playboyesquiere

playboyesquiere specializes in cicu,pccu.

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1. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

   playboyesquiere replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

   Everyone i talked to said to do the professional paper during the second clinical rotation. I'm still thinking about what topic I will do, but you get 6 months to finish the paper.

2. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

   playboyesquiere replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

   I do clinicals mon and tues for 8hrs, work two 12 hr night shifts, and 1 8hr night shift a week. One job is prn, the other is part time with full time benefits so I'm able to keep still eat and have healthcare. It is difficult to balance especially w...

3. How does your program verify clinical hrs?

   playboyesquiere replied to TheDude77's topic in NP Students

   My program is online. We use typhon also, are time starts once we get to the site and ends once we leave. The only time that doesn't count is when consulting with preceptor. We get 1 site visit from one of the instructors. I know of another program w...

4. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

   playboyesquiere replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

   Yeah it's worth taking over that 2 weeks during july. It does cost alot though I think 1500 total something like that.

5. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

   playboyesquiere replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

   Hi islander, I just now saw your post. The on campus assessment class is 2 weeks, 8hrs a day. The write ups are how to do review of systems, patient history, physical assessment etc. Lectures are in class and you have chape patients in the afternoon,...

6. Passed ANCC & AANP...and these are the resources that I would recommend

   playboyesquiere replied to MLGDNP12's topic in Advanced

   thanks for the info

7. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

   playboyesquiere replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

   I'm on campus now. You'd be suprised by how many people who are in cohort's lets just say there are alot. So you can pretty much start any month after you finish 601 which i'm taking now for the summer. I recommend taking it on campus if you can 2wee...

8. How far in advance should we be setting up preceptors?

   playboyesquiere replied to megank5183's topic in NP Students

   It's difficult finding np preceptors so I suggest you start at least 1 year from the start of your anticipated first clinical. Because it could take awhile to get the contract signed, getting the affliation to the place your wanting to go to and othe...

9. Advanced patho and pharmacology

   playboyesquiere replied to illcleff's topic in NP Students

   It's very time consuming and if your working full time it will be very difficult. I took them separately

10. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    playboyesquiere replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

    I did the concept map, first did some of the readings not all, did the quizes and turned those in once I felt good about them, then started on the case studies. Don't forget to incoporate patho into your answer when doing the critical thinking questi...

11. Work During NP School?

    playboyesquiere replied to fnp2be15's topic in NP Students

    To be an effective practitoner you will need years and years of experience. You don't have to work full time but you should still work at least once a week so your skills stay sharp. I work nights also but i'm still able to network with nps and physi...

12. Help with clinical goals

    playboyesquiere replied to Roseyposey's topic in NP Students

    Nice suggestions

13. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    playboyesquiere replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

    the patho made incredibly easy book

14. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    playboyesquiere replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

    That book helped me ace that class. My instructor got with me all the time by email and over the phone

15. Left Nursing After 3 Months and Couldn't Be Happier!

    playboyesquiere replied to sweetgeorgia's topic in New Nurse

    It be like that sometimes..That's when you ask yourself is this place really for me and if it isn't then you should look for employement somewhere else. I was in that same situation i worked in an icu for 5yrs thats where i first started right out o...