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I am so sorry this happened! But you will pass the next time! Have you heard of a company called excelsior? Excelsior CRNA review. From what I hear they are a new company that is really good, might want to check them out. I think otherwise just continue studying what you are studying and you will be fine.

ADN 18, BSN 19, and DNP 23 turning 24 (Hopefully)!!!

Most Level I trauma centers will give you plenty of orientation to prepare you for your practice. You seem to have the foundation and they will prepare you to take care of their patients. Like the other poster said, you will be dedicating your next few years to this, but it will make you a much better nurse and make you realize how amazing trauma is.

First off I am a CRNA student and I am NOT in clinicals yet; however, I have shadowed a lot and know a ton of CRNAs so let me start off answering them one by one. 1. I do not know a CRNA that thinks their job is boring. Reason being is every day is different, and at any moment an emergency can happen. As the anesthesia provider you are keeping the patient alive, and to me that is not boring 2. Easy? If it were easy everyone would do it. No it is not easy, in fact anesthesia is one of the most complicated specialties you can get into. You have to do a lot of medication calculations, decide which drugs to give based off of the entire picture of the patient (Vital signs, patient problems, surgery, history, and much more), plus you have to be quick at it because most places want you right back into the OR doing the next case as soon as you drop your current patient off. 3. Out of all the CRNAs I have talked to, none have said they regretted becoming a CRNA. One did say that he would not do it again, only because he said it was the hardest thing in his life and he equated it to walking through fire...needless to say I did not go to that school. 4. They are difficult to get into, but not impossible. Most schools have 5-20 applicants per spot, meaning that you have to be above average to get in. I do not recommend doing anything the easy route, but the best route to be prepared is to get good grades in all your classes, especially the science classes. Then become an RN and go get some awesome ICU experience. At this point you can start taking the GRE and looking at what schools you want to apply to. Remember with all of this that you are young and have plenty of time. Goals are great and there is nothing like choosing one to work toward. If CRNA is what you want then I suggest studying hard and pushing forward in your education, it will take awhile, but it is SO worth it.

Tonight my nose has been so runny and I am sick, but my goodness those trips to the bathroom are full of quiet and peace. Makes me happy that the night is almost over.

I was always told to get a good stethoscope before going to the ICU because indepth assessment matters. Well I got my cardiology scope and then I show up and they want me using the cheap little plastic ones, I was mad and would often slip a glove over the bell and use it then. There is nothing like a good stethoscope, and then again there is nothing like a bad one. I am working a step down telemetry floor now while I'm in the first year of my DNP program and listen to all my patients at the start of the shift, but after I lay it on the nurses station on my cart. It annoys my neck to keep it on for 12 hours straight and it is great for manual BPs and a lot of our assistants use it. I personally feel any nurse that does not listen to their patients is taking short cuts, but then again I am not in your shoes. I feel it is essential because most of us have to chart how the patient sounded, right?

One of the few and I mean really few perks of working for a union hospital was paid lunch, but if you really do not get your lunch you should make sure your manger knows.

I am not an NP but personally I would keep a work cell phone separate from my personal. Our pediatrician that I work with gives her cell out to a TON of parents and she is always getting texts and calls but she loves it. However, that would drive me crazy and the truth is that everyone, no matter how much you love your job, needs some separation.

My two cents, online or hybrid is good as long as you get an actual grade and not a pass or fail which brings your gpa to a 3.0 versus a 4.0. My RN-BSN was from our state university and I had class once a month and the rest was online, but they taught me how to write and taught me APA better than my DNP program did and I am so thankful they prepared me.

If it was me, I would look for another job asap before someone leaves you in a mess that you can't get out of! You worked hard for your license, so don't lose it!!! Go to critical care, find something else, and most importantly protect yourself!

The best track is accelerated BSN to icu. You can get an icu job out of school, but might be easier to do med surg 6 months then transfer. Either way get to an ICU, learn as much as you can and then apply to the schools you want to go to. With a pre med curriculum under your belt schools will see you are a hard worker and just make sure you do well on GRE and grades are better than a 3.0. I know someone who waited a year plus to get an ICU job and his friend applied quickly and got into med surg and transferred in 5 months to the ICU. Make sure to get all your certifications and try for CCRN as that is looked upon as excellent and some even require it. All in all, post questions when you have them and remember to stay positive, work hard, and you will make it!

My personal opinion is that the CRNA wins because granted the argument will always be- med school and residency make you better and you do so much more; however, the numbers do not add up and some MDA residency programs do the same number of cases as CRNA programs. In the end CRNAs end up doing more general cases since they do the whole case, and many docs who "supervise" only show up when there is an issue. That is one reason CRNA only groups are flourishing, and so much CRNA hate goes on. MDAs have had it so good for so long occupying the break room and getting paid triple what their CRNAs get paid who do all the work. The healthcare system cannot and will not support this. That is why there is so much hate. CRNAs and MDAs learn in such similar fashions, use the same textbooks, and often have the same preceptors. No difference in outcomes proves that both are effective, yet one is half the cost. Do the math, it is CRNA all the way.

I think most people in general are stressed out. I am stressed due to the fact that I am in a full time DNP program, working full time, and engaged and getting married in April. We all are stressed and we all have life to deal with, and nursing is a stressful job; however, it is a lot better than what some others do for work and where else can you work 3 days and have 4 off. I love my schedule and will hate working 5 days a week once I am done with my DNP program.

By 2022 all CRNA programs will have to be in compliance with the DNP movement which is that all graduating in 2025 will be with a doctoral degree. Any practicing CRNA will continue to practice and will be grandfathered in. One thing I will caution you about is that most MSN programs are 28-30 months and you cannot work for any of this time due to the intensity of the program. If you get your MSN and then go to a MSN-DNP program it will be roughly two years and be a minimum of $35,000- at least that is what the programs I have seen are charging; however, if you do a direct entry 36 month BSN-DNP program, most will let you work your first year or at least part of it and will be online during this time. Then your last two years will be full time clinicals and the intense CRNA schooling we all know and love. My reason for choosing the BSN-DNP is that during the time I work and save I will have more saved, actually have less time without a job, and will have the terminal degree and never have to go back. No the DNP does not make you a better provider, but it does make you more marketable and prevents you from ever going back to school, and that to me is what it is all about!

Probably not OB or L&D lol.