celestelioness

My patient on the ground from falling, with a bloody catheter hanging out on the floor

What type of positions did you have? And should I drop the psych undergraduate degree?

Hello all! I'm in need of a solid game-plan... I currently have just graduated the PN nursing program in NC and I'm taking my NCLEX-PN within the next few days. Soon to be LPN! As far as my profession is concerned, my original plan was to have nursing as a stepping stone, as I would like my end goal in my career to be with pediatric psychology. I'm currently working on my undergrads in psychology and I know in order to practice psychology, I'd need at least master's degree so I completed the nursing program, in hopes of having a stable well-paying job while attending school, also dually acting as my "plan B" if my psych plan doesn't work out. (Please don't get the impression that nursing is "just a job" for me, I am passionate about it, however, I just like psych more). Now that I'm so indulged into nursing, I was wondering if there's a way to combine all components of what I'm looking for (pediatrics, nursing and psychology). So of course, I'm thinking psych nursing! However, now I'm not sure what educational path to take. Should I continue obtaining my undergrad's in psych? I'd still like a primarily psych related line of work compared to nursing but I'm not entirely opposed to a nursing line work either. I'm thinking maybe there's a way to kill 2 birds with one stone as far as obtaining education for both fields. Any suggestions/ideas? All input is appreciated :)