Equus419

Equus419 has 15 years experience and specializes in OB, Inf Control, Empl Hlth, Navigator.

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1. Michigan licence

   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...

2. University of South Alabama DNP Fall 2011

   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 ...

3. Univ. of S. Alabama: BSN-DNP Acute Care PNP Program Spring 2011

   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...

4. USA BSN/DNP program

   Equus419 replied to kenyohunt1's topic in Post Graduate

   Kenyo left the USA program for another one (don't know which one)

5. University of South Alabama NP Fall 2011

   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...

6. University of South Alabama DNP Fall 2011

   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...

7. University of South Alabama DNP Fall 2011

   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...

8. DNP at USA anyone?

   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...

9. Univ. of S. Alabama: BSN-DNP Acute Care PNP Program Spring 2011

   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...

10. USA BSN/DNP program

    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:

11. Nurse Recruiters Avoiding/Lying to New Grads

    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...

12. Discharge instructions for routine outpatients

    Equus419 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    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...

13. L&D Manager Interview

    Equus419 replied to k_cole21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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...

14. Epidural-induced Hypotension

    Equus419 replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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