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I am of need of help. For the past year I have been stressing as to whether I should become an rn, fnp, pa or crna. I have read many threads online, but nothing has directly answerd my question. I am 18 years old and im getting my bsn starting this fall. I have a type-A personality, and I literally freak out when I dont know where im going and where Im set to be. Moving forward, I am book smart, but im not hands on smart. I have my stna, but I got A's on all my test, while the hands on stuff took so much practice to grasp and understand. Eventually i got it, but still a lot of it took time. From there I questioned if nursing was for me. But the thing is I still think its for me? Every time my dad has a back ache, or my friend stomach is hurting... my mind goes into "diagnoses" mode and i just love the feeling of figuring out what is wrong. I know what youre thinking, maybe I should become a doctor. Well, I wanted to be one at first, but the thing is i'm not the most confident person and don't want autonomy. I'm the type of person to look up to another person for guidance. Thats why I wanted to be either a CRNA , PA, or FNP. I would be more than a bedside nurse (so not as much hands on) & I wont be a doctor so the desion making wont be all on me. Or maybe I should be a PA? What do you guys suggest that'll fit my personality best? I plan to do some job shawdowing eventually. Thankyou & sorry for any mispelled/ grammar errors i was in a rush.

You're a life saver! Thankyou so much for getting straight to the point,answering all parts of my questions and not being judgmental like some others I see on here. And yes when i'm in college in 2 years from now I plan on cutting any distractions out and focusing on getting a good GPA, GRE scores and any other certifications i may need (ASLS,CCRN etc). After BSN, I plan on doing 2 years in either CVICU or adult ICU in a busy area to get tough cases to prepare me. At first I was thinking about doing one year, but your're right... I'll rather have more experience and me being confident rather than rushing through it and not being confident at all. Thankyou again for your tips and I hope you do well in CRNA school. I heard that it's tough, but remind yourself everyday that you can do it!! Never give up

Do you believe that the more ICU experience you have the better CRNA you'll be, or do you instead think that what you did in the ICU BARLEY had any correlation with what you did in CRNA school? I'm wondering this because I'm trying to figure how many years of ICU I should do, I'm thinking about 2 years but I need advice if that's enough. Also, what level of critical care in icu do they prefer? 0,1,2,3? And is it true that the prefer CVICU (cardiovascular) among any other icu divisions? I would think so since anesthesia requires a lot of intubations and knowing about vitals and proper breathing. -Backround info: I am a Junior and Highschool and I love to plan way ahead and know what I getting myself into before getting into anything. Ignore any possible grammar errors and thanks for any info you can possibly give me.

Hi, i'm a junior in High school that likes to plan ahead. I was thinking about becoming a CRNA . Before you say I should shadow, I will, however I haven't found the time to do so yet so I wanted to know from you guys what it's like. Here are my specific questions: 1: Is it fun or boring 2: Is it easy? I mean to me it doesn't seem so hard, Just stick the needle full of anesthesia in and monitor the patient. Sometimes I have anxiety that it'll be too hard for me and i'll mess up on a patient 3: Have you regretted becoming a CRNA? 4: Are CRNA schools THAT hard to get into and what do you recommend for me to get in easier So far my plan is 4 years of BSN . Become a RN. 1-2 years of ICU. 2-3 years of CRNA school Please be straight forward with your responses, Thankyou.