Physiologically Relevant Career: Nurse Anesthetist The current field of nursing is a diverse one, which grants registered nurses a great deal of “flexibility” through allowing them to practice nursing across a wide range of settings. The significance of this “flexibility” is that it will allow me, an individual who is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), to have the ability to further explore potential avenues of progressing my career at the same time that I work towards my current goal of becoming a registered nurse. One of such potential progression avenues is that of becoming a Nurse Anesthetist, a career undeniably linked to the physiology of the human body and very easily incorporated on top of my current
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However, in order for me to be able to do so, I would first need to become a registered nurse who holds a bachelor’s degree. If we assume that I have already met this requirement though, the next step would be to obtain at least one or more years experience in the Intensive care unit (ICU), and furthermore complete any prerequisite courses necessary before applying towards a nurse anesthesiology program (Nurse Anesthetist, n.d.). Then, if I was admitted to the program, I would need to complete several science-based courses and perform multiple clinical rotations until graduating with a Master of Science in Nursing (Nurse Anesthetist, n.d.). This would officially prepare me to sit for the national certification exam for nurse anesthetists, which upon completion would grant me the right to practice, so long as I completed a minimum of 40 hours continuing education every few years (Nurse Anesthetist, n.d.). This amount of training seems long to me considering the amount of experience necessary before even applying, and later on the clinical hours that one is required to complete throughout the attending the program. Therefore, this anomaly lead me to eagerly look into both the benefits and content of the work nurse anesthetists …show more content…
The location and the hours of nurse anesthetists are relatively normal, as most nurse anesthetists are commonly employed at the locations that other healthcare professionals work (i.e. physician offices, hospitals, outpatient centers, colleges), and they often work around 40 hours per week (29-1151 Nurse Anesthetists, 2018). However, the salary of a nurse anesthetist undoubtedly reflects the experience and extra training that is required of them, as the mean annual wage of nurse anesthetists last sat around $169,450 in the year of 2017 (29-1151 Nurse Anesthetists, 2018). All things considered, the working conditions of nurse anesthetists seem to be all around good. However, I believe that the main reason for these favorable conditions is due to both the length of training required being long and the content of nurse anesthetists work requiring much expertise, something which is further discussed
However, in order for me to be able to do so, I would first need to become a registered nurse who holds a bachelor’s degree. If we assume that I have already met this requirement though, the next step would be to obtain at least one or more years experience in the Intensive care unit (ICU), and furthermore complete any prerequisite courses necessary before applying towards a nurse anesthesiology program (Nurse Anesthetist, n.d.). Then, if I was admitted to the program, I would need to complete several science-based courses and perform multiple clinical rotations until graduating with a Master of Science in Nursing (Nurse Anesthetist, n.d.). This would officially prepare me to sit for the national certification exam for nurse anesthetists, which upon completion would grant me the right to practice, so long as I completed a minimum of 40 hours continuing education every few years (Nurse Anesthetist, n.d.). This amount of training seems long to me considering the amount of experience necessary before even applying, and later on the clinical hours that one is required to complete throughout the attending the program. Therefore, this anomaly lead me to eagerly look into both the benefits and content of the work nurse anesthetists …show more content…
The location and the hours of nurse anesthetists are relatively normal, as most nurse anesthetists are commonly employed at the locations that other healthcare professionals work (i.e. physician offices, hospitals, outpatient centers, colleges), and they often work around 40 hours per week (29-1151 Nurse Anesthetists, 2018). However, the salary of a nurse anesthetist undoubtedly reflects the experience and extra training that is required of them, as the mean annual wage of nurse anesthetists last sat around $169,450 in the year of 2017 (29-1151 Nurse Anesthetists, 2018). All things considered, the working conditions of nurse anesthetists seem to be all around good. However, I believe that the main reason for these favorable conditions is due to both the length of training required being long and the content of nurse anesthetists work requiring much expertise, something which is further discussed