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Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking you're time to write this. Very insightful and helpful for me!

I think it depends on the facility. For my experience, I am paired with a nurse. I assess all the patients, chart on my assessments, and help in med passes. I do their care plans as well. Although I will say, I have not gotten to experience bedside in a more acute setting. I don't think it's so wrong to want to maybe follow my dreams though. To have dreams and aspirations that may be different than bedside. I am completely aware that I may end up loving bedside nursing. I was just strictly curious on current CRNAs thoughts on their job.

How is school going and where are you attending?! I really want to be a CRNA but I don't know anyone who went through or is going through school currently.

She has worked with some amazing CRNAs and other not so good CRNAs. Which you'll run into with any profession. I have not really discussed with her her thoughts on them practicing independently but it is a great question to ask her!

I actually have spent all summer as a patient care technician and have gotten to experience bedside nursing. I am thankful for this opportunity but don't believe it's where I want to be my whole career. I want to have more autonomy eventually and I am so incredibly intrigued by anesthesia and the opportunity to understand the human body on a deeper level.

Hi everyone!! I am currently on my last year of nursing school and plan on (or at least dreaming of) becoming a CRNA. I dreamed of being an anesthesiologist when I was younger but grew up some and realized I did not want to go to med school. BUT I still love the art of anesthesia and find it so fascinating. I have shadowed my mother who is an anesthesiologist and loved every second. This topic is quite broad... on purpose. I'd love to hear from you CRNAs on all your thoughts like why you love your job, pros and cons, what schooling was like. ANYTHING that comes to your mind, share it! Thanks!