What do I need to major in if I want to become a nurse practitioner?
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I am considering persuing a career as a nurse practitioner but I’m not sure what I should be majoring in when i go to college. Do I have to major in nursing or can I major in anything as long as I complete the requirements?
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I am considering persuing a career as a nurse practitioner but I’m not sure what I should be majoring in when i go to college. Do I have to major in nursing or can I major in anything as long as I complete the requirements?
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its better if you’ll be a major in nursing coz in the first place its your course and its the most important role you’ll need whenever you already have a job as a nurse. the basics are better.
You should ask your college adviser to be sure but you probably start out in nursing and then go from there. Yes, you do have to major in nursing and you’ll need to know math & science & biology. Good Luck!
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.
Get a BSN (bachelor of science in nursing) then work a few years as a RN. After that you’ll need to go back to school to get an MSN in a nurse practitioner program.
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