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Hey everyone,
I was wondering, what are your opinions of people who go into Nursing school not to become a [bedside] RN/LPN, but to become a CRNA/NP/PA? I hear a lot of people who go into Nursing school wanting to "skip" the bedside Nursing and go straight to CRNA/NP/PA. What is your opinion of this?
Advanced practice nurses have to be go to nursing school in some form in order to be APNs. Would it be better if they majored in Accounting first?
People don't question the motives of a person who gets a degree prior to going to medical school.
It's all about who wants to do what, and the hoops that have to be jumped to get there...
I have no opinion, except that the hypothetical individual in your scenario has not done his/her homework very well. CRNA programs generally require at least one year of high acuity ICU experience and are extremely competitive. CRNP programs also generally require experience. And PA programs are (with a few exceptions) master's degree programs that do not require a nursing background, so what would be the point?
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That's one of many reasons, IMO, that nurses are treated the way that they are in some places.
"Here, be a good girl, and have this pretty little pin as the altruistic caregiver of the year."
"We simply have no money to offer you a raise but thank you so much for your caring and giving attitude. The patients love you. Isn't that enough?"
A picture of nurses with the nauseating caption, "Not all angels have wings." -- Barf!