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I'm 19 thinking about nursing to be NP not RN

so any posts about this any type of advice

I'm interested in spending the majority of career being a NP not really interested in RN

is that okay?

I'm not a fan of the bedside nurisng of RN but I like the idea of what of I've heard of NP

is that okay or should I not consider this as a career because I don't want to a Rn or do bedside nursing

basically is okay to choose NP without liking the idea of RN

QFT

talking about shortcut

umm I'm not talking about taking a shortcut I'm talking about wanting to be NP and putting up with some of the part I don't like to get to it

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Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

most np programs require several years of rn experience before you can get admitted to a np program. plus you will have do bedside nursing through nursing school. you cant really say you wont like bedside nursing until you have tried it. like others said you need to crawl before you walk.....you probably should look into the pa programs sounds more like what you are looking for.

i'm 19 thinking about nursing to be np not rn

so any posts about this any type of advice

i'm interested in spending the majority of career being a np not really interested in rn

is that okay?

i'm not a fan of the bedside nurisng of rn but i like the idea of what of i've heard of np

is that okay or should i not consider this as a career because i don't want to a rn or do bedside nursing

basically is okay to choose np without liking the idea of rn

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Why not become a physician assistant? You can get your hours of experience doing a different job and they have similar responsibilities.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
also doctors put up with residency knowing one day they won't have to do that anymore

what's wrong with that?

NP has differences if duties to a RN

I don't get why that is so wrong if I'm more interested in NP then RN

as far what I think the duties are going to be I'm assuming similar to a PA but with with the ability to practice on their own'

I've read so many posts about people not liking being a RN so yeah

maybe my perception of a NP is inaccurate so why doesn't someone explain to me in detail what a NP does

It's not that it's wrong. It's impossible.

You cannot be a NP without being an experienced RN. I don't know how to say it more plainly. And, if you already know that you don't want to be an RN, why are you seeking a career that is based upon something that you do not want to do?

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umm I'm not talking about taking a shortcut I'm talking about wanting to be NP and putting up with some of the part I don't like to get to it

which parts of RN u dont want to put up with?

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Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

let me add here that the responses you get here are not necessarily going to be positive because traditionally we all have to pay our dues to climb the ladder. it is a long learning process without shortcuts. this thread somewhat irritates me because i have spent many years in nursing and will apply to np school in a couple of months. i am not even sure i have enough experience after being in nursing all my career. so you see when you have someone posting that they just want to be a np without paying the dues that go with it...your responses are not all going to be positive.

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can a PA work independently

I don't want to wipe people bums

or be talked to disrespectfully

I thought Np or PA were very similar except NP can work independently if they want to...

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I'm 19 thinking about nursing to be NP not RN

so any posts about this any type of advice

I'm interested in spending the majority of career being a NP not really interested in RN

is that okay?

I'm not a fan of the bedside nurisng of RN but I like the idea of what of I've heard of NP

is that okay or should I not consider this as a career because I don't want to a Rn or do bedside nursing

basically is okay to choose NP without liking the idea of RN

Take a look at this thread:

Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience?? - Nursing for Nurses

There are programs called MEPN programs (Masters Entry Program in Nursing). You do the BSN program and then go straight into the NP program. The question of the day is can you get an NP job from an MEPN program. Answers to that are mixed.

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let me add here that the responses you get here are not necessarily going to be positive because traditionally we all have to pay our dues to climb the ladder. it is a long learning process without shortcuts. this thread somewhat irritates me because i have spent many years in nursing and will apply to np school in a couple of months. i am not even sure i have enough experience after being in nursing all my career. so you see when you have someone posting that they just want to be a np without paying the dues that go with it...your responses are not all going to be positive.

ummm the response at the bottom said you can go straight to a np program or with a year or two of rn experience

furthermore no rn likes the dirty work of bedside nursing and just on this website alone i've seen plenty of people complain about bedside nursing

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Specializes in Critical Care, Patient Safety.

First of all, you don't necessarily need to become a bedside nurse in order to become an NP. You will need to do clinicals with bedside nursing when you are in nursing school. When you graduate from nursing school you have the choice to do whatever kind of nursing you want - be it inpatient nursing, outpatient, or working in a public health setting. You also don't need to have vast years of experience to get into an NP program - most require at least 1 year, most of time 2 years of experience minimum (and some DO require some inpatient experience). And it's better to go to NP school while working if your place of employment has an education stipend to help offset the cost of your program.

As an aside, I do think it's better to at least get 1 year of experience with bedside nursing because you learn a lot. A LOT. I tend to think of the first year of working as being akin to residency, or really your last year of nursing school simply because of the amount of information and skills you learn on the job. I tend to think that people do themselves a disservice by choosing to NOT do at least some inpatient, bedside nursing.

I don't think there's anything wrong with admitting that someone doesn't like bedside nursing. There's a lot about it that isn't super pleasant. And there are a lot of things an RN can do that don't involve bedside nursing.

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can a PA work independently

I don't want to wipe people bums

or be talked to disrespectfully

I thought Np or PA were very similar except NP can work independently if they want to...

Well then you will LOVE learning to do rectal exams and pap smears as an NP :D

That attitude will not get you into NP school, and probably not PA, MD, or DO either.

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First of all, you don't necessarily need to become a bedside nurse in order to become an NP. You will need to do clinicals with bedside nursing when you are in nursing school. When you graduate from nursing school you have the choice to do whatever kind of nursing you want - be it inpatient nursing, outpatient, or working in a public health setting. You also don't need to have vast years of experience to get into an NP program - most require at least 1 year, most of time 2 years of experience minimum (and some DO require some inpatient experience). And it's better to go to NP school while working if your place of employment has an education stipend to help offset the cost of your program.

As an aside, I do think it's better to at least get 1 year of experience with bedside nursing because you learn a lot. A LOT. I tend to think of the first year of working as being akin to residency, or really your last year of nursing school simply because of the amount of information and skills you learn on the job. I tend to think that people do themselves a disservice by choosing to NOT do at least some inpatient, bedside nursing.

I don't think there's anything wrong with admitting that someone doesn't like bedside nursing. There's a lot about it that isn't super pleasant. And there are a lot of things an RN can do that don't involve bedside nursing.

omg thank you for your kind answer and for the informative information

so I don't have do bedside nursing to be an NP yay that's great! You know I didn't say I wouldn't do bedside nursing but that my that not what I want to do for the majority of my career and really another thing that is scaring is the threads I've been reading that nurses don't get respects and are treated like mules

that's terrible! It's not an easy road to become a nurse and nurses are educated people just like other doctors, lawyers, accountants,

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