i am a 26 year old male.. i finally figured out what i want to do with my life but i feel like i am to old .... my goal is to become crna after i get my bsn but it just seems so far away... i mean i will be like 32 or 33 before i can start my life.....
ok and i know this sounds stupid coming from a guy and all but i want to start a family before that age ya know?
can anyone give me some advice i just feel like i got way to late of a start to become a crna..
Concentrate on the family forget the social. or save it for breaks. I worked full time and went to school full time for 3 years. it is doable and in the end it is worth it.
Okay Mr. Young Sprout - are you trying to make me feel old??!?!!? You will probably find that you are about the average age of the people in your class. Not to date myself, but I will be 31 in July and I am either the "youngest" of the older people, or the "oldest" of the young people. If you want it, make it happen.
I just started pre-reqs for RN last summer and I'm 30. I'm only taking 1 class at a time and I won't be finished until 2011 - so I'll be 34 when I hopefully finish. You just do what you want to do and life figures everything out for you, you can't try and plan everything. When it's the right time you'll be married with kids and that can happen when you least expect it to!
I worked as a CNA on the Night shift, and when i became an LPN I worked as LPN and a Cna. to work the shifts I needed to work around my schedule... I also took every Online class that was available. our facility we have lots of PTO. so I took 1day of PTO off per week and one week a month off. that way I could catch up on homework or work on papers. it worked great!!!
At the National Nursing Student Association convention they had a speaker talk about their school's CRNA program. It sounds like once you get your BSN you have to work at least a year in an Acute care setting, so maybe you can "plan" your family during that time? As for being too old, do you realize the average age of a nursing student? I myself am 40 years old. You are young compared to a lot of my classmates, some who are interested in going on and getting advanced degrees.
I know many people older than I have already responded, but I'll add in that I'm about to turn 30 in a couple months and I'm in the middle of applying to an LPN program... with the intention of doing an LPN-to-RN bridge program afterward, and eventually getting a Masters degree to be a Nurse Practitioner. So I have several years ahead of me too!
I definitely understand the frustration with feeling like your life is being delayed while your friends buy houses, start families, etc. I have a BA in Psychology and I'm sick of the $25-30k/year high-burnout jobs it has limited me to. It's frustrating to know I'll have to be in school until my mid-30's before I'm done with it--and my wife will probably not want to have to wait quite that long before we start having kids (she's younger than I, fortunately, but only by a few years).
But having a kid while I'm making 60-70k as an RN and working maybe part-time on the MS is better than having a kid while I'm still struggling just to get to my next paycheck without running out of money.
I am so glad someone feels the exact same way I do ... Its a hard decision isnt it... I have decided to go for it I just have stop doubting myself... Im afraid of not being able to make the grades.. ya know? I completely agree about the salary thats why i stopped going in the first place.... because it wasnt going to be worth financially and becoming a crna will pay off financially and I will love my job.... So yeah
I'm starting at 31 (just got accepted). Already doing fine in my current job--make more then many RNs in my state, but wanted to try something that has a nice masters track.
My live in GF of 5 years, who is already an RN, will continue working while I hit the books. No kids, so I am in a better position then many who are going to school. I have a lot of respect for the younger couples with kids doing this!
EDIT: crna? you better do more then make the grades, lot of competition! The ICU requirement thins it out a little, but I would defiantly keep that GPA up. Good Luck!
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Concentrate on the family forget the social. or save it for breaks. I worked full time and went to school full time for 3 years. it is doable and in the end it is worth it.