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Old Nov 05, 2007, 09:22 AM
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I want to become an NP, but I have a degree in an unrelated field. I was thinking of going to nursing school all the way up to masters. Will this be a bad idea as opposed to me becoming an RN first and working a few years in that capacity before getting a masters degree? I am not as interested in the RN work. Will it be possible to just start practicing as an NP right out of school?

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Old Nov 05, 2007, 09:58 AM
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Please check out this thread about NP w/little to no RN experience:


http://allnurses.com/forums/f34/beco...ce-193372.html

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