Another possibility is to work for the State, so you keep your benefits, esp retirement. Colleges hire FNPs. One of the job offers I got as a new grad was at a community college. The pay was lower, but the benefits were great. Work 8 hrs M-Th, 4 ...
I live in Bakersfield and have seen numerous FQHC openings that will accept new grads throughout the Central Valley.
It is very common in CA for people to work somewhere during the week and then commute home on weekends.
If you want to st...
Try applying to FQHCs near you:
https://findahealthcenter.HRSA.gov/
You may have to move or be willing to live near job during week and commute home on weekends.
There are tons of jobs for FNPs in the Central Valley or other more rural...
Hello all,
I am curious about excessive use of boilerplate text and legal liability. My employer has now modified the EHR to automatically put in a huge amount of boilerplate into every chart note under the Plan/Instructions section. Basically...
FullGlass replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism
The solution is to have more GOOD schools and/or to increase spaces at existing GOOD schools, not have a bunch of poor quality schools churning out poor quality grads.
FullGlass replied to Julia N.'s topic in Pre-Nursing
Don't do it. For an ADN, your best bet is a community college. That would save you a lot of $. Once you have your RN, then you can do a bridge to BSN program, which many employers will pay for.
FullGlass replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism
Amen. Recently, I have been feeling ashamed of being an NP because of all the bad NPs now being churned out by diploma mills. I am also dismayed at how many users of this forum openly ask for the fastest and easiest schools for becoming an NP. Giv...
FullGlass replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism
Personally, I think the real issue with the for-profit schools is the lack of admissions standards. They will pretty much accept anyone with a pulse. So they get a lot of crap students who then become crap providers.
There are also some good s...
FullGlass replied to Stella36's topic in Pre-Nursing
I entered ABSN as I already had Bachelor's but I had to take and retake science prereqs b/c I graduated a long time ago. I had 3.98 GPA on those and other related courses I took. I wrote in essay that my most recent academic achievements accurately...
FullGlass replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism
If they are students, then of course they are not yet ready to be an NP! That is the definition of a student! Your job as a preceptor is to help them get ready. If they knew everything, then they wouldn't need a preceptor!
FullGlass replied to Morphic's topic in Pre-Nursing
Relax. It is fine. I had Ws and got into Johns Hopkins and UCLA! You can address these in your essay - just explain what like you did in your post. Best wishes!
FullGlass replied to nathaliasosa's topic in Psychiatric
Working in the ER will likely expose you to psych emergencies. Also, oncology. Neurology would also expose you to psych issues. If the hospital has orthopedics or similar, working with chronic pain pts will also provide related psych experience as...