Set up some time to shadow a CRNA or NP, that would be the most important thing to do to decide your career path after being an RN. You might find being an RN is enough. After years of ICU nursing because I felt I did my best work 1:1 with the sicke...
In my experience they take everything into account. If your previous degree gpa brings down your overall below the requirement I'd hesitate to apply to cmc/uncc.
I would check out the COA school search; CRNA School Search Every school has different requirements and I think it is important where you see yourself and have a support system. Regardless where you choose, your best chance I believe is a program wit...
I haven't had any updates on the self service center, so I called today and was told the same the my application is still under review. Nothing new to report.
Ok, so you want to be a nurse? Yes, please check out the pre-nursing forum. Do well on your ACT/SAT to get into college...right. Ok...do well on pre-req's math, science (bio, chem, A&Ps), get your CNA and work in an ICU (actually do this first s...
I would say most programs will want your nursing gpa to be higher than your overall gpa. Some programs will calculate your gpa based on the last 60 credit hours, which can help, if like many your early grades are not your best. You will need to show ...
If you are not planning to move out of CA,and you enjoy your current work well enough it doesn't seem to me to be worth it right off the bat. However if you are having to work some crazy hours to pull down your current RN salary in the long run it mi...
Ultimately it comes down to what career you want and what you are willing to go through to get there. Sounds like to me you are doing pretty well with a little over a year left in your program. I believe if you have any doubts at all on anesthesia sc...