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Yes you definitely can go to a CRNA program. Your GPA won't keep you from being accepted. If that's an ABSN GPA then that's a solid improvement. Concentrate on good ICU experience and look into programs you're interested in to plan your application.

A US RN license and US ICU experience is required.

Both would be fine, Do you the CRNA program you plan to apply to? You could ask them for feedback. If I was you I'd go to the CVICU.

"Common for one or two students never pass boards after graduating" If you mean fail the max 8 times so will never be a CRNA, that's a huge red flag. "May or may not have an anesthesia faculty on your project which is hard to com...

Plenty of parents with young children have gone through a CRNA program. The demands of the program are high and it will inevitably impact the time you have with them. You will be 'working' 50 to 60 hours a week, and your clinical days will start at 0...

10 years of L&D, 2 in OR/PACU & only 1 in ICU Are you currently in the ICU? That will help you the most at this point.

First get some help with your depression ASAP. Do you know how to access a counselor through your college? Have you contacted your advisor in the program? They should help you understand what your options are.

Good chance, and 6 months from now you'll have 1.5 years!

You could try the CRNA Reddit. AAs, and independent practice/opt out for CRNAs are political topics.

Consider programs that use the GRE. They will often look at applicants with lower GPAs. The GRE can be an applicant's friend. It costs less money and time to take the GRE than to repeat a course.

Have you taken the GRE? A good score will help.

All CRNA programs are required to arrange all clinical experiences-it blows my mind that NP programs are allowed to admit students without having the clinical hours for them. Ignore the rankings. The only criteria is a survey sent to progra...

Consider looking outside of CA. Many programs in the Midwest look at overall GPA and science GPA. You'd be fine there.

You could move somewhere with a better cost of living. $4500 mortgage is crazy while in school full time. I know several students who sold their house and used the money gained to help finance the program. It's doable but is going to require you to i...

First priority is to get some help for your depression. The college has resources, look for them on the website. Can you talk to your advisor and get guidance from them? I've seen several students in your position and most of them became excelle...

I don’t believe it’s possible.

Mgarcia35 sorry I wasn’t very clear. This is the comment I was referring too. The biggest thing I took from it was this advice straight from the PD's mouth. "If you are on a waitlist, be consistent! E-mail weekly to check on the stat...

Not all programs are like this. Many have the alternative list in an order and don’t make admissions decisions on the fly.

‘there's no reason for CRNAs to make demeaning comments on here or in the community regardingAAs. In other words.... do your job and let me do minewithout acting like your better.’ My purpose is to correct misinformation about comparis...

What wtb said. To quote the PA organization’s analysis of AAs ‘the only similarity between PAs and AAs is there is ‘assistant’ in both titles’.

Great question, I always discuss this with SRNAS. When you’re doing cases by yourself it’s a different mind set. I start a second IV if I think there’s any chance of significant blood loss,, maybe blood tubing flushed, have the Cmac ready to go, pres...

I’m not doubting this at all. Some CRNAs are required to function as AAs-which is the exact reason I will do everything I can to prevent AAs in our state. We just have to hold out because the medical direction model is not sustainable and will die.

Collaborative practice with physician anesthesiologists in busy community hospital. About 60% CRNAs, and CRNAS do the overnight in house call. Whatever comes in we do-SBO is a common one. The CRNA will probably be the only anesthesia provider in hous...

CRNAs are recruited from the strongest ICU RNs. During the pandemic CRNAs went to the ICU to provide support. Did any AAs do that? CRNAs have a broad background in management of critically ill patients. This is one important reason why AAs and CRNAs ...