[abrafnp]

Greetings,

I am a new NP 3 months into my first job and experiencing a lot of anxiety about diagnosis and treatment decisions. I would love to hear from others about their first year of practice and coping skills for the role transition to NP.

Thanks, Dawn

[zenman]

Do you think your anxiety is due to the way NPs are educated?

[abrafnp]

I can not speak to all NP education but I would have benefited from more clinical hours and practical experience in my program (or perhaps a residency). I have 7 years of RN experience and wonder how the straight RN to NP folks manage. What are your opinions on NP education?

Another contributing factor in my case is I trained in a suburban area and my program focused on non-urgent ambulatory care clinical experiences while my first job is in a very rural area where my role is much broader.

[sirI]

Originally Posted by abrafnp

I can not speak to all NP education but I would have benefited from more clinical hours and practical experience in my program (or perhaps a residency). I have 7 years of RN experience and wonder how the straight RN to NP folks manage. What are your opinions on NP education?

Another contributing factor in my case is I trained in a suburban area and my program focused on non-urgent ambulatory care clinical experiences while my first job is in a very rural area where my role is much broader.

Hello, abrafnp,

Here is a link to the thread "NP w/no desire for RN". You will see a variety of answers on this topic.

http://allnurses.com/forums/f34/np-w...rn-128278.html

(edited to add)

Also, here is a thread on "Area of experience before becoming FNP"

http://allnurses.com/forums/f34/area...np-129361.html