I have my esthetician license and i was thinking about getting either my RN or NP license…?
To be a Nurse Practitioner, you would need to finish a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, obtain a license as an RN, preferably work for 18 to 24 months or longer as an RN, and then return for a Master of Science in Nursing or A Doctor of Nurse Practice degree. While having the esthetician license would add certain functions to the practice of a Nurse Practitioner, it would seem to be a significant waste of 6 to 8 years of education just so you could have your own office to practice as an esthetician. NPs are very needed, and if you have some desire to diagnose and treat patients, then you should consider that route, otherwise, it seems like you would spend a lot of money on tuition, and waste a space in a school to not use the education. As far as becoming an RN, you can do this at a community college, usually in about 3 years. This might be a reasonable consideration, but you would still have to work in a dermatologist or plastic surgery office to perform the Botox and collagen
