Premed change to nursing? MN, USA

[sisu00]

My senior year of undergrad I decided (or did my parents decide? ) that I wanted to be a doctor. I began taking science classes and took another year after graduating in 2013 to finish prerequisites. Currently, I am studying for the MCAT and was planning to apply to medical schools in May 2015... However, nursing might be my calling. I don't think I am interested in the authority that comes with being a doctor. I am interested in working in a medical setting and spending time with patients, and having time to pursue interests outside of work. Without rambling, I've had some foreboding feelings and self-doubts about being happy with my work life as a doctor, as well as not being prepared to apply yet. I kept telling myself, "If I can get this next A, then it should show that I'm smart enough." But at this point I STILL don't feel ready.

Are there any former premed students turned nursing students that could offer insight? My mom has had a "do what makes you happy, find yourself" view, and my dad has put a lot of pressure to become some sort of doctor (he is an orthodontist, and my uncle is a dentist).

I have a BS in psychology. If I was going to become a nurse, what types of programs should I look for? I noticed there are some bachelors non-nursing to master in nursing degrees. How competitive are these programs, and what are the job prospects? I still need the prereqs Anatomy, Microbiology, and may need to retake Nutrition (got a C being a dumb freshman). I have a 3.2 science GPA (due to gen chem and math freshman year). Do I need to boost it with additional science classes? Should I take them at a technical college? I went to a large public university for undergrad. Thanks for the advice.

[mindofmidwifery, ADN]

I can't answer your questions but I think that if you decide that getting a nursing degree through a master's program isn't the way to go, you could always go and get your associates degree in nursing from a community college then get your RN-BSN from whatever university you decide to apply to for that.

[dorkypanda]

What's your main goal for nursing? Did you want to be an advanced practice nurse or just be a nurse? If you want to do advanced practice you'll need to attend a masters program for that or you could just get your BSN by two ways in which one path is described above. You can also apply directly to a BSN program.