Is the work load of a nurse practitioner and anethetist about the same?

if your going to be anurse practitioner would u might as well be a anethetist??
i know if u work in a hospital u will be on call
but if u work ina office it would be more stable

alvin it's not 11 years of school
can u READ? i said nurse anethetist not doctor

First, there are several misconceptions being placed on this response, by people based on their limited knowledge and/or experiences.

A CRNA may work for a hospital, or may work independently, as a contractor, as do most anesthesiologist. When working independently, the CRNA does not work under an anesthesiologist, and often there is not even one in the same town or even area of some states. Also when working independently, the CRNA may be on the call rotation but the amount will be determined by the number of anesthesia resources available.

NPs do not work for or under the supervision of a physician in all states, but they most prefer to work for a physician, as it gives them a collaborative relationship, and direct referral source. NPs have some level of prescriptive privileges in all 50 states; the level of these will vary by state. Some NPs take call; others take no call at all. Some work in urgent care centers, where there is no call, and they work a set number of hours. Others may be on salary, and work as long as necessary. Even others will have reimbursement based on production. Some have completely independent practices, and their schedule is set by the needs of their own clinic. And some will work for hospitals (though this is actually the minority of NPs). Finally, there are specialized NPs who work as consultants, and work only when required, but are paid for that level of service.

There is no actual comparison of the 2 roles, as there are so many variable for each, and the 2 roles are so distinctly different.

Here is an example for you.

In one position, which I had early, I was an NP, but also the RN first assistant for a surgeon. I took call for 4 weeks and then had one week off call. I saw patients in the hospital starting at 5 am on surgery days, and then was in the OR by 7 am. I then made rounds and did dictations and got home around 9 to 10 pm, if there were no emergency cases or calls.
On non-surgery days, I could make morning rounds around 7am before starting 9am clinic which went until around 5 or 6 pm. Then I would make evening rounds.

Now I work less than 25 hours a week, take no call, and set my own schedule. I have a loose collaboration with a physician to meet the needs of the state, but really don't report to him.

Before my schedule as an NP was much worse than most CRNAs, now it is significantly better.

if u wanna be an anesthesiologist you gotta take 11years of school +2 years of interning, if u wanna be a nurse, you just gotta take 2 years of community college. Their respective workloads are probably the same, but the level of skill and specialization are wayyy off.

Your Choice.

I think the work load is lighter for a nurse anesthetist, but that's just from what I've read on nursing forums. I'm also interested in either of those careers, although I'm just working on getting into a nursing program right now. Go to allnurses.com and ask there. The boards there are very active, so you should get a response right away.

Btw, in response to the guy above me, both nurse practioner and nurse anesthetist fields require a masters degree.

you can be either of those in an office or a hospital.

You are right about that. A lot depends on what area of practice the NP works in. An Anesthesiologist is an MD, a nurse anesthetist works for/with them so it is a different kind of work situation. NP's are considered "mid level" care givers and can dispense medication at their own discretion as they are technically under a Dr.'s supervision when they are at work.

No.

Very, very different careers. A nurse anesthetist deals with giving ansethesia, monitoring the patient under anesthesia, & while they are waking up. Anesthesia has been described as 99% boredom & 1% sheer terror. I don't know about that, but it has never been an area that appealed to me a lot. I like my patients awake & talking. A Nurse Practitioner can have many different kinds of roles depending on the setting. They usually work under the supervision of a physician & manage relatively stable patient populations with chronic diseases like hypertension or diabetes. In most states they have prescriptive privileges.

Actually it would be close to 10 years of school, because you are talking about 2 entirely different master's programs, and two entirely different careers. Its like saying- if you are going to be a doctor, you might as well be a dentist. Why would you want to complete two separate master's programs in advanced- practice nursing? A CRNA is not an NP. An NP is not a CRNA. NP's are not limited to office work, they can specialize in a number of areas and work in a number of places.