Doctor in your next life?

[Hopegirl]

Just curious - to all the RN's, NP's, CNS's, etc. out there.....

If you had to do it all over again, would you have became a doctor instead?

Keep in mind all factors to consider: malpractice rates, med school tuition, time committment......

Happy Sunday!

-HG

[lissyrn]

Absolutely wish I had gone to med school. More autonomy, more respect.

My interest as a doc would have been in research; probably medical genetics or oncology. I don't like bedside pt care. That's why I don't like nursing.

[nurseunderwater]

Depending on what state that you live in......................there are quite a few nurses making over $100,000 per year and with only two to four years of schooling. Big difference.....................and only $100,000 for 12 years of schooling, you must be out of your mind to want to work for that.

or really want to be a doctor suzanne.... :)

[jaimealmostRN]

How long have these staff nurses been working there? Thirty years? FP docs will start out (no matter where they are) at over $100,000/yr. and it usually goes up from there.

ohhh (evil laugh) I can't wait until you see what it's really like. $100,000 - Malpractice - other types of insurance - student loans = And nurses do make a nice living with *just*undergrad degrees despite what you may have heard.

And no, I love nursing, would never work in any other career (except maybe stealthy army ranger/Indiana Jones type...wait can women do that now? :rotfl: )

[tmiller027]

(except maybe stealthy army ranger/Indiana Jones type...wait can women do that now? :rotfl: )

I think thats another thread, next to "Male L&D Nurses" is "Female Army Ranger/Archeological Adventurers" LOL

[DG5]

My dad and my older brother (a GP and the latter a surgeon) both encouraged me to start pre med after highschool but I didn't feel I had enough confidence then to do it so I chose nursing. Looking back, I think I could have made a good doctor and have often thought about it. Even knowing now what I do, I still think I should have gone for it. Nursing is a fine profession, though.

[Dayray, RN]

I have thought about it but I so much prefer the nursing modle of care to the medical aproach. So mabey an NP or CNM but not a MD.

I go to an NP even though I have insurance and even though The doctor is listed and my promary care. NP's are so holistic in their approach I just prefer that.

[nursebedlam]

yes, sure would,,, Dr Bedlam hummm

[Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN]

......... I think the nurses have a much bigger impact on the patient than docs...

I agree! :)

I didn't start my nursing education until I was in my late twenties.

In my next life, I would like to start at 18, and become a pathologist.

[Berta]

Heck, it took me this long to decide to go back to school to get my RN. I can't make a decision about my next life quite yet. :rotfl:

But seriously, I always wanted to be a MD. What I do know is that in my next life, I will go to college right out of high school. I will not listen to anyone who says I can't do something.

[gypsyatheart]

No...if I had wanted to be a doc, I would've gone to med school in this life!

[bluesky, BSN, RN]

Yuppers. Going to take a year or two to relax, take the MCATS and just do it. I want to volunteer with organizations like Doctors Without Borders and ICRC.

[PennyLane, RN]

Overall, no, but every once in a while I get this little voice saying, why aren't you in med school?? Then I think of 4 more years of school, then residency, internship, not to mention the one year post-bac program I'd need to fulfill my pre-reqs. Plus I love my garden, my pets (looks like 4 now since I found that stray kitten), and my boyfriend. I'm looking forward to working 3 12s when I get out and being able to switch specialties if I want.