Nursing in North Carolina

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Hi Everyone!

I am a nursing student here in NC, originally from Philadelphia, PA. I wanted to get some feedback from fellow nurses down here before I choose my specialty. I KNOW I want to get my Masters, however I am torn between three different specialties. I wanted to find out if anyone works in either of these, and can give me feedback to help me narrow down my choices.

Nurse Midwife - this has been my DREAM, however the hours are crazy because labor is unpredictable!

Nurse Practitioner - This would possible give me the most "normal" hours, as I could possible get into a MD's office.

Nurse Anesthesia - I was told be my brother in law/an MD that this would give me the most return for my $$ and study spent.

HELP!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

Why not post in the North Carolina forum?

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Specializes in MICU, SICU, CICU.

Why is it so hard for students to post their questions in the correct forum?

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Specializes in PACU.

How far are you in your nursing program now? I would focus on graduating, then going to bedside nursing to get a feel for what you like, then think about grad school.

CRNA is going to require at least a year of ICU experience to apply, but you'll want at least 3 I believe to be competitive.

NP you could theoretically go straight into for some program, but personally I would want to go in with some bedside experience and actual paid experience as a registered nurse, but that's just me.

I'm not interested in CNM so I couldn't tell you a lot about what you would want to look into to prepare yourself.

Also, fellow nursing student in NC from Philly as well :-)

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