Will I be looked down upon?

[GaJenRN]

My ultimate goal is to become a FNP. I start tomorrow as a new grad in the ER which I'm very excited about and I plan on working full time for a year then going to part time and starting the masters program next fall. I will need references to get into the program so I figured if I'm doing a good job I would ask my preceptor and manager for the references. Do you guys think I may get treated differently if I do that? I had a clinical instructor that treated me different when I told her I wanted to go back to school after a year. She said it was a bad idea and I wouldn't have enough experience. Thoughts?

[bugya90, ASN, BSN, LVN, RN]

Just some food for through for those who want to go on to be NPs. We have a new Family NP at my clinic. She did ICU for two years prior to going to grad school. Her student loans are $2000 per month (she went to a private university that's local here so she didn't have to move) and she makes less now if you were to divide her salary to hourly, than she did on her weekend ICU shifts. She also a lot more responsibility and accountability. I can tell the patient I don't know let me ask your provider, she doesn't have that luxury. She also has to deal with the drug seekers, nurses don't as we don't prescribe meds. She honestly regrets going to NP school.

I've thought about going to grad school but after talking with her I definitely won't be going for NP, maybe clinical leadership or education.