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Hi everyone should i still pursue crna or its not meant for me. I am a 29 year old acute care nurse practitioner worked in the icu for three years have been a nurse for 5 took my ccrn after one year in icu. My main issue is i graduated on 2002 my fi...

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and as for the male there were half male in my class doubt there will be an issue to that and a I have at least 3 male coworkers too 2 pa one np

indomie32 hi, I graduated as ACNP after being 5 years as an RN. I think it depends a lot on how you see yourself in a few years and where you want to work. All my training as an ACNP was in the ICU some I know are not ICU based but mine was. I cover ...

Thank you for the advise:)

I'm in:)

which state you work? are you in rural setting or urban? are you in private or academic?

Where is the best places for CRNA? I know TEXAS is good. Where else?

You can if you have a recent ICU experience even as an NP. I am just starting CRNA as post master's to bridge to DNP. My MSN was in ACNP and working in the ICU.

I absolutely agree with Juan about looking at ICU experience is mandated and experience as an NP is preferred. A lot of indendepence in the Critical care units if you want and lots of procedures to learn after graduation.

Texas Medical Center hires a lot of acute care nurse practitioner here too but quite saturated. Methodist, Memorial herman, Ut System, Md anderson generally only hire Acute care nurse practitioner. There are different jobs for acnp and they have acnp...

juan where are u practicing?

hopefully for 2015. very helpful answers!!! thank you so much!

did you get in?

Boston Collge does not require gpa, neither did Maryland university for post master's and as aforementioned, UPMCH hamot, villanova and drexel...found more post master's in PA than in most states

Hi i saw your post regarding the post master's ...did they based your gpa on your previous MSN? also, did you have to take less classses and if so how much less?

Are there some crna programs that dont let you do thesis if you have done it to in prior master's?

I do ... thanks a lot for the encouragement. I am very intersted but not sure if i could get into the program. i did see that vanderbilt and had contacted them before but way out of my area of possible relocation due to family reasons. Which program...

hi thanks for the response. critical care is my next interest and at that time when i had applied for critical care back in 2008 they accepted my vent/med/surg exeperience and required icu before clinicals. second the core classes where mostly simila...

hi mamie, how many questions did yours end? i am panicking right now coz mine stopped at 75 and i felt i missed more than 20 items:((

dear suzanne, i'm new in this thread just signed up yesterday since i have this question. i have my opt training for a year and about to take my board 2nd week of june). i am in new jersey graduate and went to school here too. i was under f1 visa tho...