Good evening, everyone
By making an educated guess, I have read a few pages of nursing anesthesia from this eBook but the whole concept feels so new to me and maybe the CRNA needs some back experience from a BSN work-related job.
Long story short from my guess, a person would be compatible with the CRNA if they are an experienced nurse for a while that way they would get a grasp of the basics and build on from there plus have work-related contact with patients to get an idea of what they would do and how they would help the patient out.
Another thing when I started to read about some Histology it did not make any sense but when I went back to reading Anatomy and Physiology a little, it started to click in my brain easily now, it was liking working backward on the subjects.
What do experienced users think?
I want to work and pursue something, being home all day is getting boring when finishing college courses and getting ahead that was the plan for my CC but now when I get into a Uni change of plans, I want to multitask work and pursue a BS.
I’ve already got a solid idea of how things are structured.
Nursing Requires
TEAS
Complete all nursing courses
Take on the NCLEX
Maybe more stuff
Higher Level Degree’s
CRNA or CAA whichever higher degree exists for this category may be an anesthesiologist Correct me in this section if I’m wrong?
Take the MCAT
Take all the required courses and then finish the licensing exam.
Probably more stuff and much more like the USMLE.
Residency
An anesthesiologist is not an amped up CRNA- FIRST you become a physician, which means graduating with a Bachelor’s degree (at the top of your class, solid grades), scoring high on the MCAT’s (not just taking the MCAT’s), applying to medical school and getting in to one. Then surviving four years of medical school. Then applying for residency- anesthesiology is very competitive-- and actually getting matched.
Every MD who is licensed in the US has the same education to become a physician. You have rotations in obstetrics, primary care, etc. like every other physician. You don’t specialize in anesthesia until AFTER you become a doctor.
Don’t worry about MCAT’s and all that jazz. Focus now on getting a Bachelor’s degree- which for you means finishing up at your CC and getting in to a four year college where you can afford to actually finish your degree. You’ve got to focus. Your other posts indicate that you are at a high risk of running out of money before you have a degree. So focus on that- doing well at your current classes and making sure that you’re on track to get in to a four year program by Fall.
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A CRNA starts with a BSN (4 years) then needs to have at least 2 years of critical care nursing experience before they can even apply to a CRNA school. So from high school graduation to completion of CRNA school is at least 8 years. CRNA school is very competitive and expensive.
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The educational pathway for a CAA is not the same as a CRNA.
To be eligible for a CAA program, you must first complete a bachelor’s degree that includes all the typical pre-med pre-requisite coursework ( chem, ochem, biochem, physics, introductory and advanced biology, advanced college math, etc). Then applicant needs to take the either the GRE or the MCAT (program dependent). Admission is extremely competitive.
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