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Phew. Okay, that made me feel a bit better about everything. Thank you so much for your quick and helpful replies. I didn't know some places can hold their own pre-employment exams, that's interesting. So, to clarify, if I don't disclose it and am not directly asked about it I can't get fired for it correct? Because it's not like I would be lying technically then. Although I guess something could come up if you have to get an employment physical, but then if need be I'll just take your advice and overly stress how I am perfectly capable of doing the job. Proper body mechanics for the job...do they show you how to properly lift and things like that or are you supposed to learn on your own? Just curious so I know if I need to start researching at some point lol.

Hi everyone, I am an 18 year-old college freshman right now and am planning on going into nursing. I was accepted into the nursing program at my school and am doing pre-nursing studies right now. I am extremely interested in the career, and my eventual goal is to become a nurse practitioner, but I am concerned about something. About two years ago I had spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis, so my spine is fused all the way from T5 to L3. Things went well and although I experience pain every once in a while, it's nothing major. So I know that I should be able to handle a career as nursing unless I get some other kind of back injury or something else happens (which, after reading about the career, I know is possible). My question really isn't about whether or not I'll be able to handle the job, though, it's more about will something like this prevent me from being hired? Is this something that I am supposed to disclose to them at the start? Common sense would tell me not to tell my employer but then what if they found out somehow at a later date...could I be fired? I'm just really worried and I don't want something that was out of my control to inhibit me from doing a career that I am really passionate about. I figure that if I eventually become an NP there will be less lifting anyway (maybe I'm wrong, I honestly have no idea). Thanks for all your help! :)

Hi everyone! I'm new to the site so I hope this is an appropriate place to put this post, if not I apologize. I actually came across this site a short while back and everyone on here seemed to be extremely helpful, so I'm very glad I joined. Right now I am a freshman at my college. I was accepted to the nursing program, although for the next two years I am just doing general education classes and the pre-req science classes for it...pre-nursing studies I guess it's called. Anyway, my true goal is to get a BSN and then go on to get my MSN to become a nurse practitioner. I'm a little confused as to how the whole thing works, but I do remember reading that experience as an RN is required to become a nurse practitioner. Which is completely understandable, but here's my question: Is this experience required to get into the MSN program or is it required before you start practicing as a nurse practitioner? For example, could I pursue my MSN and work as an RN for that duration? Thank you so much for all your help!!