Potential Acceptance To Fnp For Fall 2007

Specialties NP

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Hi all! Just some questions for those in graduate nursing school. I have an interview tomorrow for an FNP program and was wondering what kind of questions could I expect for a NP program? I also want to find out if anyone out there that is currently in a NP program, was a PDA of good assistance to you? Also, I have read other post on the salaries of FNP's and I am not fond of what I see. Pay in the $60's to $70's. I am a critical care nurse and have been making in the $80's for acouple of years now and do now want to go less that that. For sometime, I have been battling between CRNA and NP and came to the conclusion that I was choosing CRNA primarily for the money. I want to be happy with my job and I do enjoy direct patient care and teaching, so I decided to persue FNP. Besides working in a doctors office and hospitals, or correctional facilities, were else can a FNP work and still make decent money and have a flexible schedule? And the last question, is it advisable to go thru the FNP full-time it your expenses allow for it or is it better to do it part-time. (I do not know how tough the program will be) Any answers to any of these questions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Hi all! Just some questions for those in graduate nursing school. I have an interview tomorrow for an FNP program and was wondering what kind of questions could I expect for a NP program? I also want to find out if anyone out there that is currently in a NP program, was a PDA of good assistance to you? Also, I have read other post on the salaries of FNP's and I am not fond of what I see. Pay in the $60's to $70's. I am a critical care nurse and have been making in the $80's for acouple of years now and do now want to go less that that. For sometime, I have been battling between CRNA and NP and came to the conclusion that I was choosing CRNA primarily for the money. I want to be happy with my job and I do enjoy direct patient care and teaching, so I decided to persue FNP. Besides working in a doctors office and hospitals, or correctional facilities, were else can a FNP work and still make decent money and have a flexible schedule? And the last question, is it advisable to go thru the FNP full-time it your expenses allow for it or is it better to do it part-time. (I do not know how tough the program will be) Any answers to any of these questions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Have you considered a ACNP program instead. Pay tends to be a little better in the specialties or inpatient realm. ER is another possibility. Can't work peds if this is a concern.

David Carpenter, PA-C

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