My parents asked me what I wanted to do after I graduate.
I basically have three options: 1) Work at whatever hospital hires me (areas of interest are ED or OR) 2) Join the Air Force as a nurse (this has a lot of benefits) 3) Go to a Masters program for CRNA (ideal/dream job). So I told them, just to see what they would say, that I wanted to go into Advanced Practice Nursing specifically to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. They basically said they’ll support me.
It was sort of a surprise to hear their reaction. They didn’t specifically say “Yeah, we’ll support you” either. It was more of like “We can take out loans if we need to” and “You’re young, once you get old you’ll probably get lazy or busy. Might as well do it now.” No one in my family (mom’s or dad’s side) is a CRNA, and having one would be a nice addition. Being a Nurse Anesthetist was the main reason why I wanted to be a nurse in the first place, but the thought of more school makes me cringe. Obtaining my BS in Nursing is already emotionally and physically draining enough; I can’t even imagine another two to three years of graduate school. I’m literally like a social turtle because of school. I don’t like that, and I don’t want people to think of me like that. Hopefully, if I go through with this plan, it’ll be worth it in the end. I’ll just have to wait and see how bad I want it by the time I graduate, I guess.
In case you were wondering what I was talking about, here’s some info on CRNA: http://healthcareers.about.com/od/nursingcareers/p/CRNAprofile.htm
(Source: onamodern)
