Passed AANP on Monday...I Have Questions!

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Hi!

I took the AANP as an FNP on Monday and I have a "preliminary pass." I have a few questions:

1) What licenses should I obtain now and what should I wait for a potential future employee to pay for (no jobs on the horizon currently)?

2) Are there any particularly useful websites for drafting a resume as an APRN?

3) What should I negotiate for at interviews? Are there any things I should supply for myself - like an additional , etc?

And, finally:

4) I grew to dislike primary care during my clinicals. At this point in my life, with small children, I am looking for a job that allows for the most flexibility while also maximizing pay - can anyone point me in that direction? Are there any online institutions that would hire an MSN for courses as a supplemental income I could pick up?

Thanks!

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Congrats on passing your exam! I'm an AGNP, but I can take a stab at some of these questions.

1. I started my job hunt with my NP license in process, but my DEA was covered by my employer. Renewal of my RN and NP licenses were covered by my employer as well. Licensing fee coverage was written into my contract.

2. Unfortunately, I never found a great website for NP resumes. I just did a Google search and worked off of examples.

3. General things I negotiated on included: salary, sign-on bonus, relocation fees, and vacation/ holidays.

4. My guess would be urgent care or minute clinics would provide the most flexibility in schedule. However, I have never worked in these settings, so I don't know for sure.

Good luck!

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Congrats too....

1. Definitely get your state's APRN license. Agree don't do the DEA yet (its tied to your practice/job anyway)

2. My states APRN organization had a template for resumes

3. I negotiated my salary but nothing more as I wasn't relocating.

4. I work in nephrology seeing outpt dialysis pts. Very very flexible and once you get comfortable with the pts complexity, it does get easier.

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Thanks for this! A specialty does sound super interesting to me. I did a clinical rotation in a Minute Clinic and felt like it wouldn't be a good learning environment since you are solo after 3 weeks.

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Specializes in FNP.

Congratulations! I would only add to above comments with, join your local APRN professional organization, there you would be able to meet others who could turn you on to community opportunities that may fit your schedule/life. Good luck, and welcome to an amazing profession.

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Congratulations.

I am in a similar boat as you. Have you looked into outpatient dermatology, that's always a less stress and family friendly (schedule wise job).

Definitely join your local APRN professional organization- great networking and do a search for online teaching jobs. There are a couple of schools in my area who do hire APRNS to teach.

Goodluck with your job search.

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