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You want to know if your practice or experience will be restricted in a certain area. Look to see if the state is "CRNA friendly". Then look at schools clinical sites. You can search to see if you compete with residents for cases or if SRNAs are rest...

The hardest parts are yet to come. New grad ICU jobs are fewer, CRNA salaries are dropping, areas are saturated, MDAs are pushing back harder than ever, AAs are voicing their opinions more and more... I'm fearing for this field in the future. On the...

Don't sell yourself short. Apply to schools that will give you the best experience and enable you to market yourself versus your physician counterpart. If some of those require GRE, I would get it out of the way and apply. I think you'll get intervie...

You look to be pretty competitive. It's a bonus to be willing to move in order to gain the best experience. Just don't sell yourself short. You can pick which school you think will be best. Apply to a few and then find out which will give you the mos...

I would still like to know how many cases are performed and to what extent.

One shouldn't base their decision on solely the potential to get in. You also want a school which will make you a competent anesthesia provider. Placing lines, blocks, etc... You don't want to get done and then be limited on where you can get a job b...

I'd honestly like to know who has better. There might be others you consider about equal, but in the end we're all working our 40, right? My wife, an NNP has a horrible schedule, but she loves it so doesn't mind. It's like shes always getting a call ...

You look good on paper. Based on the information you posted I think you'd get interviews. However, half the picture is missing - CCRN, GRE and references. I think if you nail those three you won't just get into a program, you'll be able to choose whe...

Damn... that's pretty informative.

^^ I love that I'm not the only one who "just wanted to get into CRNA school". Great thoughts.

I don't think I need to explain it to you, of all people :) All in the eye of the beholder I suppose.

It would depend on where you work and the type/size of the practice as well as other factors. Could be no call. Could be every weekend. Could be voluntary. You won't know until you apply for jobs. And even the answers you get now may not be true in t...

Air traffic controller Petroleum engineer Network/ IT manager Real estate broker Investors Certified landman The master tech / shop foreman at Infiniti (where I worked before nursing) made 6 figures. Every job has a certain amount of stress.

Probably not. Because AA's to CRNA's may still carry with them an alternative agenda. Can you imagine, not that it would happen, but an AA becoming a higher up in the AANA? Much like CRNA's who become MDA's and end up biting the hand that fed them......

Why would you limit your opportunities and play the ***** of an MDA all day long? I doubt it'll ever be widely accepted. They've been around for decades and continue to lag in jobs and expansion... theres a reason for that. If you want to skip the nu...

Perfect. I wouldn't be too worried. You'll more than likely get interviews.

What if the experience is good. What if you can't find another. What if you have to move. What if... Not a fun way to live life. What if you could make great money, have great benefits, be close to family, have tons of vacation and get great experien...

Not sure what is going on in South Bend, but there is an MDA job posting there for 130-150. However, other parts of the state have postings for MDAs up to 600. In contrast, other areas of the state are offering W2 CRNA's up to 220. As for TN, in a st...

I wouldn't think a CRNA would take a job paying 105. Why sell yourself so short? The MDA isn't making 105 while doing the same job.

I have a few questions to better understand... They way I see it you'll have 1 year CCU and 1 year ICU experience when you apply - are these at a level 1? What type of ICU is it? Which of the courses listed are you taking to offset lower grades in th...

Haha! I would have thought it's implied that you request recommendations from those who can give an accurate and detailed letter. I made it a goal to recover those sick patients that the head surgeon operated on. Fly with the transplant coordinator ...

Is this still for TCU, or are you broadening your application range? I agree with badgernurse - you need quality letters from 'bigwigs': Directors of surgery/units/programs - just looks good for someone like this to right a nurse a reference. If at a...

Right. So with the form I had them check the boxes and for comments they put, "Please see letter". I had actual letters to go along with the forms. If the school wanted 3 forms/letters I was sure to send 4 forms/letters. One school needed 5 reference...

^ Excellently written. One step at a time. Don't shoot for CRNA if you can't see yourself being an ICU nurse for eternity.

Yikes...