A Career As A Nurse Practitioner

I have chosen to research the job of a nurse practitioner. I have given this career a lot of thought lately and it is the main career I have in my head at the moment. Nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered nurses who are educated and trained to provide medical care from the diagnosis to the treatment of an illness. To become a nurse practitioner, one would have to first become a registered nurse. After becoming a registered nurse, one would then have to earn a bachelor’s degree. After earning the bachelor’s degree, one would then need to gain job experience as a registered nurse and then obtain a graduate degree. Finally, one would have to obtain a state license and certification. After all this is done, one would then pursue …show more content…
Another pushing factor for me to seriously consider becoming a nurse practitioner is that the Ideas assessment recommended this profession to me. When it comes to advancement opportunities for a nurse practitioner, they involve taking the next step and becoming a doctor in the specialized field. That is because the nurse practitioner is already an advancement of a job. The job that is being advanced would be a registered nurse because before becoming a nurse practitioner, one has to become a registered nurse. During week six when I completed the career cruising, I researched the job of a mental health nurse. I was interested in this because it involved dealing with different types of mental health disorders. If I wanted, I could become a mental health nurse and then become a nurse practitioner and have mental health be my chosen specialization. One of the major aspects of becoming a nurse practitioner that is appealing to me is the fact there are so many different options after becoming a nurse practitioner. Another reason that I am interested in this job is because the job outlook is so high. As I mentioned previously, the job outlook is higher than average and this is reassuring to