["https:\/\/schema.org\/","blogPost","How Long Does It Take to Start a Nurse Anesthetist Career?","A career as a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) offers job security, a bright job outlook, and high earning potential. If you\u2019re curious about becoming a nurse anesthetist, you\u2019re probably wondering how long a program takes to complete. Saint Mary\u2019s University of Minnesota, a Lasallian Catholic university, has a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse […]",{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/surgical-nurse-injecting-medicine-into-IV-drip-in-operating-room-1.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/surgical-nurse-injecting-medicine-into-IV-drip-in-operating-room-1.jpg","height":836,"width":1254},"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/blog\/how-long-does-it-take-to-start-a-nurse-anesthetist-career\/"]