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I believe so yes. I stopped going to school and they said I had to start paying.... I hurried up and re-enrolled in a full load. Sent them my enrollment and haven't heard from them since...

My nurse, I don't know if you are here or not, but I had to put this letter out here and try. I want you to know how much you changed my life. 8 years ago you save me. I came into the ER late that night and everything was a blur. I barely remember your face, because I had overdosed on Tylenol. I wouldnt say what I took, so it took awhile for the bloodwork to come back, by midnight I was on your ward in the PICU. My mother left me in the elevator. What I thought was her hand I was reaching for was yours. You got me undressed and put me on a gown. You taped my NG tube so it would quit pulling on everything. I cried and screamed for mother, but she wouldn't answer the phone when you called. After everything settled you held my hand and we watched a movie until I fell asleep. The next night I saw you, you told me I was too pretty and smart to do this to myself. You helped me brush my teeth, and wash up. I was in a world of pain and constantly had asthma attacks, you held my hand again until I fell asleep. You gave me my nasty meds through my tube and made me swear to never forget. Under no circumstances was I to come back. You were there for 4 days. My mother never came back. You bought me some cheapie sweats to wear and snuck me ice cream. We ate jello and you told me about your cat. I told you about mine. When I left you said you never wanted to see me again like this. That it was never this bad and that I better not come back. To go make something of myself and to h#ll with everyone else. I haven't seen you since and I just wanted you to know, I'm ok. You helped me decide I wanted to be a nurse. I only have 2 years left in school. I'm doing pretty good, now. I never got to tell you, but thank you. You saved my life and you gave me a dream. I had every intention of swallowing another bottle of pills until you came along. I want to be like you one day. I don't know if you are here, but this would be the only way I could think to tell you. -A

Thank you for the responses. I've thought of being a nurse practioner, but when I look at the NP forums, they make it seem like so much longer than another year or 2 in school. My heart is in nursing. Bedside nursing that is... holding hands, giving meds, and wiping tears. I don't want to be a 'paper' nurse. Maybe I will be better off staying on the floor....

Hello all, how is everyone doing? I have a simple question, I am currently going to school to get my RN-BSN. What is the advantage of having a MSN? What can I do with it in my career that a BSN will not let me do? How long are we talking about being in school? And to those who have already done it, was it worth it? TIA