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    What exactly does PRN mean?

    I just graduated with my RN. My plan is to work FT in the hospital for one year then work one day per week after that, as I have young children at home. I want to work that one day PRN, I think. What...
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    NP salary too low?

    I have recently accepted a NP position in North Carlina for 77K. It is a federal job with 7 weeks leave, comfortable working hours, no call and excellent benefits. Still, I have one year of experience...
  3. Hi, I'm a new grad FNP living in a smaller college town with few NP jobs. My best offer is a position in pain medicine where I would work one day per week in an outpatient clinic and the remaining...
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    Don't like kids...ANP best bet?

    I know several FNP's who do not work with any peds. I also several NP's who have held jobs in many different outpatient settings during the course of the their career. FNP really is more marketable...
  5. Hi, I won't graduate from FNP school until Dec, but that's not stopping me from looking around for jobs. I happen to live in a college town that has a number of FNP openings in specialty outpt...
  6. i am in the middle of my first fnp clinical and so far, i love primary care! i do notice, however that my preceptor works m-f from about 8:15am to 6:30pm, and sometimes stays on later than that. she...
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    Normal working hours and part-time

    Thank you trauma, this is the kind of conversation I was looking for. I've been a RN for three years on a med-surg floor. The plan has always been to work full time for a year or two before hopefully...
  8. Hi, here's my scenario- tell me if you think FNP is the way to go: I am currently working as an RN on a general med-surg-oncology floor and I'll have about 3 years of experience when I graduate with...
  9. Well, not two days since I made my "i'm doing the ANP track" declaration I'm having doubts again. I found some old theads on the subject and it seems to be a somewhat common problem that the ANP...
  10. This thread has been very useful toward helping make the FNP vs ANP decision. I spoke with another faculty member and apparantly Florida is like some other states in that ACNP's work the inpatient...
  11. What path are NP's taking that PA's chose not to 30 years ago? The history of a profession is always interesting. Also, are you saying that given my background/interests the ANP is a better way to
  12. hey, thank you for your thoughtful reply. I had not considered the wider political ramifications behind FNP scope of practice. But I completely agree that is seems strange that the 500 hours clinical...
  13. So then, for someone interested in outpatient adult primary care but who would also like to have ability to work in an IM specialty is the ANP the better fit over FNP? Do do you see the profession...
  14. Where I live (north florida), I've been warned that they are "cracking down" on FNP's working in hospitals- apparantly it's outside of the scope of practice. So, if that is true wouldn't the ANP give...
  15. Hi, I started my FNP program this year, part time and have not yet begun clinicals. But I'm already getting worried- it seems like NP's diagnose, treat and chart just like MD's do. They say NP's see...
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    How is the NP role different from MD

    Yes, that's exactly right Pinoy- I'm concerned that I'll be expected to function on my own, doing everything the MD does and only consulting with questions when strange things arise. It's reassuring...
  17. I would like to someday teach undergrads at the BSN level as an associate professor at a 4-year university. I have a BS in psychology, BSN and I am about to begin my MSN and possibly the DNP. I have...
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    Difference between FNP and ANP

    The FNP mostly trains you to provide primary care to populations across the lifespan. The ANP gives you more exposure to specialties, but of course you won't be able to work with individuals under age...
  19. I hope to someday teach undergraduate nursing in some capacity of adult health. I have my BSN and am about to start a MSN program in family NP and then perhaps move forward and get a DNP. I am not...
  20. Hi, Do most physician specialty practices (ortho, urology etc.) see patients of all ages or only adults (in which case ANP is fine), with kids going to pediatric specialists and such.....or do most...
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    Another FNP vs ANP Question

    Yes, that's right with ANP you don't get any peds training and can't legally work with anyone under age 13. Supposedly, ANP offers more acute care exposure and is better suited for folks interested in...