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Ya, if CRNA school is your goal you need to stay in one place and live as cheaply as possible. Better think long term because a new ICU nurse in an actual ICU is gonna be tough and then after two years of that you get to spend three years not making any money.

Good for you, but it is a tough path. I work with anesthesia students daily and they don't have time to do anything.

And wherever you go to staff as ICU make sure you actually do interventions. Crazy how some hospitals have teams for everything and the skill set of the average nurse degrades.
 
Ya, if CRNA school is your goal you need to stay in one place and live as cheaply as possible. Better think long term because a new ICU nurse in an actual ICU is gonna be tough and then after two years of that you get to spend three years not making any money.

Good for you, but it is a tough path. I work with anesthesia students daily and they don't have time to do anything.

And wherever you go to staff as ICU make sure you actually do interventions. Crazy how some hospitals have teams for everything and the skill set of the average nurse degrades.
I say that all the time, in my travel experience its more so the midsize level 2 hospitals that have all the teams.
 
What a plethora of information for the OP to consider! Rokslide is the best forum I've ever seen for these kinds of questions because (for the most part) informed and well-intentioned contributors are willing to share.
 
I say that all the time, in my travel experience its more so the midsize level 2 hospitals that have all the teams.

We get anesthesia students come to us that have only started a handful of IVs after nursing school.

I get it, but anesthesia is the last stop for access before we start looking for line orders at my facility. They really need that skill. Our robots cases all get a second IV, but typically the nurse starts it just to save time.
 
We get anesthesia students come to us that have only started a handful of IVs after nursing school.

I get it, but anesthesia is the last stop for access before we start looking for line orders at my facility. They really need that skill. Our robots cases all get a second IV, but typically the nurse starts it just to save time.
I worked in a trauma icu one time that the nurses hadn't started IV's in a long time because they had an IV team. We responded to conditions and the staff couldn't even start IV's because they didn't know how.
 
I can tell you as an ICU nurse who has done both staff and traveled, It is extremely difficult to get into CRNA school as a traveler. References and experience are key.

I have an extensive amount of experience in both transplant and cardiac ICUs, have been denied on two application cycles for CRNA school. BSN GPA is 3.9, GRE is competitive, travel on my resume is the hard part. On requesting feed back I was only told that my resume was only part of the equation and I didn't meet certain metrics, what metrics I have no idea.

I’ll be in a similar boat. First Biology degree 3.85 and current ABSN degree 4.0. With the growing popularity of CRNA school, combined with getting into the nursing field late (25), I sometimes wonder if it’s a lost cause / if I should direct my efforts elsewhere


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I can tell you as an ICU nurse who has done both staff and traveled, It is extremely difficult to get into CRNA school as a traveler. References and experience are key.

I have an extensive amount of experience in both transplant and cardiac ICUs, have been denied on two application cycles for CRNA school. BSN GPA is 3.9, GRE is competitive, travel on my resume is the hard part. On requesting feed back I was only told that my resume was only part of the equation and I didn't meet certain metrics, what metrics I have no idea.


Hey man, let’s find a time to chat. Your experience was outstanding if I remember correctly.
 
I’ll be in a similar boat. First Biology degree 3.85 and current ABSN degree 4.0. With the growing popularity of CRNA school, combined with getting into the nursing field late (25), I sometimes wonder if it’s a lost cause / if I should direct my efforts elsewhere


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This was my path, Bio degree, couple years of work, BSN, started CRNA school at 28. Worth it.

I’d make a strong argument that the “older”
students in our class excelled in the program. The profession takes a level of experience and seriousness that many young people have yet to develop.

I sat on interview committees during school and at that time test scores were said to correlate w passing boards. This may be true, but it is not what makes a good CRNA. If you get an interview you have an equal chance of getting a spot as anyone else interviewing for the most part.
 
Anyone think about perfusionist/school?
I’m too old and want nothing to do with more school

Was chatting with a few younger nurses last night and it got brought up.
 
Anyone think about perfusionist/school?
I’m too old and want nothing to do with more school

Was chatting with a few younger nurses last night and it got brought up.
I worked in a CTICU that had a ton of RN turned perfusionists and they loved it.
 
Anyone think about perfusionist/school?
I’m too old and want nothing to do with more school

Was chatting with a few younger nurses last night and it got brought up.

Anyone think about perfusionist/school?
I’m too old and want nothing to do with more school

Was chatting with a few younger nurses last night and it got brought up.

Seems like a good enough gig. I did open heart for a few years. CV surgeons are … special. Most were good to great to work with. Occasional sociopath.
 
I’ll be in a similar boat. First Biology degree 3.85 and current ABSN degree 4.0. With the growing popularity of CRNA school, combined with getting into the nursing field late (25), I sometimes wonder if it’s a lost cause / if I should direct my efforts elsewhere


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The group we work with just graduated a lady who has to be every bit of 50. My facility hired her as well.
 
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