FlaconRN

Kabin...I talk in terms of reality and I also talk rationally...I have selected certain quotes that I think are misguided....you can ignore them or not...that's your choice...I suppose it is difficult for you to hear...you assert your points and I assert mine

"my questions were directed at what a CRNA does"...and what does that mean may I ask?? "After hours pain management"...?? I must say for an "educated" person those are highly unsupported comments, in otherwords, quite ignorant coming from a person that obviously doesn't have alot of credibility in regards to what it is that CRNA's do for a living. Here is a link where you may be able to get a few answers to your questions... http://www.aana.com/crna/careerqna.asp Since you've done the math perhaps you should do the reading as well. Good luck on entering into a CRNA program...please send me your letter of acceptance.

It's nice to have a male posting here...I am going to be starting into an ICU straight out of nursing school...does anyone here have any thoughts about this move I am taking??advice??perhaps personal experience???

People, you can't be too worried about pass rates...what nursing school comes down to is some hard work by the individual...nursing is so diverse and vast that you cannot possibly determine on a program alone to make you a strong nurse...my advice personally is to enter any program and do the following things: 1- maintain a strong GPA (at least above a 3.0 in case you want to go to grad school in the future) 2- work hard and take the initiative when you have clinical time (this is the time to build your ever important practical skills which includes nursing skills and giving report) 3- read, read, read (on your own too)...I can't emphasize enough that the strength of a nurse comes from within....a program can only help lay the basic groundwork 4- by a NCLEX review book and work through each section independantly... Doing the above four things will help ensure you become a solid, competent nurse that is able to take good care of your patients....in addition, the door will be open for you in regards to wether or not you would like to pursue advanced education...

CRNA's aren't in demand??? C'mon dude, take a look at the job market and take a look at the population in Arizona, there are alot of retiree's in this state and the baby boom reflects greater medical needs in the face that people are living longer in this day in age....furthermore, CRNA's are just as safe and more economical in an already taxed healthcare system...as such, their demand will only increase generally throughout the United States as a whole...

Be grateful if you ever do get into a CRNA program...for example, of the 700 applicants in the first year at Midwestern, 13 or so got selected...now do the math...that is less than 2%...CRNA's are not "watered down" according to Kabin...it is an extremely challenging program and research has shown how safe and economical the practice of CRNA's is in reality...a very ignorant comment on your part...probably in part because you have never been through a program of that sorts in your life...