Becoming A Nurse Practitioner Worth It? 6 Things You Should Consider Before Starting NP School

I discuss 6 things to consider when deciding if becoming a nurse practitioner is worth it.
1. Where are you in your nursing career?
2. Cost
3. Job Outlook
4. Career Longevity
5. Passion
6. Business Considerations
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[@JW-zd5ry]

I'm a nurse practitioner student right now. I'm in my 40s, and I don't see myself another year at the bedside. I still work part-time at the hospital to pay for my school. I don't have student loans.

[@aishaahmed4651]

Thank you so much, great info!. Please keep posting.

[@MP-nj1qy]

Quite an refreshing outlook. Thank you for your honesty.

[@jeanlanz2344]

Great advice. Thank you for sharing your personal experiences and insights.

[@RN083012]

Great information, thank you so much for your video. I am a seasoned nurse but chose to further my career as an NP. I started school August 2021. This was very helpful

[@user-wy5vy5og6o]

Great information! thank you for giving realistic outlooks.

[@amandamarienp6485]

Love this!! I’m on a journey to getting my FNP right now I’ll be done in October and can’t wait :) love ur channel my friend!! ~Amanda

[@themantien]

I really appreciate your insights and channel in general. Please keep doing this for us. Thank you

[@ahmedmirza3458]

My pleasure! Glad you're enjoying the content :)

[@RayisaLove]

This was so helpful thank you ❤!

[@nicholeknight1893]

Thank you so much. It's really something to consider 🤔

[@marinasolomonova6932]

Great video. Thank you so much

[@WhiteCastleSliderz]

Love your ideas and cool of you to share some salary info very helpful

[@ahmedmirza3458]

I appreciate the love!

[@PMHNP101]

Great video

[@hassanrhoda]

I'm starting my NP program August 2021, this information was helpful. Thank you!

[@ahmedmirza3458]

Congrats!! Alhamdulilah glad it helped :)

[@RN083012]

Me too, I started an NP program August 2021

[@user-xq6xu3fo8c]

Bohat khoob mirza sahib

[@IKAli-lb5wz]

Masha Allah

[@joyogunberu8341]

Hi Ahmed, you mentioned going to a specialty that is enjoyable and less stress. I’m considering Acute Adult NP, is that less stress with your experience? Can you talk about places Acute Adult NO can work?

[@sikreyto]

thank you!

[@ahmedmirza3458]

Thank you for watching!

[@karinapaul4386]

This is good video!

[@ahmedmirza3458]

Thank you Karina!

[@msellisthecalmrn170]

What was your clinical year like? As far as flexibility. What were your hours for clinicals and we're you able to work during your clinical rotations?

[@ahmedmirza3458]

I had 5 rotations. First was 60 hours and the other 4 were 180 hours. I typically rotated twice a week and also worked 2 twelve hour shifts a week. That left me 3 days a week to study. I set my work schedule to revolve around my clinical days.

[@maryellenalexander4622]

I actually made less money when I first became an NP. Do I regret my decision, at times-- yes. There is no OT. Job satisfaction is meh. I've been an NP since 2006. I am not considering going back for a DNP as it is not cost effective as I am looking to retire within the next 5 years. Psych NP is definitely the way to go now. plenty of jobs and they pay well. I did FNP and got a post masters in Acute Care. I am totally burnt out working ICU and it has done damage physically to me over the years.

[@lizfilpo4541]

I think it depends on the specialty cardiac NPs make a lot more and it’s less tiring

[@Decorum.n.Decisions]

Your awesome

[@chocsundae4425]

This is my dilemma. I’m burnt out being an Emergency RN for over 20 years. My pay now is 70/hr (Massachusetts )And we get paid time and a half for overtime, sometimes even double. But I’m exhausted. I’ve thought of going to NP school but scared that I’ll get a huge pay cut plus end up having student loans. What should I do? I tried working in the ICU/medSurg/VNA and hated it 😩

[@ahmedmirza3458]

You're making great money! You'll definitely take a paycut as a new grad NP and most likely will not get OT pay as an NP. If you're burnt out and not completely sold on being an NP maybe try transfering to a less busy department and see how you like it

[@ahmedmirza3458]

Or try management role

[@graciousgrace7509]

Is Psych stressful?

[@JunkyJournalASMR]

What do you like more about being a NP now versus when you were an RN? Do you find it to be less stressful of a job to work as an NP than on a hospital floor as a bedside nurse?

[@jinsu0504]

its a different type of stress...but physically less taxing...on the ER unit, in which I was initially working for 7 years....depending on the acuity of the patients....nurses would be pushing stretchers back and forth from CT scan/xrays/OR/ICU...if CNA's weren't around to help...its a busy unit...we would do EKG's, change patients....on top of accessing IV's, drawing blood, giving medications, hanging blood products, titrating high risk medications like vasopressors...and the average ratio was anywhere from 1:5 to 1:15 at times....it was definitely hard on the mind and body and when I came home on some days.... I was out the moment I took off my shoes ...sometimes just sleeping in the dining room while having dinner....as NP's its no longer an easy way out with "MD notified" well it is kind of the same in the sense that you provide education, management plan, and "consulted" or "referred" to appropriate specialty but there are responsibilities in performing appropriate screening with the appropriate diagnoses. you construct differential diagnoses based on presentation, hx...and you prescribe medications...and you need to be sure those medications are also appropriate for the patients...have you done renal work up...electrolytes before initiating thiazides for a newly diagnosed patient with HTN...are thiazides better than ACEI/ARBS...if they are diabetic...would ACEI benefit ...you etc etc...I'd say if you went through nursing school. you have NO PROBLEM GOING THROUGH NP SCHOOL. DO IT!!! I feel more appreciated but most importantly I LOVE THE fact I can make a difference from the education I have gained! I'm a thorough person and I love the fact I can give quality care to my patients...and patients love it when I call them back to follow up, check up on adherence to plan, medication reactions... physically and emotionally, yes...Less stressful...the added responsibility gives you a different type of stress....but that stress will help give your senses keen and motivated...100% recommend going further for mid level practitioner...don't settle as entry level nurse.

[@versacedylanblue2367]

@@jinsu0504 thanks for this comment based on real experience. I knew from very early on I wanted to go further in medicine than a staff RN and this comment gave me a nice reminder.

[@johngammon6875]

👍

[@pesgurru6921]

i have just completed my high school in Africa-Kenya how can I acquire this education on nursing?

[@misselle3765]

you'll need to get a bachelor's degree in Nursing first, then proceed to the NP

[@hassansuboh1891]

Here i am in my last semester of FNP school and still deciding if I wanna be one.

[@ahmedmirza3458]

Doesn't hurt to have options!

[@haykushikmesropyan2713]

Would you recommend going to a private school for RN at the cost of $140,000?

[@ahmedmirza3458]

That sounds way too expensive

[@omotanwa2986]

No thanks

[@prateek253]

Hii, can we work as an rn full time while studying for np or is there a limit to hours of work?

[@ahmedmirza3458]

There is no limit besides your time and what you can handle. Most people drop down to part-time because of the clinical hours and study demands.

[@xuanle7242]

Wow which school offers 20-50k NP school for the program😳. The cheapest program that I found that fit my needs was 80k lol. Although it is doable if you do 50 out of pocket and 50% loans 😮‍💨

[@ahmedmirza3458]

Texas schools haha

[@xuanle7242]

@@ahmedmirza3458 I'm about to look for preceptors. How do you go about looking for one? Any tips?

[@brutebiz82]

Husson University in Bangor, Maine. Less than $30K for NP school.

[@pure_sweetnes8685]

NY schools

[@DarkKn1ght430]

you could be a travel nurse

[@ahmedmirza3458]

They are making great money. Definitely something to consider. Many are making more than the average NP and some CRNAs. But not sure how long that will last.

[@shellyshelly2620]

61$/hr as NP. RN can make way more. This has to be regional thing. What state is this?

[@ahmedmirza3458]

That was in Texas and considered good. This was pre-covid. When RNs were making max 40/hr. Now for urgent care NP pay can range on average $55-75/hr. $75 being rare

[@TheFallibleWarrior]

@@ahmedmirza3458 I've been a nurse for a year (was a medic in the military before) and I make $40+ an hour (plus, $10K signing bonus) right now after only one year. Just as an update post jab-jab-cough-cough. I am also in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

[@flauze]

HOW THE HELL DOES someone go 1 whole year of unemployment right after graduation..?!?!

[@MrDwinfrey29]

This is more common in other careers than you think. I originally started looking into engineering, some electrical engineers for example, didn't find work for a year after college.

[@xuanle7242]

That was me with my biological sciences degree before I went to nursing. Even some of my classmates in nursing didn't get job after a year. Don't know the reason though

[@basscancer]

It's important to network, It's not what you know sometimes, but who you know

[@qman9194]

That’s common in many careers, not really health care though

[@user-fm9gc7dh8c]

If you want to know less, get paid less and have less respect than MD then become an NP

[@jeansteele6698]

Lacks sufficient practical training and experience to diagnose and treat patients NO No

[@elvirascox]

Why NPs and PAs are most often put on a white coat? I don’t see doctors in white. The answer is misrepresentation of yourself….

[@tigerkenshi]

It is not worth it. Too much studying and responsibility for the money.

[@myradeleon8618]

Your voice puts me to sleep. If you’re gonna go as far as making a video, maybe pretend to be excited about the topic!