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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, the examinations themselves are a joke, having almo...

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 office manager sitting around and gossiping while I wa...

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. They don't provide cleansing towlettes for urine spec...

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 accepted in the first place (not towards you, OP) is abso...

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 minimum score for passing was, and I said I was not su...

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

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 65% or 88%? Personally having gone through several ...

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 am fortunate enough to live near CHOP and Nemours,...

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 emotion that I get from them. Most of the time they don'...

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 about what quality of an education they're receiving a...

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 acceptable. I don't understand how it can be acceptable, or...

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 or hurts our argument for full practice authority?

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 critically ill. I've said it numerous times, and other hav...

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 the lack of RN experience and you have a recipe for ...

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 specialize, just like physicians, and most tend to serve i...

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 on the living conditions of the area and the cost...

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 that do not provide preceptors for their students....

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 viewpoint of NPs, and while there were some that were s...

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 plan.

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 students.

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 input!

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 our students that not only met their needs but were...

Students truly are wasting their time and money going to schools who do not provide clinical placements, regardless of the school's reputation. If the school is not willing to put forth the time ensuring that you are getting high-quality education th...

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 2013.

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 and people who cannot protect themselves. If the...