Discussion NURS6003 - Week 10

Jessika Neisz 

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This has been a dilemma I have recently found myself faced with. When I started the MSN program I was convinced that I wanted to go the psychiatric route. I enjoy the complexity of the mind and PMHNP are among the highest paid NPs in the profession. I have been a nurse at a hospital for 6 months and made myself start the program this past November because I knew if I continued to wait the probability of doing it later was dropping. I was convinced I didn’t enjoy the medical side of nursing but now that I have more experience under my belt along with being involved with the code team that was able to bring a patient back I am leaning more towards Family Nurse Practitioner. It is not to late to change my mind at this point and I feel I am on the right track more now than ever. I have begun my ACLS certification and this will help me get into the Float Pool. Being in the Float Pool will give me experience in every area of the hospital. I will be able to network and hopefully easily land a FNP position at the hospital I currently work at. Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA) is an organization in my home state that I was unaware of but found that their would be many benefits to joining this organization. It will be a great way to be informed with legislative updates and give me opportunities to be involved. It is important to know what is going on in your own state and will benefit me in many ways. To become a member of this organization I will need to follow the link under become a member, you are then redirected to the ANA website because for $15/month you become a member of both American Nurses Association as well as Tennessee Nurses Association. It will automatically withdraw the money each month from your account. There is an option to pay for the year instead of monthly payments.

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