u/1otus-flower

Hey all! I’m an RN with almost 5 years in, mostly med-tele and step-down. I’m looking to go the acute care NP route. Not interested in the ICU as a provider, but I’d love to stay in step-down, med-tele, and similar inpatient service lines. (Honestly wouldn’t mind doing a year in the ICU as an RN first just to get the experience, just not something I want long-term.)

From what I understand, a lot of places require NPs to be acute care certified to work inpatient, so going FNP could really box me in.

So my big question, does anyone know which programs actually help set up your clinicals? It blows my mind that so many NP programs just leave you to find your own placements. Feels backwards for a field that’s so hands-on. Would love any recommendations or experiences!

Side Note: I am open to any programs in the US. I'd prefer if it's MSN-NP programs. Tysm! ❤️

ETA: If there’s a reddit post that has a similar question could you direct me to it? I looked on this subreddit and I haven't seen any posts that are similar to mine.

Does anyone know of any hospitals that pay for 100% of your tuition for your nurse practitioner degree? The only hospitals that I know of so far is UAB (Alabama) and Rush and UChicago (Illinois) that pay for 100% of your tuition.

As stated above; the oncoming nurse asked me to give him my report sheet and I told him that I’d give him a copy of it. I’m irritated because he didn’t listened to my report, asked me multiple times if the patients can swallow their pills whole and then sat down at the nursing station playing with his phone. Like what the fuck.

I gave him a copy of my sheets but I’m mad that I even did that.