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  1. I graduated NP school at 44 after years of being an RN. My advice-- do it now, don't wait.
  2. I'm not pregnant

    I used to get asked too frequently if I were pregnant... Even though I was 5'6" and about 140# when I was in my early thirties. I think it was because I was a 36DD cup. Hahaha. Now that I'm older and plumper all over I don't get asked that question a...
  3. "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

    May be meralgia parasthetica. A numbness and tingling in the outer thigh sometimes caused by wearing a tight belt like a heavy tool belt around the waist.
  4. Words You Hate

    Mammiogram. Usually an LOL that says it.
  5. NP or PA

    Twozer, when I applied for my NP grad school, yes I was aware that we were required to find our own preceptors but I never realized how hard it would be. We had an assignment to shadow an area of interest for one day during our second semester and I ...
  6. AANP Cert Exam Dec 2015 Advice

    Hi all nurses! I just passed my ANCC FNP exam! I promised to let you know what helped me the most from what I studied and I have to say the Exam Edge practice tests were most helpful and most like the real test. The Leik book was slightly helpful wi...
  7. RN transition to advance practice nursing

    Very difficult. NPs are supposed to be "advanced" practitioners but the more advanced I have become, the further away from my basic education I have become. I have been in mostly specialty areas and it's true that if you don't use it you lose it. Som...
  8. Same thing happened in my WV hospital during the blizzard of '93. Guess things haven't changed much. After it was all over we all got coupons for a free "blizzard" ice cream from Dairy Queen. That seems like fair enough compensation right???? Lol
  9. Plastic Surgery

    Anyone have any experience with coolsculpting?
  10. Plastic Surgery

    Weight loss clinic Murdoch ave parkersburg
  11. Before I begin school....

    Clean your house very very good because you will not have time to clean once you start the clinical portion of your program. Also start saving money now because it is almost impossible (for me anyway) to continue working very many hours when doing cl...
  12. AANP Cert Exam Dec 2015 Advice

    I have not taken my cert exam yet but plan to in January 2016. I am going to take ANCC instead of the AANP. I am studying the Leik book which I think is easy to follow and I have scored about 85% on the questions in the back of the book by taking 10...
  13. Tampons & Stomas

    Turtle in scrubs, I wish I had heard of this a year ago. My husband had a temporary ileostomy and it was very frustrating to change his wafer while fighting constant draining stool. Would have saved us a lot of time and frustration. I think it's a gr...
  14. BSN-DNP and working full-time as RN. Thoughts?

    I think it depends on your personal situation. If you are motivated, not married and don't have kids yet, I say go for it. If you have to devote time to a relationship or children it will probably be too much especially when you start clinicals. Good...
  15. working in a physicians office

    It's better than inpatient nursing but I think it depends on what job you end up getting. I have worked for a doc that was very needy and had a patient load that was needy as well. I was swamped all the time. In comparison I have worked for docs tha...