College Student Needing Help

[Babycheekz420]

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Hey everyone reading this!
Im a 20 year old college student and i decided last year that instead going to school to become a doctor (particularly a neonatalogist) i would become a neonatal nurse practitioner. I love helping people but i have realized that the cost for medical school is way way more than i can afford. I go to a very good SUNY school (StonyBrook) that has an excellent medical/nursing program. I am trying to get into a 2 year basic baccalaureate program which will give me a BSN.

I am kind of confused as to where i am supposed to go from there. Would i need to get into another program to become an RN? I do know that i need to get into another program for the NP position. I need someone to please please help me to understand the route i need to take. Also does anyone know any other good nursing schools in the NEw York area? I feel so stupid asking this and being 20 years old. Please don't make fun of me... 🙁

I also wanted to know if anyone knew the future job outlook for neonatal nurse practioners in the next 5 years or so. If anyone out there is a neonatal nurse practitioner, i would really really like to know more about their experiences and how they like their job. Finally does anyone know the avg. salary for someone in New York (long Island area).

Please help me out!! Thank you so much in advace for any responses left. 😀

 

[manna]

Good luck in your career choice. Sorry I don't have the answers to your questions! 🙂

http://www.allnurses.com is a great site with discussion forums similar to this - but for nurses instead of docs/med students. 🙂

 

[deleted6669]

the 4 bsn program allows you to sit for the nursing boards. when you pass these ypu are an rn, bsn. you then need to work for a few years as an rn to get into a 2-3 yr nnp program. good luck

 

[Skialta]

I really don't know, maybe someone has the answer but I would be surprised if there is much of a market for NP neonatologists. I don't know if NPs have "residencies" or if they just kind of fall into positions like neonatology. I think from a time standpoint medical school would be about as long and possible as expensive when you calculate all the time involved and the earning difference. Just something to think about.

 

[emtp2pac]

there is actually quite a demand for neonatology np's and pa's. pa's can do a peds/neo residency or train on the job. . np's do a program specific to neo only ,nnp, but then can only do that specialty.
neonatology.org ( just one source) lists over 200 positions for midlevels. here is todays list of unfilled np positions only( it was several more pages if I were to have included pa as well)

Neonatology Nurse Practitioner

State or Country Contact Posting Date
AL Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
AR Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
AZ Linkous, Judy 11-07-2004
AZ Linkous, Judy 08-08-2004
AZ Talley, Sonja M. 11-07-2004
CA Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
CA Galvis, Sharon 03-21-2004
CA Tefft, Robert 11-07-2004
CA Muraligopal, Grace 02-28-2004
CA Blakney, Tim 10-02-2004
CA LeBlanc, Keri 11-21-2004
CA Ricke, David 04-18-2004
CA Abolafia, Lori 11-21-2004
CA Abolafia, Lori 11-21-2004
CO Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
CO Linkous, Judy 11-07-2004
CO Linkous, Judy 06-18-2004
CO Kowalchuk, Suzanne 03-06-2004
CT Lee, Modestus 10-17-2004
CT Buchanan, Donna 10-02-2004
CT , 11-07-2004
CT Gross, Ian 04-18-2004
DE Linkous, Judy 03-21-2004
FL Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
FL Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
FL Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
FL Rossi, Anthony 06-18-2004
FL Wessel, Kimberly 02-28-2004
FL Abolafia, Lori 11-07-2004
GA Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
GA Abolafia, Lori 11-07-2004
GA Poor, Aimee 08-21-2004
GA Boynton, Jennifer 08-01-2004
GA Abolafia, Lori 11-07-2004
HI Linkous, Judy 03-21-2004
ID Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
ID Linkous, Judy 08-08-2004
IL Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
IL Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
IL Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
IL White, Melissa 07-25-2004
IN Linkous, Judy 03-21-2004
IN Linkous, Judy 08-08-2004
IN Shiffman, Eric 05-01-2004
IN Walkosak, Cheri 02-28-2004
KS Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
KS Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
KS Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
KS Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
KY Linkous, Judy 11-21-2004
KY Linkous, Judy 12-04-2004
MD Birenbaum, Howard 07-05-2004
MD Gilmore, Maureen 02-08-2004
MD Wilson, Jan 03-21-2004
MD Blechman, Gary 05-01-2004
ME Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
ME Elliott, Charley 02-08-2004
MI Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
MI Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
MI Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
MI Geller, Sandy 07-05-2004
MI Geller, Sandy 10-17-2004
Midwest Shiffman, Eric 02-28-2004
MN Linkous, Judy 06-18-2004
MN Linkous, Judy 08-08-2004
MO Linkous, Judy 03-21-2004
Mountain States Shiffman, Eric 11-21-2004
NC Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
NC Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
NC Linkous, Judy 10-17-2004
NC Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
NC Linkous, Judy 03-21-2004
NC Linkous, Judy 08-08-2004
NC Dwyer, James 02-28-2004
NC Buschbach, Deanne 07-25-2004
NC Hopkins, Rebecca 02-08-2004
NC McArtor, Robert 10-01-2004
NE Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
NE Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
NE Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
NE Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
NH Mullaney, Dorothy 06-18-2004
NH Rodden, Paul 07-05-2004
NJ Linkous, Judy 06-18-2004
NJ Linkous, Judy 11-21-2004
NJ Linkous, Judy 12-04-2004
NJ Sawtell, Cathy 09-06-2004
NJ Abolafia, Lori 04-02-2004
NM Linkous, Judy 03-21-2004
Northeast Shiffman, Eric 05-01-2004
NV Shiffman, Eric 10-02-2004
NY Linkous, Judy 03-21-2004
NY Cohen, Lourdes 11-21-2004
NY David, Jonathan 07-25-2004
OH Linkous, Judy 11-21-2004
OH Linkous, Judy 12-04-2004
OH Abolafia, Lori 04-02-2004
OR Cvetic, Norm 02-08-2004
OR Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
OR Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
OR Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
OR Linkous, Judy 02-08-2004
OR Becker, Barb 05-23-2004
PA Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
PA Hurley, Trish 02-08-2004
SD Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
SD Linkous, Judy 03-21-2004
SD Linkous, Judy 06-18-2004
Southeast Cvetic, Norm 02-08-2004
Southeast Shiffman, Eric 02-28-2004
TN Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
TN Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
TN Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
TN Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
TN Linkous, Judy 10-17-2004
TN Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
TN Linkous, Judy 03-21-2004
TN Linkous, Judy 03-21-2004
TN Linkous, Judy 11-21-2004
TN Linkous, Judy 12-04-2004
TN Abolafia, Lori 11-07-2004
TN John, Isaac 03-21-2004
TX Gregory, Sharon 07-25-2004
TX Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
TX Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
TX Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
TX Patel, Sanjay 10-02-2004
TX Shiffman, Eric 10-02-2004
TX Abolafia, Lori 05-01-2004
TX Abolafia, Lori 05-01-2004
TX Abolafia, Lori 05-01-2004
TX Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
TX Wong, Diana 01-25-2004
TX Gregory, Sharon 11-07-2004
TX Patel, Sanjay 11-21-2004
TX Abolafia, Lori 05-01-2004
UT Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
UT Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
UT Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
VA Stolzenbach, Sharyn 03-27-2004
VA Oberle, Joan 11-07-2004
WA Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
WA Faucette, Kelly J 10-17-2004
WI Linkous, Judy 05-15-2004
WI Linkous, Judy 10-02-2004
WI Linkous, Judy 01-25-2004
WI Linkous, Judy 03-21-2004
WI Luke, Marilyn 06-18-2004
WV Daugherty, Brenda 01-25-2004

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[awdc]

I would advise you to not let the cost of medical school discourage you if being a physician is what you really want to do. I'm assuming you don't have family, house mortgage, etc. But hey, I even have classmates that have sold their houses in pursuit of becoming a MD. Speaking in general though, lenders are very generous to medical students. And as a physician, you'll be making enough to pay it back comfortably. Talk to a med school financial aid counselor and you'll most likely find that there are many students in similar situations. If you are in a unique situation, I didn't mean to belittle your knowledge of your situation. Best wishes.

 

[nev]

go to nursingfaqs.com and u will have the answers for all your questions

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