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I'm a planner. I'm graduating in April and passing my NCLEX soon after. I plan to apply and start the NP program with in a year so I would like to be well informed. I couldn't find much info online so I figured I might as well go directly to the source. Thank you everyone for the clarification! :)

I'm just terrified that it would be enforced as I'm halfway through my program. It's my biggest fear.

No she is not but she claims to work with NPs that forwarded this information. According to her they said they wouldn't be able to keep their jobs due to this going into effect. I found it hard to believe but didn't want to risk it either.

I'm interested in attending Nazarene Olivets MSN NP program in the fall. But A friend told me msn NPs won't have prescriptive authority after 2015 due to the AACN recommendation that NPs are doctorate prepared. I thought that's all it was a recommendation not a rule. The large schools have phased out their master NP programs but they still exist. Does anyone know if there is any truth to this? Having prescriptive authority is crucial to being an NP so I would hate to waste my time and have a worthless/useless degree. I have full intentions of getting my doctorate but the program is much longer even if going fulltime which I would not be able to do at this time.

Hello , I'm currently a student in an accelerated BSN program in Chicago. I'm about half way through and looking into grad school to become an FNP. I want to expose myself to community nursing, and just to different ages and populations. I work in a hospital as a CNA in a telemetry unit so most of my patients are elderly. I absolutely love working with the elderly but also want to get myself comfortable with interacting with the younger generation as well. I find myself feeling very awkward when I get patients who are under 50 lol if that makes any sense. Anyway, I have looked into my nearby community clinics and I'm still waiting on hearing back from them. I don't have a lot of free time either as I'm doing work and school full time but I would like to give back in anyway I can and get an idea of what a community health nurse does. I think I would be a great experience. Does anyone know of any volunteer opportunities in a community setting in Chicago. I am also Spanish speaking which I think should help. Hope to hear from you all