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I have always been interested in helping people in any way possible and nursing is something that I have been seriously looking into. I know that it takes a lot of hard work and dedication, and I know what it takes to get there. I am looking for a job that will pay well, and in the end to get a job like that you have to work to get there first. I want to end up with a life of taking care of my family and not having to worry about bills. I want to be able to support myself fully, and since being a CRNA is part of what I want career-wise and financially, I am interested.

I'm still in high school but I am trying to find a direction of where I want to go when I'm in college. I am really interested in becoming a nurse, but I am a little discouraged about the hours, the pay, and how well I would be treated. How much of a demand is there for CRNA's? Is it easy to find a job? I would REALLY REALLY like to have good hours, weekends off, etc etc. but I am not sure how easy it is to find that. I am very interested in becoming a CRNA because it seems to have great pay--is that true? Also, can you get into a CRNA school with just a nursing associates degree? how do you think being a CRNA compares to being an RN? Is it just as hectic or can you find a pretty comfortable, relaxing job? Thanks--

I am trying to figure out how much of a difference in being hired or in pay I there will be if i get an Associates degree or a BSN? I have heard different answers to this question---some say that I will get paid much less, while others say it is about the same. Also, I am contemplating going to grad school to become a nurse in anesthesia, which would require a Bachelors, but I'm not sure my parents can afford or will be willing to pay for me going to a university. How difficult is it to pay for getting a bachelors after you have started working as a nurse with an associates degree? (pay, time, etc etc) Would it be worth it if I end up not going to grad school? Advice would be lovely! Thanks.