jens2010

I just finished my very first class in my FNP program at Maryville University. It wasn't too bad, but it was definitely sink or swim. I don't have a scheduled class time, but I do have several assignments to complete each week and 35% of my grade is based on group work. So far, my group has been great. I don't ever have to go to the campus, which is nice. A colleague of mine is in her last semester at Simmons. I know she has to sit through online classes at a scheduled time and she had to go to campus for two weeks. I chose Maryville, because it's affordable and has a great reputation. It's around $39K. I think Simmons is around $50k. Other colleagues are looking into Grand Canyon, but the last time I checked they only had an acute care NP program online. They were working on having their FNP online program available to out of state students last year. Classmates of mine are attending Frontier University's FNP and nurse midwife programs. Hope this helps.

It is not legal for an MD to simply "sign on". Don't forget in the state of CA you have to have an NP, PA or Dr. perform the initial assessment. This document will answer most of your questions. http://www.mbc.ca.gov/licensees/medical_spas-business.pdf

It depends where you live and your state requirements. For instance, I live in the state of California where it is required that the Dr., an NP or a PA do the initial assessment. More and more medical spas are hiring NPs and PAs instead of RNs because of this. They don't want to pay an NP to do the assessment and then pay an RN to do the injections. Unless, of course, is it an extremely busy practice. But what NP wants to do only assessments all day? NP pay in aesthetics is significantly higher in CA at least $10-20/hr. NPs working for plastic surgeons, doing the aesthetic treatments, can make well over 6 figures. I am an aesthetic RN currently in an FNP program. Four of the six aesthetic RNs I work with are either in an NP program or applying to one. I Hope this helps.