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I am also wondering if anyone has any experience as a Kaplan instructor? I have an appointment scheduled for my online "interview" with them and am wondering what to expect or if anyone has any tips/advice? Did you get the job with them Po Kras?

I am graduating soon (18 days and counting!) and have been scouring job boards. There are a few I want to apply to, but I have a couple questions. Is applying for jobs now worth it? Will I be passed up for jobs because I am not yet licensed/certified? Is it standard practice to apply/interview for jobs before graduating? Is it better to wait? And also, if I do apply now, what do I put on my resume as my title? It has always read "BSN, RN". Is there some way to signify that I am a soon-to-be NP-C? I am afraid that if it reads "BSN, RN" then I will be overlooked d/t lacking qualifications. Please help! TIA!

This is so tricky. I do currently have student NP liability insurance (which covers for RN), and will obv switch it to NP when it is due next year. I wonder if I have an unusual case where I work in pedi as an RN but my NP certification will be Adult/Geri. Has anyone ever heard of this? I know it's strange, believe me haha! But I wonder if my higher certification takes precedent over my RN license when it comes to the patient population, even if I'm working as an RN still.

Right, that's my question.

I already work with peds now, and I have adult experience as an RN as well. My NP cert will be Adult/Geri primary care. No kids for me as an NP, but RN I don't mind. Thank you all for your replies. I feel a lot better about keeping my schooling to myself now. :)

I know exactly how you feel. I have 1 semester left of my MSN NP program, and my daughter is 4 1/2. I started this program when she was a little over 2. I thought at the time that it was a perfect idea to do this now because when I graduate she will be starting school and life will be wonderful (snark). What I have found instead is that I have had to sacrifice a tremendous amount of time with her, and I am not the mommy I want to be right now. Luckily my husband is amazing and a wonderful father and is really picking up the slack, and as a result he and my daughter have a very close and beautiful relationship. But I don't have that with her. I've been sticking it out because I have a lot of student loans and I've already come this far to not finish, but it is painful at times. Most of the time really. She seems to be managing well, so that makes me feel ok, and I know that in 10 years this will only be a blur for her. I cannot tell you whether you should continue now or wait, but I do know that no matter what age your children are, it's hard to be a good mommy and a good student at the same time. It will be painful either way. Maybe it will be good to get it done now while they're little and won't really remember it much, as long as you have a good support system to help with the littles. Good luck in whatever you chose to do.

Thank you for your reply. I have a feeling you're right, it's just so not me and I feel weird about. I have a tendency to be too honest, sometimes to my own detriment, so I agree I should probably keep my mouth shut. My other concern is: what if some of the other nurses in my department mention to the manager that I'm in school and graduating. All the nurses know, but this manager is new and doesn't know me. What if I don't say anything and the others tell him? Am I over thinking this? I have my final exam tonight and it's possible I'm in anxiety mode haha. Thanks for your help :)

I don't post often, but read the boards often as you folks usually have wonderful advice and insight. I am asking for opinions about something. I am in my final semester of NP school. I currently work very few hours per diem as this is all I have time for. My department is dissolving however, and transitioning to a new urgent care setting. If I do not try to obtain a regular staff position in the new department I will be unemployed, and so during the time between school ending and obtaining a new job as an NP I will have no money and this is not an option for my family. We are barely scraping by as is right now. I have a couple issues/questions about this: 1. When I apply for the new position do I tell them that I will be graduating in May as an NP? I feel morally obligated to tell them this for 2 reasons: first, I would have to start the job at 24 hours (vs the 36 hrs it's posted as) and I should explain to them why I can't work 36 hours until after May 7, lol. And also, I think it is unfair to them to hear through the grapevine that their new nurse is now an NP and may not be with them long. I would rather be upfront and honest about it, but it may give them cause to not hire me, even though it may be months before I gain employment as an NP, if not longer. My husband says don't say anything, but it feels wrong. It feels deceitful. But I need this job. 2. My NP specialty is Adult/Geri, but this RN position would be treating children and adults. I know as an RN there are no restrictions, but once I obtain my AGNP certification, am I allowed to care for children in an RN capacity? Thank you!

I know this has been discussed before: I see many threads from years ago. I always leave the air bubble in prefilled syringes, I know that this is called an "air lock" and helps push all the medicine in, yadda yadda yadda. The things is: I don't remember where or why I know this, and I just did a flu clinic and EVERYONE else was pushing the air out, and I was like, um what are you doing, and NONE of them had heard of leaving the air bubble in the syringe. So I start scouring the internet for "official" information on air-lock and injection guidelines,and I am coming up with absolutely NOTHING! Does anyone have any scientific source for why we leave the air bubble and about the "air lock" technique? I need to prove to these nurses that I was not, in fact, harming my patients. Any help is appreciated :)