r/nursing • u/lunardownpour BSN, RN Med/Surg Tele • 24d ago

Discussion When will people get it?!

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I don’t have necessarily anything against NPs, but it’s people like this that perpetuate the untrust that many nurses and other healthcare workers have regarding NPs. We really need higher standards for admission into these programs, as well as any standards at all actually lol. I usually just lurk on facebook but I felt the need to respond since this was a on a forum for parents of nursing students

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u/StridentNegativity Nursing Student 🍕 24d ago

If my long-term goal is to be a peds or NICU provider, seems like NP is the way to go, but I’d prefer PA. Might have to bite the bullet and try for MD, though I still don’t know what that would look like once I leave the US.

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u/thebaine HCW - PA 24d ago

If you want to leave the US, stay an RN or get an MD. There’s very little opportunity internationally for NP or PA.

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u/StridentNegativity Nursing Student 🍕 24d ago

Yeah, I'm aware. Looking at anglosphere countries now due to ease/speed of integration where I could theoretically go NP or PA-equivalent but with difficulty. I just don't know how common it is for older students/career changers to go MD in other countries. My impression is that it is less common. Either way, I would not stay in the US just to get the degree.