Any tips for starting in nurse aesthetics? Or wanting to work in a dermatology or plastics office with no experience?
Woah, Janet…just because your idea of nursing is different than someone else’s doesn’t mean you need to bring down a particular speciality and possibly their passion! The beauty of nursing is the broad range of specialties and opportunities available. Being a nurse is extremely difficult at this time. We need to be uplifting one another and stand together!
my goodness, all 3 of the previous answers are off base. #1 aesthetics is not related CRNA nursing.
I would look for independent offices and start applying/leaving applications with them. In my experience its much easier to get into a new specialty with no experience when you get in with an office that is not part of a major medical group or hospital owned/run. I would also start to independently educate yourself on different types of injectables and medical lasers. The companies that make/market these products often offer CEU classes on them. Good Luck!
There are CEU credit classes that help prepare for aesthetics. Do you have other medical experience with procedure assistance or injections? ACLS might be helpful to have as well.
She was not being disrespectful. I know this is an old post but aesthetics and anesthesia/Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) are two different things. Aesthetics is related to beauty and usually involves things like Botox injections and skin treatments. They are RNs either associate degree or bachelor’s prepared (undergraduate).
A CRNA is an advanced practice nurse that specializes in administration of anesthesia. This is a post bachelor’s degree (graduate school) and is highly competitive. They are basically anesthesiologists that get paid less (albeit, extremely well, and I believe is and always will be the highest paying advanced practice nursing job). I am currently preparing to start a psychiatric NP program. I am going to obtain my doctoral degree and even with that I believe CRNA’s are higher earners. If I could afford not to work to attend CRNA school I would do so in a heart beat! Any RN not tied down to location and/or having to work full time and wants to have the highest earning potential they can, should look into becoming a CRNA! If I could do anything over, it would be that!
Most school requires prior experience (2 years) in critical care in order to enroll their their program (nurse anesthesia). This is an excellent field but rewarding. In order to be an office nurse no prior experience is normally required in that particular field. However, nursing experience at least two years are recommended.
Working in an office as an RN is a waste of knowledge and experience you need, to later work in a hospital or help in emergency situation. You don’t really need to be a nurse to be an aesthetician.
