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Hi Everyone, I am currently in a Doctorate of Nursing Practice program specializing in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care. However, I am considering changing to the Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty. The reason I want to switch programs is that I feel that with the FNP I will be able to gain more experience with a variety of patients from children to older adults vs the AGPC which is just adults and older adults. In addition, I feel that the FNP will make me more marketable as well after graduating. However, my only concern is that there is an oversaturation of FNPs in the Chicago land area and I am worried that I may have difficulty securing a job around that area. Are there any current FNP's who can offer me advice about this topic? Should I continue with the Adult gero primary care or choose the FNP. Your input would be very much appreciated. Thank you,

A bunch of my friends used Uworld and they all passed. So you should have no problem. Be confident in yourself. Also do not study the day before the NCLEX it will just stress you out. Go out and do something fun just don't go too crazy. Best of Luck

Don't stress out about it! Go do something that you find fun and celebrate! Your test results will be ready before you know it!

I know that this is really late. As long as you've taken the time to follow the process for each question and you've remediated. You will be just fine. If you want you can purchase Uworld. Many of my friends used it and they thought that it was really helpful. Also, do not study the day before the NCLEX. Relax and get your mind off studying. It will make you crazy and you will stress yourself out. Hope this helps and best of luck :)

Brush up on pain medications and stool softeners. Also, utilize non-pharmacological methods as well. Ice and heat are a nurse's best friend. Also distraction and educating the patient about pain. Educate them and tell that it is important to treat the pain and stay ahead when it is small before it gets worse.

Have you tried looking at Glassdoor or Monster they may have job openings as well? Perhaps asking your fellow peers who have currently have jobs in hosptials around your area? This may give you a reference and allow you to put your foot in the door at the hospitals they work at as well. Have you considered travel nursing? There are plenty of opportunities to work in the hospital setting as a travel nurse as well. The only con about this is that it is usually a contract at the hospital for a certain period of time. However, it will allow you to gain experience and you will be able get your foot in the door at that hospital and apply to a position that opens up. Hope this helps

Hello fellow nurses, I have a question regarding the benefits of working at University of Illinois Health System in Chicago. I have been told that the hospital will pay for a good portion of my DNP tuition at University of Illinois at Chicago. Are there any fellow nurses who have worked at this hospital system, who can elaborate more about this information? Please let me know. Thank you,

Thank you! I will try to see if I can still get into the MSN program at another school. I just feel 5 years is so long.

Hi All, I recently graduated with my BSN a little over a year ago and have worked as a nurse for almost a year. After working a year I decided that I wanted to continue my education and become a nurse practitioner. I was accepted into an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care DNP program. I initially thought that the program would take approximately 3.5-4 years to complete full time. However, when I received my acceptance letter it stated that I had to go on the 5-year program plan. I asked the faculty at the school if I could do the 4-year trek, but they said that I was locked in the 5-year program plan. I told them that I would work only part-time at my work (20 hours a week) They stated that the admission decision was finalized by the faculty who interviewed me and believed would fit my experience. My question is it worth it to do the 5-year trek to be a nurse practitioner? I feel that it is a lot of school (this includes summer terms as well) to become an NP. Or should I just get my Master's and work as a nurse practitioner for a bit and go back for the DNP? Please any advice would be appreciated Thank you, Fellow Nurse