WellNurse83

Can't thank you all enough for taking time out of your days to read and respond, especially in relation to what I'm interested in and my specific area. I talked with three NP's and have taken into consideration what was said here and NP is not for me. At least not right now. Really appreciate your honesty! I was feeling "pumped" about going back to school and starting this new journey, but for now I'll just continue to pursue nursing blogging and entrepreneurship. In the future, I may just resume working as a diabetes education nurse, because that definitely fueled my fire. And apparently provided almost the same amount financially! lol Thank you all again!!

I'm a nurse with 8 years experience, in a variety of settings in Northeast Ohio. I always thought I would someday go back to school - but wanted to make sure I was POSITIVE about what I wanted to do, and I had enough experience to feel confident. I've recently been feeling the pull to return to school. Passionate about: Holistic health, integrative medicine, preventative care and helping people live their best life; entrepreneurship Short term goal: FNP, building 1:1 relationship with patients, help manage primary/preventative care, gain experience, pay off debt (10ish years) Long term goal: Work at/Own an integrative health clinic, part time hours, bring people back to living a healthy lifestyle (real food, mindset, addressing habits, physical activity), financial freedom (10+ years) However, since hopping on this forum, holy moly I'm a little nervous... I had no idea until recently that there was an oversupply of NP's. I'm nervous about even getting that first job to gain experience and repay debt. Someone give me some real hard facts about their job as an FNP (bonus points if you're in the Northeast Region) I want to hear some PROS to this job - it can't ALL be negative these days. And of course, let me know the CONS because we all know every career has them.