matthewandrew NP

I agree. I think at minimum nurses need 1 year of direct patient care experience to even be considered in an NP Program. I hate seeing online NP schools, I think that’s ridiculous. NP programs need to tighten up like CRNA programs.

Yeah. That’s not appropriate, especially when nurses are the first to provide anesthesia care in the US.

Having psych experience would be very helpful but not required. You would need to do some heavy reviewing before starting a program if you don’t have experience.

I’m also an FNP working in palliative care and going back for PMHNP. Yeah it will be quite difficult doing what you propose.

I hope your school is helping you out with placement too.

I’m an FNP practicing in palliative care. I had the same question as you. I decided to start a post masters 9 month long PMHNP program for now. Then in the distant future, go get my DNP. I decided to do this because I feel like it’s smarter to start ...

I am an FNP and my first NP job was palliative care. If your organization is part of CAPC, definitely do their modules, that helped me. The resource I carried with me all the time was Tarascon Palliative Medicine Pocketbook. Quick small reference. Ap...

Yeah I would find clinical work. You wouldn’t wanna lose your skills.

ANCC is more comprehensive. AANP is more clinical. boils down to, do you want to be... FNP-C or FNP-BC Sucks there’s 2 bodies for this exam, they should just combine the 2 imho.

Who said CHPN? Obviously, ACHPN core.

I am currently enrolled in the CSU Insitute for Palliative Care course which will help me prepare for this exam. I have heard from friends who have taken this exam that the Core Curriculum book HPNA has is really the best thing to review before takin...

I am a new grad FNP and I just accepted a position in inpatient palliative care. Any RNs or NPs in palliative? This will be my first job as an NP. I have 4 years of experience in PCU. Any tips or recommendations for me? What resources would you sugge...

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Bump.

I totally agreed just using "NP" across the board.

The AAPA has recently released a position regarding "Full Practice Authority and Responsibility" or "FPAR" to create a level playing field with nurse practitioners. It basically calls for ending their mandatory collaborative agreements with physician...

With CRNAs recommending the DNP as the entry requirement for practice by 2025 and CNSs by 2030... when do you think state laws will require the DNP for APRN practice? Do you think this will happen within the next 10 years? 20 years? Never? I know thi...

Thank you for sharing. I'm waiting to start my first NP position and reading these eases the anxiety. Thank you!

This is also so difficult because there are so many certifying bodies out there for every APRN and populations. Family NP has 2 certifying bodies. It would be great I think if national certification was administered like the NCLEX so exams would be s...

You're right, I was browsing through the user's previous posts and it seems like they've been very critical about NP education, practice and existence. Some cynicism is healthy for the progression of the profession but it's treading on hatred it seem...

I know there is also a movement in their community to rename their profession to "physician associate," "healthcare practitioner" or just "PA."

The DNP is about practice application using the best evidence out there. The PhD allows the nurse to generate new knowledge. The 2 are very different but complimentary.

More education? Besides having an undergraduate education related to healthcare (RN), NP programs are specialized. Although PAs may have the breadth, NP education has more depth due to specialization. PAs are trained as generalists, very different fr...

I don't think PAs can have full practice authority because their practice is medicine. NP practice is sesperate from medicine which justifies the autonomy. If PAs want full practice authority and responsibility of medicine, go to medical school.

I agree that NPs have more leverage than PAs with full practice Authority. It will be interesting to see where this goes. I really wish California increase its efforts with FPA. We're the only western state requiring collaborative agreements.