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  1. NP working as RN

    7starbuck7 replied to love-d-OR's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You definitely have to look at the big picture. I make good money as a RN (80K with no overtime) but that is because I work float pool with no benefits (no vacation, no health insurance). In our...

  2. general NP career questions

    7starbuck7 replied to Nurse Man-ingitis's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am also not a NP (yet) but if you want to stay in acute care I would go with

  3. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    7starbuck7 replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have to agree with a lot of what David said. IMO it is not that NP salary is low, it is that RN salary is so inflated right now. I am making 80K working three 12 hour shifts. The average NP...

  4. Having major concerns going the FNP route....

    7starbuck7 replied to jlcole45's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am not a FNP (yet). This is just my 2 cents:) I think you have to figure out what will make you happy. I am making a lot of money right now as a RN, but I am miserable. I am not doing FNP for the...

  5. If I start the master's program by 2011...

    7starbuck7 replied to brittney140's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just started a FNP program this summer...I am going very slowly and will graduate in 2011...my adviser says I will be one the last classes to graduate from the MSN. So in her opinion, if the DNP is...

  6. Where is Family NP heading?

    7starbuck7 replied to buffscotty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Maybe it is wishful thinking on my part too...but I think if the US sees some sort of national health care program after the election, there will be an even bigger need for

  7. What's the educational path to becoming an NP?

    7starbuck7 replied to JessLP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Right now you must get a MSN to be a NP. Soon that will be a DNP. Since you will have a bachelor's degree you have a couple of options RN-ASN then do a RN-MSN program RN-accelerated BSN, then do MSN...

  8. Anyone pay cash for NP school?

    7starbuck7 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am using my employer's tuition reimbursement (there is no commitment for using reimbursement) and then paying for whatever is left. I will most likely take a student loan during clinical

  9. ASN a barrier to MSN

    7starbuck7 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi folks! Background I have an ASN (2000) BSN (2007) and I am starting a MSN-FNP program in the summer. I originally started in a different program in a different school but did not like the online...

  10. How about this: NP vs. MSN ?

    7starbuck7 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My thoughts on this scenario have always been....a NP can teach but a MSN-Education cannot be a NP. My employer offers an onsite, free MSN-Nursing Education program for a 2-year-commitment. I had...

  11. NP Advice Please!

    7starbuck7 replied to ltwins93's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't think people who question direct entry NP programs are "angry". I think nursing education is designed differently than MD or PA education. A NP is an advanced practice nurse, which means to...

  12. ANP vs. FNP for cardiology?

    7starbuck7 replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The thing that confuses me about this...Family Practice MDs admit to the hospital and see their own patients. They have their own in-patient floor in the hospital. Could their FNPs not see those...

  13. Statistics

    7starbuck7 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am taking Intermediate Statistics this summer for a FNP program. The syllabus says we need SPSS Graduate Pack 16. This is $199 with the student discount. Amazon has a student version of SPSS 16...

  14. From adult CNS to FNP???

    7starbuck7 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    trauma, You are in IL and I am in IN so I think are markets are a bit similar. Here FNPs work in the ER and ACNP work with hospitalists and other acute inpatient services. ANP tend to work in...

  15. statistics

    7starbuck7 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    X-posted on the grad student forum I am taking Intermediate Statistics this summer for a FNP program. The syllabus says we need SPSS Graduate Pack 16. This is $199 with the student discount. Amazon...

  16. Statistics

    7starbuck7 replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I emailed the prof and he said we could also just use the computer lab on campus. He did ask me what the price difference was between the grad pack v. student version. So I sent him a description of...

  17. statistics

    7starbuck7 replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks. I emailed the prof and he said we could also just use the computer lab on campus. He did ask me what the price difference was between the grad pack v. student version. So I sent him a...

  18. Statistics

    7starbuck7 replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks I have emailed the prof to see. This is an 8-week intermediate stats course. I hate to spend $200 on something I probably will not use

  19. FNP-Lack of experience with children

    7starbuck7 replied to NurseJi's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi. I have been a RN for 8 years in adult ICU. I start a FNP program in 2 weeks. I have no peds experience except nursing school and my two kids:) My adviser says that is the norm for the program....

  20. ADN wants to be FNP

    7starbuck7 replied to susannrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello, I am not a NP (yet) but I wanted to respond because we are in similar situations. I have two kids (3 and 6). I have worked ICU for 8 years. I have an ASN and finished my BSN through an...

  21. Changed My Mind

    7starbuck7 replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Jalma I am not in yet...I start next month. My employer offers an on-site MSN-Education that is completely paid for (you have to sign a two-year work commitment). I have seriously considered that. I...

  22. Changed My Mind

    7starbuck7 replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am reading this thread with such interest...keep the responses coming! I have been an ICU nurse for 8 years. What the pp said about becoming a NP because "you should" describes me to a tee. The...

  23. Chemistry

    7starbuck7 replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did just take undergrad stats...I did not want my first experience with stats to be at the grad level

  24. Chemistry

    7starbuck7 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am starting the FNP program this summer. Do you think it would be beneficial to take chemistry before hand? I have never taken chemistry--not in high school or college. I would like to take a...

  25. Changed My Mind

    7starbuck7 replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Good luck to you. I feel your pain, I don't know what I want to be when I grow up either....I wish I had a crystal