Nursing in North Carolina

Hi Everyone!

I am a nursing student here in NC, originally from Philadelphia, PA. I wanted to get some feedback from fellow nurses down here before I choose my specialty. I KNOW I want to get my Masters, however I am torn between three different specialties. I wanted to find out if anyone works in either of these, and can give me feedback to help me narrow down my choices.

Nurse Midwife - this has been my DREAM, however the hours are crazy because labor is unpredictable!

Nurse Practitioner - This would possible give me the most "normal" hours, as I could possible get into a MD's office.

Nurse Anesthesia - I was told be my brother in law/an MD that this would give me the most return for my $$ and study spent.

HELP!
Why not post in the North Carolina forum?

Why is it so hard for students to post their questions in the correct forum?

How far are you in your nursing program now? I would focus on graduating, then going to bedside nursing to get a feel for what you like, then think about grad school.CRNA is going to require at least a year of ICU experience to apply, but you'll want at least 3 I believe to be competitive.NP you could theoretically go straight into for some program, but personally I would want to go in with some bedside experience and actual paid experience as a registered nurse, but that's just me.I'm not interested in CNM so I couldn't tell you a lot about what you would want to look into to prepare yourself.Also, fellow nursing student in NC from Philly as well :-)