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I loved reading your story - very inspiring! Are you still doing nurse writer coaching? I’d love to hear more about this! Thank you!

I think we are all trying to get the same information. Lol Hopefully someone who has experience with the school will respond.

I am in the process of applying for this fall for the AG-ACNP program. Does anyone have feedback regarding this program? Thank you in advance.

I have been a nurse for 20 years BUT I stayed home the last several years raising my kids. Now it is impossible to go back into the hospital as an experienced nurse. Even with nurse refresher courses the recruiters still say NO. It is frustrating b...

Lubbock, I sent you a private message regarding what is the price you are seeking for Fitzgerald? Thanks!

I am currently in AG-ACNP school and had many of the same questions as you. I asked faculty members in my state many questions. ACNPs are well accepted here and are employed in cardiology, IR, ER, bone marrow transplant etc…. there are many options...

LubbockNP, I would be interested in the Fitzgerald ACNP review. I have the Barkley already. What do you think of the two reviews? Which is better? Thanks!

I went to UNM for my BSN a LONG time ago. I have many friends that have gone their for their FNP and felt that it was very good. They do provide clinical sites for you. However, if you are in a rural area they will try to accommodate you if possib...

Please keep in mind that most of the youtube videos that I mentioned are from nursing faculty and they are current lectures. They are usually around an hour long and have several parts to cover a topic. Therefore they are in-depth and taught by grad...

I love the youtube videos. They are usually very good and the ones that I listen to are from Nursing faculty or MDs. I have found them very helpful in understanding complex problems. I like Khan Academy Medicine for the patho of a problem and then A...

Thanks Jane for the information. Sounds intensive! I will be taking Patho in the fall and am listening to youtube videos from instructors on endocrine, cardiology and other topics. Thanks.

Hello, Did any of you that were accepted to USI in the ACNP track decide to attend USI? I am in the ACNP track as well wanted to see how far along people are in the program? Thanks.

Very interesting thread. Chill thanks for your informative post. When people say that their market is flooded with NPs are you referring to FNP, ACNP or both? I am in school currently and ACNP seems in demand here. It appears that there is a FNP ...

Hiking, sounds horrible! Well you are nearly done with the class. I will be taking it in the Fall. Do you think there would be a way to prep for this course? Any study tools or anything? I think Pharmacology is going to be rough too!

Wow Suite 1022 great work!!! That is a bit complicated but at least you now know. I agree with your question 2 ~ getting both certification renewals in the same year. I didn't realize that you would need a 1000 hours for each speciality. That cou...

Thank you! Great information that gives me some insight. I have over a decade of ER experience but am tiring of the ER. I like the hospitalist position that many ACNPs hold here. I do worry about the limitations on age as you mentioned and frankly...

Hello, If I may ask, why do you want the FNP certification? I am in graduate school now for FNP but am told by my school that I can change to ACNP if I desire. I am strongly considering doing ACNP now. I realize with ACNP the limitations in the pat...

Hiking! I can imagine taking those two classes together would be tough. I would expect that patho would be more in depth ~ it is unfortunate that you had to take patho and pharm together. I will not be taking them together! The good news is that yo...

Hi Hiking, Sounds rough! Where are you going to school? I am at USI. I am taking Patho in the Fall. For APN Patho is it completely different than BSN Patho??

Thanks LubbockNP. Here where I live FNP is in the ER so that they can see the whole life span. I really don't want to do ER anymore. I want to be a Hospitalist. I am starting to think that FNP will give me much more flexibility. Thank you!

I am in the same position. I love working in the hospital and have been an ER nurse my whole career. I thought I was going to do FNP but now am rethinking this. I am really considering ACNP. My school USI offers both. I wish they had the dual AC...

llisamar, How far are you in the program at USI??

Hello, I am at The University of Southern Indiana. I am currently in the FNP track but my desire is to be an ACNP. I have 5 years of ER experience but do not have any ICU or ventilator experience. I have not put in a intubation tube or chest tube...

Thanks zmansc. I am not able to relocate. I wish I could go to a ER NP program. :) BTW, I went to ungrad at UNM. I see you are from NM.

Thank you for all your thoughts! I believe I would like to continue in the ER as a nurse practitioner or work as a hospitalist. We have a residency program here that is highly competitive that is a hospitalist for NPs. They used to take FNPs but no...