KatieRN04 replied to Blurr156's topic in NP Students
Med-surg will give you a good foundation, but there are people in my program that have nver even worked with adults, just peds. And the FNP focuses on adults and peds and geriatrics, so I think you just need to get at least 2-3 years experience first...
In Youngstown, the Humility of Mary (St. Elizabeth's: youngstown and boardman) and Forum Health are the hospitals. Forum is unionized and St. E's is not unionized. I went to nursing school which utilized Forum Health for clinicals and I work at St. E...
From personal experience, the UOP is a good school, and has a 98-100% pass rate on the 1st try for the certification test. The instructors are very knowledgable. I would recommend them. Of course though, you always have to remember with anything, in ...
There are NP's in AZ with their own practice since the scope of practice doesnt require a MD be present in the same facility. There are a few other states like this also. There are even some NP's who run their own speciality clinics such as cardiolog...
KatieRN04 replied to yellow finch's topic in Doctoral
I have wondered the same thing. I will have a MSN with a FNP. However, if the DNP does truly take off and people buy into it, then I wonder if other stake holders like Medicare will require the DNP for billing. I imagine that there will be grandfathe...
Hello. I am in a MSN-FNP program. We have been drilled over and over on the core competencies of APN's: direct clinical practice, expert coaching and guidance, consultation, research, clinical and professional leadership, collaboration and ethical de...
I started an FNP program a year ago. I have all the basic MSN classes down (theory, research, politics, those sort of things) and have down the NP classes (patho, pharm, health assessment). Did this working full time, and it was hard but do-able. I j...
Core0: I do not hope to come across the wrong way, and this is in no way meant to be an attack or insult, or any judgement in any way. I was wondering though how you always have such insightful and in depth answers on the practice of nurse practition...
KatieRN04 replied to madwife2002's topic in Arizona
UOP is geared for the working adult, so it is awesome for me. However, you will come across people that say it is expensive, but it is grad school, and from my research, grad school costs more than undergrad school at any place you look at. Same with...
It is an interesting exhibit for anyone, although the basic organs and stuff didnt thrill me b/c I have already seen that stuff many times. The information is real basic on how each system works, which as a healthcare provider, you already know, so i...
KatieRN04 replied to bonitamiaRN's topic in Arizona
If you work in surgery or PATS/PACU or an ER, there is alot of flexibility in shift hours compared to if you work a traditional floor. Also, this 12 hour shift thing is mainly an AZ and/or SW USA idea. Many parts of the USA offer 4, 8, 12, and 16 hou...