danecharleston

Suzanna, I appreciate your quick judgmental response. A high paying salary is REQUIRED with the lifestyle my wife and I have become accustomed to. Being in the car industry for the last 12 years and working my way up to General Sales Manager, I started with my end goal in mind, which was to become the GSM. I started selling cars, and worked my way up. And yes, I make a very good living (150K yearly) managing a business that does 51 million a year. But I hate it. I hate everything about managing people to rip off unsuspecting customers and using high pressure sales tactics to squeeze more money out of their pockets. Which is why I want to get out of that career. I've ALWAYS wanted to go into the health field because I love helping people, I want to make a difference in peoples' lives, and because it fascinates me how the body works and I actually love studying human anatomy and physiology. Why I didn't was because the timing wasn't good for me. I really don't appreciate your assumptions. I know which direction you were taking. I'm not stupid. I'm fully aware of the waiting list and what Anesthesiologists do. And, I've been reading this forum for the last 3 hours. Though I will admit most of the reading was in the Male Nurse section as I was unaware of this section. I did NOT know that Anesthesia school was harder to get into than Medical school. Good to know, so thanks. Now, my question still remains. What is the best path to take to become a CRNA? I want to become a Nurse regardless. And since there are so many opportunities available to Nurses, I want to have an end goal in mind as well. Maybe if I had asked the best path to a NP or a Nursing Director career you might have responded more favorably? I better get to more reading though... Great forum btw :) Dane

Hello, Starting from scratch with no degree. How long would that take me to get from A-Z? Also, I was wondering what the correct "path" to this career is. Would it be something like this: ADN > Get A Job > BSN (while working) > Work several years for experience > CRNA program Thanks! Dane