Dean Said:

What do I need to major in if I want to become a nurse practitioner?

We Answered:

To attend a nurse practitioner program in the US, you must first be a registered nurse.

Many schools require a Bachelor of Science in Nursing for admission, and while it is the prerequisite course, some schools will have bridge programs where RNs with associate degrees can take the courses to complete the BSN while taking the Nurse Practitioner courses.

In general almost all schools prefer if not require that all candidates for admission to the NP Master of Science in Nursing programs have some experience as an RN (usually 12-24 months).

Some schools are now starting and/or developing the Doctor of Nurse Practice professional degree programs, which you will attend straight out of the BSN program, but will take longer than the MSN program. This will give the graduates more clinical and classroom education and be more similar to the other professional degree health care programs.

Tracy Said:

What would a Nurse Practitioner do in neurosurgery?

We Answered:

Neurosurgery is one of the interesting specialty. I am a medical doctor studying neurosurgery now.

You may work in the ward. I saw the nurses giving medicines, meals, take care of injections, infusions etc. Those common to most wards.
Additional thing is they deal more with care of disabled patients (changing posture, truth brushing), taking them to rehabilitation.

If you work in the Neurosurgey operation room, it is usually longer. Neurosurgical operation may take longer hours (even more than 12 hours). Doctors & nurses change by turn, to go to toilet & rest etc.

If you see the things with a mind of inventor, neurosurgery is very much interesting subject. But conventionally, many of the outcome are not that good (many old patients, stroke or some irreversible diseases.)

Janet Said:

need help finding good Nurse Practitioner jobs?

We Answered:

You need tons of college and advanced training beyond RN..........get good grads and graduate at the top of your class.......5 or ten years experience as an RN and you may have a shot at it..........a Nurse Practitioner is considered to be just below a physician in skill and ability.........

Anita Said:

What's the difference between RN and nurse practitioner?

We Answered:

I am a recent nurse graduate. I attended a associate degree program in nyc. Now I am entitled to take the NCLEX, which is the exam which you need to pass in able to become a Registered Nurse or you can say "RN" which is just an abbreviation or nurse. The more technical term is Registered Nurse. The hospital volunteer guy is wrong.

So, that's a registered nurse, you have to have a degree, either 2 year, which is associates, 4 year, bachelors which is the best minimum education a nurse should have, and extra 2 to however many for a nurse practitioner. An associates degree is still acceptable and I am able to take the same test as a bachelor graduate, but more education is better. Some facilities don't take associates degree, just some though.

As a nurse practitioner, you will have a specialty, many of them to choose from such as family NP, pediatric NP, Psych NP, etc. You are able to prescribe meds, just as the others have said. NP's usually work with an MD. Some states allow NP's to work independently, meaning you can have your own Nurse practitioner clinic, like a doctor's clinic. NP's are still RN's so they do bedside care as well. NP's usually have a higher salary. Other types of higher educ. RN's are midwives and nurse anesthetists.

There are soooooooo many Nursing types. Some of them still surprises me, like forensic nursing. Nurses do paperwork and patient care. If you want you can just do paper work and be a manager or you can just be with patients all the time.
Consider Nursing, hope I helped you. If you want anymore info, just ask. oh yeah you do clinicals in the hospitals , etc ...like residency, and DON'T do online programs, u still have to go to clinicals anyway and it won't be as beneficial as the classroom experience and online programs for this major are probably still not approved by your state nursing board and also employers will question ur education.

Carolyn Said:

What are some CAREERS RELATED TO NURSE PRACTITIONER THAT PAY AT LEAST 70,000 A YEAR?

We Answered:

i think midwife would be one

Colleen Said:

Can a Nurse Practitioner be a part of obstetrics?

We Answered:

Yes, you can. Honestly, during a majority of my pre-natal appointments I rarely saw the actually doctor. I was usually seen by the nurse practitioner. She pretty much performed everything the doctor would, right down to pap smears.