Stick with BSN or go on to get CRNA?

[edjan18]

I've been considering lately about after I get my BSN degree going a few more years to become a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). I looked up schools and the only ones around me are in Illinois and Michigan. They both have really good programs but it's hard to really set my mind on anything when I'll just be starting my clinicals in January. Life happens and my fiancé will graduate in May (he also is going to be a nurse) and I'm afraid if I stop going to school after I complete my program I won't ever go back.

Any thoughts, comments, or information about CRNA? I'd really appreciate them. I'm leaning more toward Rush University in Chicago if anyone has ever heard of it. It's only two more years after my BSN, but it just seems like a long way away and is really hard to make a decision. Thanks! :)

[hopefulmommy]

I've done some research on becoming a CRNA, and most schools want you to have at LEAST 1yr of ICU experience before you can even apply. It's not as simple as just continuing to go to school. Also, graduate nurses are going to have to start getting their DNPs in a few years, so it'll be more than two years post BSN to become a CRNA. It's a lot of hard work. Maybe after you do your clinicals you will have a better idea of what it is that you want to get into. Good luck on your journey! I hope this info helped