HollyBerryRN

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1. I start my MSN program next month....getting scared.

   HollyBerryRN replied to Jory's topic in NP Students

   That is awesome Cindylee! What an accomplishment! Thanks for the words of encouragement and congrats on being almost finished! Must be exciting to see the finish line just ahead of you!! :)

2. I start my MSN program next month....getting scared.

   HollyBerryRN replied to Jory's topic in NP Students

   I too am 45, starting FNP/Nurse Educator Duel degree option this fall (2012). I will be working part-time thank goodness! I will also being doing the 3 year option instead of 2 years. I too am a little nervous, but excited also and do want this more ...

3. Requirements for Vanderbilt Nurse Practitioner Program

   HollyBerryRN replied to wolfeha's topic in NP Students

   Well WOLFEHA- Did you get into Vandy??? I applied to Vandy and they said my math score was too low on the GRE and I would need to repeat it for consideration. I didn't want to repeat so I chose another school that I'm starting in 3 weeks. I'm attendi...

4. Unhappy and Depressed

   HollyBerryRN replied to PraiseMariahCarey's topic in General Nursing

   Just because some of the retired nurses came back to the field to work to take up the slack from their unemployed husbands in our US recession doesn't mean there still is not a critical and global shortage (global as in WORLD WIDE). There still is a ...

5. Unhappy and Depressed

   HollyBerryRN replied to PraiseMariahCarey's topic in General Nursing

   I personally feel that I will be much happier as a family nurse practitioner. I have 11 years of varied clinical experience, I've gotten to see and do a lot from neonatal to oncology/hospice to travel infusion nurse to traveling float nurse to stroke...

6. Unhappy and Depressed

   HollyBerryRN replied to PraiseMariahCarey's topic in General Nursing

   Well PraiseMariahCarey- did you ever graduate? Are you now working as an RN? I hope you finished BECAUSE you can do so many things in nursing besides hospital staff nurse. I have been an RN for 11 years and about every position I've held I could have...

7. Shortage of Nurse Practitioner Preceptors

   HollyBerryRN replied to ashonman's topic in NP Students

   Could be an issue of nurses still eating their young, but I suspect it is a legal issue. I finished my BSN via on online university and had completed all but my last clinical class for graduation that required a NP or Masters Prepared Nurse preceptor...

8. Any PST Trainers for an IDTF here????

   HollyBerryRN replied to kcnurse2003's topic in General Nursing

   I currently work as a PST RN trainer as a side job. Do you still do this? I notice your post is from last year. I LOVE this job. What company do you work for?