inkedwords

Hi! I'm not really sure where to post this, but I wanted some advice from people who are already nurses. I'm a senior in high school and am trying to figure out what I want to major in when I go to college. I've wanted to be an Emergency Department doctor for a really long time; but for the past few months, I've been realizing that nurses get the patient interaction, not the doctor. And patient interaction is the thing that I want the most. I've had a few friends who have had to spend time in the ICU and they told me that they barely remember the doctor. The people who helped them the most were the nurses. But, that being said, I'm kind of a really big control freak, and I'm not sure how well I'd do having to follow orders all the time. Is it worth giving that up for the patient interaction? My family is mostly doctors, there are no nurses in my family, so everyone is confused as to why I'm leaning towards the nursing route more. My parents are telling me that they think that I'm better suited to be a doctor. At this point, I honestly don't know what it is that I specifically want to do. Is there any advice that you can give me based off of your own experiences? Thank you so much!