OncRN85

Well.... I definitely should have kept in mind that things never happen when you want! We have actually been trying for about 8 months with no luck...I officially graduated this past Saturday and am now looking for a job. I want to think that the timing was not right and now that I am out of school, everything will come together. Good luck, and try not to get discouraged if things don't turn out exactly as you hoped!

I am a new graduate MSN-FNP and plan on taking the AANP next month. I am so overwhelmed trying to decide what to study!!!! I was going to use the Fitzgerald review book, listen to both the Fitzgerald and Hollier review CDs, and attend the live Hollier review course at the end of this month. Is it necessary to also study notes and books from class (including Primary care, patho, pharmacology, and assessment)?!? I feel like if I try to study everything, it will be months before I am ready to take the test! Would this be complete overkill and I should just stick with the review books, CDs, and course and ignore my class notes? Please help me with some study suggestions!

biker nurse: Being able to get pregnant is what I worry about. I don't have any health issues, but I know that doesn't mean anything. We are thinking about getting off the BC about 6 months before we actually want to really start trying and just being careful at that point.

I am almost 26 years old, and in the first semester of a rigorous two year master's program to get my FNP. In the fall, I'm hoping to be able to drop my working status to part-time and then PRN once I start clinicals next summer- planning to graduate in May 2013. I'm really wanting to start a family within the next couple years. My dilemma is this: Would it be better to get pregnant (God willing) in the last semester of school and deliver shortly after graduation (when I am just in clinicals and not with a real job yet)? Or would it make more sense to wait until after graduation to start really trying? I'm afraid that if I were to wait, I would have a hard time finding a future employer who was willing to either hire a pregnant, new FNP or to keep my job for me if I become pregnant shortly after hire. I know that in some cases, NP jobs can be hard to come by and I don't want to be waiting around to start a family for nothing. My husband makes a decent salary, so I don't think that money would be an issue if I had to wait a few extra months to find a job after delivery. However, I would like to start working as soon as possible so that we could plan to move into a larger house. Any input is appreciated..and please be honest! thanks! :)