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What schooling must you do after college to become a nurse anesthetist and a nurse practitioner?

Hi, I will be entering my junior year in high school and I've always known that I want to work in healthcare. I've been really thinking about nursing. I know nurse anesthetists and practitioners are different but both intrigued me. What degrees do each have, and how long do they each go to school?
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Cori’s Answer

Both require a bachelors degree (4 years) in nursing as a foundation, but either option are masters degree programs. One of which is a Nurse practitioner which is typically 2.5-3 years and the other requires a Masters in Nurse Anesthetist which, is also a 2.5-3 year program depending upon the state and university. You can find a list of programs for your state through your state Board of Nurse Examiners.
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Raquel’s Answer

While very different careers in nursing the pathway to getting either is very similar. You first will need to get a bachelor's in nursing which can be done at a university and takes four years. Afterwards you will be able to practice as a registered nurse. Both nurse practitioner and nurse anesthetist degrees are masters degree programs. There are many schools that do online programs for these degrees as well as the traditional in person, allowing it to be more flexible. Both programs will require experience as an RN before applying to the master's program, each program may be slightly different but as a general rule nurse practitioner programs want 2 years experience of bedside nursing and nurse anesthetist programs want 2 years of critical care specific nursing. So getting into the nurse anesthetist program may take longer if you are unable to get a job as a new grad RN in an ICU setting. Once you do get into a program both are 2-3 years of study before being awarded your degree. Both are great career options, but are very different in what you will be doing. I would suggest trying to shadow both to see which you are more drawn to!
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