irish_rainbow BSN, MSN, DNP, NP

Is anyone else here getting ready to take it or recently took it this year? I'm taking it next month and I'm kind of nervous! I feel that my program was really good, but I have heard from most people that it's the hardest test you will ever take. I'm...

Also, look at your report on what you scored below competence on from your last exam. Mine was management so I studied heavily on how to manage diseases that were discussed in the NAPNAP review course.

Hi there, I am also a NICU nurse with no PICU experience. I know that PNCB has 3-4 different exams, so you might see some different content. However, PNCB does a review of PNP job roles and tasks every 3-4 years and they update their content and...

So it's 8 years later and I'm finally responding back to this post. I took the CPNP-AC twice in 2014 and made 396 both times (400 needed to pass). I was totally down on myself, decided that I wasn't smart enough to be an APRN, and moved on with my li...

I got my eligibility to schedule my CNE today and have until August 10th to take it. My issue is the timeline for trying to study. I start my DNP program on June 13th and that class lasts until August 7th. Then I get a week long break before the next...

Hi satisfiedwithURcare, I passed my CNE on the first attempt. I ended up scheduling it for June 8th which was the week before my first DNP class started. I did the online Billings review, NLN's Certified Nurse Educator Review: The Official National L...

Hello all, I took the NCLEX-RN for the first time on June 25th and found out on June 29th that I failed. Obviously, I was pretty devastated. I graduated with University Honors and Sigma Theta Tau honors from a pretty decent BSN school. I consider mys...

Hey all, I have been working in a Level III NICU for 2.5 years and decided that I wanted to obtain my certification. I am also currently in a MNS program for my Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. I was wondering if anyone who had already taken the RNC-NIC...

I don't actually have a NP job yet, but my specialty is pediatric acute care. This means that I can only work in a pediatric hospital. There is only one in my state, so I will contribute to this because I already know the starting salary. There ar...

I would have not gone to school for my Masters if it had been $100k! NO! There are people that do it, I even work with a few. It boils down to what you really want... but for me I am terrified of debt. Also, I think it's a good idea to look for publi...

I do agree with you on that. I do realize that we want to be recognized and respected as professionals. However, I do worry that we are putting respect of nursing as a whole over the individual respect that we give each other in this process to figur...

I agree PMFB-RN. Unfortunately, we live in a culture these days that academic status seems to make people feel more qualified. I think lots of people, especially the younger people just now getting into the workforce, seem to be under this impression...

Yes, fmAtoZ&backagain is correct. At least in my area, as well (Arkansas), there is no pay increase for your MSN to DNP as a practitioner (teaching may be a whole different story). I have not heard of any other places paying more for a DNP. At le...

Hi. I have worked in a level III NICU for almost 3 years. I did 6 weeks orientation on days, 6 weeks on nights, then stayed on nights ever since. I have made some great friends and really trust my charge nurses. I am in graduate school, so I work wee...

Sorry I am a year late replying to your post. Grad school sort of stole my life for the last year! I ended up staying on nights and not taking the day weekend option position. Actually, at my hospital, they do not offer weekend option anymore. It wou...

I definitely think it depends on the area, the specialty, and where you plan to work. I just graduated from a pediatric acute care program and there is only one children's hospital to work here. I work weekend nights at the adult sister hospital to t...

Aw, thanks!! My next big, scary adventure is passing the PNCB Acute Care nurse practitioner certification exam. I take it next month and I'm twice as nervous about this because everyone says that it is extremely hard! Also, there is no book (they are...

I am replying to this a year and a half late... but just realized that I had not done so. I did pass my RNC-NIC on the first try last August!!! I also used the Watson book and Cardiac S.T.A.B.L.E. Those were wonderful resources. I also just graduated...

Hello All, I graduated with my MNSc this past May 2014 in Pediatric Acute Care. I enjoyed clinicals, however my bedside RN experience is in the NICU. You cannot function as a NNP without the certification. My passion is really neonates, and I feel co...

Hello all, I am graduating next week with my MNS in Acute Care Pediatrics as a nurse practitioner. One of the positions I have applied for is in the Pediatric CVICU. I did a clinical rotation there and liked it, however it can be stressful. They do a...

I have 4 years experience as a bedside NICU nurse. I love it! However, I am graduating in May with my Acute Care Peds NP. I chose this program because it was in state and we only have 2 Level 3 NICUS in Arkansas, so I felt I would be limiting my choi...

I think working in a NICU setting will help you out a lot... they usually look at work experience and where it has been concentrated. I took the MAT entrance exam, but I think the GRE is more popular nationwide... I just hate the idea of retaking an ...

Hi all, I am a NP student graduating next May. I am currently earning my Masters in Acute Care Pediatrics, however Neonatal studies is really my passion. There is no neonatal program in my state, but I have worked as a beside RN in a Level III NICU f...

I started working as a new graduate in a Level 3 NICU in October 2010. The hardest part for me was simply applying what I had learned (mostly on adults) in a completely different patient setting. The assessment was the same and different all at the s...

I have good news! After researching and talking with the director of the program I am interested in, I have learned some new information which I think will be helpful for me. The school I am interested in has "post-graduate" studies. So basically, if...