Should I try and become a Nurse in a Naturopathic Clinic or a Naturopathic Doctor?

I am a 21 year old female and have been taking my prerequisites for Nursing. I felt very passionate about my choice, I do really enjoy caring for people and helping people. However, as I got further into my studies, talked to various RNs, and had researched the career for awhile, I realized how horrible our health care system really is in the U.S. I think that we rely too heavily on drugs and intoxicants, therefore I don't want to have to inject people with a bunch of drugs, like nurses have to do sometimes.

My mother in law who is an RN told me that at her hospital 14 patients died in one month due to medical errors(being given the wrong drugs).Then she told me that they actually had someone who's job it was to "erase" the medical error so that it doesn't make the hospital look bad and they never told the patients family. I was horrified. I don't want any part of that.

I believe that an organic diet, exercise, herbal TEAS, meditation, acupuncture, acupressure, Craniospinal therapy, etc. are the best ways of treating and preventing illness. So I have decided that I either want to be a Nurse(and later Nurse Practitioner) who works in a Naturopathic Clinic, or become a doctor who uses natural and alternative . My question is, to become a Naturopathic doctor do you HAVE to go to a special Naturopathic medical school or could you go to medical school and then just start your own Naturopathic practice?

Also, which option sounds best? I know that I would have to have a Bachelor's degree before I could go to med school anyway, so should I just continue on with Nursing and try to get into a Naturopathic Clinic?

Thanks

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usalsfyre said:

Rude and insensitive, but there is absoloutely ZERO good evidence that naturopathy works. If we were talking about someone peddling an allopathic treatment regimen with zero evidence as a "cure" we'd call them a quack. Yet for some reason when we talk about CAM we're supposed to be "sensitive" about stuff that doesn't work.

Not true at all, there are many many journals exclusively dedicated to nutrition, herbal medicine in addition to the conventional journals also having studies. It's obvious you have never researched it. 

Idealista said:

To be clear, I did NOT call naturopathy "quackery". I said "Naturopathy is considered "quackery" by many..". That is absolutely true. It is unfortunate, but true. I am a Clinical Herbalist - and support natural solutions to many contemporary health problems. There are states however, where naturopathy is not a profession that is licensed or that you can advertise as a service. New York is one of them.

NY you can practice as a Consultant. I know many that do. You can advertise just can't officially diagnose or prescribe drugs. 

[Tkay, MSN, RN]

I just noticed it is an old post hence the quackery and not backed in science issue. We now have CAM/IM in the national institutes of health and incorporated in over 30 medical schools including John's Hopkins as well as the Mayo Clinic. And NDs are now recognized as physicians and a few states. I hope you found your path 11 years ago ??