Hello everyone! Currently, I am a public middle school teacher and I am making my transition into your part of the working world! I am about to take my last prerequisite class before applying for schools. I will be shooting for Accelerated BSN and MEPN programs. I am most interested in the MS-RN program at the University of Arizona, which is just a unique name for their Fast-Track BSN that they manage to call a master's degree, even though it isn't officially an MSN. (It is an MS-RN.)
My main goal is to eventually enter the US Army Program of Nurse Anesthesiology. However, I realize that this is competitive and I want to be sure that I know all of my other options. About me, I am a world traveler before anything. I am a very hard worker but I love getting away. If I am going to leave my vacation-vacation friendly teaching career, I want to move into an area where I am at least not held captive until I retire! I am very interested in ER/ICE work but I wonder how those in the field would compare the schedules of different types of nurses, from RN's, to Nurse Practitioners and finally nurse anesthetists. I can't stress enough that I am not only leaving education for more money. I won't to be happy too! I am ready to work. Hard work, dirty work, late night work, twelve-hour work... I am ready. Now I just need some more direction. What should I be when I grow up? I look forward to your replies!
Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
Also check with the CRNA schools you are interested in to see if a MS-RN degree will be accepted. All schools require you to have BSN degree, and they will most likely except that degree, but I would definitely double check
I agree the OP should carfully consider direct entry masters programs as some health systems don't like them much and a few even refuse to hire them as new grads so she should check into where she in planning on working.
That said I wanted to correct some incorrect information. Most CRNA programs do not require a BSN. Only those that are based in big university school's of nursing and grant the MNS or DNP to their CRNA grads require a BSN. Most schools do not.
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I agree the OP should carfully consider direct entry masters programs as some health systems don't like them much and a few even refuse to hire them as new grads so she should check into where she in planning on working.
That said I wanted to correct some incorrect information. Most CRNA programs do not require a BSN. Only those that are based in big university school's of nursing and grant the MNS or DNP to their CRNA grads require a BSN. Most schools do not.