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Hi everyone! Long story short, I did nursing school to become a psych np. Now that I have my RN license and am now working in a psych unit, I realized psych isn't for me. I'm thinking of being an FNP now. Which unit should I work in that will best prepare me for FNP? Also I'm worried that it'll be tough for me to be hired in another unit since I only have psych experience . I really don't know which unit to work in now. Please help.

Well pediatrics is a medical floor, psych isn't a medical floor so that's why I'm wondering if you can still be an FNP with no medical floor experience and only psych experience.

Thanks for your responses! :)

Did you feel like your RN experience helped you in your FNP program and in your FNP role (after graduation)?

Thanks so much for your advice everyone! :)

Thanks everyone for your responses! I feel better now :)

Do you know if your friend had a difficult time in the FNP program trying to learn since she only has psych nursing experience?

Thank you so much for your response! My passion is psych and I went into psych right after graduation. However, I'm just worried that if life happens and I have to move somewhere else, I might not find a psych job.

Thank you so much for your response! There is an FNP program in my city. And then a post masters program in psych only an hour or two away from me. For the PMHNP, it is about five hours away from where I live. It'll be easier for my family (and cheaper for me) if I do a FNP program in my city.

Can you be a FNP with only psych nursing experience? I haven't worked on a medical floor. My plan was to do FNP and then get a post masters in psych. Has anyone done this path before?

Can you be a FNP with only psych nursing experience? I haven't worked on a medical floor. My plan was to do FNP and then get a post masters in psych. Has anyone done this path before?

Do any new grad psych nurses regret going to psych right after graduation with no medical floor experience? Is it difficult to land a medical floor job after a few years in psych nursing?

Congratulations!!! I'm doing hurst review as well and I am testing in about two weeks . Did you find that studying medications were helpful for the nclex? Thanks and congratulations once again! :)

Did/does your school offer a pinning ceremony for those graduating with a MSN NP? I'm just wondering because I graduated with a BSN a few days ago and I loved the pinning ceremony. It made my graduation special. I want to go to NP school and would love to experience a pinning ceremony again.

Congratulations on getting accepted! I have not applied to the CSU Fresno FNP program but will do so in a few years. I am currently in a BSN program. So I was wondering if you can share any tips on getting accepted to the FNP program?

The reading was also the lowest score for me. It was the hardest too . I checked out SAT books and did reading comprehensions questions from there. IT somewhat helped!

The first time i took the TEAS Exam, i took it without taking micro/physio. and scored a 70% on it but that was because of the online practice tests that ATI provides lol. but when i took the TEAS test again I had finished micro, and was in the 2nd week of my physiology class and I scored 91% in the Science portion.

The ATI book was helpful for me in the mathematics/reading section. The McGraw Hill book was helpful for me in the english/grammar section. It helped raised my English section from 57% to 90%! Well Good Luck studying!! :)

Well it depends on what's considered competitive at your college. Some nursing schools don't even let applicants apply if they didn't score at least a 70% on the TEAS. Other schools require you to have a passing score of at least a 62%. But in my personal opinion you did really good! Job well done! ?

No problem! Sorry I can't reply back to your PM. The system said its cuz I am new to the website? but to answer your PM, The very first time i studied for the TEAS test i only used the ATI book to study and at the last minute (2 days before the teas test) i took the online practice test and scored an 68% . i was pretty bummed. And when I took the real test..i also scored a 68%. So I obviously needed more practice/help for studying, and when I finally devised my own study plan, I ended up having the score that I wanted.

I took the TEAS at two different schools. At one school, they only giveyou the paper when you have reached the math section. And if you want more paper you have to raise your hand for it and then turn in your other paper that they previously gave you. And at the other school, they gave me a whole stack of papers at once before the test even started,Which was more than enough to to write on.

I took the TEAS test and scored an 85%. What tremendously helped me were the 2 online tests that you are talking about. Especially with the Science portion. The topics in the science section in the practice tests were extremely similar to the real teas test! . Even though buying the online practice tests are a rip off (because u can only take the practice tests twice) I would highly recommend buying them cuz it helps so much! Well that is my personal opinion. Hope I helped some!! :) Oh btw the practice tests are an exact replica of the real teas test!! The online practice tests are slightly harder than the real teas test.