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Tasha, Most groups would not bring an FNP into the ICU but it’s up to the group. I don’t work directly for the hospital; the company I work for has a contract with the hospital to staff their ICU. We have received a great deal of training so the FNPs are doing a great job. It almost feels like being in school again. Some of my co-workers feel like the FNPs have no business in the ICU but they are doing a good job so far. An associate of mine works at a Minute Clinic here and they are paying her $92,000 annually. I think she works four day a week. You can also do their preceptor program, which would give you a foot in the door. You can make up to $200,000 annually working for MD2U. If you want to work with a doctor, most doctors would probably start you off between $80,000-$90,000.

Tasha, I do live in Jacksonville. MD2U is a good company and they pay well!! I know we can’t list any names on here but they have a male NP who’s an excellent NP. I used to do family but now I’m acute working in the hospital. Are you planning on working inpatient or outpatient? We just recently hired a few NPs who are family for the ICU. Getting jobs around here sometimes come from networking with other NPs. I will be more than happy to help you out in any way I can. I did family first, so I have many FNP friends. I can also give you the run down on salaries you can expect in different facilities.

Tasha, Please do not apologize for other people on here; I assure you I can handle my own. I know I recently joined allnurses and I did notice the pattern of bullying that goes on here with certain people. Let me be clear you are not one of the bullies. I’m saying all of this to say, I knew my comment would attract negative comments. I will never let the potential for negative comments stop me from saying what I have to say. Let me explain, when I noticed we were from the same area, I did research your comments and that’s part of why I got offended by the comment you made in this particular thread. Looking back on my comments, I can see why you would feel like it was a personal attack and for that I APOLIGIZE TO YOU. I meant everything else I said to everyone else on here. Good luck in school and I truly wish you the best.

Boston, I added input to the thread and I'm done with this cattiness. If you haven’t noticed already, I can careless about your opinion. You can continue to pick fights with other people on here, which I see you are good at.

Theresa, I am grown and I can add MY OPINION to any thread I see fit. I’m not a child and I don’t need my friends to fight my battles. Just like you got offended by my comment, I got offended by her comment. Don’t give me this GI Bill guilt trip because I didn’t bash the military or Simmons. I have plenty of family members and friends currently serving in the military. My best friend attends a for-profit school and she is paying for her education with the GI Bill she earned for being in the military. Now, maybe you and Tasha should grow up before you guys start typing. Also, I can careless why Simmons is so expensive; it’s more expensive than any for-profit schools I know about. That’s the point I was trying to make with the comment she made. You don’t think she offended people who attend for-profit schools with her comment? Oh, it’s ok for you guys to offend people but we better not say anything about your school. Ok, I get it.

Again, I was trying to make a point with Tasha before you guys jumped into my conversation. Like I said several times, I DO NOT CARE WHAT SCHOOL ANY OF YOU ATTEND!

Zman, Thank you! I don't understand how my comment turned into a debate about quality schools because I never bashed the quality of Simmons. I was trying to make a point to Tasha about the comment she made. I found her comment to be inaccurate about for-profits charging an arm and a leg for tuition. However, all these extra people jumped into my conversation and assumed I was saying Simmons wasn't a good school. I simply stated I would never spend that amount for NP school. I already know the answer to why Tasha didn't apply to the local colleges here because she stated this information in a previous post; I was trying to make a point with her. Until Simmons accepted her, she was all for these for-profit schools and that was the route she was taking.

Blue, The reason why people in this country are in so much debt is because many people have a champagne taste with a beer budget. Investment, debt whatever you want to call it, it’s your choice. ME, personally, unless I’m going to get paid more for having a fancy college name on my resume, I will never pay or have my family pay an outrageous amount for school. We can agree to disagree on that. OP, If you want to pay an arm and a leg for NP school and get paid the same amount of money compared to someone who went to a state college, go ahead. May I suggest looking into Duke, Georgetown, Simmons,etc. I’m only telling you to think about having to pay this amount back. Most of the people on here are no spring chickens and have families to take care of. You will not get paid more money as an NP because of the school you attended. In the end, the choice and debt or INVESTMENT is yours. Do you want to repay back $30,000 or $70,000+? LET ME BE CLEAR I feel Duke, Georgetown and Simmons are good schools. I'm not debating if these schools are good, i'm saying I would never consider paying a high amount to have these schools on my resume. The reason why I even brought up the amount about schools in general is because Tasha said for-profit schools charge an arm and a leg. So, I brought to her attention that many people can say the same about her school and I personally didn't know of any for-profit schools with tuition rates as high as Simmons.

Boston, Let me end this real quick with you because I don't have time for this. My schooling, from the beginning to the end was paid for by my parents. My parents own several businesses, so money was never an issue for me growing up or now. Even with that being said, I still wouldn't spend a crazy amount of money per credit hour for school. My parents work very hard for their money and taught me at an early age how to spend money WISELY.

FNP 2006 ACNP 2013

"You can't provide samples indefinitely and a free supply for 30-60 days of a $200 medication helps no one when they can't pay for it the third month. I'm not a drug deal pr a pharmacist, and I do not want to deal with that mess." You are too funny! I don't pass out sample drugs either.

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Tasha, I have one question for you. We live in the same area; why not apply to UF, UNF or JU which all are good school with reasonable tuition? We have three brick and mortar schools that are a fraction of the price you are paying at Simmons. And they find preceptors for you!

I don't have time to argue with anyone on these threads. I was simply making a comment about a post. SO, you guys can continue to pay your arm and leg for your education, it's your business. I paid a reasonable amount for ME at my state school in the swamp. Go Gators!

BC, You missed the point I was trying to make with TASHA. If I wanted to get actual facts about the acceptance rate, I would have went to US News to retrieve information. I said from reading the threads on here, it appears most students on the threads who applied to Simmons got accepted. Also, I never stated that Simmons wasn't a reputable school. I know exactly where they stand in rankings. My statement was geared at the arm and leg comment about for-profit schools that was made. I was simply pointing out to her that her school charges more money than any for-profit school I know of. At the end of my comment, I stated I can care less how much anyone pays for school. I was simply commenting on a statement she made about high tuition.