NURSING SCHOOL vs NP SCHOOL | Let's Compare Them

NURSING SCHOOL vs NP SCHOOL | Let’s Compare Them. Nursing school and NP school are both notoriously challenging. But which one is harder? How are they similar? How are nursing an Nurse Practitioner school different? Excellent questions! In today’s video I’ll answer those questions and offer you some tips for getting through either program! Because you can do this. I promise.

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[Nursejanx]

I think each offers its own sets of challenges. RN school was like building a small house on a foundation of mud. NP school is like building a mansion on a solid foundation of concrete. The building is more complex for NP school, but you've already learned how to build this time around, and you have your RN foundation holding you up.

[gekiramurray]

Currently in nursing school and I feel like the comments you made about nursing school are spot on. Sometimes we get nurses who don't even want us following them so they do things really fast so we cant learn from it.

[sibpaul]

I always thought nursing school was hard, but now that I just started my NP school oh my I was wrong I find it equally challenging.

[rikkifrank]

Surprisingly this made me less nervous about NP school ty for putting it into perspective with nursing school 💓

[TheHeyDood]

I was literally a rocket scientist before nursing school... and I have to admit Nursing school is haaard. The material itself is not difficult....it's just so much so fast. "Learn all these meds in a weekend: is way harder than "find the numerical solution to this differential equation"....ugh

[rallimb]

nursing school to become an RN in BC was ruthless— i’m now an interior design student 🤣 i cant wait to design healthcare spaces lol

[Millsyknows]

Personally, the way she described NP school was exactly they I felt about my BSN program. There were no professors hinting at important topics and giving us outlines on what we needed to know for tests.. No, they took up their lectures going off-topic about unrelated scenarios and gave us impossible reading assignments lol. 

Kind of makes me feel good about trying on NP school if I decide to! Been on the fence for a few years now.

[angelayunjoo]

hi liz! I am currently in an ABSN program wanting to pursue my dream of becoming an FNP just like you! you don’t know how helpful and enjoyable your videos are, it’s like having an older sister to ask anything/everything about nursing. love you!!

[CrystalTrinidad]

OMG relatable
I was single and childless when I went to nursing school. I now have a family so I’m super nervous about going to NP school.

[MandoLarian]

My nursing school instructors were terrible with their lectures. So, I completely buried my head in the textbooks and learned way more than I would have if I had just tried following the instructors. I got all As thanks to textbooks 📚.
Thanks for your videos Liz 🙏. Hope NP school instructors are better lectures

[amberking]

"It was a brutal weekend, but it could be done" Wow I relate so much as I'm going into my junior year of nursing school! I have to say I hate the select the most correct questions because at least with the select all questions I can use the power of elimination with each answer given! (If that makes any sense)

[malorysplawn]

The worlds most boring frustrating scavenger hunt! Yes. Love that. Your description is so spot on about NP school. I love your videos. They are so relatable and all the encouragement you give to those who are questioning weather they want to finish is so nice to hear when you want to give up. I love and dislike NP school at the same time. It is a challenge but soon to graduate in May 2021.

[mntn_moth]

SATA were awful, but I never knew about the “put these in order” questions until I was mid-NCLEX sh*tting a brick 😅😅😅

Also I start my FNP program in January & I’m scared lmao. Newborn arriving in October... currently working FT as an ICU nurse. Pray for me 😅😅😅

[bhollings]

Thank you for your insight....believe it or not, as scary as you make NP school sound in comparison with nursing school....the use of a colicky infant as the worst end of the scale made me feel MUCH better. When people ask about the hardest thing I've ever done, it was hands down working ER on weekends while caring for my mother (who had breast cancer) and raising 3 children under 12 while my husband was deployed to Iraq for 18 months. I'm still terrified of NP school (starting next week) but you actually reminded me that tough times are just that, tough but I will survive!!!! Thanks for your great video.

[kimdepape]

Im currently in FNP school and I felt like nursing school was a lot harder, for most of my classes for FNP have been lecture based, and I havent really needed to use a textbook unless it was for clarification. My NP program is not online though, and they place us with preceptors for clinical. I have heard similar stories from friends who take NP school online. I felt nursing school was harder because I didn't come in with any knowledge on healthcare, but I did not do an accelerated program. Its interesting to hear everyone's point of view!

[joyfullyfaith]

I think it honestly depends on the nursing school, because the thing you described about NP school (You’re going to need to finish this even though you can’t. Not giving specific information on what will be tested) is exactly what is happening in my traditional BSN nursing program. So do research on the specific school before applying.😩

[nishi]

I love how honest you are with your video. I felt you when you said “I did a little reading” 😂

[thriftedfindsandredesigns]

I am currently in FNP school. Many of your statements made me laugh because they are SO true. This is very good information for those who are thinking about NP school or wanting to know the difference between nursing and NP school. I also agree that FNP school is much more challenging. You are on your own in NP school and I feel it's more of a sink or swim mentality. I also agree that clinical is much more educational in NP school versus RN school. Can you tell that I have been writing lots of discussion boards with my "I agree with" statements...LOL!! I'm heading to clinical now!! Love your channel!!

[kaylasimpson]

Being a parent is absolutely the hardest thing!!

[Amy-fqdm]

You're a Godsend to me! Thanks for all your tips. Thinking about Geriatric NP.