Best of luck!

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Glad it was helpful!

It is something many people outside the field fully grasp.

Maybe do some research?

Glad you like it.

There isn’t an exact number that quantifies big or small. If it’s an 8-10 person group that would be small, medium sized is probably 40-60 people and large would be 100+ group members.

Good tip on reading up on what's going on with your patient!

I just finished my second semester! I feel your pain! 😆 🙈

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Well said!

Hello. Why do you wish you had taken biochem?

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks!

Thank you! Cheers!

You've got plenty of time to shadow both careers and get more experience in the nursing field and make up your mind. Don't stress!

More to come!

Thanks!

100% the primary anesthesia provider in rural America.

I wouldn't try to compare med school and CRNA school because it's apples to oranges. They are both difficult in different ways. I will say that you can make C's in med school and continue on but a C in CRNA school is immediate dismissal.

@@BoltCRNA you won’t be an anesthesiologist if you get C’s in medical school. You will probably be a PCP, not a physician anesthesiologist.

@@rasen4359 but the fact still stands that you’ll be a physician regardless. And I can guarantee there are some “C” anesthesiologist out there.

Med school is harder. Students don’t just got to study for their classes they also have to study for usmle. Crna school is only 2 or 3 years. It’s difficult but med school is harder

@@kelpcolins3524 this is reassuring

: ^) Well it sounds like anesthesia will be a good match then. No, it really isn't possible to work any significant amount in school. You'll always find that 1% who try to keep a PRN position and squeeze a shift or two a month in but they are trading off any type of down time to relax you might have.

Thank you very much! I appreciate you getting back to me! 😀 I will keep this in mind!!

It could be me aging too but we'll blame the career.

Great question. I had to use multiple study techniques to make it possible. I read the material, went to class and listened and engaged in lecture, made notes during lecture, went home and recorded myself speaking the lecture and notes, listened to myself speaking the notes during sleep, then went to study groups and discussed and drew out visuals to understand the material. I also created quizzes for myself based on the material. I hope this helps. It did take about 70-80 hours a week but it's pretty effective. This is why people can't work during CRNA school.

@@BoltCRNA Very interesting my friend. So now tell me this......a lot of med students these days SWEAR by using programs like Quizlet and Anki (i find that nursing students tend to gravitate towards quizlet, and Med students almost NEVER use Quizlet, they swear by Anki lol, for those that do use these kinds of programs). Did you use any of these? And yea it does seem like you can NOTTTTT work in CRNA school! Did you ever try? lol. Now here's one more question, and it's one that you can probably make a whole video about, a question and subject that many will want to hear about.............actually, while thinking about it, it just split into TWO questions now lol, so here we go.. 1- After CRNA school, did you feel like it FULLY prepared you to practice as a CRNA? Able to graduate and hit the ground running? 2- Looking back on it, do you feel like there was anything that school DIDN'T teach you, that you actually need? 3- (yes, just thought of 1 more question that sprouted from the original question lol), looking back on it, and now practicing, do you see anything in the Anesthesiologist's knowledge, skills and abilities, that CRNA school didn't teach you? Or do you feel like in the end, you as a CRNA acquired equal Anesthesiology training and knowledge, equal to the MDA's ? I already have my own thoughts and suspicions on this, but I really want to hear YOUR take on it lol. Thanks a lot in advance.

@@BoltCRNA can't work?What if you have a family to feed I am sure there are some who work?

@@MegaBrandon3 not very many , that’s why some schools will even ask for financial documents to show you have the money to not work for 3 years and you have a good support system

Having a strong foundation in sciences will definitely help your application.

During the interview they usually are looking for current ICU experience.

@@BoltCRNA what about critical care float pool , floating through icu after having 2 years of full time in cticu.

Maybe you could move to part time icu.

As an anesthesia provider you can choose to do per diem or locums where you don't have to take call or work weekends if you don't agree to it. Most of the time when you're a full member of a group with benefits you will have to take your fair share of call.

@@BoltCRNA Thank you for your response! Honestly I'm torn. The Pandemic has been hard on me, and while I love nursing I have decided I do not want to work full time hours as a nurse in the future. I would like to advance my education, however I do like practicing and learning new skills, I don't want to lose that. I do not mind working weekends and flexible hours, I'm just not interested in working nights long term and would like to get away from that. Do you think that is something that is tangible to find? Or is that wishful thinking?

A part of me died, true. The rest of me became stronger.

It is hard but doable if you're determined. Only 1.5% of RNs in America become CRNAs.

@@BoltCRNA wow that is super slim but why?

Perfusion is a cool field.

Yes, as a provider you are responsible for your actions, legally and ethically.

@@BoltCRNA sooooo if someone dies what would happen

Which part, maybe I can clarify?

@@BoltCRNA mainly the politics. I want a job that would last my life time and a job thats secure and it sounds like the job is at risk for a decrease in available positions because AA's are becoming a more optimal choice. Furthmore the schooling sounds kinda brutal, I do pretty well in school but right now I'm a senior in HS and human anatomy and physiology honors and I'm doing pretty well but its the first class that is actually challenging to me. And also the responsibilities if the surgeon hits an artery or does something how is it your problem? I understand if something happened related to surgery like the patient wasn't asleep yet or if the dosage is wrong. The responsibilities seem like alot as you're all alone.

If only I could bend time and space..