Did you feel CRNA school really prepared you?

[BritanyLPN]

After graduating CRNA school did you feel like you knew what you were doing?

I am currently an LPN and have been for 6 months. Honestly LPN school was nothing like actually working as an LPN. I was not prepared. Thankfully being an LPN in LTC is not critical and just resulted in my resident getting medication late or not getting dressings changed, no one was ever hurt because of it.

Now I going through a BSN program and afterward want to go to CRNA school. I am sort of afraid to become a CRNA though. I don't want to have the same feelings I had when I first became an LPN. I was so clueless. Does this question make sense?

When you were done with school were you confident that you knew what you were doing?

[Spoiled1, MSN, RN]

Now that I am in nurse anesthesia school, I agree 100% with what WTBCRNA said. Choose a school that will allow you to graduate as a full service provider.

[brandiep1982]

Don't most CRNA schools require at least one year of BSN work experience in an ICU (and some prefer at least two years), before you can even apply?

[wtbcrna, MSN, DNP, CRNA]

There is requirement for one year of critical care experience as an RN.

[brandiep1982]

oh, I just assumed all programs required BSN experience in soecifically the ICU, as all the programs I have been lookig at require that. But that could be because these programs award you with your DNP and CRNA when you are finished. Where is this program that lets you apply as an RN?

[Ozzy84]

Don't most CRNA schools require at least one year of BSN work experience in an ICU (and some prefer at least two years), before you can even apply?

Most school required 2 year ICU plus critical care certification. I am totally agree with it. You have able to handle numerous different cases. I don't think so someone from L&d or Med surge could directly go CRNA school.

[wtbcrna, MSN, DNP, CRNA]

oh, I just assumed all programs required BSN experience in soecifically the ICU, as all the programs I have been lookig at require that. But that could be because these programs award you with your DNP and CRNA when you are finished. Where is this program that lets you apply as an RN?

I don't know that I have ever heard the term BSN experience.

You need a Bachelor's degree with your RN and/or a BSN plus a minimum of one year critical care experience(recently changed from acute care experience) as an RN. It doesn't matter what degree/diploma you held at the time of the RN experience. Those are the minimum requirements set by the Council of Accreditation of Nurse Anesthetists. Become a CRNA Home

To be competitive you need a good GPA & GRE scores, CCRN, and depending on the school and additional healthcare background 2-3 of critical care experience.

[wtbcrna, MSN, DNP, CRNA]

Most school required 2 year ICU plus critical care certification. I am totally agree with it. You have able to handle numerous different cases. I don't think so someone from L&d or Med surge could directly go CRNA school.

They have for decades and many of these graduates did great. One of the former AANA presidents had only 6 months experience prior to becoming a CRNA and another one that I know his background was in L&D. He later got his PhD in neuroscience and is now instructor at the Army nurse anesthesia program.

The experience in critical care helps, but a lot more depends on the individual.