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  1. Boards seek the absolute minimum for entry-level practice, which is a 65% or better on the exams. To me, 65% is failing, and not "weeding out" people who do not know what they're doing. What's more,...
  2. Questionable practices?

    Hello everyone, So I accepted a job in a private pediatric office, and had my "orientation" yesterday. I put quotations marks in there because it wasn't an orientation at all. Instead, it was the...
  3. Questionable practices?

    Thank you everyone. Unfortunately I still with this practice, but I was able to convince them to credential me through CAQHC. However, there are also numerous other problems with overall practice....
  4. This disturbs me. It's hard enough to promote the profession amongst other healthcare providers, but when you have schools like this accepting and pumping out students who should not have been...
  5. Hello, I was speaking with family members the other day about my board certification exam. I plan to take the ANCC for FNP and have been studying diligently for it. A family member asked what the...
  6. How much debt would you go into for NP school?

    I paid completely out of pocket by working overtime and living with my parents haha. It totaled to $42,000. Private
  7. Minimum Scores for Boards

    I have passed ANCC at 88%. While I agree that passing is passing in the eyes of the certifying body, do you still agree that practitioners are at the same degree of competency whether they passed at...
  8. Hello everyone, I just recently graduated from my FNP program and just today passed the ANCC!! My RN resume consists mainly of pediatric primary care, and I truly desire to work in this population. I...
  9. Why pediatrics?

    1) Kids hate being sick. 2) They never give up (sometimes good, sometimes bad haha) 3) I love family-centered care and sometimes healing the whole family, not just the child. 4) I love the raw...
  10. Minimum Scores for Boards

    I guess I find it disturbing that there is such a low passing score for both board certification exams for FNPs, and I see and hear so many students fail one exam or both exams. It makes me think...
  11. Minimum Scores for Boards

    I do find that funny. My program required a B to pass, and anything less would result in dismissal from the program. But when it comes to national certification, a basically failing score is...
  12. Please read this article: Nurses are not physicians What are your thoughts? I've seen similar posts and arguments on PA and physician forums as well as in their associations. What do you think helps...
  13. Brave or just stupid?

    We don't think highly of our training because it is severely lacking already without people entering into direct-entry programs getting ready to prescribe to human beings, especially the most...
  14. Brave or just stupid?

    I would highly suggest you pursue a PA path, and here's why. NP schools are already lacking in education in terms of pathophysiology, pharmacology, science courses, clinical hours, etc. Add to this...
  15. Argument against full practice authority

    Thank you everyone for your response! Pro-student, I have to agree with you on some points in that there does seem to be a pattern with NPs. I have also noticed that a majority of NPs tend to...
  16. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    I think it largely depends on where you live. If you live in a rural, isolated area, most likely there is a nursing shortage. Urban areas are often either over-saturated or a severe shortage depending...
  17. Over the years I've read numerous posts and articles about nurse practitioner education - the pros, the cons and the absolutely unacceptable. One of the things I am passionately opposed to is schools...
  18. It is so sad that so many do not have the faith for change! I wish there was something that we knew we could do to change things. I just finished reading a number of articles from a physician's...
  19. FNP ANCC EXAM

    Congratulations!! What a great accomplishment! I plan to take the FNP ANCC exam in August, and I am so grateful for your advice. I will definitely add it to my study
  20. I wrote the same comments! In my area, preceptors are paid pretty well for taking in PA students. Hence why they are more willing to precept PA students over NP
  21. I completely agree with you, elkpark. I wish students would be more mindful of how their schools benefit them and their profession rather than what benefits their pocket and time. Thank you for your...
  22. This article is fantastic, and I love the discussion below. I am two months from completely my program that is a mix of brick and mortar and online, and they found preceptors for every single one of...
  23. if you graduated in the last 5 years

    I had a job lined up before I graduated with my BSN. Graduated in May, passed NLCEX in June and started my job in July
  24. why do nurses need to be licensed?

    It's not about compassion, it's about the safety of the public. The NCLEX is a test that helps determine minimum competency to practice safely. These are people's lives, including neonates, children...
  25. Future Market Saturation

    I couldn't agree with you more. As a FNP student myself, I worked hard to be even able to apply to NP schools. I studied for half a year for my GRE, gained valuable floor, homecare and ambulatory RN...