How many of you plan on going beyond BSN?

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Personally I have my sights on CRNA, or NP. But I want to peruse the CRNA more than anything. It got me thinking. How many of you plan to go beyond your BSN, or if you are ADN do you plan on going further?

Specializes in Neuro ICU.

I wrap up my first semester in an accelerated program tonight when I finish my psych rotation. Al my finals are done.

I am not sure, but if I do go beyond this BSN I'm leaning towards the DNP. It seems like a faster course (I think around here it's three years and a lot of it is online work).

My problem is picking a specialty first. OR is out, it's just too dull for me. Floor nursing is unapealing, and I I didn't dig psych very much. I still need to do OB and peds to see how I like those.

I also want to see how I feel about wound care, and if I like it I am thinking about hyperbarics. The PACU looks interesting and ER with some time as flight nurse also holds some appeal.

Other than wound care, I am not sure how well those other areas would do with a DNP and working reasonalbe hours.

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NP for sure... I have no interest in being a nurse what so ever. During clinicals, all I can do is think to myself "I do not want to constantly have these doctors and NPs breathing down my neck and barking out orders to me." I don't know, maybe this is just me. I want to be a chief, not an engine. I find being just a RN to be very unchallenging and know I would be miserable being one.

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Im curious, what kind of grades do you need for grad school usually?

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I am just starting my ADN, but already have a B.S. in Biological Science and the FNP program at Duke just requires you to have a bachelors degree, it doesn't have to be in nursing, so this may be something I look in to. Also ECU (East Carolina University) has an RN to MSN pathway that also lets you start on your FNP without a BSN, you just have to take some BSN classes before starting the Masters portion, but who knows where life will lead me.

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Specializes in TELE / ER/PACU/ICU.
I want more years of that kind of experience before I take on the responsibility/liability of an NP. I wish more 3 year MEPN programs would be honest about the value of on-the-floor experience when talking with prospective students.

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AMEN. I cannot imagine going from bean counter, waiter or whatever to a NP via direct entry. The experience gained on the floor is a MUST. I'm light years from where i was coming out of school as an RN and still not ready to jump in as a NP. I think about 5 years of GOOD experience is a must, but what do i know...

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I do have a ten year plan and CRNA is at end of it. Plans change all the time though. Heck, I only been in nursing program 1month...lol. But I got goalssmile.png

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Hell bent on becoming a CRNA, but who knows what the future holds. I'm a long way away from that goal right now, but at the moment there is nothing else I'd rather do.

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Specializes in Cardiac.

For me CRNA is also the goal, but who knows... I have to get that BSN first!

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As soon as I graduate (ASN), pass the NCLEX-RN and become employed, I plan to immediately enroll in the RN-to-MSN program at the local state university.

--David

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

After I earn my BSN, I would like to work as an RN for several years (around 5) before I pursue an MSN.

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I want to get some sort of higher degree then an ASN ya know?

Like a BSN or Masters in the field. It helps for management positions I think

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i'm going to my BSN-RN and have my dreams set on being a CRNA. if not an NP is great too.

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