on nursing school now, and i am but just wanted to know what you all have to say, i respect and appreciate your input.
ps- what is this total gpa vs. science or nursing gpa, i mean my nursing gpa, is that just the courses that begin with n-, or is it the entire gpa from the 6 semester program which would include psychology, and other non nursing courses or is it nursing plus bio anyhow. just obsessing over here.
thanks for your input, ps i so admire this profession and those who are invloved.:)