Tell or DON'T tell colleagues/staff that you are pursuing CRNA?

[SIGMACHIGUY]

Hello everyone! So, I'm continuing my journey of pursuing nurse anesthesia...1st step: taking the NCLEX tomorrow!! :typing

I've been accepted to an ICU unit already but am looking to also get into a higher acuity trauma hospital. But before I start in the ICU, what are your thoughts/experiences about telling other colleagues especially other hospital staff and administration and managers that you are pursuing CRNA school? Do you think that may even hurt your temporary duration as an ICU nurse? I can see how it may negatively affect an ICU nurse if the hospital admin knows that you will be leaving in a year or two. But at the same time, I'm so passionate about anesthesia that I love just talking about it, shadowing CRNA's, etc.

So...ok to talk about my future plans or better to keep my mouth shut?

[ncemt]

I have a slightly different but related question. I'm currently applying to nursing schools, with the intention of becoming a CRNA (I will be a second-degree BSN student). Should I tell the interviewer that I'm interested in CRNA school eventually or will this hurt me? I've already shadowed a CRNA for 50 hours, and I would like to be able to mention that as evidence of my commitment to nursing, etc., but I don't want them to hold anything against me. Also, when they ask me why I decided to go to nursing school after already having a BS degree, I want to be able to tell them the truth (that I'm dying to do anesthesia) rather than make something up that will be more vague and will not sound as sincere. Any thoughts?

(don't mean to hijack the thread- the consensus seems pretty clear on job interviews, this was just meant as an aside)

[gluck]

I think they are similar questions with similar answers.

Long term plans change as short term plans evolve. I see nothing wrong with letting people know at your discretion what your long term plans are, but it is much more important to be focused and committed to your short term plans. Let them see that sincere committment and they won't care what your long term plans are.

[simrope]

I agree keep you mouth shot, have you ever heard about envy, well people start to envy you if they think you will be leaving them for a better lot in life. Turst don't tell one person, unless you want everyone to know.

[cak1219]

I'm kind of in the same boat as well. In a SICU at a teaching university - it seems like anesthesia school is about 50% of the employees' end goal. There is definitely a level of competitiveness going on and the ones that aren't applying resent the new employees who have this goal.

It also is really disheartening when you see people who have so much more experience than you not get in after applying a few times.

[goodgrief]

I wouldn't tell anyone, in fact, I would consider it to be gossip, here's 3 things you can use to decide if something is gossip or not:

is it true?

is it positive?

is it necessary to tell?

if you can say yes to ALL three, then I'd say tell them, if not then don't, it's true and even positive that you eventually want to be in CRNA school, but it's definitely not necessary to tell, of course until you need those letters of recommendation or when you have to put in your resignition, then it becomes necessary