Ashley17

Hi All, I am leaning towards going the FNP route for my masters and was wondering if any current NP’s in a school setting can share their experiences with me such as is it worth it? I don’t see myself leaving the school setting however should I ever, I would most likely go into family practice. I really feel like I could use the knowledge from a FNP program in my day to day school nurse tasks but would love to hear from other nurse practitioners in a school setting. Thanks!

Hi All, I am leaning towards going the FNP route for my masters and was wondering if any current NP’s in a school setting can share their experiences with me such as is it worth it? I don’t see myself leaving the school setting however should I ever, I would most likely go into family practice. I really feel like I could use the knowledge from a FNP program in my day to day school nurse tasks but would love to hear from other nurse practitioners in a school setting. Thanks!

Hello, I really want to go back to school for my masters mainly for self fulfillment but I'm a little stuck on what path is the best way to go for a school nurse. I've seen education, global public health, leadership, NP programs and even a MSN in school nursing. I've looking into FNP programs solely because I think I'll learn the most from it. I'm just not sure I would want to actually practice as an NP. I've seen many school nurses with MSN degrees or even NP's working as school nurses and would greatly appreciate any thoughts on the best MSN path for a school nurse.

Thank you so much for this response. I started my rn to Bsn with SNHU and the only reason I transferred out was because I got a better deal elsewhere. Other than that I loved them and was leaning toward them for my masters but just wanted to look at all my options and what would make more sense financially as a school nurse. I know I'll get a salary bump but I didn't;t just want to waste my money on any type of masters program. Your comment definitely helped me make a design. Thanks again ?

I've heard you could not practice as a NP while working as a RN in a school setting as well

I've heard great things about there program so I'm leaning towards them but I really wanted to take a look at all other options as well

Hey Guys, In need of some advice on what to focus when trying to get my masters. I just started school nursing and honestly see myself here long term. I really want my masters but not sure what to specialize in. I know many school nurses chose masters in education but I'm not entirely sure I would want to teach. I've been looking into Clinical Nurse leadership and just wasn't sure if that would be worth the money working as a school nurse. I also heard of just a general masters in nursing from Southern New Hampshire University but again I'm not sure which route to chose. Any thoughts/suggestions?

I will definitely look into NASN, what type of resources do they offer? I believe I can order through anywhere do you have any suggestions? I've heard of School Nurse supply, are they pretty budget friendly?

Time management and I are best friends at this point! I was shocked about the amount of paperwork and record keeping goes into this field. But in the end it's so worth it. Being that were a private school I don't think I really have a district to turn to. But so far I'm managing . Thanks again !

Hello Everyone! I just started my school nurse journey back in October after working in an LTAC hospital for a year. I completely fell in love and can defiantly see myself being here long term. The high school I'm working for is a boarding school of about 170 students and so far it's going great. I've only been a substitute school nurse in the past and have never had to oversee my own program. I know it's not always going to be rainbows and sunshine so I wanted to get as much advice as I could in terms of when to order supplies , staying organized, examples of health forms , how to conduct my first medication delegation course , health screenings if any with this age group, and just anything you think would help. I would greatly appreciate any advice you guys would have Thanks!!