I want to be a CRNA so what!!!

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I get so tired of people talking down to others for wanting to be a certified registered nurse anesthetist. I want to be one and I don't care who have a problem with it. Yes the money will be good, but it's also a dream of mines. There it is I said it. I do very well in school and I have the grades (well so far) to get into anesthesia school and I plan on doing it. Instead of discouraging me cheer for me please and I will do the same for you.

Specializes in Critical care.

Once again thanks everyone for the encouraging words. To all of my future CRNA's good luck we can do it!!!

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Latroya, have you heard of Diversity CRNA?

Diversity CRNA

They have a few upcoming informational sessions.

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I think life is too short to not follow your dreams. I haven't really seen any negative posts about CRNAs but in general, Nursing seems like the wrong field to get into if someone is doing it 'for money'. There are a lot of lower risk, higher or equally paying jobs with better hours than nursing in general. I make about as much as a CRNA right now but will be quitting my job to go into nursing. Becoming a nurse and a CRNA specifically seems to be a large investment in money and time so kudos for anyone going that route. As I said, life is too short to not follow your dreams.

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.

I have a number of good friends who are CRNAs, or in school now. 6-10 nurses a year go to anesthesia school a year from my unit. They have very high job satisfaction. For me the most attractive thing about CRNA by far is not the money but the autonomy. In my state there is no requirement for physician supervision. Several of my friends are co-owners of all CRNA anesthesia groups (and they may WAY more money than the common $150K or so you see advertised) and are totally independent practitioners. They ARE the anesthesia department for those hospitals. They do not answer to anyone except their fellow CRNA partners.

That is what interests me the most. I already make good money as an RN, $100K plus without OT, however I get sick and tired of trying to get residents to do the right thing for my patients. either they are too timid, unfamiliar with management of critical patients, worried about stepping on other physicians toes, worrying about getting in trouble with the attending, or just too scared of doing wrong they do too little too late. My patients suffer as a result and it drives me crazy. I would love to be in a position to have the skills and license to provide the care my patient needs, when they need it without having to convince a baby physician.

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I would love to be in a position to have the skills and license to provide the care my patient needs, when they need it without having to convince a baby physician.

Like LEENAK pointed out, life is too short to not follow your dreams. What's stopping you? :nurse:

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Many informative posts in allnurses Pre-CRNA Inquiry forum.

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i know and have known icu nurse managers who will absolutly not hire anyone they suspect of want to be a crna. these same manager may even refuse to write the required reference letter, or write one so bad you wouldn't want anyone to see it. my last manager used to alwasy ask applicants to our critical care nurse residency program "where do you see yourself in 5 years?" specificaly to attempt to weed out crna wannabes. i know of cases where nurse managers have done internet and social media searches of an applicant looking for clues that they want to to anestesia school. also calling up nursing school instructors and asking them if the applicant has ever expressed an interest in crna school.

going to such extreme measures is just plain insane.

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
Going to such extreme measures is just plain insane.

*** It goes farther than that. One of the hospitals where I work has a 9 month Critical Care Nurse Residency program for new grads. It is a very effective training program (I may be biased as an instructor in the program) for new grads going into SICU, MICU, PICU, NICU, PACU & ER. They have stopped hiring new grad BSNs into the program for the SICU. Associates degree only are hired, the only exceptions are long time unit employees (CNAs & HUCs) who graduated from a BSN program and that is not a sure thing. The fully paid residency comes with a two year obligation. So few BSN grads were completing their contracts to go to anesthesia school, despite the contract pay off being raised from a prorated $6K to non prorated $15K, they just quite hiring them. Lots of the associates degree nurses go to anesthesia too but they complete the 2 year contract (100% so far).

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Don't let anyone ever tell you what's right for you, bcuz only u know!! :) YOu have gret determination and ambition,,,,use it!!!GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!

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Specializes in Neurosurg ICU, CVICU, Float ICU.

Just wondering, are you currently an RN?

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Specializes in Critical care.
Latroya, have you heard of Diversity CRNA?

Diversity CRNA

They have a few upcoming informational sessions

No I haven't interesting information thank you

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Specializes in Critical care.

No I'm still in school

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