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Thank you for the thread. I think a big part of the issue lies in one of the responses, referring sadly to the new NP thinking a low-pay first job "internship" will lead to higher-paying opportunities. Unless NP organizational leaders (?) return to...

I agree, you'd be surprised I am so sad to say

How is it going? How have you adjusted and do you have advice after a few months? I am in a nephrology specialty. The physicians rarely see more than 16 patients per day. I am one of three NPs in my group and I have not seen more than 10 pati...

I am a NP in nephrology. Refer to the PCP, it is easy. I find problems all the time, and not fair to the specialty for which the patient has been referred that I go off direction. If I am very concerned about a patient, to the ED. They will get t...

My first NP job was in Washington and I am careful to maintain licensing there. Although I am not driven toward independent practice, I do value practicing to my fullest capacity. There's a culture of respect for NPs in WA. I sometimes wish I had ...

We should be concerned. I know a NP who became a PA. Related, she no longer deals with role confusion or questioning. I try really hard as a NP to present myself with the struggle in mind, and have pondered going back for a DNP. Working in my prac...

All the best! I have always followed experience over money.

I did the Livescan after submitting application

I know of a few people going back to get psych certifications. Well-said already, supply and demand, and in a few years should settle back down. Now, if the business of NP schools would take note! LOL they already have references like law school, w...

I wish NP career advice (somewhere along the way?) relayed the importance of work experience and its impact on career options when it comes to advanced degrees. I would advise considering what you would talk about at your interview, then apply to th...

It does depend on your story as above, but being a NP is a whole different practice from being a RN. Patient interaction will be helpful, but otherwise it is now evidence-based practice diagnosing and ordering the appropriate interventions.

When I graduated NP school in 2017 I was in a hurry to complete my program as soon as possible because I was seeing the number of NPs graduating and felt a sense of saturation ahead. At that time I still ended up moving literally across the country ...

I am wondering about the specialty, how are you feeling about surgery in the setting of FNP preparation? As a new grad in Seattle I earned about $135K including incentive with 4 weeks PTO, $2K education, all license payment, on-call pay about 3-...

Yes, while national body it is easy to read, it is interesting in each state how credentials are placed. I have been in three states seeing the norm so different. I never use NP-C, yet in a prior state most NPs did. Never see it currently. It is ...

As a RN I would have only done modules at work or if paid. RN vs NP are generally a world away, professionally. I am salary now, have education stipend and days, and am expected to know what I am doing. I am in a specialty. LOL if I were paid fo...

oh no. I remember in school forcing myself to not go part-time or take a break, as while the NP world and professors made it seem like NPs will be forever in demand, just did not trust it. It is insane the number of NP schools and ease now of getti...

Nephrology. Autonomy. Develop relationships with patients. Relatively high acuity with a lot of learning opportunity in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

I would advise applying where you would like to work and make it your own. Consider your strengths and interests and do not get stuck on the statistics. I was terrified when I was about to graduate, had read a lot of posts here and hearing otherwise...

I found board prep books helpful about antibiotics. I think Leik book was excellent. Of course, truly understanding the pharmacology of antibiotics requires simply memorizing, but to apply to clinical care it does help to practice mock prescribing ...

It sounds like nursing with $94K a year is aligned given the considerable amount of time, money, effort, and not to mention the huge cost of licensing, etc. related to being a NP. I lost a lot of money becoming a NP. It would really balance out (tu...

Any quick, easy, cheap med schools? We need to be very careful if we hope to maintain our standing as a profession.

I think reputation of school is gradually mattering more. It used to be that "NP" conferred a certain understanding much like "MD," knowing that it was quite competitive and the best and the brightest became NPs.

I would have to add outpatient specialty clinics such as GI, nephrology, and the like. I am primary care trained and when I changed jobs I was given offers at GI, neurology, and internal medicine clinics. I ended up choosing nephrology. My first N...

I think the consensus model is one of the more proactive things our profession has implemented. I am in nephrology outpatient clinic and dialysis, about 50/50, and AGPNP-prepared. I have years of inpatient experience as a RN, nephrology experience ...

I had a similar mindset when I was in my final semester of NP school. I did apply for jobs and found that most interviews were initial phone where I was told I will be considered when I become certified. Especially when I read some posts here on th...