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Hope u get the job. Good luck to u. Hope u get the support u need while working as a new grad np.

How is your employment search as a new grad NP? Is it hard or easy to find employment as a new grad NP? which setting did u land a job? are there new grad NP residency programs you know about? which ones are they? for those who have been NPs for awhile, did u participate in a new grad NP residency program? where do we find those programs?

How is the current employment search of new grad Family Nurse practitioners? is it easy to find jobs at this time? Which state are you located? What kind of setting are you hired at? Are there NPs out there who has no luck of finding a job as an NP and still working as an RN? Thanks.

Is the work at prison backbreaking? Do u have to lift patients?

Do u have to lift/transfer pts while working in SNF/LTC as NP?

What good references do u use to know what lab orders you will order for a particular diagnosis?

What apps do u use to help u? R there apps out there to help u with differential dx, dermatology, primary care NP protocols, meds? Are all your meds to prescribe and standardized procedures written in a protocol u collaborated w an MD? Or do u have to look up at guidelines to prescribe meds without a written protocol? How do u choose which guideline to use?

So how do we overcome this feeling of not knowing what to do as an NP? Ive been reading but tend to forget what i just read. How do we apply what we've learned to diagnose and treat patients with multiple problems with multiple comorbid conditions and multiple meds?

How is it like to work at the new stockton prison? I've read online that it was plagued w scabies due to towel/soap shortage. Also has gloves/catheter/supply shortage. Is this true and still an issue? What issues r u currently facing now?

Have u experienced bullying while working as an NP? Do you feel more respected from staff when u became an NP? I have heard many bullying and less respect among staff RN's . How about in Nurse practitioners?

I agree that there is so much material to digest. I cant even remember them all. My memory is not that photographic.

Thank you for sharing your feelings. I appreciate it.

Thank you so much for your advise. I really appreciate it.

I have finished my first semester of FNP program and passed my classes. However i got a perm fulltime job offer as an RN about 2 hours from where i live. I am having second thoughts if i should pursue my FNP. I have read a lot about pharm, patho, and assessment but hard to remember them and apply to a real pt. Will be doing first clinicals this spring. Im not sure if i should pursue FNP or not. Im not comfortable diagnosing and prescribing meds at this level. Is this a normal feeling? How do you know if FNP is for you? Any advise is highly appreciated.