I want to projectile vomit right now (rant)

[bruinlaura]

Maybe it's because my program director resigned one month before my transition from ETP to ACNP program. And the school has now changed the program from 18 months to 1 year essentially cutting out a bunch of clinical hours I was counting on to make me competent and employable when I graduate.

Or maybe the brownie I just ate isn't agreeing with me (it will certainly agree to join the mass of SQ tissue residing around my gut later, however).

I'm definitely having a "life sucks and then you die" sort of day.

End rant.

[bruinlaura]

Oh, Laura. I'm sorry, pumpkin.

My understanding (read: rumors I've heard) is that the powers that be decided that the program as it stands was too much like the DrNP program and were forcing through the changes. D.R. tried to stop them, but when he couldn't he resigned in protest.

I feel you, girl. The NNP program is similarly screwy right now.

I hadn't heard those rumors but I certainly suspected that to be the case. Graduating us unemployable so we are force to get a DrNP. I was thinking about switching to the NNP because work experience is built into the program, but I'm not sure I want to live in the NICU for the rest of my life.

I'm about ready to quit this madness altogether and just go to med school. If I have to get a doctorate to be competent and employable anyways might as well have all the priveledges that come with the MD.

[elizabells, BSN, RN]

I hadn't heard those rumors but I certainly suspected that to be the case. Graduating us unemployable so we are force to get a DrNP. I was thinking about switching to the NNP because work experience is built into the program, but I'm not sure I want to live in the NICU for the rest of my life.

I'm about ready to quit this madness altogether and just go to med school. If I have to get a doctorate to be competent and employable anyways might as well have all the priveledges that come with the MD.

Girl, do what you gotta do. I was ready to quit and go to med school myself a couple weeks ago too. Then I started working with some of the NNPs on our unit and decided that's what I want to do. And while I am in heaven in the NICU, it's not for everyone, definitely.

Oh and that work experience we get? I don't think a year is enough, now that I'm in the NICU. I'm taking as long as I need, scholarship be damned.

[bruinlaura]

just a quick update:

The resignation wasn't in protest or forced. Reasons were given that were legitimate and well thought out. Although, I'm still trying to understand why it had to happen one month before the new class enters.

Even though the program is shorter he has made sure we can still get the same amount of clinical hours by doing 5 days instead of 4. Apparently all the other national programs are only 3 semesters so the school said the program had to be 3. The program was designed to be solid with or without the same director according to him. I am still quite nervous about it but glad that my major concerns were addressed.

I need to have an answer as to whether I'm staying by the end of this week (ah yes that would be in 2 days). Yikes!