Am I on the right track?

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I graduated with my ADN in May '07 and am currently working on my RN-BSN. I will have completed physics I, general chemistry I and II, organic chemistry I and II, and biochemistry I by the time I graduate (May '09). I am working in a mixed unit. We have ICU and PCU patients on the same floor, but I try to take the ICU as much as possible. I would like to go straight into CRNA school after my BSN but I will only have approximately 2 years of experience. What are my chances of getting in?

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It sounds like you are doing well . . . especially with your extra classes in chem, physics, etc.

Try to remeber this, all ICU's are not the same. You need to be at the hospital that has the highest acuity. Go to a county hospital for a busy metropolitan area. Go some place you can get your hands dirty. Most non-teaching hospitals will not afford you the same opportunities to learn . . . like it or not, there is a difference. I have worked in both, as have some of my close friends; we all agree, there is no comparison. I won't dwell on it any more.

Also, why not forget the BSN and get a degree in biology or chem? Many programs will accept either.

Keep it up . . . good luck!

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It sounds like you are doing well . . . especially with your extra classes in chem, physics, etc.

Try to remeber this, all ICU's are not the same. You need to be at the hospital that has the highest acuity. Go to a county hospital for a busy metropolitan area. Go some place you can get your hands dirty. Most non-teaching hospitals will not afford you the same opportunities to learn . . . like it or not, there is a difference. I have worked in both, as have some of my close friends; we all agree, there is no comparison. I won't dwell on it any more.

Also, why not forget the BSN and get a degree in biology or chem? Many programs will accept either.

Keep it up . . . good luck!

Thanks for your suggestions. I do actually work in a level I trauma center that is a teaching hospital. I wanted to do a dual major (BSN and Biochemistry), but my hospital is paying for my BSN and won't pay for the extra biochem courses. Knowing that CRNA school is going to be so expensive, I don't want to put my financial resources towards this degree.

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