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I am a nursing student working on my BSN, and am considering furthering my education in pursuit of my CRNA. Curious as to how difficult the programs are to get into, and whether or not working CRNAs are happy with their profession. I am in the northwest and there are few schools to choose from in my region.

In our mental health facility in our hospital, the addiction/recovery/substance abuse patients are in the same milieu as those diagnosed with schizophrenia/bipolar/depression/etc. My question is, although the symptoms are the same (and often times mental illness led to substance abuse and vice versa), should the patients be treated the same, and grouped together in discussions??