So . . .is nursing your final stop?

prinsessa · Apr 3, 2007

I would like to go to grad school after getting my BSN, but I'm not exactly sure what path I will take. I am interested in becoming a midwife, but I might change my mind. I am also interested in doing something in public health. I am hoping something will grab my attention either in nursing school or once I start working.

TxGirl1982 · Apr 3, 2007

Depending on what type of program I get into be it ADN or BSN, if it's ADN, once I graduate I will work and complete my BSN, either way I will continue on to an MSN and eventually a Neonatal NP or CNM I think being a midwife would be a great thing as well but I have a passion for helping the little bitty ones , and when I'm finally ready to retire from bedside nursing I would like to teach.

Sugarcoma, RN · Apr 4, 2007

After earning my ADN I plan to complete an RN-BSN program. After that I will follow where my heart takes me. I am thinking either NP or CRNA.

shippoRN · Apr 4, 2007

If all goes well in the future i hope to

continue to practise

teach

write my award winning fiction novel

aerorunner80, ADN, BSN, MSN, APRN · Apr 4, 2007

Yes nursing is my final stop. Of course that is after I get my NP. :lol2:

AmericanChai · Apr 5, 2007

I am going to do nursing for awhile, then maybe I would like to be a nursing instructor when I get towards retirement age. :)

Cherish · Apr 5, 2007

Well after getting my RN (first step). I want to pursue my BSN, and have my employer and Reserves pay for that. After that I will then join the Army or Navy, full-time. I just left the Army in September so I know how that life is but for advancement they seem to advance officers faster than the other branches, but they deploy more and if you have family (which I plan to in the future) its not as family appreciative as other branches.

I will try to get an advanced degree in CRNA (first choice, more deployments) or NP. If either doesn't fall through I will then have the military pay for my MSN in a business or management degree. So that way I can advance through the military and become a high ranking officer and nurse. Then retire from the military early (I joined when I was 17), and either be in a civilian practice as a CRNA or go the federal route and retire from the government, also.

Then travel the world with two retirement checks and my savings :rotfl:

amf1987 · Apr 6, 2007

I'm wondering what everyone's goals are. Are you just going for an RN, BSN, MS or is your ultimate goal something a little different?
Personally I want to work as an RN for a while and if I like the healthcare profession I'll be going for NP or PA degree. So nursing is just a foot in the door for me. Anyone else?

I want to become a surgical RN and then eventually a NP or possibly teach

DreamyEyes · Apr 7, 2007

I'll be going to LPN school, then I want to pursue my RN. I eventually want to work as a pediatric nurse...I've always wanted to work with kids. Then maybe become a FNP, who knows? :nurse:

CT Pixie, BSN, RN · Apr 7, 2007

Hoping to graduate my LPN program in June '08, work for a year, take two pre-reqs to get into the LPN-->RN bridge program. Hoping to have my career end up in NICU. I have no desire to teach, or be in manangement. My dream/goal is bedside patient care :)

TemperStripe · Apr 7, 2007

I'm getting my BSN and then I'll work for awhile and experience some of the specialties that interest me (ER, ICU, OR, Oncology, Rehab, and the list goes on.) I've toyed with getting my master's and becoming a NP, but every time I make a plan, it ends up getting changed so I'm just trying to enjoy the ride. I'd like to retire kind of early so my husband and I can go live abroad and I can do some work on the side to support our travel habits while we're over there. I've also always wanted to do international aid and disaster relief. I should have gotten this degree the first time around!

OgopogoLPN, LPN, RN · Apr 8, 2007

I will do my LPN from September until Aug 2008. I will work as an LPN for a few years and then decide if I want to/can afford to etc take the LPN-BSN bridge which would be a few more pre reqs and then 3 more years of full time school. I'll be 31 soon, so if I decide to to BSN, I'd like to do it before I'm 40.