CalderonLuis

First of all , I appriciate that you took the time to answer my questions. I am amazed of how much you do in a hospital setting. It I nice to see that an NP is a rewarding career and that encourages me to lean towards that path. I also have a question about your answer, you said "my practice's patients" , so you have your own practice ? Or are you under the Drs supervision?

Hey guys!! I'm a nursing student with a lot of questions about NPs out there in the hospital setting ...so here they are: 1. What is the role of an NP in a clinical setting ? 2.Do you ever feel unappreciated at the hospital setting? 3. Do you ever encounter MDs that try to put you down? 4.Pros And Cons of the job? And a bonus question is : why NP and not MD? *In my case my dad is a physician in Mexico and I notice how the physicians over there take their time with their patients. Talk to them, and pretty much treat the patient as well as the disease...I notice that the closest thing to that was NP. I've never seen an MD smiling or even being polite or humble (expect on the residents) and i have met several MDs that they honestly tell me : if can start again I would of choose PA or NP. Any way...tell me your thoughts about the profession and all the good stuff. Right now I'm at the point where I can still make a change in my career but honestly so far I'm loving the nursing field. THANKS!

I've never been a confident person when it comes to test. I remember that in every single test (at the beginning of the Nursing program) I was scared and always thought I did bad; however it was always the opposite. Now that I'm approaching to the end of the program and getting ready for NCLEX-PN I still don't feel confident. How do you know you are ready for the test? Any advice on improving the confidence or how to get ready? Previous experiences would really help. TIA

It is amazing! Because you get real experience from clinicals. It's not the same reading it in the book and actually seeing it. Try to get a positive experience and don't be afraid to ask questions. Remember that all nurses were once students.😄👍🏼

Yes, I'm assuming they only require "college or university". However each school and program is different. Better double check idepently ,right?

Good luck on your Career! But never forget why you joined the medical field. Money is not everything in life. Eventually we all are going to depart this life and your 200k will stay here 😄 #BeHappy

Hello My Fellow Nurses and Student nurses! I have tremendous doubt and I could use some help. I did LVN in a Vocational school (not a college). When I see the requirements for NP school I noticed they ask for all the transcripts of the college or universities I attended. Does that mean that I need to send : ADN gpa , BSN gpa only ? Or do include the vocational school? Also: how do they calculate my GPA ? Thank you in advance! 😄

So in Your opinion after finishing my LVN program just take the pre-reqs for the PA program?

Hi , I am a current LVN student..it's been 7 months into the program and I recently realize that I want to Persue PA. The thing is I want to finish my nursing program because the PA in my city requires at least a year of direct clinical experience. After finish the LVN would you guys recommend taking just the pre-reqs for PA school or finish my BSN in nursing and then PA? And yes I have considered NP but I relized I like the medical mode better. I'm going to finish LVN to get experience.. Any opinions would be appreciated it

So true, the sky is the limit. I'm starting as LVN to get money because I need it lol. Im considering all my options. I'll take the time to look on several Med schools and figure this life thing out THANKS I agree with you Marie!

I apriciate your honesty and the time you took to answers my question. Another interesting fact that I forgot to put on the post Is that I work 40 hours a week to pay rent and still manage to go to LVN school. I'm paying most of the school Aside for my living expenses. Even though I have little time my grades are pretty good compared to the time I put studyng. I can't afford quitting my job, I live on my own. No support form anybody, that is the reason I said : not everything is possible. You can say : everything is possible if you try, well I'm trying really hard on my first goal wich is LVN. As the time progress my best option is NP, but who knows. I'm between those options. Another thing is that is not a waste of time because i have met several doctors who started as nurses etc. Thanks Larry 👌😄

Hi , I'm a 19 year old VN student going to the 3 month of school now. My ultímate goal is to the an MD , however That is kind of imposible due to my financial status. I live on my own in McAllen Texas and my parents live at Mexico, so everything i do is on my own. As I said I want to become an MD but due to the money I find that option out of my league but one of my main reason to become an MD is to be the boss , not to be bossing around or anything like that but to help other by having the full experience of the medical experience. I thrive on the moral Concept of respect and honestly that is one of the reason I want to be an MD. However , not everything is possible so i want to know what is better : an NP or PA? Better in the sense that I can get the full experience in a hospital, that I can be practicing in a hospital without being under someone that much? I need all the pros and cons. Thank you!

The AS is just about the basics. Yeah , I agree with you about : why becoming a nurse if going to medical school? But the thing is i am 18 and I already did my basics , if I finish LVN I can easily work part time and finish my bachelors for PA or pre-med, not counting the transferable courses that I will take on the LVN program. I haved talked to some medical students of mine and they told me when they entered medical school they are separated into traditional and nontraditional students. Traditional are college students with no previous experience in the medical field and non-traditional are nurses and so on. Basically I want to get hands on experience. I don't want to be 4 years of pre-reqs and at the end be on a waiting list while I can be getting experience. At least on my economic status I can't afford just studying and certainly being afraid of not getting in on the program of my desire due to the extremely competitive field in south Texas. To give you a point of reference and give you an idea of why i opted this path is because my brother has a 4.0 gpa at UTPA Persuing a BSN and he still didn't got not even the interview. Thanks for the response , I appreciated the constructive criticism and I think my goals are pretty set. For sure I'll be helping people on the future.

hi my name is luis calderon i am an 18 year old Hispanic who recently graduated from high school. i graduated with my assosiets degree from my local college. i also graduated with a medical Spanish minor from the university of texas pan-american. i was intended to go to san antonio tx for my bsn however not all my courses where transferable then i got back to my local university to do the same processes then a friend of mine told me the waiting list for the nursing program was 2 years. can you imagine two years of waiting?! well then i thought some options and then thats when i decided to take the lvn route. i entered a technical college and did CNA , however im taking my state exam this coming November first and i a m already accepted for the lvn program. my question and debate is : is this a good idea? at the beginning i was really sure of my decision then all my friends started telling negative feedback. the thing is i cant wait 2 years of prereqs and then 2 years of waiting plus the 2 years of the program. i live on my own because my parents live in mexico. i work part time at a local pizza hut and i am paying for my school. the lvn program is just one year and the starting pay rate is pretty good for a 18 year old guy. i need thoughts of my decision and ideas of what to do next after the lvn. i was thinking of doing a bridge program but i want to finish my bachelors then take my mcat and see if im good enough for med school. if i don't get into any med school my second option is PA. however i need more ideas or perspectives of my situation! thank you guys .