2. Nurse anesthetist salaries clearly
match the skills and expertise CRNAs
must bring to the job, from their
advanced education to their clinical
experience and specialized knowledge.
In fact, Salary.com reports that the
median nurse anesthetist salary in the
U.S. as of 2011 is $156,610.
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3. MONEY!
That is just an
average. Some nurse
anesthetist make
much more than that,
but some also make
less.
4. Schooling
To be a nurse anesthetist you must go 4
years and become and Registered Nurse
(Rn).
Then you must do 2 years in any Critical
Care Unit (CCU).
Finally you have 2 more years of college
to specialize.
5. Why I want this.
It all started when I wanted to
become a nurse. Then I saw
the salary of a nurse and didn’t
like it. Then I explored other
jobs that was in this field.
6. Cont…
The only other job that paid more was a
doctor. I doubt I could make it through
medical school. I only have to go through
4 years of school and 2 years of ICU or
any care unit.
7. My motivation
My motivation was to be all I can be with
my life and not waste it.
The person that filled me in on this job his
name is Craig Wood.
He told me how easy this job was and it
was easy to achieve.
I would be able to keep my wife and
children fed and housed on my pay check
alone.
8. Colleges
I am attending southern for 2 years to get my
nursing degree at Southern.
Then I am going to work at CAMC (Charleston
Area Medical Center) for 2 years in an ICU unit.
(Intensive Care Unit)
While I’m working I am going to go to school for
my bachelors degree.
Then CAMC is going to pay for me to go back to
college to get my bachelors degree probably at
Marshall University.
9. Cont..
Where I am going to get my bachelors degree in
nursing, while I’m working at the hospital in
Huntington.
Then to get my masters degree. If I decide to
stay in Huntington I will get my masters there.
I am however looking at another university called
Mountain State University in Beckley West
Virginia.
10. Colleges that have this program.
University of Phoenix
WVU (West Virginia University)
Marshall University
Kaplan Online
Mountain State University.
11. What Nurses An.’s do.
Nurse anesthetist give the anesthetic to
the patient.
They have to make sure the patient is in
twilight before anything can happen
They are also in charge of waking the
patient from their induced coma.
They have to be precise on the amount of
Anesthetic given to the patient.
12. Cont..
I also have to monitor the patients Vital
Signs during the procedures they are
going through.
I have to determine how the anesthetics
will affect the patient.
They have to make sure and adequate
amount of blood is around incase the
worse happens.
13. Are they in Demand
Yes, nurse anesthetist are in great
demand.
Especially male nurses because female
nurses can not do all the lifting males
can.
Male’s also don’t get attached to their
patients like some women nurses do.
14. Where can I Work?
I can work at any hospital, or medical
building.
I can work in any dental and obstetrical
procedures.
Any medical procedure that needs
anesthesia I can work for.
Editor's Notes
I am doing my project on nurse anesthetist. This requires a masters degree in nursing.
Nurse Anesthetist start out at a little under 140 thousand a year and can make up to about 175 thousand dollars. If you have this job most of the time it is until you retire. Most people never further their education this far.
There are many colleges that have the schooling for a nurse but for a masters in the nursing degree. So my choices for the masters degree is very limited.
I
There is a lot of colleges I can attend. The ones I am looking at is Mountain State University and University of Charleston. Then to finish with my masters in nursing I am going to attend either Marshall or Mountain State University.
