futureeastcoastNP

Because the Northern part of the state is a giant NYC suburb, most people work in NYC and commute in during the day, and the entire area (for the most part) is extremely affluent and expensive. A lot of north jersey people barely acknowledge the exis...

Nothing wrong with OP's point of view. It's very possible (and common) to hate being a bedside RN and love being an NP. You think all physician assistants (who do the exact same role) could handle being nurses? There's an entirely different "set" of ...

It's a for profit school. Admissions were easy because their main goal is to collect tuition checks, not invest in students. For profit schools rarely, if ever, turn away students. Will you be able to get a job? Yes, as long as the job is less compet...

Reduce fluff classes, increase science courses, increase clinical hours, require incoming students to take upper level science (like organic chemistry and biochemistry), force all programs to provide preceptors, shut down for profit schools. Yes, the...

You wish to become a provider and make medical decisions for people that could potentially mean life or death...yet you wish you could do even LESS clinical time than required, which is already the lowest among any healthcare provider? I'm sorry but ...

You really need to drop this self-righteous attitude. The oversupply of nurse practitioners has nothing to do with "improving access" and everything to do with greed. Greed on the part of schools wanting to cash in on the NP craze (especially for pro...

1 day per month PTO? If this includes all time off (sick leave, vacation, etc) then yes, it's far too low.

That's because you're in rural Kansas. Rural and poverty-sticken areas are typically the last areas to become saturated for any career, because they are undesirable locations to live. The oversaturation of nurse practitioners may not have extended to...

The NP market is becoming very saturated due to online programs that take anyone who applies. You yourself just said you had "many coworkers" begin graduating from NP programs. When supply goes up, demand (and salaries) go down.

That's not exactly how it works. Your hospital likely has a tuition payment policy, which you could use for any school. Chamberlain probably shows up as "discounted" for employees of your hospital, but that's simply a Chamberlain marketing trick. The...

I would just make the point that most DE programs attract people who have previous bachelor's degrees in biology, chemistry, and other science heavy majors who were likely even on a premed track. That's something badly needed in the NP profession, wh...

I think a lot of people here have issues with reading comprehension. Most of us on here have agreed that online schools do not hurt the profession. Online programs from REPUTABLE, RESPECTED, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS! Online degrees from specific for pro...

Going to an online school doesn't seem to matter. It's the well known for-profit/diploma mill type schools that affect things. Employers know places like Kaplan and Walden have very low admissions standards and many people are biased against hiring t...

If you're talking about for profit programs, there is nothing you can say. If you are talking about online reputable NP programs, such as Vanderbilt or Frontier or Georgetown, simply say: "We only take the didactic portion online. We get the same lec...

One thing to think about those is that often times those who pay this concierge service health fee are often of higher incomes. They typically prefer physicians to nurse practitioners. One market that may be good for nurse practitioners is lower cost...

Speaking of for profits, here is what Walden University (a for profit) says about job placement of graduates: What are my chances of getting a job when I graduate? The job placement rate for students who completed this program in 2012-201...

You can't work because PA is a more rigorous education than online NP. If you go online at least avoid the for profits

Even if the person has been a successful NP for 20 years? You only care about RN experience? I understand (I guess) if you're talking about a new grad...but don't put THAT much emphasis on RN experience. It's helpful but it CERTAINLY doesn't trump N...

I agree...but it's certainly not like NP schools. Pretty much ALL physician assistant programs are competitive to an extent. Unlike with NP programs, a hopeful PA cannot simply give up and sign up for a for profit program that doesn't even require an...

Jreed you seem to be misunderstanding peoples post. Both bsnanat and I have stated we are not against online programs. We are against low standard and for profit programs. Many top programs are online.

Some schools, such as the one zmansc went to, handle the "find your own preceptor" thing very well. They help you if you have trouble, work out the contract details, and work closely with your preceptor. With the complete lack of standardization in N...

Also I want to add something to this: EXPERIENCED nurse practitioners from for profits don't apply to this. They become nurse practitioners before the market became saturated, and were able to get jobs and gain valuable experience. After 2-3 years in...

So either don't work in a hospital once you get your NP license or wait and work 2 years before getting your NP degree. It's going to be much harder getting a job if you graduate and then spend 2 years working as an RN. That could cause major role co...

Glad to see some people on this forum see things accurately. These for profit programs are ruining the profession every way possible. Credibility, over saturation, knowledge base. Every nurse in America is going to NP school because it requires absol...

Your views are right on point. Unfortunately, you will be met with hostility and told you are wrong, and that for profits are wonderful institutions. You will be told that they are very rigorous and have standards as high as an Ivy League school. You...