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Nursing Experience Question

When you are looking for FNP employment is there any consideration given to prior nursing experience? I begin the FNP program this fall and I currently have 20 years nursing experience. Right now I am working as house supervisor at my local hospital. We are a rural critical access hospital with a very busy ER.

I have been an ACLS instructor for over 10 years. I am certified in PALS and NRP. I am just a little worried that the market is getting saturated with NPs and when I graduate in a couple of years I will have trouble finding employment.

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    I don't think anyone will care about the XXLS certificates. They're easy to procure. Of interest I read something recently, perhaps in Journal Watch, about emergency medicine physicians distancing themselves under the auspices of "hey, we ARE emergency medicine, we don't need no stinkin' weekend certificate." The network you cultivate during FNP training and your competency (mostly your network) will get your job.

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    Thank you for your answer. I just wondered if a 20-year seasoned nurse would have a better chance of procuring an NP job compared to a nurse with just one or two years of experience. I would think that nursing experience would count for something. Do you find that the better NPs possess certain personality traits? Such as...being a self-starter, self-learner, type-A, leadership abilities, etc.

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    Thank you for your answer. I just wondered if a 20-year seasoned nurse would have a better chance of procuring an NP job compared to a nurse with just one or two years of experience. I would think that nursing experience would count for something. Do you find that the better NPs possess certain personality traits? Such as...being a self-starter, self-learner, type-A, leadership abilities, etc.

    The ONLY way to become a good NP is to become a self-starter, autodidact. You've got to be a good leader to run your organization and direct your patients. Type A will just kill you.

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