Should I become a Health care Lawyer or a Nurse Practitioner?

Question:

I am currently attending Regis University in CO for a BS degree (first one)in Health Care Admin & Mgt. I have 2 yrs to go. I dont want to settle with just a BS degree. How much more schooling will I have to do for each? But I cant decide. Im 37y.o. and really dont see myself as ever retiring. I have been working for health insurance companies for the past 10yrs. Also I have done technical health care for 5yrs prior. Im trying to figure out how much more schooling I will have to do for each (I feel soo burnt out right now). I want to know what the salaries ranges are for both fields. But which of the two will be in higher demand? I hate to sit behind a desk but I would like to maintain a higher standard of living. I like to work on my feet. But I also like to look for the loop holes in health care law. But I also hate to write and do research. Is it possible to even do both?
P.S. No lawyer jokes please.

Answer:
BY FAR, a Nurse Practitioner is in higher demand. Lawyers are a dime a dozen these days and my friend, who graduated in the top 10% of his law school class, took a law job that started at 30K a year! He hates it, he hates that he wasted all that time and money(!) to go to law school, and he now wishes he didn't. What a nightmare, right? Meanwhile, if you look on careerbuilder.com or monster.com and do a job search for your zip code, I GUARANTEE that at least half of the jobs listed are nursing jobs. They say that lately, if you're a nurse, you pretty much name your town and company and you've got a job. This one girl I know, who isn't very smart, has only her associate's degree and passed her nursing test (on the fifth try) and just started an entry-level Nurse's Assistant job in NJ, making $60K a year to START. Sounds pretty good, huh? I don't know you personally, but I think you'll enjoy a Nurse Practitioner job more, get more satisfaction out of what you are doing, and get better pay.

You could possibly offer the technical health care law to special organizations (health)...
Wow to be that gifted...Nurse Practitioner is also a good field...to me if you like meeting people and solving what is wrong with them you should feel very satisfied...

Nurse Practitioner will be in higher demand. Also less desk work. You will make more money has a lawyer. For an insurance company or against? Working in insurance companies you know a lot more that the common man does not. I have been in it for a decade as well. I know a few loopholes.

go for physician assistant...the field is growing and you can work in variety of different specialties. same for NP, but my understanding is that it is required to have a BSN before getting your MSN..i know some schools have the dual bsn to msn program. for PA schools, you can start applying as soon as you have your science requirements done.. and majority are masters degree.. look into it.. good luck!

Should I become a Health care Lawyer or a Nurse Practitioner?

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