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thank you that sounds like a great idea. I am waiting to see if i got into this summer internship at a childrens hospital near where i live. if i do not get in then i will try to see if i can shadow a nurse in a local hospital!

thank you benm93, i am going to go to nursing school. this will allow me to figure out what path i will want to take. thank you for your time!

i reasked this questuon to see if anyone else had a different view or feelings toward np's. My family has alot of health providers in it who talk about the health care over family dinners. i was just seeing what others thought. I am only in high school searching for career advice. I do not no what it is like to be a nurse because i am not one, but my mom has been a nurse for 27 years. she gave me stories, discripions, and advice too! The picu is an interesting place to me. my cousin has a heart problem sence birth. I have seen him in the Picu several times due to open heart surgery. The way they took care of him inspired me. i dont realy care about how much money a career can make. I just hear alot of family members who want me to become a doctor. I do not see myself becoming a doctor in any way. i just did not know what a NP realy did that was diffrent from a doctor or a nurse. i would like to care more for a patient's family and well being then to cure the disease. i just wanted more advice that is all. I relized that i reposted the questions the same way.... just wanted more detailed responses. I did apply to a summer internship program at a childrens hospital so a could really see the health care in action and to shadow a nurse in the Picu! (sorry if spelling is bad i did this on my phone!)

is there even np's in the picu? if so, what do they do? do they do more than what a nurse does?

thank you for your time!

how long will it take to become an NP? (i think 6 i could be wrong) would it be woth it just to go all the way and be an MD? my family was discusing how the health care is changing and more people will have more NP care than doctor care in hospital and offices. is that true? also is it true that people predict that there will be a higher need for NP's in the future?

Thanks for your advice! I am now just looking at colleges in mass. But I still am thinking about applying to PENN. Any other advce would be great!

thank you! does anyone know a details of these colleges?

hello! i was woundering if anyone went or knows people that went to the following colleges: Umass amherst UPENN northeastern university quinnipiac university fitchburg state college salem state university boston college (colleges i am looking at going to for a major in nursing for undergrad) i was hoping to get more insight on these colleges. If you know anything about one of the colleges listed let me know. any info. would be good! thank you for your time!

thanks! do you hace any advice! :)

thank you for your help!

Would you recomend becoming an NP? why or why not? (some people say it is not a good career. just thought i would ask you advice)

Thank you for that article! The answered a lot of my questions I had about np's!

ohhh thank you!

It is ok! i do not mind going off topic. if u do not mind me asking janfrn, Do u work in the Picu? and what are some advice you would give to someone who wants to become a pediatric nurse?