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HI.

Im a student registered nurse (finishing studying mid December this year whohaa!). I really love nursing but I was thinking of possibly studying further and maybe becoming a GP. I dont want to work as a hospital doctor but I think its a requirement (?) Im not sure.

I was also thinking of studying further to do speech pathology.. Is this a different degree or will I be able to use my Bachelor of Science Nursing degree to maybe be exempt from studying for some units of the Speech pathology degree/qualification? Does anyone have any ideas or opinions?

I said no to an amazing nursing post graduate offer for next year as it would be too expensive for me to relocate at the moment, but want to save up some money and if i dont continue studying this nxt year then ill do my post graduate nursing 2013.

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Specializes in Hospice.

Congrats on being in your last semester of nursing school. I think you have to look at the individual program. SLP is a totally different field and you would have to meet all of their requirements but im sure a few pre-reqs would be out of the way. It sounds like you are really unsure what you want to actually 'be' when you grow up...which is totally normal. perhaps meeting with a career counselor would be helpful in evaluating your strengths and helping you construct a path to meet your goals would be helpful.

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I didn't know there was such a thing as a Student Registered Nurse. You are not an RN until you pass board and become licensed. You would be a student nurse. Nurses are not GP's. Physicians are. You could become a Family Nurse Practitioner. If you wanted to "further" your education and become a GP you would have to go to medical school.

If you are just graduating with your BSN how can you go into a post-graduate program? Most Master's programs require at least one year of on floor experience and you have not even graduated yet.

If you are interested in speech pathology why not just get a degree in that?

Just curious, where are you going to nursing school?

You post just doesn't make much sense and it seems a little fishy. Just sayin'.

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^ well, the name DOES read 'unsurestudentRN'. In any case, maybe the OP is using this nursing forum as a first resort to get some preliminary information before doing more in-depth research.

OP, I suggest you speak with a counsellor about your career options. Speech pathology is very different from nursing, you require a separate Bachelor's degree in this field. If you really love nursing, as you say, then go ahead and work as an RN for a while, maybe you will become inspired to become a GP, who knows? This kind of insight can only come from some experience. Best of luck to you!

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^ well, the name DOES read 'unsurestudentRN'. In any case, maybe the OP is using this nursing forum as a first resort to get some preliminary information before doing more in-depth research.

OP, I suggest you speak with a counsellor about your career options. Speech pathology is very different from nursing, you require a separate Bachelor's degree in this field. If you really love nursing, as you say, then go ahead and work as an RN for a while, maybe you will become inspired to become a GP, who knows? This kind of insight can only come from some experience. Best of luck to you!

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^ well, the name DOES read 'unsurestudentRN'. In any case, maybe the OP is using this nursing forum as a first resort to get some preliminary information before doing more in-depth research.

Sure it does, but it seems like he/she is more unsure about their career choice. They clearly called themselves a Student Registered Nurse.

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:) it's not an official title, but who cares! OP is a student, soon to become a Reg nurse, they just sort of mashed the two titles together into one... unofficially. Give OP a break, is asking for help!

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Firstly, "jesskidding" I AM a student registered nurse. Thats how we sign ALL of our documents when we are out on prac and all the assignments we do. Maybe its different where you are but that how our university in Western Australia works..otherwise what would you sign in the patients notes when youre finished writing them up?..student?..student nurse what?.registered nurses are allowed to do quite a few more things than enrolled nurses are. If i dont say R nurse then the hospital wouldnt know if a student EN or RN had worked the shift and performed the tasks or whatever. Make sense?? or still sound fishy? haha omg.

Secondly, to you, if i decide to study to become a DOCTOR then i would need to study 3 more years (at a medical university) after studying to be a RN (total 6 years study) then work...and THATS what i was asking if i would need to work in the hospital..blah blah if i only wanted to be a GP instead of a hospital doctor.

I have done so many practical rotations over the 3 years that when we graduate end of the year the hospitals offer us post graduate programs the following year as a 4th year of only prac and assignments year in the hospital. Maybe you wana update yourself on the latest re: registered nurses?. I finish my third year of being a student and then i get a degree and then im a registered nurse in WA.

I think if you cant contribute positively to the conversation then maybe stay out of it?

Anyway, thank you to "evolvingrn" for congratulating me. Appreciate the kind words. Its been hard but i think its totally worth having a degree behind your name.

I am still young enough i think and maybe meeting with a career councellor might be a good idea, thanks for that. I dont really want to be a nurse practitioner as its 3 years study, i might as well do 3 extra years to become a doctor.. (except as a NP i would be at the top of the food chain and the doctor i would be at the bottom haha).

Thanks to "Marina9779", so speech pathology is a separate degree. Hmm yeah then maybe I wont study that then. I enjoy nursing, i would just like to study further though, and use my knowledge that i have already to base a "bigger" career on...while i work as an RN. Ha i sound very enthusiastic dont i ;). I think im just going to slow down, and try nursing next year, maybe i will get more of an idea and i could specialise in :) something. I will speak to a councellor though. Thank you

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Specializes in OB.

To the OP (and others): When posting a question about education levels, requirements, and regulations, etc. it might be a good idea to mention in the first post what country you are in.

That way the answers you get are more likely to be relevant and useful to you.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
:) it's not an official title, but who cares! op is a student, soon to become a reg nurse, they just sort of mashed the two titles together into one... unofficially. give op a break, is asking for help!

is the student already a registered nurse? not that i've read. therefore, he/she is not a 'student rn'. nor are they an "rn student" because that would imply they were awarded the license with graduation. as far as i know, even outside of the us, one has to actually graduate from an accredited school of nursing and take the licensing exam and pass it before one can be called an rn. so unless you can assure me that the student is about to graduate and pass the licensing exam immediately, the student is not soon to be an rn although that may indeed be their hope.

the op is asking for help, but clearly needs a lot more help than he or she is asking for. it might have been a good thing to actually research the educational requirements for the career choices she/he's considering before throwing it out there.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
firstly, "jesskidding" i am a student registered nurse. thats how we sign all of our documents when we are out on prac and all the assignments we do. maybe its different where you are but that how our university in western australia works..otherwise what would you sign in the patients notes when youre finished writing them up?..student?..student nurse what?.registered nurses are allowed to do quite a few more things than enrolled nurses are. if i dont say r nurse then the hospital wouldnt know if a student en or rn had worked the shift and performed the tasks or whatever. make sense?? or still sound fishy? haha omg.

secondly, to you, if i decide to study to become a doctor then i would need to study 3 more years (at a medical university) after studying to be a rn (total 6 years study) then work...and thats what i was asking if i would need to work in the hospital..blah blah if i only wanted to be a gp instead of a hospital doctor.

i have done so many practical rotations over the 3 years that when we graduate end of the year the hospitals offer us post graduate programs the following year as a 4th year of only prac and assignments year in the hospital. maybe you wana update yourself on the latest re: registered nurses?. i finish my third year of being a student and then i get a degree and then im a registered nurse in wa.

i think if you cant contribute positively to the conversation then maybe stay out of it?

anyway, thank you to "evolvingrn" for congratulating me. appreciate the kind words. its been hard but i think its totally worth having a degree behind your name.

i am still young enough i think and maybe meeting with a career councellor might be a good idea, thanks for that. i dont really want to be a nurse practitioner as its 3 years study, i might as well do 3 extra years to become a doctor.. (except as a np i would be at the top of the food chain and the doctor i would be at the bottom haha).

thanks to "marina9779", so speech pathology is a separate degree. hmm yeah then maybe i wont study that then. i enjoy nursing, i would just like to study further though, and use my knowledge that i have already to base a "bigger" career on...while i work as an rn. ha i sound very enthusiastic dont i ;). i think im just going to slow down, and try nursing next year, maybe i will get more of an idea and i could specialise in :) something. i will speak to a councellor though. thank you

in the us, we sign our documents "nursing student" or "student nurse." if there's a question, such as when we have students from multiple schools of nursing, the name of the school of nursing is included. it sounds as if you finish your degree you get a license without a licensing exam? is that really true? or when you finish your degree you're qualified to take the exam?

you don't sound enthusiastic, you sound scattered and unfocused. concentrate on one degree and attain that before you start casting around for another. if you haven't worked as a nurse for a couple of years at the very least, you have no way of knowing which aspects of the job you might enjoy the most. best to decide on further education after you've worked that out.

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Specializes in Peds, School Nurse, clinical instructor.

Wow...some of these replies are pretty harsh :(

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