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1. Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

   Fourfecta replied to Fourfecta's topic in NP

   Thanks for your thoughts.

2. Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

   Fourfecta replied to Fourfecta's topic in NP

   Thanks everyone for leaving comments! Very helpful!

3. Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

   Fourfecta posted a topic in NP

   I am leaning heavily towards becoming a nurse practitioner; however, people have suggested becoming a physician assistant. What are some of the advantages of being a nurse practitioner vs being a physician assistant? Is one more marketable than the...

4. Best path to becoming a FNP

   Fourfecta replied to Fourfecta's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you NomadMomma! lots of good advice in there. I am also a little concerned about the talk of Nurse Practitioners being required to get a doctorate....I figured if i got into an accelerated program I would be finished before any major changes w...

5. Best path to becoming a FNP

   Fourfecta replied to Fourfecta's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks ChristineN. I agree with you. The question remains, why do schools like Vanderbilt even offer a bridge program that requires no RN experience, if it strongly encouraged to have RN experience? Apparently, clinics and hospitals still hire FNP...

6. Best path to becoming a FNP

   Fourfecta replied to Fourfecta's topic in General Nursing

   Besides Vanderbilt's bridge program, does anyone else know of any accelerated programs? What are you thoughts concerning on-line nursing education? ....I am not necessarily in favor of it, but I know some go that route. Thanks

7. Best path to becoming a FNP

   Fourfecta replied to Fourfecta's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all of the comments so far. I do agree that it would be ideal to get some actual RN experience first. However, ideal is out of the window for me, as ideally I would have realized that nursing/FNP was a good fit for me eight years ago :) ...

8. Best path to becoming a FNP

   Fourfecta replied to Fourfecta's topic in General Nursing

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9. Anyone ever moved from Arizona to Texas?

   Fourfecta replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

   I use to live in Abilene, TX. Everyone that i met while in Texas that was from Austin loved it...I hear it is the hippie city of Texas, as it is a big music town. Not sure about the current working market. If I moved to Texas, that is where I would...

10. Best path to becoming a FNP

    Fourfecta posted a topic in General Nursing

    My question: What is the best and/or fastest way to become a Family Nurse Practitioner? I have applied to Vanderbilt's bridge program, which takes two years. If I do not get accepted, what is another good route? I know there are all sorts of o...