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A day in the life...

Hi all..

I am currently going into my second block of an adn program, and am interested in going on to getting my DNP. To start, I am 24 & single, and have been able to balance school, working 24-30 hours a week, and being involved in my church a few times a week (which I plan to always be committed to). My plan is to get my BSN from my ADN, and possibly do a BSN-DNP program..

I would one day want to get married & have a family- and even stay at home the first couple years of my kids lives.. So my question is, for those of you that are established NP's, what is your average week like?

I dont want to even go into it, if the facts are that I'm going to have to be committed to working 50-60 hours a week- I want to be able to do maybe 30- would that even be possible? I dont yet know what specialty I would want to do, I suppose I will figure that out later in my clinicals.

Thank you in advance for your replies!

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    Hi,

    Wow!! You're ambitious-good for you for having such a clear picture of what you want to do.

    I'm a new FNP with only about 7 months of experience under my belt. I am married and have 2 teenagers, and I definitely did not want a job that would require my presence 50-60 hours a week. I ended up accepting a position in a community health center, doing urgent care/primary care. I work 40 hours (4 ten hour shifts), do not take call, and I don't work major holidays. I work a 6 hour shift one Saturday a month. I am physically present about 40-42 hours a week, but I sometimes do charts at home. I did see several part time NP positions advertised in my area, but I need to work full time for now. Going to school full time while working part time was far more stressful for me than my full time job. Ithink it's entirely possible to find a 30 hour job; you just need to ask the right questions and find out what each individual position entails and what's expected of you.

    Good luck!!

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    I work for a nephrology practice and we have two mid-levels (one FNP and one PA) that work part time.

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    I didn't find it too challenging to find a part-time job after I graduated. I will be working 2.5 days per week in a family practice setting. I have friends who do nursing home visits and they flex that around their family time without any major issues.

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