Is there any NP that would be willing to help out a NP student?

[hellerd2003, RN]

Greetings!

I am hoping that someone will be willing to help me out with an assignment I have for a graduate-level NP course. We are to ask some questions of a nurse practitioner, as we begin to prepare for our first clinicals (this is my first semester in the NP program, and clinicals start in January). The questions I am interested in are:

What was your background prior to becoming a nurse practitioner?

What are your current roles/ responsibilities in your area of practice?

What compensation structure do you follow (i.e., self-billing with insurance payment, salaried employee in a clinic, etc.)?

What do you do to maintain your current competency/ certifications?

What was your experience with taking your board examinations? Do you have any tips for NP students approaching boards?

Have you met the goals you have set for yourself professionally, or do you have additional professional goals?

Is there anything you would have done differently in pursing a NP degree?

What surprised or challenged you about the transition from a RN to NP?

What was your greatest difficulty in the first year of practice as a NP?

Do you work with a physician collaborator? If so, what are the challenges and benefits of this relationship?

What would you describe as the biggest benefits of being a NP? What is your greatest frustration with the role?

Is your workweek fairly typical, or varied? What is your schedule like?

Do you engage in any research, coaching, or consultative work? If so, can you describe it?

If there is anyone interested in or willing to help me out, I'd greatly appreciate it. Some of these questions may be personal in nature, so if you could PM me, that'd probably be best. :-) It'd be nice to find a mentor that I could bounce ideas off of, as well, as I go through the transition from RN to NP . . . although if that's too much of a commitment merely answering the questions would be so wonderful! Thanks for your time!

--Heather