Will multiple degrees at the same level help me?

[mhy12784]

I previously was a business major so i have multiple business degrees (bachelors and MBA) and became started working as a nurse a little over a year ago.

Im currently getting my MSN (and working as an RN full time). I planned on eventually getting a terminal degree (still trying to figure out exactly where/what exactly, but I know id need a terminal degree for many leadership/educational positions down the road and id have at least 4~ years nursing experience by the time i finish my MSN)

My question is there are some very interesting masters degree programs out there that have gotten my attention and seem like potentially beneficial to me. But these programs are extremely scarce (or dont even exist) at the doctoral level.

Would it be extraordinarily redundant/inefficient for me to get another ( a 3rd) masters degree, especially if I planned on getting a terminal degree ?

I mean right now my plan is to have a BSN/MSN/MBA (I have or almost have all 3 of these currently) + (one of these 3) DBA/DHA/DNP

The others masters program I was interested in was some of the healthcare system/management engineerings degrees (yes, id be a nurse engineer...)

Do I need to be committed ? But on a serious note, do you think any of that healthcare engineering stuff would/could actually be beneficial to me ?

And in case its relevant, im only in my late 20s so there is that tidbit.

Thanks to anyone that responds !

[mhy12784]

Check out Denver Health - they offer a ton of Lean trainings for other facilities.

Thaedacare and a few others in Seattle were the biggest ive seen.

Although Denver seems to be the HQ for the majority of OR nursing events, so that would probably be a great option as well

Im definitely gonna look into it

[firstinfamily, RN]

I like your comment stating that engineering is the backbone of this country. That is so true. I have never considered this aspect of nursing, yet I find the problems with our current systems all the time. Yes, this could/can be a very viable field. My father-in-law was an industrial engineer after WWII which was one of the most proliferative times in this country. His job was to look at organizations and make them more efficient. He made a lucrative life from this career and that seems on the same level of engineering that you are talking about. Looking at various systems in an organization and making them more efficient, because nursing staff is the largest cost of any health organization, finding ways to increase productivity would be extremely beneficial to any health organization. Good, interesting choice!!!

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Take a good look at informatics for your MSN if you haven't already chosen a niche. Informatics is the engineering degree. You already have the business degree components so you're covered there from a pre-doctoral perspective.

Join your nursing informatics committee. Get some practical experience in how engineering works in the real world.

Check to see if your hospital utilizes in-house lean folks. Small hospitals hire consultants for projects but large, esp university, facilities should have badged black belts. If available, get on PI teams to network with them & see if the hospital will reimburse you for the training.

Good luck.