elliebelle01

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1. Working during GCU FNP Program?

   elliebelle01 replied to cscanlon's topic in NP Students

   There are courses where I felt like most of my free time was spent studying. Patho and Pharm were two of those. However, GCU recognized the problem and changed them from 8 week to 16 week courses with about the same content. I have a friend in the 16...

2. Working during GCU FNP Program?

   elliebelle01 replied to cscanlon's topic in NP Students

   I have a year left of the GCU FNP program and have been able to work full time the entire time. It was challenging with a couple of the courses, but I just took a day of PTO here and there. I have enjoyed the program and feel like I made a great choi...

3. NP vs PA vs CNS

   elliebelle01 replied to OriolesMagic's topic in Advanced

   I checked and you are correct. I asked with the office mgr (at this practice for 18 years) and she said that it is the preference of the physician that owns the practice to always have a doc on site. Further research confirmed that NPs have autonomy...

4. NP vs PA vs CNS

   elliebelle01 replied to OriolesMagic's topic in Advanced

   Wow. I didn't know that was allowed. I am in a family practice for clinicals. There are 3 docs, 1 NP, and 4 PAs. Last week all the docs were going to be on vacation the same week and there was one day when there would be no physician in the office. T...

5. NP vs PA vs CNS

   elliebelle01 replied to OriolesMagic's topic in Advanced

   I am 2/3 of the way through the FNP program at Grand Canyon University. It is a rigorous program and I feel that I will be well prepared to practice. GCU does assist or find clinical placements for students. I have chosen to find my own preceptors. F...

6. FNP at Grand Canyon University

   elliebelle01 replied to bellamae's topic in Advanced

   I have 18 months left in the program and have been very pleased. I did my RN-BSN at GCU so already knew that I liked the GCU format. Let me know if you have any questions.

7. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

   elliebelle01 replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School Programs

   I have another concern. I spoke to my counselor regarding testing. He said that grades are based on paper writing only, and there are no tests. In my opinion this cannot possibly prepare one for passing the board exam. He said he would check into it ...

8. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

   elliebelle01 replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School Programs

   Is anyone uncomfortable with this being the first FNP class, and the fact that there have been no Walden DNP grads yet (the program started in 2011) so we don't have any pass rate information?

9. Walden University has new FNP and AGNP Programs

   elliebelle01 replied to kenyohunt1's topic in School Programs

   I'm starting September 4 as well. Anyone else from Arizona?

10. Maricopa Skill Center LPN

    elliebelle01 replied to TeamSteven01's topic in Arizona

    Oooooh. So true. MSC was so unnecessarily stressful. As I talk to other nurses though, it seems that all nursing programs are disorganized and stressful. I read in the ASBON newsletter that MSC has been given 6 months to "correct deficiencies". I'm n...

11. Maricopa Skill Center LPN

    elliebelle01 replied to TeamSteven01's topic in Arizona

    MSC is a terribly disorganized program. It is replete with unnecessary stress, instructors who allow the details of their lives to factor into their daily teaching, and countless hours of wasted time. That said, I'm so glad that I graduated from ther...