NP Sam

I'm going! I'm excited. I signed up for Spanish, aromatherapy class... wide variety:)

Had a December graduation. Went to Costa Rica-amazing! For my first "NP vacation" explored Canadian Rockies... August/September is great time to visit.

My advice is to not get hung up on the location but the actual offers (contract) you receive. Apply in FL and AZ. I am in FL and feel salaries are lower, but if you can find employment with benefits and income that work for you you'll be fine! Best of luck!

We always will need physicians, they should never be eliminated.

Yes it is. In my younger (immature) days I used to put "holla" in front of everything, so glad I didn't decide to make my username "Holla At RN Sam." And btw, visiting Hobbiton in New Zealand is on my bucket list and I have this sign in my kitchen :)[ATTACH]21898[/ATTACH]

Started here as CNA Sam, then changed to RN Sam, and finally now NP Sam. I'm so done.

Nextgen in clinic, cerner in hospital

-When you write this essay you want to be concise, clear, and authentic. They read many of these several times yearly so you want to stand out as best you can. - I have always told prospective students that there FIRST sentence should grab my attention. I think you have an opportunity to make a creative first sentence with your veterinary experience. -No need to say"woman who is like second mother to me." Not necessary, just say godmother or close family friend or something similar. In my opinion, all cancer is terrible, so just say "cancer." Other general notes: - I suggest getting rid of the "so passionately want to successfully.." Super wordy. - They don't give you direction on purpose. With nursing essays, they get a snapshot on the applicant's intelligence, maturity, and current grasp on what the nursing profession actually entails. Best of luck to you, make sure as you rewrite that you read essay out loud several times to yourself. Helped me a lot :)

I signed a noncompete too, but 10 miles within same specialty. 30 miles is insane. Definitely wouldn't sign three year contract either. At 75k with two years experience, you are being taken advantage of. You are billing $350,000 and deserve a portion of your earnings. Your value to the practice speaks for itself.

At what point in your program will you be able to get RN license? I would try to find a job as an RN, even if PRN. No need to get CNA license if you are in NP program.

I hope you are aware we are discussing new grad NP and not RN. I would not tell anyone to take an NP job for 32/hr with their eyes closed. Please keep your eyes open fellow new grads :)

I am an OR nurse and will be done with my MSN program in December. Sometimes I feel I do not know enough, but it is all in my HEAD. I am doing great in school. I will say that I have to review things often because working in the OR there are just some things we never do.

Go for it! I am an OR nurse currently in PNP program. It will not hold you back. You bring something special to the table. Who knows where I will end up when I am done.

Please keep us updated. I am also an OR nurse working on MSN and plan to do the same thing!

I will be working 4 10s a week and do PNP part time. I will approach the clinical schedule hurdle when I get to it. I work in the OR so I take quite a bit of call so we shall see how it pans out.