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I completed my interviews for an NP position at Kaiser SoCal and I was hoping to find out what the rate and PTO benefits are for that region. I was told Kaiser wants to make an offer but needs references first and I want to make sure the pay/benefits are compelling before giving out my contacts for references. Thank you.

I graduated from my NP Program in June 2019 and I am licensed in Hawaii. It is time to renew my APRN license with prescriptive authority which requires 30 hours of CE (8 pharmacology and 22 specialty practice). Does anyone happen to know if the Hawaii Board of Nursing accepts AMA PRA category 1 credits? Thanks in advance.

I am a new grad FNP and I received an offer to work in a private psychiatric clinic treating mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD for most part. The practice does not manage clients with schizophrenia. The clinic is staffed with a psychiatrist on site available for consultation. The psychiatrist is willing to provide training to a new grad FNP. I was hoping to get feedback on whether I would be practicing out of scope as an FNP. The clinic does not provide malpractice insurance. Is that typical for private practice or psychiatry? Thanks in advance.

Thanks @Luv4God!

For those in the waitlist, how are you finding out that you were accepted? I received an email in February saying that I was waitlisted and I was ranked on the list. I haven't heard anything since then but I read that those in the waitlist have been notified of admission in the last few days. Can anyone share the link you are using to check on admission status?

Hi everyone, I was accepted to my top choice direct-entry MSN/NP program and I'm very excited to be starting classes in the summer. I'm trying to find out if it is common to send a gift or a token of gratitude to the people that I had asked for recommendation letters -- my recommenders were a nurse manager, a nurse practitioner, and a chief medical officer. How did you thank the people that wrote you recommendation letters after you were accepted into your program?

Hi everyone, I am a 34yo male with a BA in psychology and am deciding on which programs to apply. My end goal is to eventually become a NP. I live in the Bay Area and am starting to look at programs outside California as well. I am currently volunteering in a trauma center and just took an entry-level job with the Dept of Public Health. My GPA is 3.6 and I got Bs in Microbiology, Physiology, and Anatomy. I started looking at entry-level masters that offer NP specialty such as UCSF, Seattle University, and Azuza. The UCSF program is super expensive, but I feel that the program at Seattle University and Azuza are pretty reasonable in comparison to UCSF and accelerated BSNs in other schools. I am looking at ADN programs, which is attractive because of the cheap tuition in California, but I am afraid that the length of the programs and the degree itself will not make me a competitive nurse in the job market. I know nurses with good paying RN jobs in the Bay Area, but they also have over 15 years of experience. I hear that ADN graduates have a hard time finding jobs in hospitals. Does anyone have experience with these entry-level masters leading to NP? What's your experience getting into the job market as a RN without a BSN or MSN degree? My main concern is to borrow a lot of money, however, I feel that an accelerated BSN will cost almost the same as a MSN. Thank you!