foreverchasingdreams

Hello All, So I'm currently in school for FNP and will be finishing up in a year. After some major life events, it has made me realize that I 100% want to become a CRNA. It has always been FNP vs CRNA but decided on FNP bc of cost, time, children etc. But I know now that I want to become a CRNA and will not be satisfied until I at least try to apply (constant nagging thought of becoming a CRNA). I currently work full time in a CVICU with 1 year experience so far. My question is most CRNA requirements state "Recent ICU experience", how recent of an experience do they accept? When I graduate FNP I will have 2 years of CVICU experience but was planning on being a FNP full-time and per diem in the CVICU(to keep my skills) for about a year to pay off any debt and save for CRNA school then apply. I called one school and they consider "recent ICU experience" as within the last 5 years, I'm going to contact other schools as well to verify. I'm just wondering if there are others that aren't going from ICU straight to CRNA school? I'm worried that the time lapse from being a full time ICU RN to CRNA school will affect my application. Any post masters SRNA's with thoughts? Did you go back to ICU full-time prior to applying? Thanks!