in High school. BSN to Masters or what?

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Hey, well this would be my first post here so i hope i can get some help.

To tell you a little about me: I am a Junior in High school and i am looking forward to a nursing career in the near future. I absolutley love being around the hospital and enjoy every asspect of what it has to offer. I voulnteer about 5 hrs on mon, wed, thurs in the ER as well as the ICU.

SO my question is that i want to be a nurse and get a BSN degree, but i also want more than that. I was thinking for going from a BSN to a masters degree. Is that the right way to go?:confused:

Well the reason why i ask is that i know a nurse manager at the hospital i volunteer at i would love:D to have a job like that. She has a BSN and a masters...

Oh and if yo could also enlighten me on what an NP is......

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, Emergency, SAFE.

An NP is a Nurse Practitioner. It is a masters prepared nurse that usually can see/have their own patients. Some can write prescriptions and all that.

There are lots of different masters to choose from when it comes to nursing from administrative and education to actual clinical practice.

Good Luck with your schooling!

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Hello! Welcome to allnurses~!

My advice for someone in high school would be to definitely get your BSN. Go straight for that.

What is your ultimate goal as a nurse? That can change when you actually start working and most likely will because as we get older, we just do change. :D

A Masters would be a great idea if you want to teach or be a nurse practitioner.

A nurse practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse (RN) who has completed advanced education (a minimum of a master's degree) and training in the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions, including chronic illnesses. Nurse practitioners provide a broad range of health care services. They provide some of the same care provided by physicians and maintain close working relationships with physicians. An NP can serve as a patient's regular health care provider.

http://www.aanp.org/AANPCMS2

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Great question!

Absolutely go for a Master's degree. The work on the floors will burn you out full time after a few years. As a master's prepared nurse, you will likely work Mon-Fri, with the possibility of a required on call rotation if you are a hospital NP, working for a surgeon, for example. If you work in a clinic, you may or may not be on call (the MD will be.) Bottom line is set your standards high, because that is the way to go in nursing. As an NP, you can specialize in Emergency or ICU, or many other specialties. You can practice or teach, or both. You will be valued, respected, and well thought of if you do your job well. Nurses on the floors are undervalued and unappreciated. This more than anything else will drive you nuts after a while.

Go for it!

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Hello! Welcome to allnurses~!

My advice for someone in high school would be to definitely get your BSN. Go straight for that.

What is your ultimate goal as a nurse? That can change when you actually start working and most likely will because as we get older, we just do change. :D

A Masters would be a great idea if you want to teach or be a nurse practitioner.

A nurse practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse (RN) who has completed advanced education (a minimum of a master's degree) and training in the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions, including chronic illnesses. Nurse practitioners provide a broad range of health care services. They provide some of the same care provided by physicians and maintain close working relationships with physicians. An NP can serve as a patient's regular health care provider.

http://www.aanp.org/AANPCMS2

As a nurse i would like to be in close relation to doctors and or from what it sounds like be a Nurse practitioner. It is in my best intrest to get a BSN at a 4 year university and then work my way up. So far it sounds like NP is a good option.

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Great question!

Absolutely go for a Master's degree. The work on the floors will burn you out full time after a few years. As a master's prepared nurse, you will likely work Mon-Fri, with the possibility of a required on call rotation if you are a hospital NP, working for a surgeon, for example. If you work in a clinic, you may or may not be on call (the MD will be.) Bottom line is set your standards high, because that is the way to go in nursing. As an NP, you can specialize in Emergency or ICU, or many other specialties. You can practice or teach, or both. You will be valued, respected, and well thought of if you do your job well. Nurses on the floors are undervalued and unappreciated. This more than anything else will drive you nuts after a while.

Go for it!

Thanks i appreciate the enthusiasm in yor reply. I would love to think of nursing like this. :specs:

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