Interested in the nurse instructor profession?

[RainbowHead]

I plan on starting my adult life as a CNA and staying home to earn money for nursing school, then later on switching careers to the teaching field. As you can tell I have multiple dreams and can't set my mind on only one, lol! And I have an idea that being a nurse instructor will help me gain experience as a teacher before applying to be one in a high/elementary/middle school. So what does it take to become a nurse instructor and please correct any flaws in my plan that I may not realize. I have only done major research on nursing and not much else in teaching or nurse instructing. Thanks!

[elkpark]

You would need licensure, an advanced degree (MSN or doctorate) in nursing, and a lot of clinical experience to be qualified to teach nursing. And teaching nursing, at the college level, has nothing to do with teaching in a primary or secondary school -- although it is true that both are "teaching," they are entirely different disciplines that require entirely different degrees. If you know that you want to teach primary or secondary school (elementary/middle/high school), doing anything in nursing first will not help you get there -- I suggest you focus on pursuing an education degree.

Best wishes for your journey!