Soon to be nursing major questions!

MomOf3DDs
Tue, 29 May 2018 03:26:51 +0000

My daughter just completed her first year at college so I don’t have very knowledge to answer, but I will try.

First, if you haven’t, check out allnurses. It is an community of nurses and nursing students and has a wealth of information.

My daughter got a job for the summer at our local hospital as an nursing assistant. They didn’t require for her to be a CNA, but I can’t tell you how common this is. She hasn’t started yet so I also can’t say exactly what she will be doing. There was no need to get it as an internship as any college credits wouldn’t be helpful in her program, so it is “just a job” but will look good on a future resume.

Future jobs look good as a whole, but location will play a factor I am sure. You have four years til then so don’t fret about it now. Solid grades and a good work ethic is usually best to attract employers.

As far as becoming an NP, that is also at least 4 years away. Awesome goal to have, but concentrate on one step at a time. If your school has an NP program, start there with questions on enrollment requirements. From what I have gathered, someone who has practiced nursing, especially one who has multiple years of experience, makes a much better NP. More and more people are using NPs as their primary and you can tell who has more work knowledge than book knowledge. HTH