SFNP127

SFNP127

ACNP-BC, CCRN-CMC (critical care)

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About SFNP127

SFNP127 has 6 years experience and specializes in ACNP-BC, CCRN-CMC (critical care).


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  1. About to start clinicals... A little freaked out!

    Nervous is a good thing - it will keep you honest, humble, and on your toes. Use your preceptors, that's what they're there for. They know you're nervous so tell them what you need - ask them to come do your first couple of H&Ps with you, and g...
  2. College Graduate Hoping to becomg NP (Help!)

    1. Your best bet as someone already having an undergraduate degree is likely to be either A. as the other reply said, apply for an accelerated BSN program, get your experience, then apply for your masters separately, or B. apply to direct entry pro...
  3. Adult NP vs Acute Care NP

    ANP and ACNP are not interchangeable in the educational or certification senses. As someone above mentioned, different educational programs, different exams. My understanding is that technically speaking, ACNPs "shouldn't" be doing primary care, no...
  4. new grad NPs, do you have a job?

    I graduated in June, passed the ACNP boards last Tuesday (!). My class was about 20 people. 8-10 of them I know for sure either already have or have been offered at least 1 position already. The rest of the class I don't have any direct informatio...
  5. Chewing Gum

    I've been on both sides of this. I chew gum at work regardless of whether I'm allowed to or not. I don't chew with my mouth open or pop it in my patients' faces, come on. I work in an ICU where we RARELY have time for some semblance of a normal br...
  6. Any nurses completed or working on a ACNP in Cali?

    I am a NP, graduated in June and will soon be taking (and passing!) the ACNP boards. From my own personal searches, I can tell you the market is pretty slim right now. However, I will say that being in a program in and of itself opens you up to ins...
  7. studying for health assessment

    I've taken 2 adv. assessment classes, and I can tell you plain and simply what will get you through - practice. Find a friend (or make one!) with whom you're comfortable and who will get half naked for you on as many occasions as you can convince th...
  8. The DNP and what it means for the APN

    I haven't read every single response to this post, so I may be reiterating others' ideas or not. In any case, I believe it will be extremely difficult to make the DNP/DrNP (clinical doctorate) required for all NPs. Nursing as an entity is confused ...
  9. What ages can an ACNP see?

    This may also be somewhat dependent upon your school and its variety of programs. Here at UCSF there are ACNP (adult), pediatric acute care, and neonatal (which is pretty much acute care by default) NP programs. Straight-up ACNP is, I believe in mo...
  10. Must haves for grad school

    Hi all, I just graduated from ACNP school in June, so I have VIVID memories of school and all things related. These are the things that were most important for me during school: 1. coffee. 2. highlighters. lots of highlighters. 3. the ability to re...
  11. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Schools

    I graduated from UCSF's ACNP program in June. I would highly recommend the program. The instructors and director are wonderful and they care about us and our education. However, they program has high expectations of its students and I would cautio...
  12. ACNP autonomy?

    How much autonomy you're going to have in practice will be heavily dependent upon the unit and hospital themselves in part, with the influence of your legal rights and responsibilities... In terms of whether you're legally allowed to practice withou...
  13. Should I get ICU experience bfore ACNP

    I agree with the 2 NPs who worry about you already having started your NP program with no ICU (well, very little) experience. If you're not even confident in your abilities to do a basic assessment and be able to think through the reasons why you're...
  14. Best track for Cardiac- ANP or ACNP

    PS - I ended up doing ACNP...just finished my first quarter!
  15. Best track for Cardiac- ANP or ACNP

    I asked a similar question of the director of the acute care program where I got my undergrad, and he explained it in the way that made the most sense to me... An ANP may technically be able to practice in acute care settings (e.g. the cath lab or CT...