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I agree we need to have stricter criteria from our accrediting bodies, however I don't necessarily believe the RN experience translates well to a better prepared NP, especially in primary care. We recently hired a brand new NP, no RN experience, atte...

Are any other NP's expected to contribute to the office bonuses for the staff? I work for a hospital owned primary care pediatric practice, and the last few years I have been asked to contribute. First it was $250, then $300 and now they asked me to ...

It might familarize you with some clinical situations, however, there is a compete different skill set that NP's required to have. For example, I am a PNP primary care. I diagnose otitis media all day long. I have yet to see an NP student yet who cou...

There is a brick and mortar school near me with a great reputation, however a few years ago, they started an almost completely online NP program. I know a faculty member from this school. She has 2 years experience as an NP and is already grading pap...

Yes! I have seen a lot of new NP's who highlight their RN experience to perspective employers rather than their NP education and clinical experience. In my experience in hiring NP's, the strength and prestige of the program and the clinical experie...

Not childish, just a fact. I have plenty of children on my panel, including the children of physicians. I honestly do not want to see anyone who doesn't want to see me. I have said that from the get go.

Don't worry, we don't want to see you either. I already have a 2,000 patient following.

Yes! The culture of nurses eating their young, and the jealousy and pecking order is holding us back. We can do better in supporting our profession.

I would agree with this statement. I have been shocked over the past few years at the quality of some of the FNP students that I have been asked to precept. Some programs seem to accept anyone and everyone, without consideration of their suitability...

Yes, self-deprecation is what I meant. Lol. I'll correct the typo. I agree, I don't think that bedside nursing experience has no value, however, I do think that there needs to be more of a focus on actual NP education rather than RN experience. The ...

I do not think that inpatient RN experience makes a difference for primary care though. Maybe they should increase the credit hours and clinical hours in NP school. I am a fan of he DNP track, but believe it should be far more clinical based, and tha...

Not the OP, but we just specifically hired a brand new NP without experience as an RN because the medical director and physician wanted myself and the other NP/MD staff to train and "mold" them from the get go. And they wanted someone who graduated f...

I would say it is smart for those who know that they want to be a Primary Care NP to go directly through school if they can. This is what I recommend the to college and high school students that I mentor. And to go to the best school that they can ge...

I think that there is an unfortunate culture in nursing that implies the requirement of "putting your time in." We are really one of the only professions that does so. PT's, PA's, Speech Therapists don't require one to work in the profession prior to...

We just hired a brand new NP without RN experience. And she was offered the job out of about 6-7 candidates who had experience. She interviewed well and went to a top program undergrad and grad. Ultimately, the MD's at my practice wanted a new grad t...

My contract is up for renewal next year, and I have been told that on-call duties will now be expected for myself and the other 2 NP's in my primary care peds office. The call will be every 6th weekend, with the expectation to see patients on that...

Go for it. You are young, aren't tied down. Other professions will relocate for graduate schools/ professional degrees, why not nurses? We often sell ourselves and our educational experiences short in this profession.

I could not agree with this more. I have precepted NP students for many years, and I have not found that years of experience as an RN to be strongly correlated with the skills and effectiveness of the NP student. It's really about thinking autonomous...

I would agree with that analysis. I work in primary care pediatrics, and what I see students struggle the most with is child development. For instance the difference developmentally between a 6 month old and a 9 month old. Experience CAN help with t...

In my experience in preceprong students with anywhere from direct entry (no experience) to 40 years experience, and everything in between, I have not found a strong correlation between greater than say 3-5 years experience, and a better prepared stud...

I think the school should matter and does at my health system. Of course there has to be a balance between school and experience, but there is no comparison in the selectivity between Yale and Chamberlain. This speaks to the culture in nursing tha...

Yale's NP program is not 100% online. It is on campus. It's DNP program is partially online with monthly 1-2 day on campus intensives and 4 week long intensives over the 3 year curriculum. I don't know of any top 10 NP program thst is 100% online....

My health system will hire an NP if they have at least two years experience as an RN prior to entering their masters. Most of the NP students I precept are still working as RNs throughout grad school as well. I actually find that the students who hav...

Exactly. And when I tell people that I am deciding between a DNP and a PhD in nursing, I get a similar response "why didn't you just go to medical school? You wasted your time being a nurse." The last two people who said that to me were also nurses. ...

I have no doubt that you will get a job no matter where you go tonnurinh school. And get a job at nationally ranked hospitals. There does seem to be a culture in nursing that is a bit anti-academic, with some resentment towards schools that are consi...