Article on why you should become a nurse instead of a doctor

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<p>Why</a> you should become a nurse or physicians assistant instead of a doctor: the underrated perils of medical school The Story's Story</p>

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<p>Thanks for the lengthy detailed article explaining the same reasons my D chose the nursing route! (even over the PA route)</p>

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<p>Worth reading, and sharing</p>

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<p>An excellent article. It certainly supports my D’s decision to become a Nurse Practitioner. However, as far as Nursing is concerned, we should not become too smug about the current situation. The “Higher-Ups” in the Nursing Discipline are learning from the Medical Discipline and down the road (probably no more than 5-10 years) in order to take the national certification exam in many APN specialties a person will have to have a Nursing Degree at the Doctoral Level (DNP/Ph.D). Perhaps we will then see in the future a similar article entitled “The Underrated Perils of becoming an Advanced Practice Nurse”. Just some food for thought.</p>

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<p>Yes, a number of nurse practioner programs have already switched from requiring a masters to a doctoral degree, and some national groups are pushing for that switch. Apparently, the states have not been interested so far in enacting that additional requirement.</p>