If you became CRNA for the money did you end up......

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Julius Seizure

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Specializes in Pediatric Critical Care.

A friend of mine went to CRNA school, mostly just for bigger opportunities/salary, not because of a burning love for anesthesia. Shes told me that she regrets doing it. By the end of the program, she was so depressed that I barely recognized the girl that I once knew. She has now been a practicing CRNA for a little over one year, and while the depression is slightly better, shes still not nearly as happy as she used to be :(

Specializes in medical surgical.

If you are a "people person" there is a good chance that you will not like being a CRNA. I am very outgoing and that is why I became a NP. I also love science. However, even the hospitals and private clinics do not want people persons anymore. They want robots lol! I have always been told I spend too much time with patients, BUT I always get good reviews.

offlabel

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If you are a "people person" there is a good chance that you will not like being a CRNA .

How does this follow?

paramedic-RN

171 Posts

The other factor is that, although the starting salary is nice, it isn't like CRNAs are getting rich. Most get out of school with at least 100,000 in loans, and, when you factor in not working for 2-3 years while in school, there is at least another 100,000 in lost income. Before I went to CRNA school I ran some numbers and I figure it will take me 5 years of working as a CRNA to "break even" from the school debt and lost income and actually start making money. If all you want to do is make money there are other careers (computers, business) that make much more. The CRNAs I know aren't driving Tesla's and living in mansions, they are comfortable and upper middle class but I wouldn't call them "rich". For me personally, I can't imagine being anything other than a CRNA which, as has been mentioned, is what keeps me going through the slog of school.

That's a good point, I kinda forgot about that.

WildcatMLS

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How does this follow?

The whole point of CRNA is knocking out your patients as quickly and efficiently as possible. People persons probably want to be able to hold a conversation beyond "count to your age starting at 1..2...3......zzzzzz" :p

offlabel

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The whole point of CRNA is knocking out your patients as quickly and efficiently as possible. People persons probably want to be able to hold a conversation beyond "count to your age starting at 1..2...3......zzzzzz" :p

Yeah.... no.... not the way it works.

amzyRN

1,142 Posts

Specializes in ED, Cardiac-step down, tele, med surg.

If you are mostly motivated by money, I'd go into pharm/medical techology sales. With your medical background, you might be very valuable to a company and you wouldn't have to spend any money on extra education. You could also try to get into management which doesn't require extra money on education. For me personally, I would never spend money on something that I was not interested in.

I think I would like anesthesia and the rigor of the program. I was on a pre med track to begin with so have all the prereqs, but would have to switch to ICU nursing and have not had the opportunity yet. So, for me, anesthesia school might be a choice in the future.

I don't think it's ever wise to pursue something just for the money. Time is priceless to me and unless there is a deeper connection for me I would not do something and thankfully my circumstances don't require me to pusue a career mostly due to financial gain.

In short, the fact that you are hesitant about your motives makes me think this is not the career choice that will benifit you. Money cannot buy happiness.

Zyprexa

204 Posts

Trust me, I breezed through my BSN with very minimal studying, worked a full time job, played my Xbox, went out with friends. CRNA school is not even in the same solar system, especially with the DNP requirement and all the extra research and papers on top of the hard sciences.

How the hell did you breeze through your BSN? And how the hell can I do the same? LMAO

Why are people depressed coming out of CRNA school? $100,000 in loans...but you can't work as an RN part-time or per-diem while going to school?? Hospitals won't pay you or you can't find scholarships? I thought about getting my BSN and have dreamed of working two full time jobs my first year to pay off my loans if I can (I estimate $30-40K after BSN). What about working two full time jobs as a CRNA? Don't they work as much as an RN?

FurBabyMom, MSN, RN

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The whole point of CRNA is knocking out your patients as quickly and efficiently as possible. People persons probably want to be able to hold a conversation beyond "count to your age starting at 1..2...3......zzzzzz" :p

Admittedly, I'm not a CRNA. I am an OR nurse, and have been in the OR more than 5 years. That's not at all true. That's a very naive view of a specific practice area.

Not all procedures are done under a general anesthetic. In my facility we do a fair amount of procedures under sedation. Perhaps other facilities don't do as many, or others may do more.

Even if that weren't the case, there are arguably more skills required to convince a patient and their family to trust you to care for them or their loved one. You are meeting your patient for maybe 5-10 minutes before going back...not a lot of time to build a good repore.

Besides, work relationships are different in the OR. We may not always have our patients to talk to, but there's almost always a group of people to talk to and work with. I find the interpersonal relationships better and more fulfilling in the OR than in other patient care areas.

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