RNmeee

Thank you. I just wanted to make sure. Her options for answers are also a bit obvious. In contrast, I found APEA Qbank to be a lot more challenging and indepth.

Anybody else preparing for AANP exam found Leik questions in the back of her book relatively easier than other review questions such as APEA and exam edge?

Base pay for neurosurgery is 115K. Thank you all for your suggestions. In many ways, Neuro is a much better option both pay and commute wise. But I decided to take the community healthy because I do not want to go back to school right away and get First assist and acute cert back to back. That is alot of schooling. Second, the direction the consensual model in Washington is taking. Third, I think I will be very happy working for the population that the community health serves. But I also realize based on what you all have suggested, I will probably be miserable due to the commute and from being over worked. Either way, I will be sure to share what my experiences will be like in the future and if I regret my decision :)

Seattle, WA :)

Right! I should be grateful I have these offers. My gut says I will feel very fulfilled working in community health. But I will most likely be miserable due to the commute time. It also says I will most likely be miserable in Neurosurgery trying to keep up with everything I will need to learn. But may be very happy with compensation and commute time. Leaning toward community health at the moment :)

Thank you. You make a great point. I should focus on learning general medicine while given a change. I can always chose specialty down the road.

I was recently offered 104k which is pretty standard for my area. I was told by one of my instructors to not short sell yourself just because they are community health. They still have the revenue. Some of the higher up positions even get bonuses. Benefits offered to me were not so great. I was expecting much more as a provider. The company said no negotiation because everything is standardized and same for all NPs within the company. But I dont see why you can't still negotiate.

Fellow NPs, I am in a predicament as to which job to chose. New grad. FNP trained. Job 1: With community health. 1-1.5 hours travel one way. Pay 104k. Benefits are so so. CME $1500, 7 days. Will have good support. Will see 18 pts/day. Work M-F, 8-5. Job 2: With Neurosurgery team. 15 minutes away from home. Pay, waiting to find out. Benefits are great. CME $2700+, 7 days. Will also have great support. Will be paired with a neurosurgeon. Will have to cover clinic, inpatient, and OR. Work M-F, 7-4. Some weekends and holidays. I have already accepted Job 1. Haven't signed the contract yet. The Same day, I accepted the Job 1, I got the second offer. Another hesitancy with Job 2 is that I am primary care trained. I have neurosurgery experience as an RN only. In some ways, I do not even know what I need to know for this job. But I am positive that I will have great guidance. I will definitely get first assist and acute care cert for Job 2 to stay within the scope, but after starting the job. That's additional 2-3 years of continued training and education + full-time job. I just want to think about all the pro and cons. And I know all of you have some great experiences and insights on this kind of decision making. So, I would love to hear your thoughts.

Nobody here from Greater Seattle area?

I am excited to be getting close to being done with my Family Nurse Practitioner degree in August. I just wanted to check with you all and ask about any scoop on the job market in and around Seattle. I am interested in primary care, urgent care, community health, specialty- Neurology/Neurosurgery. Any suggestions on job hunting would be much appreciated too. Thank you in advance!

I go to Gonzaga online FNP program

Hello everyone, I have exhausted all my resources looking for preceptors for my online FNP program. I have gone as far as paying a company couple of thousands of dollars for finding me a preceptor 4 hours away for Fall. Now I am looking for a preceptor for Spring 2017 and Summer 2017 and I have been looking for almost a year with not a single positive response. Needless to say, I feel exhausted, and frustrated to a point where I even applied to a local brick and mortar school to transfer so that they would find me preceptors, but backed out of it because I would have lost 15+ credit hours I have earned so far. I know I made a huge mistake of choosing online school and not realizing how hard it is to find your own preceptor. As mentioned above, I seriously considered switching school, but I would have lost significant amount of time and money. I only have three more semesters to go. So, I have just trying to make this work somehow. So here I am begging and hoping that someone will hear my plea for help and give me some suggestions or offer me some resources to find a preceptor in and around Seattle area willing to travel 1 hour each way. Please help me!!!

I suggest you do not move. Why? Job market all over the country is BAD. To get a job offer in ICU for a new grad is awesome. You said you want to possibly move to seattle or portland...I am from seattle and I do not have hospital job and yes I came from out of state. There is barely any openings around this area. It is very frustrating. Many new grads are resorting to home health jobs. So I say stay there for couple of years , suck it up, then make your move. All the best to you!

Ok so i need some help from wonderful nurses in AN. I graduated dec 2010. Have a job in home health, but have been desparately looking for acute care settings oppotunity. So I have finally found one possible opportunity in an ICU that will require me to relocate to a small town. I am married, but my husband wont be coming with me if i decide to go because he has a pretty good job in current state. So my dilemma is if i go i'd be gone for atleast a year or two. Pay rate in this hospital is low about $21 Living expense very high. No relocation bonus and i will ppossibly have to fly there for a second interview at my own expense. So i cannot decide if the opportunity and pay is worth the relocation and separation from my husband for 1-2 years. Also do i need to tell them that I am married n that my hubby wont be moving with me if i take the job??? Please share some of your thoughts n suggestions. Should i go if i get hired or look for something closer or better? Thank u all.

I was asked pretty basic questions such as why I chose nursing, why home health, what are my skills or what I have done so far. I was also given 2 different exams. Again pretty basic questions. I was even allowed to look at some books they gave me to answer those questions. In a nutshell, it was a very laid back type of interview. Was offered the job towards the end of the process. So far I love it. I guess it all depends on what kind of people are in the office, but for me the experience has been very good. They have very flexible schedule, lots of CEs, good orientation compared to other home care agencies as well! All the best!