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She has not been "officially" diagnosed with a personality disorder. All of the doctors she has saw are unwilling to diagnose her with borderline or narsaccism until she is 18, but the feel strongly enough about it to treat her right now. They have all admitted that there is very little they can do for her right now as her conditions are unresponsive to meds. and she is unwilling to talk to anyone in therapy. This is the conclusion the doctors have came to after going to the best ones in our state and visiting them over 2yrs.

Thanks for the great advice traumanurse. It truly is a hard decision to make about going to CRNA school. The thing that makes it the most diff. for me is my wife and I have a 9yr old daughter with borderline personality disorder, possibly narsaccistic, and adhd. I know once I am in CRNA school, the amount of stress on my wife will be greatly increased because of this. It will also make me going to school that much harder. I still have not started RN school, but i know without a doubt that if I go into this, a CRNA is all I want to be. Thins with my daughter may improve over time, but they may also get worse. Anyone got any suggestions on this little dilemma? Thanks for all the help you all have gave me so far.

I have only a few more questions for anyone wanting to answer. Is there a diff. in CRNA schools as far as how hard and demanding the schools are (i.e. Diff. program lengths, start off part time until clinicals, etc.)? What is the need to know microbiology and organic chemistry to be a CRNA? Does how hard a class is in CRNA school have a lot to do with the teacher you have or are the teachers in CRNA school a lot more interested in your success than most undergrad. profs?

Thanks for the answer. I have a few more questions however. Is there a diff. in CRNA schools as far as how hard and demanding the schools are (i.e. Diff. program lengths, start off part time until clinicals, etc.)? What is the need to know microbiology and organic chemistry to be a CRNA? Does how hard a class is in CRNA school have a lot to do with the teacher you have or are the teachers in CRNA school a lot more interested in your success than most undergrad. profs?

I have a couple of questions for any current CRNA who wants to answer. I have read every post on this forum and have saw different comments about family time while in crna school. If a person organizes their study time and manages their time as effeciently as possible, will you be able to spend at least 1-2 hours a day with your family, or do you TRULY have to divorce your family while in crna school? I have also read that most crna's are very happy with their jobs. If this is true, then why is the drug abuse rate among crna's so high?? Thanks for taking the time to read and answer my questions everyone.

When would be the best time to shadow a CRNA for a day, before starting RN school, last year or 2 in RN school, etc? Also, who should I talk to at the hospital to request shadowing a CRNA, How should I ask them, and what type of questions should I ask the CRNA if the hospital permits the shadowing?