Margaret Said:

What are some independent nurse careers?

We Answered:

I really don't think nursing will be for you because you will spend several years where interacting with all kinds of people is important. YOu might be interested in a medical technology (clinical lab scientist)-especially the night shift. They work in the lab--not a ton of contact with people & no patients. They make quite good money. It is a bachelors degree and 1 year in the lab training (either done as part of the BS or after-depending on the program).

Sylvia Said:

Do all nursing careers involved withdrawing blood?

We Answered:

At some point they all have to draw blood, and be proficient at it. But, you can move on to specialties that won't require any blood work at all. If you want to be a nurse you'll definitely have to deal with it though.

Allison Said:

Questions about nursing careers?

We Answered:

I also majored in Communications and I am back in school for Nursing (RN)
I hope we made good choices LOL, but seriously you will never have to worry about finding work again, AND you will feel great helping people. All nurses I've asked, loved their jobs.
(good bye dumbas* Master control operator jobs)

Dave Said:

Nursing careers in informatics?

We Answered:

It would be a primarily administrative career rather than hands on nursing. You could be involved in providing a real life nursing perspective into creating an automated medical records system, you could be training new hires at a hospital to work on such a system, you could be tracking different developments and seeing how they would be applicable to your facility, etc.

You'd do well with a master's degree in nursing and have some technology / computer programming courses to back up your knowledge base.

Eric Said:

Personal experience with nursing careers?

We Answered:

Those are two separate paths and it makes zero sense to do CRNA first and then NP later.

I think you'll find your mind changes and you'll have a better idea of what it means to go to graduate school for a master's or doctorate (which will be required in a few years for NPs and CRNAs). Once you're licensed and working as an RN you'll find which one better suits your personality and take that route.

Becoming a CRNA is a hard path. It takes serious committment. They only take the super-stars of critical care nursing, it takes a special kind of person, someone who doesn't stress easily under high stres situations. It's not for everyone, despite how enticing their salaries might be.

My best advice to you is to set your goal to become a regular RN first. Take it one step at a time. Get a couple of years of work experience under your belt before you start making those long-term goals. You can't just jump right into a CRNA or NP program anyway, you need a couple years of work experience before any grad school will accept you.

Good luck!