How to follow my dream career??

[reesmee]

Hello,

My name is Ria Smith and I was looking into some info on becoming a RN esthetician and I found this email as a reference on Indeed.com

I am a student who has received all my pre-reqs for nursing school but I just recently got rejected from my first choice nursing school. I have a pretty average GPA from a very well known school in my area with some volunteer experience and I based my personal statement on my passion for nursing combined with aesthetics. However, I really feel like the reason I may have been rejected is because the school I applied to is so traditional with nursing and they really didn't understand my career path (the dean of admissions even told me at an open house she didn't know what a nurse esthetician was)

Nevertheless I still want to pursue this career and don't really know which direction to take as far as going to nursing school first or getting esthetician training first. I'm pretty much just lost on what is the right decision on everything and would really appreciate some advice with an experienced professional. I would really love some input before i move forward.

Thank You

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

I don't believe that this is a recognized area of nursing specialization - or if it actually fits within our scope of practice. I know that there are nurses who do laser treatments, botox & filler injections but they do this under the supervision of a physician. You may want to do a bit of research first to see if your state Board of Nursing (BON) has a position on this. This has become a very lucrative field of medicine, so I would imagine that there are very strict limits on what a nurse could do independently. Health care licenses & scopes of practice are controlled at the state level, so there may be a wide variance as to what is actually permitted in your state & how it is controlled.

All nursing accredited nursing education programs are designed to produce generalists and must meet the same basic standards. Specialization happens after initial licensure. So you would first need to become an RN - then move on to obtain your specialist qualifications afterward.