Nurses General Nursing
Published Aug 9, 2003
Hey everyone
why are there not a ton of nurse practitioners around? Is it because you love basic nursing too much, the schooling is too hard, or it costs too much?
I am looking into becoming a NP and the position seems to be a very good one!!
Do you have to be smart like a doctor to be one?
fergus51
6,620 Posts
All of the above.... Also, job opportunities are often very limited depending on where you are. You do need to be very smart to be an NP especially if you are looking at rural practice where the NP is often the only medical practitioner around.