NP Timeline

I had all my paperwork into the Texas BON- so they were just waiting on my test results. I had my Tx license within a month. Congratulations!!

Thanks for your responses! Sorry for the misunderstanding, BostonFNP. I know that the degree comes from the program :). I just meant that I've worked 2+ years for this degree... I'm ready to use it (in conjunction with my certification/license)! It seems that since the degree was conferred and certification exam has passed... nothing has changed. I guess I was expecting balloons and confetti to fall from the sky, but instead I go to work as a staff nurse, the same as always :).

Alisabeth, thanks for your response as well! I have submitted everything to the Texas BON (and refresh their page daily to see if my results have been received... even though I know it's too early). They have part I and II of my application, transcripts, etc. I'm hoping that since I turned everything in... things will go much more quickly. A common roadblock to submitting applications is the response, "please contact us when you have your license."

Here is my timeline from Phila,PA. I went to La Salle University for an FNP degree and decided to take the ANCC boards.

8/31/2013- MSN degree conferred- request transcript to be sent once degree was conferred before I graduated

submitted online application to test

9/18/2013- Received Authority to test

11/07/2013- Scheduled exam and passed

submitted request to send to PA board

11/11/2013- Submitted application for CRNP license (School also submitted pharm verification and program verification)

11/22/2013- Check cashed for CRNP license

11/23/2013- Hardcopy of Board certification came in the mail

12/3/2013- Received CRNP license online

12/20/2013- received actual CRNP license in the mail

Began applying for Jobs in January, with very few responses.

2/12/2014- Phone interview

3/17/2014- Inperson interview scheduled

4/2/2014- Spoke to another manager on the phone

4/8/2014- received unofficial offer and signed collaborating agreement

4/24/2014- Prescriptive authority paperwork sent to BON

5/1/2014- delayed prescriptive authority because I accidently post dated the check to 2015 (doh)and didn't realize until I received the

5/3/2014 mail notification

5/5/2014- BON received new check

5/15/2014- Received prescriptive authority online

-Applied for DEA license

Here is my timeline from Phila,PA. I went to La Salle University for an FNP degree and decided to take the ANCC boards.

8/31/2013- MSN degree conferred- request transcript to be sent once degree was conferred before I graduated

submitted online application to test

9/18/2013- Received Authority to test

11/07/2013- Scheduled exam and passed

submitted request to send to PA board

11/11/2013- Submitted application for CRNP license (School also submitted pharm verification and program verification)

11/22/2013- Check cashed for CRNP license

11/23/2013- Hardcopy of Board certification came in the mail

12/3/2013- Received CRNP license online

12/20/2013- received actual CRNP license in the mail

Began applying for Jobs in January, with very few responses.

2/12/2014- Phone interview

3/17/2014- Inperson interview scheduled

4/2/2014- Spoke to another manager on the phone

4/8/2014- received unofficial offer and signed collaborating agreement

4/24/2014- Prescriptive authority paperwork sent to BON

5/1/2014- delayed prescriptive authority because I accidently post dated the check to 2015 (doh)and didn't realize until I received the

5/3/2014 mail notification

5/5/2014- BON received new check

5/15/2014- Received prescriptive authority online

-Applied for DEA license

Congrats! I'm curious to know how many years of RN experience before the FNP journey?

thanks! I had 2 years of experience when I began the FNP program and almost 6 years of SICU experience now...