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[hushpup81]

hello everyone. i graduated college with a B.S. in accounting. however, after an internship i realized that i really did not enjoy the accounting field. i graduated in december and i have been doing some clerical/assistant work for an insurance company. anyway, i have been considering going back to school for nursing or pharmacy. i have been leaning towards nursing because i can get through an accelerated program in two years. however, i do worry that maybe i am limiting myself with this career change.

i was just wondering if anyone on here can give me some info on exactly what i can do with a pharmacy degree. i know of the pharmacists that work in cvs/walgreens, but what exactly does a pharmacist do that is working in a hospital? also, if i did nursing, do you think later down the line when i get a job i could go back for pharmacy? i guess i'm just worried that since i'm a non traditional student the pharmacy route isn't for me. i know it takes about 6 years to get through, so i'm a little worried that i'm already too old. plus, would it look better on my app to get into pharmacy school, if i was already a nurse?

any opinons are welcome
have a nice day,
hushpup81

 

[Noeljan]

hello everyone. i graduated college with a B.S. in accounting. however, after an internship i realized that i really did not enjoy the accounting field. i graduated in december and i have been doing some clerical/assistant work for an insurance company. anyway, i have been considering going back to school for nursing or pharmacy. i have been leaning towards nursing because i can get through an accelerated program in two years. however, i do worry that maybe i am limiting myself with this career change.

i was just wondering if anyone on here can give me some info on exactly what i can do with a pharmacy degree. i know of the pharmacists that work in cvs/walgreens, but what exactly does a pharmacist do that is working in a hospital? also, if i did nursing, do you think later down the line when i get a job i could go back for pharmacy? i guess i'm just worried that since i'm a non traditional student the pharmacy route isn't for me. i know it takes about 6 years to get through, so i'm a little worried that i'm already too old. plus, would it look better on my app to get into pharmacy school, if i was already a nurse?

any opinons are welcome
have a nice day,
hushpup81

Hey there
I think the 6 years in pharm includes the prereqs and gen eds. So, you may have to just take anything you have not to get in and start the actual pharm classes (like gen chem, organic chem, others). It seems pretty tough to get in from what I have heard. I think if you already have a degree it helps. I have heard the easiest way to get in is early assurance (like right from high school).
As for nursing, it depends on what you want to do. Many people are happy with the level of knowledge in nursing, though it is a stressful job. Some places are easier to work than others (ex a nursing home as an RN than the floor at a busy hospital). It is variable. There are also prereqs you need to do for nursing as well (like micro, physio, computer science, sociology, etc) There were a lot. You are never to old if it is something you want to do. And you can go back to pharm after nursing, though I am not sure if it would help your app (I honestly don't know).
good luck

 

[silas2642]

The thing that I've noticed about nursing is that it doesn't really limit you-- there are so many options. If you don't like one field, you simply switch to another. If you don't like working with patients, you always have the option of administrative nursing. If you don't find working with an RN challenging enough, you can always go back for more education and get your NP degree as well.

I don't know that much about pharmacy, but it just seems to me that if you become a pharmacist, you are, for the most part, stuck being a pharmacist. Plus the school is harder, you would have to go back to complete the pre-reqs, the competition for seats is fiercer. Pharm school is a more difficult road when compared to nursing, and if you have a family, this is something to consider.