I'm currently trying to get into the nursing program to be an RN/get a B.S. degree.
2006-09-20 18:23:13 · 10 answers · asked by bebeeangeldust 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
What you really need is an RN, if you want to get out of servicing patients and into paperwork and supervisory positions - then a master's level degree could be the ticket. Also, if you want to be nurse midwife - they require a Master's Level degree in most states. An RN would be sufficient to land a job almost anywhere these days. Some doctors probably want an RN and others are probably looking for one with a Master's Level degree. It depends alot on the doctor, their practice, their specialty and so on. What you need to do is determine what specialty you want to get into. Find a doctor who is practicing that specialty and ask to meet with him/her to talk about your next career move. You never know - you could make a good impression and get your foot in the door for the future. Master's Level Nursing degrees give you a ton more on the job responsibility and a higher level of accountability and ownership are expected. Positions requiring Master Level Degrees generally tend to mean a person is nearly as committed to nursing as most doctors are to practicing medicine. You really have to determine more specifically in nursing what would really be down your alley and then develop your career path from there. That's part of why they send you on practicums and such - to help you come up with that while you're in school.
2006-09-20 18:32:53 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To just have a job as a nurse in a doctor's office, an RN is fine. If you want to see patients on your own, though, you are talking about being a nurse practitioner. This is an advanced degree, which requires graduate school. I've seen nurse practitioners with the degree C.R.N.P. or M.S.N. I can't say which one is for what or in what state, if there is any distinction. I'm guessing that if you have a B.S.N., you would go for the M.S.N. and the C.R.N.P. is for someone with an R.N. but not a bachelor's degree.
2006-09-20 18:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! But if you can, you might want to anyway, so you could do something more interesting. There are PhD level nursing programs. You could do research, etc.
A doctor's office might not pay as much money as someone with a BS degree might want.
2006-09-20 18:26:48 · answer #3 · answered by mollyneville 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this is true everywhere, but where I live in Florida nurses that work in doctor's offices are private hires. Each individual office has their own standards (on top of the basic nursing requirements of course) for what they want out of people they choose to hire.
2006-09-20 18:26:11 · answer #4 · answered by zaffaris 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, just go to a nursing school
2006-09-20 18:24:59 · answer #5 · answered by Sydney 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to do a course in Nursing.
2006-09-20 18:31:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site has really detailed career profiles (pay, training and other details), here is the one on nursing: http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/profiles/dayInLife.asp?careerID=100
2006-09-20 18:53:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anne R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ofcourse.. you should have a knowledge about it..how can you assist a doctor if you dont know anything about his line of work..and how can you work as a nurse without a knowledge about the work,,,
2006-09-20 22:21:35 · answer #8 · answered by maybell 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no..just finish your nursing course, then take an exam for you to have license..then magic!!! you can work in that office...
2006-09-20 18:43:16 · answer #9 · answered by Juvylet G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start off with medical terminology,,, then medical front office,,,then medical back office,,, and then state test......
I'm in process of becoming a nurse,,, I have 5 more months to go .............
2006-09-20 20:02:10 · answer #10 · answered by mandy c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋