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@deltadiva_RN Hi! I wanted to respond to your comment as you mentioned you had the same exact questions. I ended up starting in Aesthetics as a RN while in my NP Program because I wanted to gain experience before being in the NP role. I will say that initially getting my foot in the door was not an easy process and I did have to get certified in aesthetics before any of the med spas would even interview me; however, once you're in, you're in! I also ended up choosing the MSN route for my NP for the cost and timeframe in comparison to DNP; in addition, salary outlook for a DNP and MSN prepared NP was pretty much the same so that was also a huge determining factor!

@Blondie 205 Hi there! I personally started in Aesthetics as a RN while in my NP Program. I will say that initially getting my foot in the door was not an easy process and I did have to get certified (The Confidence Lab offers an amazing course!) in aesthetics before any of the med spas would even interview me; however, once you're in, you're in! I have noticed that many of the med spas, plastic surgery offices, etc. are looking for NP's nowadays. In terms of which specialty, any of the ones you mentioned will suffice. I personally chose FNP as it's more marketable (& I do not have a desire to be back in the hospital setting so acute care was a no-go for me LOL). I have several aesthetic NP colleagues there are Acute Care and some that are Adult Primary Care so either of those specialties will do getting into Aesthetics. Good luck to you!

Thank you sooo much for your insight!!

Hi all! I am a new grad NP and boy am I excited to be done with school! LOL. It has been about 3 months since I graduated and have been working one day a week doing aesthetics and I have been looking for a full-time job. I am torn between offers and ANY help/thoughts would be so very much appreciated!! Also, my background in nursing includes NICU, preop/pacu, aesthetics, and infusion nursing. Job Offer 1: Summary: New infusion clinic with chronic patients delivering biologic medications (e.g. Remicade, Tysabri, etc…), but we also offer a full range of infusion services. Perform physical assessments. Administer IV infusion therapy. Provide screenings, interventions, counseling, perform lab tests. - New clinic, so right now staff is 1 RN and 1 provider daily. will add admin staff as clientele grows. -Pay: $58/hr (negotiated to $65/hr) -Part-time <30hrs/week with potential for FT, no weekends, no holidays, some benefits (health insurance and accrued PTO), full licensing reimbursement, malpractice included. CME allowance only for FT of $2000/yr. Job Offer 2: Summary: New outpatient non-profit clinic seeing low-income patients mainly providing STD/HIV screening, testing, and treatment. Will start incorporating primary care. - New clinic, staff will consist of 1 provider and 1 MA daily. There is another PA on site and they're looking to add more providers. Will be seeing 20 patients/day. 1 day of admin time. - Pay: 150k - Full-time 40 hrs/week, no weekends, no holidays. Benefits (health insurance, PTO). No CME allowance but will consider it. Malpractice included. - No official orientation process but will take a few hours to go over charting. Would like me to start Monday seeing patients on my own (red flag?) I do have another offer doing veteran physicals full-time as well. As you can see there is a big difference in pay but some red flags. My concern is that maybe doing infusion would pigeon hole me? However, working infusion clinic would allow me to keep my aesthetics job. My other concern is that I don't know if I see longevity at the non-profit clinic although the pay is great for a new grad in my area and having primary care experience would be awesome. Please any advice or thoughts would be appreciated!

Hello! I've been looking through FNP programs and wanted more insight on South University. Did they provide clinical placements? Were you able to take one class at a time? Was it an asynchronous program? Any on-site visits? I've been trying to get a hold of the advisor but haven't heard anything. Thanks for any insight!

Thank you for your response! Glad to hear you’re liking the program. Would you say it is doable while working? I currently work 5 8’s and just want to make sure doing the course load will be manageable while working full time. Is this an asynchronous program? Or are there online lectures and classes to attend?

Those are all definitely understandable and great reasons!! My concern is the finding your own Clinicals and preceptors, I heard that can be the most stressful part of FNP school and I’ve read that sometimes dishing out the extra money is worth it to have the school find clinical placements.

Thank you for your response!! If you don’t mind me asking, what were your specific reasons for ultimately deciding to go with USU?

Hello! I am highly considering United States University for my FNP program! Did you have to find your own clinical sites? (I am Out-of-state)

Hello, I am a RN with a BSN that has a background in NICU and PACU outpatient surgery. I am extremely interested in aesthetics and I am debating if I should get into the field as a RN and gain experience first (I've seen RN's open their own injectables practice and make bank but I've also heard that RN's that work at a medspa is a dog eat dog world and is commission-based) OR just go back to school and start my aesthetics career as a FNP? In addition, I am debating on whether to go the MSN or DNP route? I know the MSN is obviously much cheaper and can start practicing as a NP sooner but it is said that a DNP will be the new criteria come 2025 so I'd like to just be smart on what route I take. Also, if any FNP's know of any good/reasonably priced programs that would be amazing! ANY advice, suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated!!

Thank you so much for your input!! Definitely a good perspective to think about.

Hello! I graduated with my ADN and BSN in May 2018 and passed the NCLEX in July 2018. I have been applying for countless of nursing jobs since July and it has been difficult. During school, my interests were in NICU, L&D, ED, ICU, peds. However, it has really been difficult to get into any of those as a new grad.This past week however, I received 5 job offers, all in which are intermediate care units and oncology. I have really been debating on which unit I should start my nursing career with - step down or oncology? I do feel that step down would be a good foundation to start and would be easier to transition to other specialties with that experience; however, during my clinical rotations, I really did not like med surg at all. On the other hand, I think oncology would be a great unit and fulfilling, from what I hear from oncology nurses; however I am worried that an oncology background would be difficult to transition to other specialties. My short-term goals are to either go into travel nursing or join U.S. Navy nursing. Later on, I am thinking about possibly continuing my education as well.

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Hi, I recently graduated (May 2014) with a Bachelor's degree in Public Health. My main goal has always been to become a RN, therefore I applied to nursing school for the accelerated nursing program and thank god I got accepted. I can start either in the Fall or Spring; the next program starts Sep 1st. Now, based on your own experiences, do you think it is advisable to start nursing school right away? Or has it been beneficial to take a break and work for a little bit then start nursing school? Please any advice/insight would be greatly appreciated!