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Hi all, I am currently a clinical manager (RN,BSN) in hospice. I like the job but I’ve been thinking about growth. I like hospice but I also have always been interested in going to FNP school to be a family med NP / urgent care NP. Doing that would add about 20-30k of student debt to me (I have about 10k currently). The other possibility is stay in hospice and work my way into higher management roles. Anyway I was just curious if anyone had thoughts on this? I find myself working 12-14 hr days a lot of days in hospice and working weekends when I’m supposed to be off.

Hi, I just took a new job as a Unit Manager RN at a nursing home. So, I will need to be knowledgeable in nursing home compliance (CMS, osha, Joint commission, etc). Does anyone know any up to date resources where I can learn these regulations and what will be needed to be compliant? Thanks

Hi, I am about 5 months away from having my BSN. My overall undergrad GPA is a 3.51 and hopefully will be slightly higher by graduation (maybe 3.55-3.57). I hve 6 months experience as an RN in a surgical ICU and currently am working as a hospice RN case manager. I am considering going to grad school for family NP. What advice do y’all have for me on this? Job saturation? Is the time and debt worth it for the NP salary? Opportunities for FNP besides regale family medical practice? Thanks.

Hi, I am wondering if a DNP or PhD in nursing is better for me? I would like to eventually become a professor of nursing and be involved in research at a high level. thanks.

Hi, I am a new grad working in a large surgical ICU. I just started. I like critical care but I am curious about becoming a quality assurance/ improvement nurse. I have my ADN. Not BSN yet. Could I have gotten a QI RN job right out of my ADN program? Or is that an opportunity that won’t come about this soon in my career? thanks.

Ok so here is my situation. I was a pre med student, but I switched to nursing. I plan to start an ADN program next semester hopefully. I will graduate from it after summer of 2020. Then, while I get work experience as an RN, I plan to do a three semester RN to BSN program that I will finish after summer 2021. I know I either want to do CRNA school or NP school. I currently have an undergrad gpa of 3.93 with some classes not needed for a BSN because I was pre med, like a physics sequence and calculus 1. Of course I hope to keep my GPA this high throughout nursing school or maybe even bump it up a bit. Also I have a semester worth of classes I dropped last month because I did not need them for nursing and was taking them for pre med So, if any of you have any advice or thoughts or anything at all, I'd love to hear it. Thanks!

hi, I am currently a pre med student but I have been looking into being a NP and I think that may be what I want to do. I am a sophomore and have taken some classes that I know aren't needed for nursing (calculus 1 and physics currently). I am wondering what it would be like for me to switch to the nursing and ultimately NP route and what being an NP is like? work hours, salary,debt, life style, etc Thanks.