Find solution
Which is the better career: Pharmacist or Nurse Anesthetist?

Nurse anesthetist career option questions?

  • while thinking about a career for my future life, i would say nurse anesthetist would be the best option for me. I love the salary, i love my interest in medicine and science, but ...show more

  • Answer:

    No, it takes considerably longer than 4 years. First you have to get a four year BS degree in nursing. Assume you start at age 18 and finish at age 22. Now you are an RN, all grown up and you can do what you want and your parents will not be able to dictate to you. Then you have to work as an ICU/CCU nurse for a few years. Hopefully you can pay off your student loans at the same time. Now you are age 24. Then you apply for a masters program in nurse anesthesia. (You do not need a masters in nursing to get into the anesthesia program, just a BS in nursing.) If you get accepted it is 24 to 30 months. Now you are age 26 or 27. One year longer if the program offers a doctorate degree and you go for it. 27 or 28. By 2020 or so a doctorate degree will be required, in which case you may as well have gone to medical school and become an anesthesiologist, which you can be by 28 by going straight through and not spending two years working. Have you checked into the Anesthesiology Assistant program? You get a four year degree in an allied health specialty and then go for the masters degree which will take two years. You can be out working at age 24 rather than still be trying to get into a NA program. Check out the AAs on the website below. The second website is a good place for you to read questions and answers. Keep in mind the C.R.N.A.s for the most part do not like A.A.s and there are some there who do nothing but post negative information

UPGJD6B7F3XFTITGL33CX7RTVQ at Yahoo! Answers Visit the source

Was this solution helpful to you?

Other answers

i have to agree with Jill on this one. CRNAs have been through tough times and many do give up on the way. it requires more than the undergrad 4-5 years of college because it is an MSN program that requires you to have a BSN from a 4-year school, which many students get their BSNs in 4-6 years from a 4-year college. after getting a BSN, you must then work as an RN in a critical care or ICU type to environment. at least for about 1-3 years for experience or better. you also take advanced courses in physics and organic/biochemistry chemistry aside from that with either an MCAT or GRE test taken of a score over 1000 combined. competition to the CRNA programs are tough but they only take the ones who can really stand out as best and perfect as in over at least a 3.8 GPA to be ensured. if you want to be a CRNA just because of the salary, think again. but if you want to be a CRNA with heart's desire and dreams, then you better put your all into getting to a nursing school for your BSN. then from there you can decide what you want to do. CRNA courses are all grad school so wait until you finished the BSN as an undergrad.'it sounds like it's nice and all but in reality, it's tough.

Scooby

its going to take more than 4 years. thats what im going for. and im on a 8 yr plan. including residency. but the pay off is so worth it. it wil be able to pay off loans.. plus knowing your helping and making a difference your parents should be happy

duke babie girl

Related Q & A:

Just Added Q & A:

Find solution

For every problem there is a solution! Proved by Solucija.

  • Got an issue and looking for advice?

  • Ask Solucija to search every corner of the Web for help.

  • Get workable solutions and helpful tips in a moment.

Just ask Solucija about an issue you face and immediately get a list of ready solutions, answers and tips from other Internet users. We always provide the most suitable and complete answer to your question at the top, along with a few good alternatives below.