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Originally Posted by Saveran
I'm an RN and I've been working on a med-surg/cardiac telemetry floor for 6 months. I would be very leery of a nurse who went into an FNP program with no actual RN experience.
I've heard of those "direct entry" programs and according to what I know, it is extremely difficult finding a job with an MSN and no experience. You're overqualified for bedside nursing and vastly underexperienced for FNP practice.
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Obviously this isn't an ideal situation for anyone in our situation. I would love to be able to get real nursing experience. Do you have any suggestions as to how I may be able to go about getting that? I'm not sure how you are able to work in a hospital setting. Are you also undocumented?
For a lot of us with our nursing license, we have no idea what our next step should be. What's the best way to maintain our nursing skills? Other than working privately, and volunteering, which I'm currently doing, returning for a masters seems to be the only way to maintain my nursing knowledge.
Any suggestions are welcomed.