sarahnp2b103

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to insult any RNs out there. You're right in that I really don't know that much about nursing which is why I made this post; I am trying to learn more about what nurses do and what type of experience they gain.

I want to become a psychiatric nurse practitioner however I don't think R.N. duties would give me experience that would help me in that career ex: giving insulin, giving pills, helping patients brush teeth. The two career paths I could take is either getting a BA not in nursing and then doing an accelerated MSN program in which I won't have to be an R.N. or I can get a BSN, be a nurse and then pursue my MSN. Although I would really love to avoid being a nurse beforehand in what ways would being a nurse beforehand help in a NP career, specifically psychiatric? P.S. I don't really have a passion for nursing I just want to practice psychiatry without actually going to medical school and being psychiatric nursing practitioner seems right for me.