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congratulations! Glad you passed!!

DNP are still in its maturation stage for most programs. I feel like DNP is currently for people who want to be nurse executive/law-makers, and less on clinical side. If you really want to do inpatient burn unit, you should consider a post-masters in ACNP, i don't think it takes that long to obtain it.

Thank you Chelly, good luck to you as well.

Hello. I'm a recent grad of a Family Nurse Practitioner program here in Houston, TX. I just passed my certification exam and am currently in the process of obtaining my APRN license from the BON here in addition to looking for a job. I've been in Texas my whole life and want to go to another state to experience the sunrise of another coast. I'm currently thinking(maybe more so just daydreaming) about working in California, perhaps in the SD, LA, or Bay areas. For my fellow NP colleges, has any of you moved to California from Texas as NP's? What was the experience like with the whole RN/APRN license endorsement issue? From my understanding, the endorsement process takes up to 6 weeks after getting my license here in Texas. In addition, how does the job market look in California for a new family nurse practitioners graduate like me? I've had 1.5 years of medical/surgical/cardiac nursing experience prior to going into my FNP program, I somehow don't feel like that a big bargaining chip in terms of job search.

I lived in Austin for 6 years and worked as a RN for 2 years there before going for my FNP in Houston. It's a great place and you'll love it! Great coffee, relaxed people, outdoors activities, and the most liberal city in Texas. It's almost like a little California in the middle of huge republican state. This is why it's more competitive to find a job there because a lot of young people(and retired Californians) flood the city(and why the pay's less). There are two major hospital systems there: Seton and St.Davids. They both have outpatient clinics and I would check their websites to see if they have any non-acute nurse practitioner positions available. I also just graduated from FNP program and am exploring opportunities in California! Let's trade positions!