Med_RN

Is there a facebook page for MSN Fall 2019 group?

You should ask the details about relocation assistance. How much exactly and who is giving to you and in what way. Or do they mean moving expense reminbursement from IRS?

Yes. I think other jobs also have some level or even significant level of burnout. A lot is due to time management at work and in your daily life. Hang in there!

Agree!

Purchasing a car is a big thing. Try to practice more in an used car, so you can be good at traveling to patients' home or something that required to do as a community health nurse.

Try to practice driving more so you have more options.

Just wait to see the outcome since you already quit. Modify your resume to find new opportunities. Good luck.

Since you always have "other concerns", take AGACNP. Good luck on the AGPCNP application. After you move one more step, you will be fine. If you are interested in working with adults with chronic conditions, AGACNP or AGPCNP is the way to go.

You have lots concerns. Maybe you are over thinking?

Hay! You should not talk too much about *you* in any public social media or public forums. Step-down or ICU experience is more marketable. However, meg-surg is also valuable. If you are thinking about job market, go NP first. You will learn as a student and on job. Since you have got admitted into one NP school already, you can do it and later pursue even advanced study. Finding job is hard, finding an idea job is even harder. That is why some RN work for one year, they would change to work for different hospitals. So, the way it is set up is: Keep looking and learning. Nothing is easy. As for these well-known schools, you will never feel your application is ready. You don't have to do so much work. If you have good personal statement, recommendations and RN experiences, that would do. If you spend too much time preparing, you will lose the real opportunities.

Why did you say "feel ready to pursue FNP until 2 more years as a bedside nurse"? Did you feel ready to be a RN after passing NCLEX? Feeling Ready Will Never Happen: Start Anyway. “Do not be satisfied with waiting for a 'ready' that may never come.” As you mentioned "SAVE FOR RETIREMENT", I would suggest start NP first anyway. You will learn as a student and on job. Yes, the nursing is changing. Lots people did not have RN experiences before going to NP school. Job market is opening. Don't worry about "age".

No. Nothing.

Both NP and CRNA are good choices or extension of an ICU RN.

I would say again to get NP first then get PhD if you like. Being NP will allow you more population focused. You will not be a bedside nurse forever, but you can grow from there (to be an NP). You are 25, you still have time to do PhD, which I think it is a long-term expensive investment. What is a realistic rate of return on the (PhD) investment? NP opens new job opportunities. Once you are an NP, it would be affordable to pursue further.

NP first, so you can gain patient experience and real-world strategies. Your future husband needs to make lots money in order to pay for a stay-home wife and children.