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Yes, you have a chance because your cumulative should be above a 3.0. But you should figure out why you struggled with the BSN. The CRNA program is more challenging than the ABSN.

How about completing a traditional BSN? Instead of paying a lot of money to meetings that may not help?

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 complete if you don't" COA accreditation requires a CRNA to be on the committee. Some programs meet this by naming a CRNA subject matter expert to the committee, but if they are clinical preceptors they may not be very knowledgeable about the process. "lack of resources for the DNP project/Millikin has very limited access to scholarly articles” Another red flag because the most motivated scholar cannot overcome a lack of access to the current literature. It's too expensive to buy individually and searching/reading the current literature is critical to a doctoral project. When you are assigned on a weekend-do you have a day off during the week? If yes, then that's typical of an anesthesia program Are you assigned to overnights on Sunday before a Monday exam? If yes, that's a red flag. No semester breaks in clinical is typical for anesthesia programs-it's a clinical residency. Most programs don't curve grades, you either pass or fail. And if graduates are struggling to pass boards then it doesn't appear exams are more difficult than necessary. Video lectures followed by group work in the classroom-sounds like they are using a flipped classroom which some students don't like. It is key that faculty in the classroom are skilled at identifying when students aren't actively preparing and/or aren't making the correct connections. The classroom faculty needs to intervene sometimes to keep learning on track. If this doesn't happen then it can get way off track. It takes a motivated adult learner who buys into the process. With student buy in and skilled faculty it's fantastic and models processes which the graduate can use for lifelong learning throughout their clinical career. Being micromanaged by clinical preceptors-remember the case is still their responsibility. You might do the same thing when you're a preceptor.

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 0600-sometimes earlier.

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 program directors. It's also several years old, and didn't include all the programs. Absolutely meaningless.

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 invest money and you will sacrifice time with your family. It's not a 40 hour a week gig. Once you get to the clinical stage, most programs don't take semester breaks.

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 excellent CRNAs. But maybe it's not a good fit for you. most important is to manage the depression and then you can make a decision.

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 status." They said there isn't a numeric value for thewaitlist, it's just a pool of people all on an equal playing field at that point. If they have someone eager and in theirinbox it shows dedication to thatschool and your willingness to get in. For a lot of programs, there is an order to the wait list. It doesn’t hurt to check in every now and then, but it won’t make a difference in the order.

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 comparisons with CRNAs. This forum is for RNs who wish to become CRNAs. CRNA programs are competitive and they need to know the extra work is worth it. If that’s demeaning to you there’s nothing I can do about that. AA programs are actively recruiting RNs and telling them there’s no difference. That’s intentionally misleading information.

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, pressors drawn up, etc. Be prepared for any possibility. Then know who can assist you. For us it’s the PACU RN. We ask them to help with pumping blood, etc. They’re great help. Often we’ll have a 3rd year SRNA and they’re great. I never hesitate to text or call the call MD if I want to discuss something. For example a liver failure patient with ascites for ex lap. We discussed different scenarios for albumin anticipating the fluid shifts. I know of no evidence that ACT is safer. If the MDs aren’t resounding to critical portions of the case at your practice, then they are violating billing regulations. Our group has a waiting list of MDs who want to join the group. A lot of MDs want to do anesthesia and don’t want to medically direct. They also do well financially because the CRNAS are employees and the MDs benefit from the efficiency. The ACTs have to be subsidized by the hospital, and if the hospital can’t or won’t, it will fall apart. It’ll probably last a long time in GA though because it’s so entrenched.

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 house doing the case. During the day we swap cases as the schedule demands. I decide my anesthetic plan and am 100% responsible. On that SBO I decide wether to extubate at the end of the case, or send to ICU intubated. If I keep intubated I write vent settings and sedation orders. This is where my 4 years ICU is beneficial. Oh, and the surgeon satisfaction with the anesthesia department is in the top 5% in the nation. I am 100% comfortably having anyone in the group give my family anesthesia. The entire group is strong providers because there’s no place for a weak provider to hide. The schedule moves very efficiently because as long as 1 provider is ready the cases roll. This is the future of anesthesia.