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Everything you just said is what I am thinking and wondering.

i know all about this because i wanted to be a n.d. it requires 8 years of study. they have 3 universities in the us. there is one in az, one in ct and the last in wa (bastyr university--which i wanted to attend). it's very expensive and at the time (don't know if it has changed) no financial aid was available. in some states (not all) you have billing rights. you heal in a totally different way than what we are used to or exposed to. i totally believe in it and practice this way of healing in my family. i just recently got accepted into the fnp program and hope that i might be able to incorporate this type of healing in my occupation.

Good luck! I know that feeling. It's a good one.

May 18th

yes, i applied and have already registered for fall classes. i'm so excited.

i got accepted into the fnp program for this fall. for those who have already graduated, how grueling was the workload? i'm going full-time, and i don't plan on working. don't get me wrong. i'm very much looking forward to studying and love the subject matter. i am just remembering all the countless hours of studying, sleepless nights, worrying if i passed a test in the bsn program. i love nursing, and i feel that i will love being a nurse practitioner even more. i also have another question. i told my advisor before i applied to the fnp program that i wanted to be a pediatric nurse practitioner and she told me to go through the fnp program to achieve my goal. i don't completely understand the rationale, but i do trust that she knows what she is taking about. can anyone tell me how if i'm in the fnp program that i can become a pediatric nurse practitioner? thank you.

i'll be 48 when i finish the fnp program. like the previous post, i too made a conscience thought and effort to exercise, eat right and to nourish my mind and soul. i was living in a black hole before i changed my ways. i was running on empty all the time, and most of all, i cheated myself out of some years of life. no more!!! if you surround yourself with positive thinking and are true to yourself, i guarantee you, you will win. i'm so full of energy and excited to live life. if it is what you want, please go for it.

i have recently applied to the fnp program. having said that, i would like to know if there are np's out there who (or can you) work 6 months in one state and 6 months in another? my husband loves the heat of texas, but i hate it. it's 90 degrees outside right now, and i absolutely hate it. i would love to be able to go back and fourth to seattle and texas. we have great winters here-no snow or ice and the temp is around 50 to 60 degrees. i guess what i'm trying to say is there such jobs as a traveling (or seasonal is a better word) np? if there is not such a thing, are there np's out there who work 3 12hour shifts and not in the hospital. i have seen the tremendous stress of the np's in the hospital (i work in the nicu). i don't want anything to do with that. i'm leaning towards pedi. thank you in advance for answering my questions.

thank you for your reply, and that's exactly what i have in mind. i'm willing to get any nsg job and working my way back to nicu. my brother owns the ashley home stores in wa. i have thought about approaching him for a sales job until i find a nursing job, but unfortunately we are not that close, so that will be a last resort.

currently, i live geographically in a place that i hate and have no desire to be in, and i'm somewhat without a job. i work prn in a nicu (when i'm not canceled or "on call"-which is a lot lately). i've been looking intensely for a nicu position (here and in wa) but no luck. do you believe the desires of your heart are god's plan for you? if so then i'm meant to be a nicu nurse in the pacific northwest with a huge garden and some hiking thrown in on my days off. it' seems like a simple dream, but there are obstacles in my way--my husband's desire to stay where we are, losing my job (i was paying off debts so i can live in wa debt-free) and not finding a job in wa. i told my husband the solution seems so simple. i need to pack my car and start driving to wa, but the responsible person in me wouldn't. have you ever lived in a place where you didn't want to be but couldn't leave for reasons beyond your control? how did you cope? i already had a college degree when i went to nsg school. i went back to college for 2 reasons--i wanted to be an rn and i wanted to get a degree in something that no matter where i went (the pacific northwest was the only place i wanted to go) i could find a job--hence, nursing. i used to tape pictures of the nw on my wall when i was in nursing school. it was like a stimulant that would keep me going through those grueling days of studying and remind me that i was going to leave this place when i'm finished. adding the 2.5 years it took for me to get my bsn with my 6.5 years of nursing experience behind me, you would think i have paid my dues to make my dream come true, but it's no where in sight. i asked god in his infinite wisdom, if i meant to stay here then give me peace and take away this unsettling feeling i have, but it's not gone. p.s. do any of you know of any full-time openings for an rn willing to work night or day?

when i graduated in 2003, there were so many nursing positions. now there are a handful of jobs. where have all the jobs gone? i have a few thoughts on the matter: 1) nurses who retired are back in the workforce due to loss of spouse's job or loss (or decrease) of retirement savings 2) part-time, prn nurses became full-time 3) administration cutting back on nsg hours due to the economy (having said that, i'm not sure about due to the fact that you can cut back nursing hours, but you can't cut back on the amount of people requiring health care). do you have any theories on why?

there is a perfect job for me (almost), but it's a night position. what do you do to make sure you get enough sleep with the sun out? when i was a new grad, i took a night position. i only lasted 3 months. i found it very hard to stay awake, but that's because i wouldn't sleep during the day. i guess i must have a strong circadian clock. without the use of sleeping pills, do you have any suggestions? :zzzzz

I live in McAllen, Texas, and I got a flyer. I too am curious.

I was a teacher too. I loved teaching, but I love my job as a NICU nurse more. I live in TX, and without getting specific, I make way more than 58,000/year. Yes, it can be a very stressful job, but you have those days when your bored. There are days when I want to quit, there are days when I go home and cry, but when I get off, I go home and replenish my soul and dive back in there. I truly love, love, love what I do. Each one of us have to decide for ourselves. If you feel it in your heart as I did, then go for it. Something you might not have thought of--when I was teaching, I supplemented my income by working at a home health on a PRN basis. If you become a nurse and it doesn't work out for you, your teaching degree will always be there for you. At the least you will have two professions with jobs that are easier to find than a lot of others. Good luck to you.

I have a bachelor's in nursing and an associate's in health info mgment. I didn't last long as a RHIT. Each to their own, but I found it to be extremely boring. I make way more as a nurse than I ever did as a coder. The only reason I ever pursed becoming an RHIT was because my sister in law was one and she worked from home. I loved the idea of working from home. Maybe when I semi-retired, I'll activated my RHIT license and work from home, but for now, I love my job as a nurse.