mka0141

I am sure there is a thread about this already (please link to it in comments because I'm searched out), but I'm looking for a *reputable,* mostly online DNP program in Texas. I am not originally from here and got lucky with a good NP program, but I'd like a little more guidance with the DNP, which doesn't seem as popular here as where I moved from. Thanks in advance for any suggestions (and schools to avoid)!

I'm not far enough into FNP school to have done suturing, etc. But, on the floor, I can do Foleys, NG's, etc. with little to no difficulty. My problem is really focused on IV's. It's embarrassing, but where I went to nursing school we were never taught that, and my first RN job before my current one had an IV "team" so no staff RN's started them. I am really hoping this weakness doesn't affect my newly chosen FNP career.

I have a really dumb question. I am in school to become an FNP, after being a bedside RN for a year and hating it. I want a non-acute setting to really connect with patients in. Anyway, one skill as an RN I am absolutely horrible at is starting IV's, and blood draws are a close second. In the hospital, I can usually find help if and when I fail to start an IV. Do FNPs commonly perform these skills? Thank you in advance. And PLEASE, I don't need to hear any more "practice makes perfect," I've practiced-- A LOT. I'm just bad at this skill, end of story.

Hello all, I'm a new grad RN and a new transplant to Texas. I attended an EL-MSN program and now I really want to go to NP school. I'm wondering: 1. Is the job outlook for NP's in Texas as great as I hear? Or is it more like how the job outlook for RN's is "great" (as long as you have experience)? 2. What are the schools with the best reputation? 3. This is a long shot, I know...but does anyone have a degree like mine (also called "alternate entry" MSN) and is now an NP? Did you get another Master's or a certificate? ANY help is greatly appreciated, thanks!