MissRis13

Hello! I am interest in become a CRNA, but am concerned that I may not have the potential as a result of poor cumulative grades from my first go-around at college. Here's the story, in brief: 2005: graduated high school. 2007-2009: did well at a community college. 2009-2012: did very (very) poorly during my first time away from home. Almost all F's. 2012-2015: finally got serious, repeated (many) classes, went to nursing school, graduated BSN GPA 3.6. Because I flunked, but then repeated so many classes, my "attempted" number of credits has caused my cumulative GPA to be irreparably far below a 3.0. It would take my 4 straight years of full time 4.0 to repair it. Any future undergrad "A" would merely be a drop in the bucket. Total career attempted credits: 228. Total career quality points: 598. I REALLY want to be a CRNA, and hate the thought that decisions I made before the age of 21 may forever hinder my possibility of doing so. I contacted two programs for advice and was told I'm out of luck until my cumulative GPA is above a 3.0. Am I a lost cause? Thanks in advance for any input!

Hello Friends! I am a relatively new nurse and began my career in a high-acuity ICU at a large medical center. I love my job, and my unit. Unfortunately, the hospital is far from my home and my commute is about 1.5 hours- one way. Moving is not an option for me at this time and I am not interested in changing my full time job to a closer location. I would like to make some extra money, but overtime at my current position is a lot to consider because of the lengthy commute. I don't want to leave my current job, but would like to to pick up a per-diem job at a closer hospital. There are a few smaller, community hospitals that are close by and are looking for per-diem nurses in their ICU's. Unfortunately, I have only been off of orientation for about 6 months now. This means I have about 6 months of independent ICU nursing under my belt. I did, however, work in health care outside of the hospital setting for several years in EMS. Is it unreasonable to begin applying for per-diem positions at this point? Thanks for your input!

I am a very new nurse, but I am not new to health care. Although I have seen my fair share of "tough" situations as an EMT, somehow my emotional response has been different as a nurse. Spending 12 hours with patients has led me to become more emotionally involved than I expected. The unit I work on has a lot of difficult cases, emotionally speaking. with particularly charged patients and circumstances, I am having trouble not carrying the emotional weight of my patients with me. Unfortunately, I am very new, and am hesitant to ask about available resources. (What of my coworkers think I'm too soft? Or I can't handle it?). What kinds of resources are available for nurses in tough emotional cases? What do you advise for a new nurse in this situation? Is it normal to feel this way?

Thanks for the input. I hope I can find one in NY or CT with this policy....

Firstly I apologize for yet another question regarding CRNA school applications and GPA. However, I'm not sure how my GPA will affect my chances of applying to CRNA school: I live in NY and completed my BSN in 2014 with a GPA of 3.54. Prior to that, I graduated with an associate degree and a 3.8 GPA. The problem arises when considering my cumulative GPA. When I was 19 I attended a private school and left with a GPA of 1.88 after partying way too much and flunking out. That was over 10 years ago. Unfortunately, if those grades are considered my cumulative GPA is 2.8, yikes! I know that a cumulative GPA of 2.8 makes me a poor candidate. However, I am currently working in ICU and plan to continue to work in ICU for at least 5 years. I have scored competitively in my GRE, and I am taking graduate level nursing courses with all A's so far. If this continues, is CRNA school still a possibility? I am a good student and hate to think that bad decisions made a decade ago when I was a teenager will forever ruin my chances of being a CRNA. I would love any and all input, please!

Thanks to all who replied! I am hoping that this is just a tough group...

SioainnRN, I didn't meant to imply that students working on a first degree don't have the ability to behave as adults would. Instead, I just mean that these adult students should absolutely be able to behave the way adults should behave, since they are in fact adults.

I am graduating with my BSN in nursing in December of this year and would really like to go straight into psychiatric nursing. I have a prior degree in psychology and know that I really enjoy the field. I have heard that it is best to work in med surge, but I have little desire to ever work at the bedside outside of psych. There are a lot of psychiatric units and institutions in the area, so I'm not too worried about becoming unemployable. I also plan to eventually pursue an NP in psych. Does anyone have advice for a new grad hoping to enter the psych field? Is this career sabotage? I would appreciate any and all input. Thanks! :)

I am in my senior year of nursing school and I continue to be shocked by the hostility the students display toward one another (and to staff). It is a regular, constant event for my classmates to talk about one another, aggressively confront each other, start rumors, fight, even sabotage each other. This is my second degree. I have never experienced this level of hostility in a single setting before... not in high school or my first college experience, and never before in the workplace. We are in an adult accelerated program, so the students are not young kids. Most have families and work during the day. I have seen more bullying in the last 2 years than I have in all of my elementary, middle, and high school education combined. And that, is saying a lot. I am worried that this type of behavior will translate into the workplace among nurses. Is this behavior common among the profession? Does it lessen after graduation? Is it just specific to my class? I am worried that I will be in this type of environment forever....