Nursing Students Pre-Nursing
Published Apr 17, 2014
msuspartan
5 Posts
I am a prenursing student thinking about what I'm going to do with my BSN degree. I am really interested in sports medicine/health and fitness. Is there any path I can take after becoming a nurse in this kind of field? Is there like a NP in sports medicine or some kind of nursing specialty related to fitness?
Thanks
NurseGirl525, ASN, RN
3,663 Posts
See if you can specialize in orthopedics. You may also want to look at maybe becoming an athletic trainer or physical therapist. My sister is a physical therapist and she loves it. I have a friend who has her BSN and works in an orthopedic office. She does not specialize though. There are a lot of different ways you can go with this. I would just do some research and see what appeals to you.
HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD
9,051 Posts
PP is correct. If your passion is fitness/sports medicine, PT or kinesiology (Careers in Kinesiology) would be a much better fit than nursing.
PG2018
1,413 Posts
Physical therapy would be the best choice or become a PA and work with ortho/sports med. You'd see sports stuff as a NP, but I don't think you'd encounter it with the frequency of PAs.
The first time I went to college I knew a guy was getting his BS in athletic training and AS in nursing. At the time, my old alma mater didn't have a BSN. I asked him what he was going to do with it. I won't tell you what he said, but to my knowledge he never made use of the AT stuff. He gravitated to nursing because of the salary.