Hari2001

Hi my name is Hari, I am currently in my Sophomore year of High school and I have started to look into careers in the medical field. I noticed how there are endless fields to enter once you become an RN, more specifically I was looking into Nurse Anesthetist. I've read several articles on how the education path goes when entering this field but they all don't seem to make sense to me. I am an excellent student goes as far as my grades go, I do well in pretty much all the classes I'm currently taking, and I try to challenge myself by enrolling in Honors and AP. I read up on how to become a Nurse Anesthetist and they state you must get a BSN, then become an RN, then work in a critical care unit for 2 years (atleast), and then apply for anesthesia school. My main question is... 1) What steps should I take starting from senior year of High School to become an RN? 2) I read other articles talking about having to take prerequisites if I was to enroll in a 4 year, Bacheolers nursing program, what does this mean? 3) What is a prerequisites, and when am I supposed to take this? 4) What is the difference between someone who gets a 2 year associates degree for nursing at a community college, compared to someone who gets a 4 year Bacheolers Nursing Program? Please just clarify to me the steps required to enter schooling from Highschool, to RN, to Nurse Anesthetist because there's mixed information on different sites and I'm confused at this point.. Thank You! PS - if anyone is either a nurse anesthetist or knows a lot about this profession, please message me your email so I can contact you with any questions I have.