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Thanks for the first-hand advice!

Thank you EVERYONE for your advice, input and for sharing your experiences with me! it does sound as demanding and fulfililng and rewarding a career choice as i had hoped! i will definitely try to find a crna to shadow this winter to continue my education! as for the others, thanks for stickin up for me! i just wanted to put the info i had heard out there to see if it was legit or if it was just the normal anti-crna talk that seems to exist for some reason (jealousy? misunderstanding?).......i had no other info to go on, so thanks for understanding and taking the time to respond! is it possible to specialize in one area (ob, peds, etc..) or do you come out of school able to do it all and your job dictates what you do more of?

i'm sorry that you're offended, but it was not meant to do so!

i have had the same experiences (are we in the same school???) and posted a thread about the same issue yesterday about needing advice from current crna's...so feel free to read it! and yes, even a current crna told me not to tell a/o since they won't want to train you for your icu experience that you need if they know that you'll go on to get your masters so soon after....

thanks soooo much for taking the time to write back to me! i am so happy that i decided to post the question since i was getting nervous and was beginning to doubt my decision....but my husband told me to stick to my guns and not to let others dissuade me! however, i wanted to get some "inside info" to allow me to decide whether it is in fact as they said and not worth the investment to pursue it (and i mean the years, the commitment, and the work!) or whether those that have pursued it are actually happy and i should look into it some more...so thanks again!!!!! please continue to let me know what you crna's think!

Thank you e/o for the input and advice! i wanted to be a crna because i had heard from several doctors that it is a challenging job that requires a huge core of knowledge, very fine critical assessment skills, the ability to work with many diff types of ppl, and the need to keep thinking on your toes while caring for the individual patient based on his/her needs and making sure that those needs continue to be met during and after surgery. however, the nurses that i spoke to seemed to have a diff opinion (and yes, none of them were crna's) so i was a bit concerned! thanks so much for all your input! i will definitely try to shadow s/o so that i don't get my info from third hand sources.

hello all crna's! i am currently in nursing school for my bsn and thought that i wanted to become a crna. however, the nurses that i have come into contact with have raised the following points, which have me thinking that perhaps this isn't the path i want to take. please let me know what you think so that i know whether or not i should explore this option further! 1--it is a VERY boring job. you just do the pre-op health assessment, administer the anesthetic, and sit and wait........for hours...... 2--you have to deal with surgeons which are some of the most difficult doctors to deal with. 3--you don't do much "nursing" since the patient is asleep for most of the time. 4--the reason that the money is so good is because there is lot of opportunity for mistakes and a lot of responsibility but not much reward. 5--you deal more with machines than people. please let me know what your experience has been as it would really help me with deciding on my career path! i plan on shadowing a crna during my winter break if i can to see what it is really like, but i'd enjoy your input as well! thanks!!!

I actually live here already, so i didn't need to look for a place, but there were speeches and panels so we could have our questions answered as well as time to buy the uniforms, equip and shoes! it was a really nice day since i got to meet a lot of nice incoming students as well as a lot of happy current students!

It was reeeeally nice! Everyone was so nice and friendly from the staff to the professors to the dean to the current students and even prospective students so i am sooooooooo excited as well!!!

Hi everyone! Tomorrow is the big day! I can't wait to meet all of you then!

I'll be rooting for you! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Thanks! I hope your phone rings!!!!! Yes, it was the merit scholarship. I can't wait to hear from you! As for our schedule, do we have any say in the matter? I have 2 boys and would rather be in school in the mornings and be home as early as possible. do you think they are understanding of such situations? Thanks!

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Hi y'all! I actually just called Hopkins to ask them about the merit scholarships and they told me that they were just going to call me because i got one!!! yay!!!!! i am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited! i am definitely going there! i felt bad calling, but its my birthday so i figured i'd try!!!! please let me know if you hear!

Thanks for the update! I am personally also set on JHU and will definitely go there if i get a scholarship. If i don't get a scholarship, i will need to give it some more thought, but i definitely get the feeling that JHU wants us...which is nice! I won't hear from MD until the summer when my spring grades are in...so now i'm just waiting to hear from JHU re scholarships!

We have set up a yahoo group for JHUSON traditional bachelors students who are entering this sept 05. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jhuson_trad2005/ Please join and spread the word! Thanks smile123 for your help!!!