For SRNAs/CRNAs: What pre-reqs helped most?

[brookalyn, BSN, RN]

Hello! I am wanting to apply for CRNA schools in a year or so. I am wondering what science courses would be most beneficial to have fresh on the brain.

What courses did you take in the 2 years leading up to your program that helped you grasp the concepts best? Did you not take any recently to entering your program and do fine? Or did you wish you had? I am wanting to know how I can set myself up for preparedness (as much as possible at least) and success.

Graduated BSN in 2017. Haven't taken any college courses since.

MATH GPA: 3.70

CHEM + BIOL GPA: 3.44, highest level chemistry is Gen Chem 2 with lab and Anatomy for biology majors with lab. No O Chem or Biochem.

NURS GPA: 3.82

Thank you!!

[i.in2b8.u]

I had to take biochemistry as a pre-requisite for my program. Needless to say, that turned out to be a blessing in disguise as a lot of biochem concepts came up in pharmacology in anesthesia school. (You'll get intimately familiar with Henderson and Hasselbalch if you know what I mean;) So yeah, take biochem if you can. It can give you a good head start..

[ProgressiveThinking, MSN, CRNA]

Having experience from a broad ICU has helped me out more than anything. Also, just knowing what I was supposed to already know as an ICU nurse (CCRN type material) has helped me out as well. For us, chem was 1 class only. The Henderson Hasselbach equation and maybe a couple of other chem concepts have been helpful to know throughout the program, but nothing worth writing home about or taking a bunch of chem classes for. Other than that focus on being comfortable taking care of the sickest of the sick in your ICU, saving money, and enjoying your time off before you start school.