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Talk with an Air Force Healthcare Recruiter. A friend and I spoke to one of the USAF Healthcare Recruiter in Dallas-- She was 51 and already an FNP and I was 47 with 3 semesters left for my FNP certificate (already have a DNP). Anyway, I was told as long as I passed my physical I would come in on a monthly stipend until I finished my FNP --- as a Major. Good luck!

Hello, and thank you for your service!! The VA Pay is determined by a nursing board which looks at your level of education, your years of experience as well as any board certifications you might have. Your experience is matched up to the 9 dimensions of Nursing Practice. I have heard that you can appeal if the amount is not what you expected. Good luck and welcome aboard!

Congratulations on your Accomplishment!! You worked hard and it shows! Every state has different requirements regarding independent vs dependent NP practice. It sounds like Indiana requires a "collaborative agreement"--which is an agreement you make with a provider who you will "collaborate with" -- this agreement usually spells out your scope of practice (meaning, what kind of patients, procedures, etc you will be seeing---this will be determined by your certification as well as by what Indiana allows NPs to do). It will state where you will physically practice, how will you be reachable and how you plan on reaching your collaborative physician (i.e., email, cell phone etc) as well as who will cover in the event your collaborating physician is on vacation, etc. It will also include how you will meet auditing requirements (collaborative physician will audit x amount of charts---meeting the Indiana requirements). These collaborative agreements must also state when they go into effect and when they expire. This was part of one of my favorite courses to teach at the Master's level--- Please feel free to reach out if you have additional questions, etc.

Congratulations on continuing your education! I'm sure it will be an exhausting but thrilling experience!! I do not regret obtaining my DNP--in fact I withdrew from a post masters NP certificate to pursue my DNP when I was awarded a slot in a prestigious DNP. I have since worked in Academia and used my title and now am currently working for the VA as a manager. At the clinic, I tell co-workers to call me by my first name. My associate director, is always addressed with his title and he makes sure to always address me in public with same. When asked by patients,etc, I do explain i have a doctorate though i am a nurse. At this point, i have only 3 courses to finish for my FNP certificate. But after 28 years as a nurse and my DNP, I am earning 120+K--- M-F 8-4. No weekends or nights. Love what i do but will return for my fNP certificate to be able to do volunteer work, etc. Again, good luck to you and remember we are never done with learning!!

I had to submit mine. As previously stated, your responses to the nine dimensions of nursing practice is what significantly determines your salary. Good luck and Welcome!!

Congratulations on the call back!!! I would imagine they will be critiquing your presentation while you present--are you engaging your audience? are you speaking in a clear, concise manner? Do you make eye contact and involve your audience? How do you adapt your teaching style to your audience or accommodate students with different learning styles? Do you arrive early to set up and greet your audience or are you fumbling around? Do you allow or encourage questions to be asked? They might also give you a difficult student scenario and how would you handle it? Think about what sets you apart from others interviewing?? Do you have neat ideas for teaching labs or engaging more clinical sites, etc? Or ask you what you know about their mission statement, teaching philosophy, etc. I encourage you to find these out and find out what nursing theory is their academic program/college is based upon---- Maslow's, Benner, etc. Good Luck and know you can do this!!!!

I've had many students throughout the years who must be on medications for either medical or psychiatric needs. Sometimes, students don't even realize they have anxiety, etc and need pharmaceutical management until they are enrolled in nursing school. It is not something that will be held against you. Nursing programs must make accommodations for students. For example, epileptic students have a difficult time with night clinicals (6p-6a, 7p-7a etc) so they are accommodated and do two days of 6p-11p. I urge you to speak to your professor as well as your program director, they are there to help you.

Big Hug!! I'm sorry you had such a stressful first clinical day. When you say you failed clinical, do you mean that clinical day? Deep breath, shoulders back, head held high and move forward!! From here, you should be able to improve both your patient care and confidence. My suggestion would be to meet with your clinical instructor and ask her what recommendations she can make in order to improve at the bedside. This gives her the opportunity to see you are wanting to improve and most certainly she will be documenting this. As someone else suggested, let your nurse know that you have an assessment to complete and do it early in the clinical day. Keep a patient cheat sheet in your pocket so you can make notes regarding your assessment and what you heard or identified. Good Luck--You can do this!!!

I applied for a position end of last year, before Christmas. Didn't hear anything until two weeks ago when I was called to see if I was interested in an interview---telephone 6-panel interview. That evening, received a call with tentative offer. Last week my references were checked and I completed the background check. This week I am scheduled for my physical, labs, fingerprints, photo, etc. I say tentative because nothing is for certain until you receive the official offer which will state your salary. Your salary is determined by a panel of RN's who look at your experience, educational level, etc. It's moving a lot faster than the 4-6months I thought it would take Be patient and keep applying if you see any other positions that might interest you!

Congratulations on your RN completion and recognizing you need RN experience to be the best NP you can be. Please refer to your state nursing board in regards to working as a "nurse extern", if it is a position for RN students who have not completed schooling and are not licensed. In Texas, for example, you are required to work at your highest licensure--an RN would work as an RN and not as a CNA or Med Tech, once you pass boards. Once you passed, you would be looking for a nurse residency program.

Do not quit nursing school!!! Take pharmacology next semester. You will need it anyway and taking it now by itself will be a great review and allow you to focus on the difficult concepts. Make an appointment with your lab instructor and find out when you can practice the skill, check to see if a faculty member can observe you, etc. You are not the first student nor the last who has had to retake a class due to a "mis-performance" of a skill. Notice I do not say "failure". To me, failure is giving up on your dream due to a bump in the road. What's one more year? Have a good cry, pull your britches up and keep moving forward! The semester will pass quickly and you will find yourself re-enrolling in your final semester. The fact that you are doing well in lecture says a lot to the faculty and I am sure they do not think less of you, so you need to cut yourself some slack. For most of us, it is not easy to "fail" a student, it affects us too! Big Hug:geek: