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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?

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Why do we have these questions on here every now and then about people's motivation for going into nursing? We never discuss people's motivation for being an accountant, or an artist, why does it matter for nursing? Just sayin' :smokin:
It seems that many people still hold this image of nursing as an altruistic service mission or life's calling as opposed to a vocation/trade/profession/job/career.

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!

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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...

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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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My guess would be that the reason for this question is the OP knows someone with a better than tho attitude.

I went to nursing school with someone like this. She always had an attitude that she was going to be an NP and would never have to work at the bedside like the rest of us.

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