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Honestly O.R. isn't for me. I prefer to see patients in the ER and help with diagnosis and medical treatements (sutures, chest tubes ect.) But I have heard of many NP's doing this as well. I think that FNP would be they way I would go (It seems to be the most flexable of the NP degree's).

As a new RN grad, I have concidered PA (Mainly for the Trauma/ER lifestyle, I love trauma haha), but I feel that FNP is moving in a direction that we can't even see yet. With the family practice shortage, I think FNP is going to blow us away in the next 5 years. But...as I said before I am a brand new RN with wishful thinking . My question is, what direction do you see FNP moving in the near future? I do not see many FNP's at Level 1 Trauma centers (mostly PA's), but I was just curious where you feel the profession will be heading in the next 5-10 years as far as salary, autonomy and job placement? Hoping for some great input. I do not know if any of you are practicing in Missouri, but this is the state I would most likely be in, so any input from Missouri FNP's would be appreciated. As for now, I'm going to enjoy my ICU RN life and just wait and see what happens.

Hey folks. Let me start off by saying I am Scott and I am a brand new R.N. (just passed boards Friday ). It is a ways down the road but I am undecided on Phys. Assistant vs a Family Nurse Practitioner. I truely love ER and trauma medicine. I am just trying to see what the practices are off FNP's Vs. PA's (Salary, practice, who is more oriented towards emergency medicine). Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all.

I PASSED, I PASSED!!!!!! I am officially no longer a GN. Nurses Unite!!! Haha. Wow, what a great feeling, thanks for the confidence boost everyone!

Well I just took my NCLEX and it was 265 ques. I know that isn't nessicarily a "bad" sign but I feel like junk. The questions seemed difficult, but I wasn't sure if they were in the "below the pass line" or not. I am going nuts, any advice? Thanks.

Haha no, it has nothing to do with a "male complex" (I just had flashes of "Meet the Parent's" pop up in my head). It simply has to do with me wishing to go into a career where I will have a high degree of autonomy and wish to help people. I don't think of pursuing high education as a desperation or a need for something more. I have always known that I had a desire to go on farther than traditional nursing (and that is no offense to those who are traditional nurses). Being 23 and fresh out of school is about the only reason I would consider going back to school for such a demanding career. I am single with no children, why not further my education now, rather than wait 10 years to become more involved. This is just a field I have always wanted to achieve. I wish others could see people who want to become MD's as more than just money hungry and out to prove they are better than everyone else, because this is simply not the case. It has nothing to do with a "male complex" or becoming "rich" or any of those aspects (If you wish to do DNP or MD for those reasons, than you will are going into them for the wrong reasons). It has to do with achieving a goal that I wish to have.

I didn't get into nursing wanting to do medicine. I wanted to be a CRNA until about 2 months ago. I realized it wasn't what I wished to do, so I started seeing what other options were avaliable.

Sorry, I just started as an RN (haven't even taken boards yet) and was concidering both those paths. But I guess this thread was specifically for MD/DO, I am sorry for bringing the DNP into the equation. Those are the 2 paths I am concidering for my post bachelors path. This of course following a few years as an R.N. and a break from school.

I understand. I actually have my BSN. I got into nursing because I was wanting to be a CRNA since about Freshman year. In the past year decided it wasn't for me. I am not looking into M.D. and DNP, I haven't decided either way, just considering all the options.

Is there a high success rate of those wanting to achieve their M.D. or D.O. after recieving their BSN? I am just looking at options and seeing what they all are. Has anyone on here taken this path? I would think being an R.N. would help very much in Medical School as well as in practice.

Yes, I did some research and the school associated with my hospital has an MSN program, then the DNP program is online through a school in Kansas City. Seems this will all work out. Yes, my instructors have all told me to go on and get my DNP. I did not know that it wasn't just Nurse Pract. that could recieve them (CRNA's, CNS, Midwives) could also recieve them too. I do think DNP will be manditory by the time I reach my MSN. I think I would want to obtain it either way.

Oh ok, so DNP is what I would want as far as if I wished to work at a clinic or Urgent care?

let me start by saying i will receive my bsn in 2 weeks (exciting stuff!) and am going to join a cardiac icu at a large level i trauma center. i am going to take a while off, but have really been taken with what i have seen in many dnp programs (which is offered at the university my hospital is affiliated with). i wish to work in an er or have a clinic in which i would see patients (an urgent care or a dr's office, or even the new "wal-mart clinics" i'm hearing about.). i was just questioning what all in encompassed in the dnp program? what is there more in dnp than msn (fnp) (pay, skills, and so on...)? which way is the field heading? from what i have gathered from reading and just talking to others, i feel as though dnp will become to family practice what crna has become to anesthesia. i think with the amount of md's wishing to specialize, family practice is an area that nurses are soon to be over in a much higher capacity. thank you for taking the time to read this post. i look forward to hearing from all of you.

Hey guys. Well I just finished with my Adv. Med-Surg final and didn't do too hot . I am not 100% sure, but I may get a C in Adv. Med-Surg. I hate this because I haven't gotten below a B since 2005. I have a 3.5 nursing GPA and a 3.38 GPA overall IF it stays a C. How bad will this hurt my chances of getting into FNP school? Sorry, I should be happy this time of year (getting ready to graduate), but this really bummed me out. Thanks!

I just had to share that I accepted my first position as a Nurse. I am a Cardiac ICU nurse at University Hospital in Columbia, MO. I start June 16th and am pretty pumped. I hope to do grad school and everything at Mizzou so I plan on being there quite a while. Sorry, just had to share my joy with you all, Go Nursing!! Haha