starla76

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1. New NP in the military

   starla76 replied to starla76's topic in Government

   Hey AF NPs...please post your experiences! I'd love to hear some different perspectives. I'm six months in and frankly, the jury is still out. We shall see....

2. New NP in the military

   starla76 replied to starla76's topic in Government

   Hello all! First of, I can't comment on the RN experience in the military. I am a direct entry FNP. My AF specialty code is an FNP therefore, I did not attend NTP. If you enter the military as an NP, you will not go to NTP. That said, I haven't been ...

3. New NP in the military

   starla76 replied to starla76's topic in Government

   To respond to graceofone - I began the application process for the HPSP scholarship in my first year of grad school so that year wasn't covered by the scholarship. I advise you to start now if interested. First, get in touch with an AF nursing recrui...

4. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

   starla76 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students

   Blurr, I just graduated as an FNP from the Masters Entry program at Boston College and as far as I know, 100% of the FNP students - with no RN experience - got NP jobs within 2 months of graduation. You can do this without working as an RN. You just ...

5. New NP in the military

   starla76 replied to starla76's topic in Government

   I'll tell you what route I took: I did a Direct Entry program so I was able to get my RN/NP in one program. The Air Force gave a me a scholarship and stipend under the Health Professions Scholarship Program. During school, your only responsibility is...

6. OR nurse to nurse practitioner...possible?

   starla76 replied to Gottago's topic in NP

   Well, I went from classical musician to a direct entry FNP program, so yeah, I'd say you will be just fine. Good luck.

7. New NP in the military

   starla76 posted a topic in Government

   Hi all, I am about to graduate as a new FNP and will enter active duty service in the Air Force. I have to first attend officer training and then I'm off to my first base assignment at the end of the summer. I wanted to ask all the Air Force NPs out ...

8. Accelerated MSN Programs

   starla76 replied to prenursing09's topic in Post Graduate

   Hi there. I thought I would put my two cents in regarding the accelerated MSN programs. I am about to graduate as an FNP from Boston College's Master's Entry program. I went full-time and did not work as a nurse beforehand. I was actually in the fine...