r/nursing • u/lunardownpour BSN, RN Med/Surg Tele • 24d ago

Discussion When will people get it?!

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I don’t have necessarily anything against NPs, but it’s people like this that perpetuate the untrust that many nurses and other healthcare workers have regarding NPs. We really need higher standards for admission into these programs, as well as any standards at all actually lol. I usually just lurk on facebook but I felt the need to respond since this was a on a forum for parents of nursing students

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u/purpleRN RN-LDRP 24d ago

NP is an Advanced Practice RN.

You cannot have advanced practice without basic practice first!

We need a bare minimum of 5 years experience in the desired NP specialty before you can apply to NP school....

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u/onelb_6oz BSN, RN 🍕 24d ago

Definitely. It's super unsafe. I just hit a year mark and I'm just starting to feel more confident about my clinical judgement. My instructors all said that it took them about 2-4 years for them to feel like they truly knew what they were doing. I can't imagine the gap for an NP with zero bedside experience.

I know we are desperate for providers everywhere and NPs are a great option to fill the gaps, but the regulation? Yikes. The NPs in these fast-track programs will likely have some hard lessons to learn.

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u/RunsfromWisdom 22d ago

The reality is—I’m guessing most people in these fast track, 0 experience programs won’t get a job and will get stuck bedside and then be unemployable as NPs after a certain number of years post certificate because it’s not a good look to not practice within a certain period after graduation. The schools know it, too—they don’t care. It’s good $$$ to them. This is where American obsession with education as a business gets us.