JenDandy

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1. Is ANCC easier than AANP?

   JenDandy replied to JenDandy's topic in NP Students

   Yay for you! I will sign up for the ANCC as soon as I can get up a few hundred dollars.

2. Caught between working as a NP or MDS coordinator

   JenDandy replied to JenDandy's topic in General Nursing

   That's the agony of it all. I've invested too much into being a NP, I think my plan will be to take the mds job, get certified as a NP and hold out for a good NP job in my area. That could take awhile as there is no NP shortage but at least I'll be i...

3. Caught between working as a NP or MDS coordinator

   JenDandy replied to JenDandy's topic in General Nursing

   No, salary hasn't been discussed at all. Since I'm basically just changing positions in the company I'm guessing there will be no pay increase.

4. Caught between working as a NP or MDS coordinator

   JenDandy replied to JenDandy's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, it seems either decision will have some sacrificing. This is a 300+ bed unit and I would be one of 5 mds coordinators. I will be getting someone trained in teaching mds to teach me. I could tell them to go ahead and let someone else have the job...

5. Caught between working as a NP or MDS coordinator

   JenDandy posted a topic in General Nursing

   I know this isn't Dear Abby but if anyone has the time, I'd appreciate some insight. I am in the middle of preparing to get my NP certification (graduated December 2012). Meanwhile, I've discovered I'm pregnant and the ltc facility where I work curre...

6. Is ANCC easier than AANP?

   JenDandy posted a topic in NP Students

   I recently took the AANP and failed (ANP). I made it about 2/3 of the way through the test and did not pace myself and had to start willy nilly marking answers because I was running out of time. Still, I was not prepared and it is my fault, I know. I...