Re: Traveling and school.
I was on an assigment for my first semester at school and didn't have a problem with it. For me, in fact, it was easier because I didn't have family needing my attention like they do when I'm at home.
My only thing is, my program is an online program but they require a few clinicals (shadowing a manager, doing a home family assessment and the like). I ended up taking an assigment near home and am going to stay here until I get this semester underway and see what it's like.
As for the CRNA question....this question has been answered severed times in the CRNA forum on this site, so might look there. The simple answer is yes, from what I understand, but like everyone else says.....check with the program you want to attend. Most of them will likely say they don't care as long as you have all the necessary admit stuff: good GRE scores, high GPA, ICU experience, etc., etc.
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