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I was running into the same problem, I called every hospital but none would take me because of my lacking clinical experience. Finally, I got a per diem job at a psychiatric hospital as a mental health counselor. If you don't mind working with psych patients it's a good route to go, the pay is good and they don't seem to care about clinical (at least in my experience) They even thought me how to take vitals Good Luck :)

This might be a dumb question ( if so i apologize in advance) but after receiving a bsn is one qualified to work in ICU directly after graduation or is there some additional schooling required to work in that area? And if there is additional schooling how long is it? Thanks for the help :)

Congratulations on getting in!!! Nice to see all the hard work paying off huh? I hope to be in your shoes in a few years :)

Thanks for the help, i have a long way to go but im enjoying every minute :)

I'd like to thank everyone for the feed back, it has helped put things into perspective...some what :)

Hi, i was reading an earlier post about possible interview questions and one of them was: "Do you know the difference between a nurse anesthetist and an anesthesiologist ?" It kind of hit me that im not really sure of the answer, i know this sounds kind of dumb but i was hoping someone could clarify what the actual difference is, thanks for your help.

Thanks for the suggestions Athelin1, good luck with finals :) :)

Hi everyone just wanted to introduce myself, I've been reading this forum for a while and have finally decided to take the plunge! Wow, I have so many questions to ask... but first introductions! I'm currently a BSN student at Umass Boston, I just transferred into the college of nursing and with some luck I should be starting clinical's this fall. I'm very exited, not really sure what to expect... In my pursuit to making myself an attractive candidate for crna school I have been volunteering at mass general hospital, have enrolled myself into the schools honors program, and miraculously have managed to keep a 4.0 gpa, however I feel like there could be more, I was hoping you guys (and gals) would have some suggestions, or could share what you did in order to prepare yourselves for crna (should I take extra science classes?). Also I was wondering if there was anyone who has attended or knows about the crna programs offered by BC and North Eastern U Thanks for any suggestions :)