time2go MSN, RN, NP

This is old but I'll respond because the independent practice in CA is not nearly what I or any other NPs I know expected. There are now 2 types of NPs: 103s which work somewhere there are MDs or DOs working (like a medical practice, hospital, clini...

You don't need a hospice NP as preceptor. Whatever your NP designation is going to be is who needs to precept. For example, if you're heading toward Adult/Geriatric Primary Care, you need a primary care preceptor. Hospice NP is not a licensed desi...

I'm in that position now. I agreed to it but I'm getting tired of it. I'm ACHPN NP and I agreed to do admissions (RN job) in a pinch. Well, since hospices do indeed tend to run lean, I do way more admissions than I had anticipated. Doing F2Fs doe...

I could never find a definitive recommendation for pre-test study and review. Seems like experience is the only thing that absolutely will help but you know how that goes. Like with the NCLEX, what you learn in school is different from what you lea...

I took it twice, passed the second time and there were not many similarities between the two. Seems they concentrate on hospital palliative things more than hospice. I remember when I took the CHPN a few years ago, it was heavy on hospice. Not so on...

Old thread but I took the test today for the second time and passed. Both times I took the test, the questions were so different. I would be interested to hear if anyone used a test prep they thought was useful. I think the test is so broad, there...

The bottom line as I see it is an NPs willingness to take a job where he or she is expected to function as the MD or DO, knowing there will be a pay disparity. So many "midlevels" (I know, many hate that term) want to show what they know and be comp...

Started pre-reqs at 53! Finished AGNP at 64. Take that! Never say you're too old to change something unless you're already dead.

Agreed. I was a CHPN, hospice RN before I finished my NP. Now I'm a hospice NP. Knowing the role of the hospice NP was a comfort to me because I knew that if I got through the education and credentialing process, I could absolutely do the job! I a...

I have the same concerns about this book. There are, indeed, tons of typos but I'm going with the actual content, along with other things, because, well, can't hurt!

1. I'm a hospice nurse and my employer kept me on as an AGNP. We only do adults who are mostly in the geriatric age range so it's perfect. 2. I have many opportunities that looked interesting but then the opportunity came up to stay where I am so th...

Clinicals were a whirlwind. There were papers and assignments and clinicals and charting on the patients you see in clinicals.

Just graduated from Spring Arbor AGNP. The clinical portion is by far the most problematic. You have your clinicals which require the practice hours in addition to online assignments/modules plus you will likely have another class so that makes bas...

I wanted to quit nursing school nearly every semester. I'm now finishing my AGNP and I've wanted to quit that too. Before you quit, learn about all the jobs you can do that are not in the hospital. Hospital nursing is not for everyone but nursing ...

This thread has been around a long time and I'm happy to see it got continued recently. I was a claims adjuster, real estate agent, dog groomer, etc., etc. prior to starting my nursing school journey at the age of 53 with pre-reqs at a community col...

Started prerequisites at age 53, graduated with BSN at 58, currently working hospice with CHPN, just started my AGNP at age 61 so I can do face to face, monthly facility visits and palliative care until I'm 75 or so. No, you're not too old. I'm in s...

As a CHPN, I would go with what heron stated, "Start an inpatient care home that can contract with hospice agencies to provide respite care without having to provide all the services required by CMS, because the contracting hospice already does th...

I had a similar issue when I got my CA license by endorsement. It took me 4 months to finally get my license and I was already in the state working as an MA until my license came through. Turns out they had my middle name wrong. Someone along the wa...

Can you just call and ask or maybe go through the information they have sent you thus far for the answer? Maybe check the website and see if it mentions whether you need a CA nursing license when you start the residency? Sometimes you're not actuall...

Hey there fellow folks of a certain age: Felt the need to chime in again after a long while: I graduated a BSN program at South Dakota State University when I was 58. If anyone is being discouraged by waiting lists or tuition for BSN vs. ADN, I recom...

Laudamia: I was posting on here earlier this year and it took me a ridiculous amount of time to get my license. Nothing on breeze ever indicated anything was being done on my application. Each time I called, I was told "there's no reason you shouldn...

I'm from southern California and I started nursing school in 2010. There were waiting lists up the wazoo then too in California. I graduated with my BSN last December from SDSU--South Dakota State University (West River) in Rapid City. There is no...

I'm 59 and approaching a year since I got my BSN. My final senior project was to do something that embodied my nursing school journey. I wrote a poem that my classmates seemed to identify with and enjoy so here it is in hopes that it will help you c...

RHIT to RN: If you want it badly enough, you can find the stamina. I started my pre-reqs at 53 and graduated with my BSN at 58. I must say it was hard but not necessarily because of my age per se as much as due to my dislike of having to do things ...

cecilbee thanks for the 800#. I got to someone who actually put a tracer on my file to see why the heck I was still unlicensed. Couple days later (today) finally got my license. Holy cow, what a ride! Here's a summary of my timeline for anyone in...