Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Guide | Salary & Programs 2026 | Nurse.Org
Learn how to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), including the clinical requirements, education path, and salary of this lucrative career.

AANA | How to Become a CRNA
A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists fact sheet to learn about how to become a CRNA, what you’ll need to do and know, tips for applying to a program, a history of the profession, and more.

Nurse Anesthesia | School of Nursing
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are in high demand across hospitals, outpatient centers, and office-based surgical practices.

DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program - Wake Forest University School of Medicine
The Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) Program at Wake Forest University School of Medicine offers nurses a rigorous curriculum, diverse training settings and global health opportunities.

NBCRNA Certification
To begin a career as a CRNA, students need to take and pass the National Certification Examination (NCE), sometimes referred to as “the boards.” Before taking the NCE, NBCRNA recommends taking the Self-Evaluation Examination (SEE). Below is more information about the NCE and SEE.

School of Nurse Anesthesia - Atrium Health > NC & SC
Carolinas Medical Center & the University of North Carolina at Charlotte offer a program for RNs with a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing to become nurse anesthetists. Find out more.

How to Become a Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - RN Programs
A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) is an advanced-practice nurse who is certified in anesthesia. According to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), nurses first gave anesthesia to wounded soldiers during the Civil War.

AANA | American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
The nation’s professional CRNA association, AANA supports, advances, and protects the nurse anesthesiology profession.