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Hi, I'm looking for expanding my education to the graduate level for FNP. i'm looking at applying to the University of Southern California which is extremely expensive ($84k minus financial aid). speaking with the representative he stated that the program is new and they are going for ccne certification and can take up to a year to receive. The university has a medical school, CRNA program and an already nursing program but the FNP program is new. the representative told me in order to obtain ccne cert they have to have active students. the first cohort just started this past august. i have applied to other schools as well but I am looking for opinions about if it's worth pursuing this institution if accepted.

Maybe there is no experienced staff to precept its very common unfortunately. Experienced nurses are tired of dealing with management and their unrealistic expectations and are leaving bedside nursing for the inexperienced to figure it out.

Well I want to go to ICU because it was something I been wanting to do. I want the challenge and the opportunity to increase my skill set and knowledge. I think it'll help me become an even better nurse. It's justa personal goal of mine. Along with that goal, I want to be a nurse practitioner eventually. I'm not ready totale on a new debt at the moment.

Ive been a nurse for 2 and a half years almost three. I'm currently a travel nurse in the float pool. I float to tele, step down and med surg. I still would like to become an icu nurse someday. For experienced nurses out there when did you feel was the right time to go into the ICU? I currently have Critical Care Made Easy book and have been reading through it...am I over doing it? I've shadowed in neuro ICU being employed in step down neuro about a year and a half ago before traveling so I know how dangerous ICU can be with big issues presenting itself in small subtle changes. Whats the best way to transition and be successful. I would one day like to be a NP. Not really in a hurry (although my friends are trying to push me to go back to school with them). Also whats a good ICU to start and get a little bit of everything fir exp.

I know from personal experience if my sympathetic or fight or flight mode kicks into high gear i can get nauseous and throw up...especially when im nervous (Getting my blood drawn) lol im a nurse that hates getting poked

I know their offering a $20k sign on bonus for their CVICU...take it as good of bad

Anyone have any particular thoughts on FH-Celebration?

I don't know if it's just me but it seems as time progresses I get more and more annoyed with bedside nursing. Everything irritates me and I just don't find it exciting anymore. I dont feel like I once did as a brand new nurse. Most of the time I feel i'm just at a job pushing paper, double charting just to clock out and do it all over again. I'm exhausted from the physical and mental demands. Has anyone been able to regain that passion they had in bedside nursing after it's gone? Even after taking a week or two off I comeback and i'm just tired and over it. I look at my co-workers and they seem to be stress-free or at least are able to mask it well. I dont want to give it up because im not ready for a 9-5 or a pay cut but i'm not really happy anymore.

If you are a fairly healthy person and just covering yourself i think the higher deductible lower premium plans are the better option. Think of it like this...you MUST pay your premium every month but you may not ever reach your dedictible anyway...and they way insurance is these days its a safety net for a big disaster they dont really cover much anyway

Op pm where are you from? Im from Georgia was thinking about traveling to Everett for an assignment but I had changed my mind. Im not fun of where im currently at either i worked 5 days this week and was floated every single one of those days. I always i always get the rough assignment i too am taking a break after this

In my opinion if a recruiter even comes at my with that mess...I would look for another company or switch recruiters immediately. All other calls from that recruiter will be ignored, nobody has time for those games and that crap.

Yes the position pays pretty well but i read that that hospital purposely short staffs it's nurse and administration is heavy on the staff...doesnt sound like an ideal pleave along with restraints and psych AND frequent floating lol

one word. RUN!

Nobody is setting anyone up for failure what i'm saying is ther are many factors to determine if someone is ready to travel. There are some people that traveled that are shy of a year of experience and are doing fine. What you are stating may be true about not having a year or two of exp which is preferred. I didn't have two years of experience and started traveling within my specialty and I am doing fine. It all depends on the traveler and the assignment. If the OP doesn't feel comfortable than of course continue to get the experience or at least try to pick up extra shifts floating to different units to get a feel of what it's like to be on a different type of unit.

I think tele is enough because you also qualify for med/surg assignments as well...however with that being said. I do find tele and ed/surg to be typically the lower paying assignments and also the harder working assignments as well.