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Hi everybody,

I'm a respiratory therapist who wishes to pursue a CRNA degree. I'll begin 2 years of nursing school this Spring.

Can anyone attest to the experience provided by several years of Respiratory Therapy in critical care toward the duties of a CRNA? This route may be a bit indirect but I was wondering how well the management of mechanically ventilated patients serves a future CRNA.

Also, my first casual attempt at a degree out of high school left me with a GPA of 2.2 after 64 hours. Since then I got my RT degree and pre-reqs out of the way with a 3.75 GPA. Will admissions to CRNA school see the proverbial line drawn in the sand of my acedemic record or hold it against me.

Thanks,

Air'n

P.S. Big ups to Charles. Pimp'n CICU as always. RT for life.

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Hi everybody,

I'm a respiratory therapist who wishes to pursue a CRNA degree. I'll begin 2 years of nursing school this Spring.

Can anyone attest to the experience provided by several years of Respiratory Therapy in critical care toward the duties of a CRNA? This route may be a bit indirect but I was wondering how well the management of mechanically ventilated patients serves a future CRNA.

Also, my first casual attempt at a degree out of high school left me with a GPA of 2.2 after 64 hours. Since then I got my RT degree and pre-reqs out of the way with a 3.75 GPA. Will admissions to CRNA school see the proverbial line drawn in the sand of my acedemic record or hold it against me.

Thanks,

Air'n

P.S. Big ups to Charles. Pimp'n CICU as always. RT for life.

Won't hurt but won't help all that much, not compared to ICU as an RN. Many schools look at the last 60 or 120 hours of college credit so you need to keep the GPA high in the remander of your nursing credits to compensate. Another question though, if your RT is not a BS you will need to go on for the BSN and even if your RT degree is a BS, a number of schools will not accept it- so check out the requirements at the schools you are interested in to make sure that you make the correct choices in order to accomplish your goal!!!! Good Luck :rolleyes:

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