Thinking of becoming a doctor or nursing practice. I hear the schools are only 2 years, easy to get in, open book exams. Seems like a good deal to me. Psych NPs make bank. Anyone know other NPs?

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Are you a nurse already? Pretty sure you need a nursing degree, maybe some nursing experience, and then a doctorate degree to be a NP.

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You do need to be a nurse. If you aren’t one, you will become one in your program along the way, adding a year to your schooling.

From my understanding, we are currently in a nursing shortage crisis so maybe there are new incentives to go to nursing school out there but this is serious work OP.

You’re putting your life on the line with the pandemic and it’s resulting in serious burnout for lots of folks. If this is your dream, go for it. But make no mistake nursing is not a walk in the park. Especially now.

Have you talked to any Psych NPs about what their day to day experience is like?

Those people are earth angels and there could not be enough money in the world for me to be a Psych NP....

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Psych is actually quite entertaining. My first psych patient decided to show me her unique dancing skills LOL! It really validates that we are sane people haha. And it gives you a glimpse of how much crazy really is out in the world 😳

I have a friend who is an NP and a cousin. In the U.S. you have to be a nurse to be an NP. There are some programs that'll let you get both degrees in three years.

Doctors go to school for four years. I think you're thinking of a D.O., which is a two year program with (I think) a one year residency.

You're thinking of a physicians assistant. It's a 2 year graduate program after bachelor's. DOs are just like MDs in terms of school length.

I can only assume this post is a joke/troll. There are online degree mills (which won’t lead to an actual job…), but otherwise NP school is not “open book/online.” And even the degree mills require actual experience as an RN. Are you actually interested in this field OP? Or just blowing smoke?

A school being online doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy/open book. Because the clinical component is always in person, many brick and mortar schools are offering the didactic portion of graduate degrees online. There are still tests, proctored with software that monitors test takers, etc.
And again; you still have to be a nurse which requires actual in-person experience taking care of patients. If you aren’t one when you enter the graduate program you must become one along the way. You will do bed baths and med management and care plans and 12+hour shifts.
I still don’t understand the point of your post and feel you are more trying to insult nurses/NPs than become one.

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I’m sure it’s a real cake walk good luck with it 👍🏼

You 100% need to be a nurse already. I'm a nurse and have decided to enter a NP program this year. I looked for schools that fit me well for about 6mo then applied for Spring semester (starts tomorrow).

I've been a nurse since 2012, but worked in sales full-time. I worked PRN (as needed/casual, like 1 weekend per month) as a nurse since 2016.

Many of the NP schools will not even look at anyone who's a new nursing grad because they demand 1-2yrs experience as a nurse first. All of the schools require an active RN license to apply though.

Many are online, but precepting hours are tough to complete 100% online. It may be doable with psych, but if you go for FNP with psych certificate it's impossible.

If a school is claiming you do not need to be a nurse first then they are either a scam, or they are admitting you to their FNP track program, which starts off with completing a BSN (2-4 years depending on your previous education), then 2+ years of NP program.

Psych NPs are making crazy money. My friend has been a psych NP since late 2018, so 3 years, and she's pulled in nearly 400k/yr over the last 2 years running her telehealth business.

Word of advice if you go this route: nursing school is a weed-out program. Many people who started with me failed 1st or 2nd semester. I do not suggest having a job for your first 2 semesters. I nearly failed because I just didn't have enough time to study and I was only in school part time with 2 classes. The questions are multiple choice, but every answer is correct. You have to pick the *best* answer. And many questions are select-all-that-apply. It's a total mind-f*ck course. As the saying goes "C's get degrees", but not in nursing school. Only A's and B's get degrees. I was pulling a 78 average up until our last test in one class. I aced it and the final which brought me up to a perfect 80. Barely passed. It got easier after that and I started getting A's, but only after putting in tons of study hours and learning nursing-specific test-taking strategy.

Associate 1, that is a NP track program you are describing. I addressed that above.

My friend works the standard 40hrs/wk. She owns the practice and employs other NPs who also contribute to that revenue stream.

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