Equus419 replied to SandBetweenMyToes's topic in NP
I do not know the 'exact' answer to your question but as an APN student myself, I will share my thoughts! lol Since you will be sitting the Board Certification in the US for the first time, - you will have to prove education + clinical hours. Your...
Equus419 replied to ncole2008's topic in Post Graduate
I have since tansferred OUT of the dual specialty. I am in the Adult/Gerontology Primary Care track now. I made it up to the second full year but was unable to get a contract between the healthcare group and the college in a timely manner to begin ...
Equus419 replied to JayMH1984's topic in Post Graduate
Sorry Jay - I don't check here very often... message me directly and I'll se what I can find. Which classes? the ED ones each have one major paper "Issues & Trends" - one has 4 tests (very straight forward!) and one Post/CP; the other has a serie...
Equus419 replied to 808medicRN's topic in Post Graduate
You will have a 'general' orientation this year, the week before you start classes (last year it fell the week the rest of the campus started classes so we were a week "behind"). Then you will come to campus one time/year with your clinical group- e...
Equus419 replied to ncole2008's topic in Post Graduate
PS- I am in the BSN-DNP Advanced Emergency Nursing (FNP/Adult gerontological acute care dual role). It is not 'just' for ED :-) It is really developed for rural practitioners since you may not have as many 'specialities' available and may need to se...
Equus419 replied to ncole2008's topic in Post Graduate
I just finished my 3rd semester with USA DNP... My biggest complaint with USA is that I am a very information needy person (a "West" / planning personality by their orientation testing) - most of the instructors fell into "East" /big picture. Orien...
Equus419 replied to CardioTrans's topic in Alabama
All programs have good and bad- so end up with grumblers. Is there something specific you have heard? I just completed my third semester (BSN-DNP). The full time curriculum is insane if you work full time too. Most of the instructors have been grea...
Equus419 replied to JayMH1984's topic in Post Graduate
I just finished my 3rd semester... full time load is insane! Definitely buy 'required' books, but I have only used 1-2 of the 'recommended' ones in 3 semesters... I have found all but 2 (out of 11 classes) of the instructors to be great... the two t...
Equus419 replied to kenyohunt1's topic in Post Graduate
I was accepted and will be at the Fall Orientation... excited... nervous... YIKES! I live in SW Michigan and would love to network with others going into this group - also FNP/AACNP (Emergency Specialization) Lisa:lol2:
Equus419 replied to symplicatedRN's topic in New Nurse
just as an 'for what its worth' from a manager level person ... At our hospital we CANNOT (not allowed) accept an application from anyone for anything unless there is a posted opening. Openings must go thru HR & Finance unless they are a 're-fill...
Hello, I work at a (very) small rural OB unit and am currently in charge of updating our outpatient discharge instructions. I am having a hard time finding anything for 'routine' visits: (reactive) NST's, Rhogam injuections, etc. My questions: How d...
I can't speak to the management part.... but I do have to say, since the "nursing shortage" has become an issue, recent interviews that I have had seem to be "shedding the rules" of the 'old days' lol all the old no-no's don't seem to hold fast anymo...
Actually, when I attended Michelle Murphy's advanced fetal monitoring class this April, she went in to GREAT depth as to the physiology of why boluses over 500 ml were a CAUSE of maternal hypotension in relationship to epidurals... :-) Lisa