Did You Know You Wanted to Do Anesthesia Before...

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  1. Did You Decide You Wanted to be a CRNA Before Nursing School?

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      Yes, BEFORE Nursing School
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      No, AFTER Nursing School
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      I Decided DURING Nursing School

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Did you know you wanted to practice anesthesia before nursing school?

I'm curious to hear where each of you were on the nursing path (or the path of Life) when you decided: I want to practice the art of anesthesia.

I have wanted to be a CRNA since I actually found out there was such a thing! LOL LPN school I`ll say. I like the autonomy, the technical skills and the chemistry. But life happens and I got married and had kids. I remember telling a co-worker my desire to head back to school and pursue my CRNA and all I got was negativity and the "its impossible" speech. It got me down because I really looked up to that nurse and saw her as a mentor. So I accomplished all I could on my unit (promotions, advancements, teachings, ect.) and one day my son comes to me and says "Dad, I want to be the President when I grow u" I sat him down and told him he could be whatever he wanted to be as long as he dedicated himself and never gave up. Then I heard my late fathers voice in my head "Practice what you preach". So I`m currently battling through BSN and picking up hours in ICU, taking classes, reading books. :) Ill make it. Its not how you start but how you finish.

Amen!! You can do this!! In my opinion, so much of it comes down to dedication and tenacity! If you want it bad enough, you can do it!! Good for you! Kudos!!! Your post makes my morning -keep after it!

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

I am still working on my pre-reqs for nursing school, but I have a goal of becoming a CRNA. Obviously I know that could change and I have an open mind to other possibilities or that I might end up deciding I DONT want to do it..but for now, that is the long term goal!

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I was originally a pre-pharm major. Worked a year in a retail pharmacy as a pharm tech and did not like it so I shadowed a pharmacist in the hospital and didn't like that either. While I was in the hospital shadowing, I saw a anesthesia sheet signed by a crna and asked the pharmacists what/who a crna was. I changed my major second semester of college. 4 years later, here I am in my 2nd year in the icu and starting the crna applications. I NEVER considered nursing before I saw the vast majority of advance practice roles, and I actually enjoy being a nurse a lot more than I ever thought possible.

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