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It is true that NP's are almost doctors, but a CRNA is almost an anesthesiologist, which is the highest paid doctor.

about how long do you have to be in college before you are a certified registered nurse anesthetist?

I just graduated from a 2 year college with an Associate's degree. I passed the NCLEX and now I am an official RN! I'm going back to school to get my BSN in 1 year-many schools have a 1 year RN to BSN program, then I'm applying for my master's to get my CRNA. I'm 36, a single mom, if I can do it, any of you can! Good luck! If I can help with any questions, please contact me!

All I have is a GED as well. I'm 35 with 2 children and have been accepted to the community college. I will be taking about 3 semesters of prerequisites, then you apply for the RN program which takes 2 years (part-time or full-time still 2 years). I happen to do medical transcription at home, so I am going to go full-time, with breaks between semesters, so I can bust out some income while in school, but part-time is 3 days a week for 2 years solid, either way sounded great to me. Our community college also offers RN-BSN, so you can go pretty far in 4 years even without a high school diploma. Universities (I'm going for CRNA in the end) told me to get my associate's a community college and go from there. I could go to a university for my bachelor's and master's, but so I only have to move my family once, I've chosen to stay with the community college til applying to anesthesia programs and MSN; so we're talking within a month of deciding I wanted to be a CRNA, with only a GED, I am starting school this fall semester and actually can make 135k a year one day, all without a high school diploma. It's hard work if you've got a family, but if you're on your own, it should be pretty quick and easy. First fill out a FAFSA, free financial aid application, pick schools you may want to attend (you have to put them on the application) and you are good to go from there. If you're just going for RN, in under 3 years you can be making $25 an hour, yes, with only a GED.

Harvest - do you have any background in medicine? Excelsior College has online nursing programs. Good luck in moving . Pamela-Ann

I'm a 33 year old woman living in Hawaii with my partner of 7 years and working on my second career. I've always wanted to make a difference in the world helping others and to travel the globe. I'm taking care of my partner who is terminally ill with Pulmonary Fibrosis and would 'LOVE' to go back to school, online (if possible), to work from the ground up in becoming a travelling RN or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. My question is... Hawaii, having very few options in higher education in becoming an RN... what would be my best option to get started, online (if possible), in becoming a travelling RN or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)? Any suggestions or recommendations? I'm looking for any accelerated programs, hospital based programs, anything. My partner and I are planning to move to the mainland within the next 6-10 months, to either San Diego or San Francisco. She needs to be plugged into one of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Programs at one the 3 main UC schools; UCSF, UCSD or UCLA. I am very open minded. Again, please any suggestions or recommendations are welcome. (Thanks guys for listening)

DTurner you need to attain entrance in a technical school, jr. college, or university and complete all pre reqs reuired to enter the program. once you pass the appropriate classes you just have to ace the nclex to get your license...ps. Im a nursing student applying for the fall semester into the program if u were wondering

I think that I would be too old to become a nurse, Iam 33 years old now with diabetes, are my chances slim to acheive my goals? I would really like to become a nurse because I enjoy helping others, and taking care of people in general. What should I do?