Anesthetic Nurse Career Guide and Counseling

Question: What do I have to major in to become an anesthetic nurse or maybe just a nurse? If I want to become a nurse and later on become an anesthetic nurse, what do I have to major in when I go to college? Can I start of in a community college and if so, what classes do I have to take. I would really appreaciate any help in this.

Answer: Start off taking all the basic courses needed to become a nurse.Once you are a nurse then you take the courses that you need to become a CRNA. How Does a Nurse become a CRNA? A nurse attends an accredited nurse anesthesia education program to receive an extensive education in anesthesia. Upon graduation, the nurse must pass a national certification exam to become a CRNA. **************************************… The classes bachelor’s of science in nursing or another appropriate baccalaureate degree. (Each program determines "appropriate" degrees and "approved" programs.) A license as a registered nurse. A minimum of one year of acute care nursing experience. (Each program determines what constitutes "acute care" nursing.) **************************************… http://www.aana.com/becomingcrna.aspx?uc…

Question: does my hearing loss prevents me to become a nurse anesthetic? I am deaf in one ear and normal hearing in other ear.Can I become nurse anesthetic?Thanks.

Answer: Of course you can. I am officially deaf (compete loss in left ear and 80% loss in my right ear) I can hear a little and with a hearing aid assisted by lip-reading I can communicate quite well. I've been nursing for many years in fact I'm due to retire in 2010. If you wanna be a nurse Go For It :-)

Question: How do I become an Nurse Anesthetic? Be Specific please!? ? Im a senior in high school graduating now on June 1st @ 10 AM! and i want to become a nurse anesthetic, and i want to know the process and how long it takes. i wanted to become a doctor but my money has been limited right now

Answer: Very few people can afford to pay for college and/or medical school - everyone takes out loans. If you do manage to finish, you'll be able to pay them all back. But anyway, a nurse anesthesiologist is an RN (registered nurse, 4 year degree) with 2 years of additional training (CRNA).

Question: My goal is to become a nurse anesthetic. What are the steps I should take? I know I have to become a registered nurse first. How long would this take? I've been told that I would need a BSN afterward. What is that? Is there a way I can take courses to be an RN and attain a BSN at the same time? Do I go on to medical school from here? If so, for how long?

Answer: OK, most basic RN programs are 2 years...its basically an Associates. But you normally can't start right away because there are a few pre rec's and the whole admissions to the program process, could be a semester to a year before you get into the RN program. So the BSN is a 4 year nursing degree...a bachelors of science in nursing. You can always do the 2 year program...get your RN..then work as a nurse while you go back to school for another 2 years to complete you BSN. Or you could go ahead and go to a 4 year school and avoid the whole transfer thing..but you would not be able to work as a nurse till after the 4 years. OK, moving on i am guessing that by nurse anesthetic you mean Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. These programs normally want you to have worked in the field of nursing for a few years before applying/going into a CRNA program. These programs are 2 years long and are pretty tough to get into and tough to complete...but its well worth it. And if you are working at a hospital as a nurse, your employer will sometimes pay the tuition for CRNA school as long as you sign a contract to work for the hospital for so many years. So in total you are looking at at least 6 years in school, but you have a few options when it comes to reaching your goal. Good Luck!

Question: How challenging is to work as a nurse anesthetic? I mean is that possible that somebody dies because of CRNA's mistake or something.I love to be a CRNA ,but I can not stop thinking about its risks.Thanks.

Answer: usually negligence can cause death. But most of the time the Anesthetist will be at fault.

Question: whats easier to become a vet, or a nurse anesthetic, or pediatrician? ~im in highschool, wat would be easier to be a vet or nurse anesthetic, or a pediatrcian? ~also how many years of school do you have to do after highschool for each of these professions? ~good and bad for each of these professions? please and thank you(: heey christine m. thanks for your answer it helped a lot(: but i have a question, what college did u go to?

Answer: I am actually working on being a nurse anesthetic and am going thru the various levels of nursing till I reach it school wise. A vet or a Ped have straight school till they graduate to start working in their profession. A nurse anesthetic can get to RN/ASN then get their BSN then get their MSN and Certification for anest. However the Ped gets paid the most but works the most hours.

Question: I want to be a nurse anesthetic, how do i achieve this? my heart is in the medical field. i want to be a nurse really bad!! but i feel lost in which direction to go in. i like labor and delivery but then again i like the anesthetics. since here in fort worth,tx i don't know of any Anesthesiology assistant courses. any advice?? okay, not trying to be rude. i am just wanting to know info not wanting to know your opinion on me.

Answer: you have to get a nursing degree first, you might decide that you like a different field during your clinicals. if you decide that you like anesthesia then you find a CRNA program not cna, that is a certified nursing assistant.

Question: Nurse anesthetic vrs. Anesthesiologist? Do nurse anesthetics have to do more physical work and/or work more with people than an anesthesiologist? Is it true that it school is easier for a nurse anesthetic or is it just shorter? How often do anesthesiologists work without any CRNAs?

Answer: Nurse anesthetists attend a BSN program at a 4 year university to become an RN and then work for usually 2 years in critical care before they are accepted into a graduate school program for Nurse Anesthesia. The Nurse anesthesia masters programs average 28 months in length. Anesthesiologist will have attended a 4 year college program (though graduation is not required by all schools for admission, virtually a medical school students are college graduates). They then attend 4 years of either allopathic (MD) or osteopathic (DO) medical school. They then have a 4 year residency program, in anesthesia. Some also do fellowships in anesthesiology specialization. The amount of work is completely dependent on the facility, and how the anesthesia resources are employed. At some facilities, the hospital wilhave an in house anesthesia department with anesthesiologist supervisors and CRNAs providing most of the anethesia. Other hospitals use all private anesthesia practices which may be all anesthesiologist or mixed or all CRNA. In those cases who ever is contracted for the case will perform the anesthesia, and will bill the patient's insurance from the anesthesia practice instead. I have worked at hospitals that only had CRNAs and no anesthesiologist, and at hospitals that had no CRNAs. I have also worked at several hospitals where there was a mix of both hospital based anesthesia resources using a mix, and also private anesthesia practices. School is shorter for CRNAs but they perform the same functions. The educational requirements are not easier, but they are shorter, and there are neccessarily less clinical opportunities. In the long run, the anesthesiologist, has more time for development of the skills, they are both expected to be able to perform. The CRNAs are still required to pass the boards it is not easy.

Question: Differences between anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetic (CRNA)? Differences in schooling, years of school, cost, paycheck, general jobs they do, etc.

Answer: So far Shana is most correct Anesthesiologist have attended colllege for usually 4 or more years, then attend an allopathic (MD) or osteopathic (DO) medical school for 4 years. In general, anesthesia residencies are 4 total years as they include a one year rotating internship for the first year, or residents from other residencies such as internal medicine or family medicine may apply to transfer into an anesthesia reaidency after the first year. There are, however, some anesthesia residencies (an example would be UTMB-Galveston) which incorporate the internship and anesthesia rotations so that the residents are exposed to the anesthesia setting during the first year (also called PGY1) post residency fellowships are sometimes taken for physicians who wish to specialize or to gain additional skills, but are not required. A CRNA is a Registered nurse who is a graduate of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. There are numerous ways this is accomplished but takes a minimum of 4 years and sometimes more. Then they must have 1-2 years of critical care (not just acute care) experience. They must also, for most schools be ACLS and PALS certified. The Anesthesia master degree programs are normally 28 months in length. They then have to pass the certifyng examination. CRNAs often work relatively independently, but when working without an anesthesiologist they are considered to be working in collaboration with the surgeon. The cost of school can vary tremendously dependent on whether you attend a state school or a private institution and where you attend. A reasonable estimate could only be given if you provided the area of the country and an idea of which schools you are looking at (public or private). Current estimates for costs to this point are approximately $150,000 to $180,000 for tuition, books, and living expenses at an in-state school for college and medical school. For a CRNA program you would be looking at about $112,000 to $135,000 using todays figures. In general they perform similar jobs. However, in some cases anesthesiologist (who would rather manage one patient) supervise several CRNAs in a hospital setting. Anesthesiologist make a higher salary on average nationally, with a national average salary of $239, 827 per year (though some make much more) CRNAs will usually have a higher salary in more rural settings where there is less cometition from anesthesiologists. The national average salary of CRNAs is $111,653 per year. (Some make much more) In general both anesthesiologist and CRNAs work in operating rooms and same day surgery centers performing different forms of general and regional anesthetics. Anesthesiologists will also often have additional patients in an ambulatory setting at pain management clinics. Hope this helps

Question: If a nurse anesthetics wants to go to futher education what doctorate programs are available? I am planing to become a CRNA,But I am willing to know what doctorate programs will be available to me if I want to go through higher education.Thanks .

Answer: What country are you in?