NotMyName

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

   NotMyName replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

   A student may begin NP 604 without starting their clinical rotation. However, no other classes can be started until the clinical part is complete. The immediate problem with a lack of students to begin a cohort (6 are required) should resolve itself ...

2. St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

   NotMyName replied to shannonFNP's topic in NP Students

   Perhaps there will be enough students to begin a cohort in May... not enough for April. I think there are 3 other students prepared. I will keep my fingers crossed!

3. St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

   NotMyName replied to shannonFNP's topic in NP Students

   Canchaser, I have a clinical site which has waited for two months but is now looking at allowing another NP student to start clinicals and there is only room for one student. While the school is trying to get their ducks in a row, I am watching my cl...

4. St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

   NotMyName replied to shannonFNP's topic in NP Students

   Saint Joseph's advertises the MSN program as being accelerated and self-paced. However, this can be misleading. You can only turn in one assignment at a time for each class and must wait for that assignment to be graded and returned before turning ...

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

   NotMyName replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

   The way I understand it, you must complete clinicals with a cohort at a pace of 16 hours per week per 15 week clinical rotation and there are 3 rotations. The ideal is for the same group to stick together. I am not aware of any exceptions. In additi...

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

   NotMyName replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

   I am ready and waiting. Hopefully, there will be a full cohort at the end of April...keeping my fingers crossed.

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

   NotMyName replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

   Actually, your co-worker has been misled. The cohort system (requiring a group of 6 systems) is firmly in place and will remain so. Clinicals begin each month ONLY if 6 students are ready to go.. which they are not in March Clinical paperwork must b...

8. Must we all die with a feeding tube?

   NotMyName replied to URO-RN's topic in Safety

   What if the patient experiences paralysis which renders PO intake impossible, declines PEG tube, yet is still experiencing hunger and thirst? Good mouth care can be helpful. Sedation may at some point be necessary. Any suggestions to decrease patien...