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Thanks for taking the time out of your day to revise MammaNurse2Be=) I really appreciate all of this. I actually did start over. When thinking of what I wanted to write, I felt that tying in my personal life (my dad and family) would be a great theme to wrap my statement in because it was important to me. It didn't read the way I would have liked and I ultimately did not address the specific questions admissions wanted me to. I have since wrote a new statement and hopefully I am going in the right direction.

First of all, thank you for taking the time to provide feedback as it really helped me to think further and be more specific into what I want to say. I actually was not using this statement for different schools but taking your comments into thought I can see why it can be read that way as my statements were a bit too generalized and I did not truly address the admission questions. Since then, I have wrote another draft. I emailed you. Another opinion if I am going the right direction would be great. Thanks again UVA Grad Nursing =)

I need some help proof-reading my personal statement for FNP graduate school and would really appreciate if anyone can just give me some feed back. Anything you guys can think of - changes, opinions, or criticism would be great! I have excluded personal info in this draft. I don't know if it is too long, too personal, not too personal, and I am not sure if I adequately addressed what admissions want my statement to say? Admissions want my statement to describe how my work experiences and professional interests have prepared me to be successful in the FNP program and how completing the program will meet my professional goals. Alright here it is.... MSN Statement of Purpose How I entered the nursing field was a leap into the unknown. Growing up I never put much thought into what nurses did and instead dreamed of becoming a doctor. Throughout my life, I have witnessed my father take care of various members of my family that were sick, all the while working full-time. He was the sole provider for my immediate family. My father cared for my mother who passed away when I was a child from complications related to a car accident; my grandmother who had renal failure and required dialysis several times a week; and finally my grandfather who had Alzheimer's dementia and suffered a series of strokes. I knew my father was always going to the hospital or to doctor's appointments. I was too young to go and therefore was never exposed to the nursing field. Throughout the years, I continue to admire this quality of his to comfort and care for others. He embodied the filial duty that is so engrained in our _____ culture that I wanted so much to return to him someday. Hence, I continued to work towards a medical career. The realities of life materialized once I was in college. I realized the long years required for a medical education did not fit into my plan of supporting my family. I changed my major freshman year in college to nursing not knowing too much about this new career choice besides what was on television. Delving further, nursing was an interesting option that not only satisfied my interests in healthcare but also promised a stable future with career advancement. My various work experiences have allowed me to mature as a caring goal oriented professional. I now hold a B.S.N degree from _________ School of Nursing and work on a busy adult medical/surgical unit at _________. Working at a large teaching institution close to the city has exposed me to a vast array of patients coming from all walks of life. This daily encounter of so many lives has opened my eyes as to why I choose to advance my career in nursing as a Family Health Nurse Practitioner. I can see that each patient comes from a unique background with their own story. I want to have time to sit down with each patient and not only be able to care and treat their medical problems but also to listen to their own personal history. I want to provide quality care through building a trusting relationship. This challenge will give personal meaning and fulfillment to my life each day I wake up to go to work. Growing up I have always strived to mirror the work ethics my father embodied. I have held several jobs throughout my working life that has allowed me to strengthen skills necessary in nursing. I have always been on the front lines of customer service whether it was in retail, food service, or nursing. My job experiences have all allowed me to develop great interpersonal skills to communicate with and understand others. During my college years I held several jobs at the same time all the while going to school and clinical full-time. I also found time to tutor young children in an after-school program. I take great pride in being able to balance various areas of my life even under stressful circumstances. Therefore, I feel very comfortable taking on the challenge of graduate school while continuing with bedside nursing. It will be an exciting opportunity to become involved with the evolution of the nurse practitioner field. I have a genuine interest in learning how to become a knowledgeable provider of care for patients from one end of the lifespan to the other. I know I will be able to accomplish more by holding an advance practice degree. I hope to someday work with patients in the primary care setting and develop trusting relationships. My goal is to connect with patients on a level that can promote them to take interest in taking their personal health into their own hands. I feel that I can make an impact in encouraging patients to take control of their health before progressing into the more acute problems that I encounter everyday at work in the hospital. This challenge will be a great one. It is very easy to forget that each patient is an individual when working within an acute care setting as the patient turn over rate is so frequent. I enjoy the time that I sit to read my patient's chart to fully understand their history and problems. Unfortunately, there is sometimes not enough hours in the shift to do that with bedside nursing I want to cherish the time to sit down with each patient and discuss their needs without disruption. One of the first experiences I had with a nurse practitioner was during my community health clinical rotation. I had a chance to shadow a nurse practitioner at a public high school and work with adolescents individually. It was an eye-opening experience in that many of these teens did not have positive role models or ways to find adequate healthcare. I was able to sit down with several teenagers to know their history, discuss their needs, and let them know there is someone to turn to for help. I want to be able to continue to do this in the future at a clinic or facility where I can volunteer my time and services. I fully understand how difficult it can be when a patient has questions and it is difficult to find a doctor that not only can you trust in but also has the time to give you. In college I always went to my school's health clinic where a family nurse practitioner was available to help. Her care stands out as she always had the time to sit down with me, answer my questions, and educate me on what I needed to know to better take care of myself. To treat the person and not just the condition is a way of showing compassion in my book. These personal encounters where I am able to give time to the patient as simple as it is would be a dream. Based on all of this, I do have a vision to someday be in an environment where nurse practitioners can come together in partnership and provide accessible services for people in need. I want to have the goal of developing lifelong health plans for my patients so that they can be participants in their own health. Without more exposure and education it is difficult for me to plan on how this may all come together. I am sure that it will come in time and I am excited to see how this profession will advance in the future. It was not a difficult choice on where I wanted to continue my professional goals. ______ MSN graduate program is my first choice as I would love to stay within the ______ institution. I feel that ______ undergraduate program has prepared me well to be competent in the nursing profession. I have the same expectations that the graduate program will also provide me with the tools I need to advance my career as family health nurse practitioner. The flexibility that ________ nursing program offers is great as it is also affiliated with the medical center, itself a teaching institution. I enjoy the idea that I may be able to go to work, school, and even study all within one campus. While researching into the program, I also recognized several professors that I have had in undergraduate classes, listed in the program's faculty. Based on what I know of these professors from past instruction, I feel that I will enjoy the challenge their classes may offer. The various aspects of my life whether it is through family, school, and or work have shaped me into the individual I am today. Growing up in an immigrant family I have a special awareness to be tolerant and understanding of other cultures. My strong family values to care for my loved ones have also extended to be patient and minding of the people I care for at the bedside. My years in customer service as well as health care has led me to develop an ear to listen closely to what others have to say, effectively communicate with people, and become a trusting member of a multidisciplinary team. The ability to multi-task and time manage has allowed me to be successful in school and at work. All these simple qualities can go a long way in delivering patient satisfaction. My leap into the unknown nursing world has not only given me the satisfaction and fulfillment to know that I have touched people's lives but a lifetime challenge to need to know more and better help others. If given the opportunity, I will do all I can to continue to provide for my patients and to devote my life to make the lives of others easier each day. Now that I am able to support and provide for my family, I want extend this care to others. I was inspired as a young girl by my father to simply work hard and care for people. Now I wish to develop into the primary care provider role to do good for others by pursuing an advanced education with _______ in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program. I hope that _____ can be the school that continues to provide me with the tools I need in order to deliver a better quality of patient care. If you made it this far...thanks for reading! I plan on submitting my application the next few days....so nervous!! Thanks in advance for the help =):nuke:

I need some help proof-reading my personal statement for FNP graduate school and would really appreciate if anyone can just give me some feed back. Anything you guys can think of - changes, opinions, or criticism would be great! I have excluded personal info in this draft. I don't know if it is too long, too personal, not too personal, and I am not sure if I adequately addressed what admissions want my statement to say? Admissions want my statement to describe how my work experiences and professional interests have prepared me to be successful in the FNP program and how completing the program will meet my professional goals. Alright here it is.... MSN Statement of Purpose How I entered the nursing field was a leap into the unknown. Growing up I never put much thought into what nurses did and instead dreamed of becoming a doctor. Throughout my life, I have witnessed my father take care of various members of my family that were sick, all the while working full-time. He was the sole provider for my immediate family. My father cared for my mother who passed away when I was a child from complications related to a car accident; my grandmother who had renal failure and required dialysis several times a week; and finally my grandfather who had Alzheimer's dementia and suffered a series of strokes. I knew my father was always going to the hospital or to doctor's appointments. I was too young to go and therefore was never exposed to the nursing field. Throughout the years, I continue to admire this quality of his to comfort and care for others. He embodied the filial duty that is so engrained in our _____ culture that I wanted so much to return to him someday. Hence, I continued to work towards a medical career. The realities of life materialized once I was in college. I realized the long years required for a medical education did not fit into my plan of supporting my family. I changed my major freshman year in college to nursing not knowing too much about this new career choice besides what was on television. Delving further, nursing was an interesting option that not only satisfied my interests in healthcare but also promised a stable future with career advancement. My various work experiences have allowed me to mature as a caring goal oriented professional. I now hold a B.S.N degree from _________ School of Nursing and work on a busy adult medical/surgical unit at _________. Working at a large teaching institution close to the city has exposed me to a vast array of patients coming from all walks of life. This daily encounter of so many lives has opened my eyes as to why I choose to advance my career in nursing as a Family Health Nurse Practitioner. I can see that each patient comes from a unique background with their own story. I want to have time to sit down with each patient and not only be able to care and treat their medical problems but also to listen to their own personal history. I want to provide quality care through building a trusting relationship. This challenge will give personal meaning and fulfillment to my life each day I wake up to go to work. Growing up I have always strived to mirror the work ethics my father embodied. I have held several jobs throughout my working life that has allowed me to strengthen skills necessary in nursing. I have always been on the front lines of customer service whether it was in retail, food service, or nursing. My job experiences have all allowed me to develop great interpersonal skills to communicate with and understand others. During my college years I held several jobs at the same time all the while going to school and clinical full-time. I also found time to tutor young children in an after-school program. I take great pride in being able to balance various areas of my life even under stressful circumstances. Therefore, I feel very comfortable taking on the challenge of graduate school while continuing with bedside nursing. It will be an exciting opportunity to become involved with the evolution of the nurse practitioner field. I have a genuine interest in learning how to become a knowledgeable provider of care for patients from one end of the lifespan to the other. I know I will be able to accomplish more by holding an advance practice degree. I hope to someday work with patients in the primary care setting and develop trusting relationships. My goal is to connect with patients on a level that can promote them to take interest in taking their personal health into their own hands. I feel that I can make an impact in encouraging patients to take control of their health before progressing into the more acute problems that I encounter everyday at work in the hospital. This challenge will be a great one. It is very easy to forget that each patient is an individual when working within an acute care setting as the patient turn over rate is so frequent. I enjoy the time that I sit to read my patient's chart to fully understand their history and problems. Unfortunately, there is sometimes not enough hours in the shift to do that with bedside nursing I want to cherish the time to sit down with each patient and discuss their needs without disruption. One of the first experiences I had with a nurse practitioner was during my community health clinical rotation. I had a chance to shadow a nurse practitioner at a public high school and work with adolescents individually. It was an eye-opening experience in that many of these teens did not have positive role models or ways to find adequate healthcare. I was able to sit down with several teenagers to know their history, discuss their needs, and let them know there is someone to turn to for help. I want to be able to continue to do this in the future at a clinic or facility where I can volunteer my time and services. I fully understand how difficult it can be when a patient has questions and it is difficult to find a doctor that not only can you trust in but also has the time to give you. In college I always went to my school's health clinic where a family nurse practitioner was available to help. Her care stands out as she always had the time to sit down with me, answer my questions, and educate me on what I needed to know to better take care of myself. To treat the person and not just the condition is a way of showing compassion in my book. These personal encounters where I am able to give time to the patient as simple as it is would be a dream. Based on all of this, I do have a vision to someday be in an environment where nurse practitioners can come together in partnership and provide accessible services for people in need. I want to have the goal of developing lifelong health plans for my patients so that they can be participants in their own health. Without more exposure and education it is difficult for me to plan on how this may all come together. I am sure that it will come in time and I am excited to see how this profession will advance in the future. It was not a difficult choice on where I wanted to continue my professional goals. ______ MSN graduate program is my first choice as I would love to stay within the ______ institution. I feel that ______ undergraduate program has prepared me well to be competent in the nursing profession. I have the same expectations that the graduate program will also provide me with the tools I need to advance my career as family health nurse practitioner. The flexibility that ________ nursing program offers is great as it is also affiliated with the medical center, itself a teaching institution. I enjoy the idea that I may be able to go to work, school, and even study all within one campus. While researching into the program, I also recognized several professors that I have had in undergraduate classes, listed in the program's faculty. Based on what I know of these professors from past instruction, I feel that I will enjoy the challenge their classes may offer. The various aspects of my life whether it is through family, school, and or work have shaped me into the individual I am today. Growing up in an immigrant family I have a special awareness to be tolerant and understanding of other cultures. My strong family values to care for my loved ones have also extended to be patient and minding of the people I care for at the bedside. My years in customer service as well as health care has led me to develop an ear to listen closely to what others have to say, effectively communicate with people, and become a trusting member of a multidisciplinary team. The ability to multi-task and time manage has allowed me to be successful in school and at work. All these simple qualities can go a long way in delivering patient satisfaction. My leap into the unknown nursing world has not only given me the satisfaction and fulfillment to know that I have touched people's lives but a lifetime challenge to need to know more and better help others. If given the opportunity, I will do all I can to continue to provide for my patients and to devote my life to make the lives of others easier each day. Now that I am able to support and provide for my family, I want extend this care to others. I was inspired as a young girl by my father to simply work hard and care for people. Now I wish to develop into the primary care provider role to do good for others by pursuing an advanced education with _______ in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program. I hope that _____ can be the school that continues to provide me with the tools I need in order to deliver a better quality of patient care. If you made it this far...thanks for reading! I plan on submitting my application the next few days....so nervous!! Thanks in advance for the help ?:nuke:

I need some help proof-reading my personal statement for FNP graduate school and would really appreciate if anyone can just give me some feed back. Anything you guys can think of - changes, opinions, or criticism would be great! I have excluded personal info in this draft. I don't know if it is too long, too personal, not too personal, and I am not sure if I adequately addressed what admissions want my statement to say? Admissions want my statement to describe how my work experiences and professional interests have prepared me to be successful in the FNP program and how completing the program will meet my professional goals. Alright here it is.... MSN Statement of Purpose How I entered the nursing field was a leap into the unknown. Growing up I never put much thought into what nurses did and instead dreamed of becoming a doctor. Throughout my life, I have witnessed my father take care of various members of my family that were sick, all the while working full-time. He was the sole provider for my immediate family. My father cared for my mother who passed away when I was a child from complications related to a car accident; my grandmother who had renal failure and required dialysis several times a week; and finally my grandfather who had Alzheimer's dementia and suffered a series of strokes. I knew my father was always going to the hospital or to doctor's appointments. I was too young to go and therefore was never exposed to the nursing field. Throughout the years, I continue to admire this quality of his to comfort and care for others. He embodied the filial duty that is so engrained in our _____ culture that I wanted so much to return to him someday. Hence, I continued to work towards a medical career. The realities of life materialized once I was in college. I realized the long years required for a medical education did not fit into my plan of supporting my family. I changed my major freshman year in college to nursing not knowing too much about this new career choice besides what was on television. Delving further, nursing was an interesting option that not only satisfied my interests in healthcare but also promised a stable future with career advancement. My various work experiences have allowed me to mature as a caring goal oriented professional. I now hold a B.S.N degree from _________ School of Nursing and work on a busy adult medical/surgical unit at _________. Working at a large teaching institution close to the city has exposed me to a vast array of patients coming from all walks of life. This daily encounter of so many lives has opened my eyes as to why I choose to advance my career in nursing as a Family Health Nurse Practitioner. I can see that each patient comes from a unique background with their own story. I want to have time to sit down with each patient and not only be able to care and treat their medical problems but also to listen to their own personal history. I want to provide quality care through building a trusting relationship. This challenge will give personal meaning and fulfillment to my life each day I wake up to go to work. Growing up I have always strived to mirror the work ethics my father embodied. I have held several jobs throughout my working life that has allowed me to strengthen skills necessary in nursing. I have always been on the front lines of customer service whether it was in retail, food service, or nursing. My job experiences have all allowed me to develop great interpersonal skills to communicate with and understand others. During my college years I held several jobs at the same time all the while going to school and clinical full-time. I also found time to tutor young children in an after-school program. I take great pride in being able to balance various areas of my life even under stressful circumstances. Therefore, I feel very comfortable taking on the challenge of graduate school while continuing with bedside nursing. It will be an exciting opportunity to become involved with the evolution of the nurse practitioner field. I have a genuine interest in learning how to become a knowledgeable provider of care for patients from one end of the lifespan to the other. I know I will be able to accomplish more by holding an advance practice degree. I hope to someday work with patients in the primary care setting and develop trusting relationships. My goal is to connect with patients on a level that can promote them to take interest in taking their personal health into their own hands. I feel that I can make an impact in encouraging patients to take control of their health before progressing into the more acute problems that I encounter everyday at work in the hospital. This challenge will be a great one. It is very easy to forget that each patient is an individual when working within an acute care setting as the patient turn over rate is so frequent. I enjoy the time that I sit to read my patient's chart to fully understand their history and problems. Unfortunately, there is sometimes not enough hours in the shift to do that with bedside nursing I want to cherish the time to sit down with each patient and discuss their needs without disruption. One of the first experiences I had with a nurse practitioner was during my community health clinical rotation. I had a chance to shadow a nurse practitioner at a public high school and work with adolescents individually. It was an eye-opening experience in that many of these teens did not have positive role models or ways to find adequate healthcare. I was able to sit down with several teenagers to know their history, discuss their needs, and let them know there is someone to turn to for help. I want to be able to continue to do this in the future at a clinic or facility where I can volunteer my time and services. I fully understand how difficult it can be when a patient has questions and it is difficult to find a doctor that not only can you trust in but also has the time to give you. In college I always went to my school's health clinic where a family nurse practitioner was available to help. Her care stands out as she always had the time to sit down with me, answer my questions, and educate me on what I needed to know to better take care of myself. To treat the person and not just the condition is a way of showing compassion in my book. These personal encounters where I am able to give time to the patient as simple as it is would be a dream. Based on all of this, I do have a vision to someday be in an environment where nurse practitioners can come together in partnership and provide accessible services for people in need. I want to have the goal of developing lifelong health plans for my patients so that they can be participants in their own health. Without more exposure and education it is difficult for me to plan on how this may all come together. I am sure that it will come in time and I am excited to see how this profession will advance in the future. It was not a difficult choice on where I wanted to continue my professional goals. ______ MSN graduate program is my first choice as I would love to stay within the ______ institution. I feel that ______ undergraduate program has prepared me well to be competent in the nursing profession. I have the same expectations that the graduate program will also provide me with the tools I need to advance my career as family health nurse practitioner. The flexibility that ________ nursing program offers is great as it is also affiliated with the medical center, itself a teaching institution. I enjoy the idea that I may be able to go to work, school, and even study all within one campus. While researching into the program, I also recognized several professors that I have had in undergraduate classes, listed in the program's faculty. Based on what I know of these professors from past instruction, I feel that I will enjoy the challenge their classes may offer. The various aspects of my life whether it is through family, school, and or work have shaped me into the individual I am today. Growing up in an immigrant family I have a special awareness to be tolerant and understanding of other cultures. My strong family values to care for my loved ones have also extended to be patient and minding of the people I care for at the bedside. My years in customer service as well as health care has led me to develop an ear to listen closely to what others have to say, effectively communicate with people, and become a trusting member of a multidisciplinary team. The ability to multi-task and time manage has allowed me to be successful in school and at work. All these simple qualities can go a long way in delivering patient satisfaction. My leap into the unknown nursing world has not only given me the satisfaction and fulfillment to know that I have touched people's lives but a lifetime challenge to need to know more and better help others. If given the opportunity, I will do all I can to continue to provide for my patients and to devote my life to make the lives of others easier each day. Now that I am able to support and provide for my family, I want extend this care to others. I was inspired as a young girl by my father to simply work hard and care for people. Now I wish to develop into the primary care provider role to do good for others by pursuing an advanced education with _______ in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program. I hope that _____ can be the school that continues to provide me with the tools I need in order to deliver a better quality of patient care. If you made it this far...thanks for reading! I plan on submitting my application the next few days....so nervous!! Thanks in advance for the help =):wink2::nuke:

I am in the process of applying for grad school to be admitted to a FNP program. I have about 2 years of adult med/surg experience but absolutely no work experience with pediatric patients. I remember feeling nervous during my peds and ob clinicals during undergrad when I had to care for the young ones. I have chosen to purse a FNP degree (rather than just an Adult NP)because of the marketability and I do want to learn more about peds. However, I have a feeling that I will always prefer adults to peds. Are there FNPs out there that feel the same way I do? Do any FNPs have jobs where the focus is geared towards adults than peds? Just curious...

There was a code today when I worked. Amid all the chaos someone yelled the pt is HIV + ! Then all of a sudden face masks with the splash guards were passed out and put on by the Docs and RNs working close to the pt. I've seen a couple of codes and this is the first time EVERYONE put something on. I remember another time when a resident was putting in a PD drain on a pt and somehow peritoneal fluid squirted into one of his eyes. We had his head over a sink and irrigated his eye with saline to flush the fluid out. It was pretty uncomfortable for him...

Hey Kahlann! I am going to post a link to a thread I started over 1.5 yrs ago before I was an RN ( I was 21). I felt (and still do sometimes now at 23) regarding the whole young age thing. I KNOW I look really young...and don't mind admitting it. I used to be really unsure of what my patient's/family members will think but have NEVER had an issue about them trusting me. If my age is brought up, I always acknowledge that I do look young, that I still have lots to learn, BUT will do my best to provide them the best care I can possibly give them. I too have the quiet/shy type of personality but I feel the key is to act confident when you are communicating to your pts/co-workers/doctors. Oh...I have a habit where I always wear my RN badge front & center where everyone can see it. Another issue was that I was worried that I would have a hard time delegating to the techs on my floor (who are mostly older and could be my mother) but by offering to help change pts, draw labs, make an extra bed, or take vitals everytime I work has helped build good relationships with the techs where they rarely give me a hard time if I ask them to do something for me. Anyways, this is the link I was talking about: https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/looking-too-young-rn-201957.html#post2026248

Hmm...I recently had to do that and I thought you just let what you irrigate into the catheter drain out by itself. This was what I was told to do at least.

Is there anyone that is interested in learning more about transplant patients and the care that goes into providing for them? I have worked on a med-surg/transplant floor for almost a year now. We most frequently see kidney and liver patients but we also have lung and heart patients admitted to our floor as well. When I first began I was always very nervous when I was assigned to a transplant patient. (The medications, procedures, common problems that arise, etc.) Now that I am more comfortable, I am interested in learning more. I don't recall my nursing school delving into much detail about caring for transplant patients so I wish there was a place that I could ask questions.

One of my colleagues had a patient recently whose family requested a chaplain to come see the pt and speak with the relatives. The pt was not doing very well at the time. The nurse contacted the chaplain and he came up fairly quickly. The family requested that a "white" chaplain instead because the man that came up was "black" and they preferred somebody else. Obviously the nurse and the chaplain were both upset but they handled the situation professionally. Word got around to the doctors and nurses that take care of this pt and family that they are racist (in additon to be being very needy and demanding.) It was my turn to take care of this pt recently. Turns out she has recovered and ready to go home. However, I myself have noticed that this pt has referred to one of the PCTs on the floor as "that little black girl." I wonder if a African American nurse was assigned to them if they would refuse him/her as well....

When applying for jobs to the larger university hospitals in the Chicago area, I did not come across any institution that were offering sign on bonuses. I believe Loyola University Medical Center did a few years back but that is no longer the case now.

:redbeathe I am in love with this site. :redbeathe I wished I had found this place when I was still in nursing school but luckily I discovered it when I was studying for NCLEX. BELIEVE me this was the place to go for help and when I needed to vent. It is great to be able to connect with people here you may not know but are in complete understanding of what goes on in nursing. I am exhausted after working today and should probably go to sleep now but I am still here. :nuke:

Hello everyone! I am currently researching on Chicago area schools that offer a graduate program for NP. I am still learning more about what each NP specialty entails (FNP? Adult? Acute Care?). Basically I have no idea what I would like to focus on in the future. Is there anyone who is currently enrolled in a MSN program in the Chicago area...or has graduated from one...and can share their opinions or experiences? Even if you are not an NP or may have heard from others their thoughts on specific programs? Some schools that I am looking into are Rush, UIC, and Loyola just to name a few. Any input would be greatly appreciated =)

Hello everyone! :wink2::wink2: I am currently researching on Chicago area schools that offer a graduate program for NP. I am still learning more about what each NP specialty entails (FNP? Adult? Acute Care?). Basically I have no idea what I would like to focus on in the future. Is there anyone who is currently enrolled in a MSN program in the Chicago area...or has graduated from one...and can share opinions or experiences with the program you are or were enrolled in. I would like to know about faculty, clinicals, or the way you were treated as a student. Even if you are not an NP or may have heard from others their thoughts on specific programs if it was good or bad. Some schools that I am looking into are Rush, UIC, and Loyola just to name a few. Any input would be greatly appreciated =)