BritFNP

BritFNP

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  1. ANY NON_PRESCRIBING NPs?

    I am about to start at a Medspa doing preoperative H&P's. I will not be required to
  2. In my experience Doctor's office do not hire many RN's. They can get away with that position being filled by a medical assistant (much lower salary). I don't think an office would hire you as an RN in...
  3. What Must I do???

    Your GPA will definitely need to come up. I would make sure your science GPA and over all GPA is at least a 3.0 when all is said and done. I would probably not take the GRE until you were a few months...
  4. FNP vs Acute care NP

    They are completely different as the title states. Acute care NP's I see a lot in ED's and ICU's. Acute care NP's learn way more physical skills (chest tubes, intubation, etc) as FNP's do not learn...
  5. First np job

    I am also in Texas. Attended Angelo State University FNP program. Ultimately one of my preceptors wanted to hire me. I am in the Austin area. The job market here is not good at all. BostonFNP is...
  6. FNPs, I need your input!

    Daily life: Walk into primary care clinic with my coffee, sit at my computer and bring up the schedule. Its just me (FNP) and one MD (owner). My max day is 18 or less patients. Maybe three annual...
  7. Distance learning question

    In the program I attended (Texas), we had a student who resided in New Mexico. Only a portion of her hours were allowed to be completed out of state. I'm not sure if that was a board of nursing...
  8. new grad opportunities in around Austin, TX

    Low low pay. Housing market ridiculous. Most people who live here can't even afford to buy a house here. 110 people move to Austin a
  9. NP What should I do?

    My goodness you are hard on yourself! Whatever you do, do not rush to test. You will know when you are ready. I agree with BostonFNP in taking a review course. I did APEA, but obviously Fitzgerald is...
  10. The programs are going to be completely different from each other. RN/NP school will be more flexible than Med school. This also depends on where you wanna be in 8-10 years. I'll be honest. I'm 27...
  11. FNP Starting Salary

    Salaries range from 75k-120k roughly. Some specialities pay more than others. This is hard to answer. It's like asking what a MD makes…while the anesthesiologist may take home $350,000, the primary...
  12. Loan Forgiveness Help

    WOW. Did not know that. Thanks for the update on the amount$$. I also have read the contract/info pack. I understood that the sites are not allowed to pay you any less knowing you may or may not...
  13. Loan Forgiveness Help

    LiLoRN, That is exactly how I understand it. The higher the number of the facility (need rating) the more likely you will get approval, but no guarantee. Only certain times of year do you apply. So...
  14. Student Loans

    My grad program cost me $40,000 and the minimum payment now is about $350/mo. That said, every loan will be different and interest rates will be different. Also, paying the minimum payment gets you no...
  15. I practice in Austin! Do not come here if money is a concern of yours. The best money here seems to be in quick clinics (redi clinic in HEB grocery stores or Minute clinics in pharmacies) but from...
  16. NP practice in Houston, Tx

    If you hope for ICU you must have your acute care. Some say that for ER, but I've personally known Family NP's that work ER. Family NP's do not learn the skills (intubation, central line insertion,...
  17. Outpatient surgery is typically only M-F, could do PT or PRN at a
  18. More info: :) Our tests were always in a lockdown browser and our last year they added audio and video recording. I will agree with zmansc that group work is the pits. I remember thinking that group...
  19. Nurse Practioner Vs. Physician Assistant

    IF I had not already gotten my BSN and worked as a RN I would have went to PA school instead of NP school. There is no time for fluff in PA school. You will still see it in NP
  20. Ohio or Texas

    Depends on where in Texas. Austin one of lowest paid cities around. Dallas and Houston
  21. Switching nursing career to ANP

    They have direct entry programs for people who aren't even nurses yet! You will be
  22. Once you have the ok from the BON you never have to mention these again. For individual NP programs it depends how they word their application questions. Some just want info regarding felonies or drug...
  23. Big schools with in-class programs (nothing online), like University of Texas Austin for example, find your preceptors/schedule your rotations for you. It is my understanding that any distance program...
  24. I know in my program you had to maintain a 3.0 throughout the program (I think you could get one C) or you could not
  25. Can a School Nurse become an FNP?

    Are you looking for an easy route? You can manage to work full time until your clinical requirement, but most programs require primary care based clinical experiences and those clinics are usually...