rysgst1

Hey there! I just have a few questions about CRNA's I was unable to find here. I am new here to this site and without getting to into it a little background on me: - 26 years old, BS in finance, worked at a top i-bank for a couple of years and decided that was enough. - have a background in the medical field ( worked as a CNA all through college) - quit my job at the i-bank and am currently work at a hospital as a CNA again, was looking at becoming pre-med. ( anesthesia, it has always fascinated me, I have shadowed one) But recently decided that having somewhat of a life before I turned 40 would be nice. I have known of the CRNA profession for quite some time and think that this would be a great career to have to pursue my passion. Now my questions, 1. Like med school, is it essential to take pre-req classes for nursing school and then CRNA school at a 4-year university, or would taking them at a CC be fine? ( I know for nursing school it is fine, but didn't know about CRNA school) 2. Given I have my CNA I can probably get a job in the ICU to gain experience there, once a nurse will I be able to get a job directly in the ICU to get my 1 -2 years of experience there? Do you really need more than 1-2 yrs experience in the ICU to be competitive? Its not that I would not love to be a staff nurse for longer, I would just really like to have my "career" as a CRNA by the time I was 33ish. Thank you in advance for your input.