[LuyshuZ]

Not the BSN to CRNA the straight RN(adn or diploma) to MSN program they offer, if yes how many years of experience did you come in with?

[mmysz]

Originally Posted by LuyshuZ

Not the BSN to CRNA the straight RN(adn or diploma) to MSN program they offer, if yes how many years of experience did you come in with?

sent you a pm.. i'm willing to correspond with anyone about experience/case western if you pm me. thanks.

[bigerk60]

i am a current nursing student and i am also interested in a straight RN to CRNA masters program and i am looking for information. i am a new memeber so i cannot send a PM

[studentinnursing]

I am just a pre-nursing student and admit I don't know much but have been researching CRNA since the beginning, just starting school this fall (the reason I'm going for my ADN literally, is to be a CRNA, no other goal for me, so I've been researching and researching). I asked one of our universities in Florida if there were any RN-MSN, etc., with a condensed version of BSN and MSN before/with an anesthesia program, and I was told no. Then, in hindsight, I thought what a stupid question I had asked. You can't do an anesthesia program without 1-2 years (in my state) at minimum of critical care, so there cannot be a RN-to anything near CRNA because you have to get your experience first.

I'm hoping to get into critical care immediately (or as soon as possible) and do that while doing my Bachelor's, then when I'm done with my Bachelor's, I've also acheived the experience needed for an anesthesia program, but you see what I mean, if it starts at RN, how do you ever get your critical care experience?

Anybody out there with any pointers for critical care and/or advice on how to get into it asap, please let me know. Although I have learned a lot about CRNA, I am just starting to check out the critical care aspect of my adventure.

[jls189]

studentinnursing,

Are you working in a hospital right now in any capacity, i.e. nurses aide or unit secretary? If not, definately look into it, and try to get into an ICU in any aspect you can. Although, most hospitals will hire new grads right out of school. But if you get in while in nursing school, they'll hire you as an RN over someone else, and you'll already be familiar w/ the employees of the unit. It will also help you decide if it's for you. Alot of nurses eat there young, but if they already know you from working you in there unit, they might only bite, and you can bite back.>: I personally enjoy working w/ new nurses. Good luck in your endeavor. And there are RN to MSN routes w/ anesthesia options. Just go to google and type "anesthesia educatuon". I think it's the second one that has a list of every nurse anesthesia school in the country. Hope this helps!

[studentinnursing]

Thanks so much! I was told that, be a nurse's aide or something like that while I'm in school, which I may do when I'm a little closer to graduation, or at least doing clinicals and can meet more people in the hospital. I'm still doing prereq's now. But my grades have always been 4.0; I went to school for medical transcription and have been doing that for 13 years from home, so I don't wanna let go of this job yet, too easy to work whatever hours I can and then I can attend school full-time, was hoping to stick with it til very close to my ADN. With 2 kids I have to spread myself across the board every day, and having to go somewhere to work while attending school full-time and taking care of 2 little ones is scary to me right now. But, finally putting my baby in daycare next Tuesday! so I am moving forward.

I have another question, where I live it is very rural. I have only 2, yes 2 hospitals, within 30 miles of where I live, so is it going to be harder to get into an ICU? or are they gonna go by my grades (if at all) and competency, or am I looking at a long wait to get into an ICU no matter what. I don't know how it works at all, do I start in the ER, then wait for an opening in ICU, etc. One thing going for me is I do know an ICU nurse at the hospital where I will do my clinicals, so I'm hoping she can give me some insight too.

I have to keep my grades up first, then when I'm comfortable with knowing I can keep doing well in school, Lord knows I have to have a high GPA, then I will jump into the hospital scene. In addition to have the GPA for CRNA, I am hoping to get a transfer scholarsip from the community college to the university, which usually require about 3.75 GPA.

Thanks for all your help!

[studentinnursing]

Thanks for letting me know about RN-MSN. In my state, they don't have any, but there is a new anesthesia program starting this fall at one of the universities, so they may offer it but can't get much info yet.

I didn't want to move too far, i.e., out of state. I already have to move my kids in 5 years (if I stick with the community college, they have an RN-BSN as well as the ADN program, so I'm hoping for that) to do my MSN. However, no matter where I go to school, I am planning on moving back to where I live now (there goes all the nice contracts who pay for reimbursement right out the window, I think). So maybe it won't matter where I do the MSN since I'm moving back here anyway.

Thanks for the info, I'll check AANA for their anesthesia programs in the surrounding states and see what there is.

[jls189]

studentinnursing,

Your ambition is refreshing, and I commend you for going to school and raising children. I couldn't do it. I'm not sure how hard it will be to get into the hospitals where you live. Have you looked @ their job boards to see how often they have jobs available, and what, if any, experience they require? You could call the nurse recruitment office and asked if they ever hire new grads. How big are the hospitals where you live? I'm in the Cleveland area and jobs in icu for new grads is endless. You could do ER while waiting for an ICU position to open up, but how long might you get stuck there? And if you want to go to anesthesia school right away, you might not want to waste so much time in ER. What state do you live in? Are you able to move sooner to work in a big teaching hosptal? I know there are some rn to msn routes out there. I just can't remember which ones. If I come across them I'll let you know. By the way my name is Julie. :>

[studentinnursing]

Thanks, Julie. They are not big, just regular old hospitals I'm in Florida, and I really would love to be accepted to Orlando's UCF program, but if I can't get my 2 years ICU, I can't even apply. They have like 1 huge block with 3 hospitals in downtown, plus there's Florida Hospital and another I can't remember the name of, supposed to be like one of the best in the country for cardiac and neuro, I think. Problem is, what if I move there and then don't get accepted?!

My plan, although probably disillusioned, is doing my prereq's to BSN here at the community college, so then 5 years from now, my oldest will be changing schools, on to middle school, so I was hoping to complete 5 years here and then move to wherever they accept me for CRNA, then move back here probably, I absolutely love it; I'm a city girl and it took some getting used to, but I love raising my children here, so I'm hoping to actually only move when I get accepted. I think if my grades are good enough and, God willing, I'm a good nurse, I shouldn't have a problem getting in where I want, but like I said, it'd be gamble moving to a bigger city with more hospitals and then not get accepted and then have to move agian. Don't get me wrong, I'll do whatever it takes, but I'm trying to make it easy on my oldest.

I'm gonna get in touch with my relative in ICU and ask her about it, see if I can shadow her while I'm in school, how long it took to get into ICU, etc.

I did look in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, all of which have only 2 anesthesia programs a piece I think it was, and Florida actually has 8, but University of South Florida told me she hadn't heard of any accelarated programs period, but I'm be on the hunt.

[studentinnursing]

Name's Alicia, by the way. Oh, and I did look for CRNA jobs there, cause it's so rural, I was wondering if my "plan" will work as far as coming back home to work, and they are hiring 1 CRNA and so is the other hospital! Now, if I can just keep watch on the ICU . . . we have such a shortage, and maybe it's everywhere, but from our county, we are seated first in the RN programs and then the surrounding counties; this county has lots of retirees, tons of doctor offices, and nursing homes; you'd think they'd have another hospital close by! That's okay, I'm gonna get in, just don't know how and I'm working on finding out. I'm still 2+ years out, so by the time I'm an RN, and do my clinicals at that hospital, I will hopefully have figured out how.

Course if I find an accelarated program, I'll have to regroup I think

Soon to be .