How many years?

If you look at past posts the number of years of experience ALWAYS vary. It is not so much the years of experience, but what you learn while there. I worked for 1 year including new grad orientation in a med-surg ICU before applying and being accepted into school. Best wishes to you!

I read somewhere that the average RN has 5-10 years of total experience before going into CRNA school.

I cant remember where though!

I had one full year of ICU and ~7 months in the ER before I started school. ICU experience in my program ranged anwhere from 1 year to 20+ years, so I definitely agree that it's more about the experiences you get in the ICU than the actual length of time you're there. Good luck to you!!!!

How many years of nursing experience did you have before you got into/apply to CRNA school ?

1 year and some change in the ICU

1 yr med-surg, 2 yrs ICU

1 year Surgical / Trauma ICU, 8 months Cardiovascular Recovery. Total time as an RN 1 year 8 months.

2yrs. Surgical/Thoracic/Trauma floor nurse

4 years General Surgical ICU ( I worked PRN during anesthesia school)

one year of icu when accepted. two right before i started. no other nursing experience. my classmates have between 2-20 years experience.

personally 8 years MICU with a year of acute HD mixed in, but it varies greatly. I personally know someone that got in with less than a year if you take out 3 months of orientation (started out as a RNA in our unit) . So do your best to fulfill whatever the school you want to attend requires of its applicants. Pretty much a crap shoot as to what you need.

2.5yrs cardiothoracic ICU with tons of devices.

8 months at time of acceptance, 2 years before my program actually started. My experience was MICU at a huge urban trauma center.

By the time I drop my apps I'll have over 4.5 years of ICU experience.

About 1 year in a community hospital's ccu/micu/sicu combo unit.

About 2.5 years in a university hospital's vascular/trauma sicu

About 1 year in a high volume cvicu (Private hospital to boot with lots of autonomy.)