Is this Wrong?

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I will be starting my nursing program next week, I am super excited about this journey I am about to embark on.

I currently have a B.S. in Physiology and Public Health, my long term goal, lets say 5-6 years is to be working in a rural clinic practicing family medicine as an NP.

Is it wrong to go into the Nursing program with this type of mentality? I am planning to finish the program by 2012, work as an RN while finishing my RN-BSN and then apply to an NP program.

Eddie

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Specializes in Labor and Delivery.

In my opinion I don't think it is. I don't think theres anything wrong with having great ambitions, I think tehre are probably many nursing students like this because its so hard to get into ns that the ones that get in are very good students. I know I've read a lot of negative posts about students that aspire to this but I don't see why. I think its a positive for the profession for people that want to throw themselves so much into it. I also put that in my letter when I applied and obviously it wasn't viewed negatively by my BSN program cause they accpeted me on my first app :) Congrats and Good Luck!

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Specializes in Emergency; med-surg; mat-child.

What on earth is wrong with having short- and long-term goals? You're rockin' it!

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Not from my point of view, but I have a similar path in mind. In my case it's a ASN-BSN-ICU-CRNA route. Of course that takes a long time so its so long off I may find my self somewhere else. But its good to have goals.:D

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I don't see anything wrong with it - I hope to become a NP someday as well. Seems to me that the people who do see something wrong with it are often the ones who think that people shouldn't enter nursing because it has good job security and pay in addition to the "helping others" factor. It's sort of that "martyr" mindset that still prevails in nursing.

Pursue your dreams...you are the only one living your life; no one else is. You may as well live it the way you want to!

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Sounds like my plan actually...though not quite sure if I want to go the NP route or the CRNA route...maybe even CNM. Only time will tell I suppose, I just finished my 1st week of my 1st semester after all, I have a looooong way to go. Good luck to you!

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Nope. If you want to achieve your goals you have to have some!!!

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Specializes in ER, ARNP, MSN, FNP-BC.

sounds like a GREAT plan to me :)

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How's it wrong? It's your life. Do what you want to do with it. With your degrees, particularly the physio, you'll do fine. Don't even break a sweat. Didn't you say something about having been an EMT once? You're golden.

If it helps you feel better I think half the students in school plan to become an NP or CRNA.

All I know is that I definitely want short-term patient interactions (so no med-surg or ICU or rehab), and the dynamics of working in an emergency department (and I don't mean adrenaline since I've had enough of that) appeal to me the most right now.

Long-term, because I was promoted to an administrative role in my last/current career at my previous employer, I'm pretty sure I'd like to end back up in healthcare administration.

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.

Sounds great! Good luck to you!

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Ill be the contrarian and say YES IT IS WRONG :uhoh3:

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Ill be the contrarian and say YES IT IS WRONG :uhoh3:

Why? Are you being serious?

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