Nurse Practitioner or MHA?

[guest27716]

I am really burning my wheels in my mind trying to decide which degree to go for and I was hoping you all could give me your opinion. I know the decision is up to me but I am so overwhelmed but the amount of information I have gotten.

The careers I am looking at are a Master's in Health Care Administration and a Master's in Nuring (Family Nurse Practitioner) The MHA degree is from USC and the MSN is from Samuel Merritt. Both are good schools but I am having a hard time deciding. I want to do both but don't know the real pro's and con's of both degrees.

I feel the MSN is more secure b/c if mgt. positions were eliminated then you could always fall back on being a nurse. I would like to get into management someday if I were a nurse pracitioner. I just don't know which degree. Anyone go thru making a decision like this?

I am wondering what the difference is btw. nurse managing and adminstration. I also have a baby girl who I would love to see grow up and the NP route will be more flexible but then I hear the NP field is saturated. I am a very confused person b/c I don't know what to separate fact from fiction.

THX,

Jenn

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

Personally, when I decided to go back to school for my masters, I wanted an MSN because it offered more flexibility. It was between and MSN and MBA for me though. However, with an MSN, you can teach, go into management, be an NP (if you take this track), or work in public health also. So...my vote is for the MSN. Good luck and let us know what you decide to do.