RN Refresher Courses for FNP School Prep

[julceaux]

Hello! I am starting my MSN-FNP program in August of 2017. For the last six years, I have worked as an RN in regenerative medicine. I was a medical/surg nurse for 3 years before that. I would like to brush up on my assessment skills as well as my anatomy and pathophysiology knowledge. Does anyone have some recommendations on online courses, etc? Thank you!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Moved to our Student NP forum: https://allnurses.com/student-nurse-practitioner/

[LovelyRN757]

There's a physiology course on the phone app Coursera run by Duke.. it's called introductory human physiology.

[KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN]

You do not need any online courses, as well anything which is RN-level. Get McCance Pathophysiology book, the latest edititon, and start reading it. There is like 95+% chance that it will be required anyway, and it is over 1200 pages long, so you'll get a good start.

Alternatively, find out which books your school will require (either email, or go in the associated book store and ask, then buy cheaper elsewhere) and start reading. You'll need patho, pharm and advanced assessment.

Find physical assessment videos on Youtube and watch them then find someone willing to be your guiney pig and start practicing. I do not know what "regenerative medicine" is, but if you can do full assessments of your patients, start doing it every single time.

If you want go a bit further, get Lang's patho, pharm and biochem books. These are standard texts for medical school, so knowing the basics will help you immencely.

[lwsoccjs]

Go to Khan Academy and watch all of the videos under Health & Medicine. That is what I did prior to starting my program. It lacks some depth in a few areas but will definitely address any holes in current memory.

I also agree that getting ahead and starting to read a true pathophysiology book is much better than "reviewing A&P". I say this because a lot of prior knowledge is too basic taught in RN school. Grab a medical patho book and start reading, there are a ton of different ones.

[julceaux]

Thank you! I have been in a position educating surgeons and their patients about adult stem cell therapy. I mainly processed tissue in the OR before transitioning into a leadership position. With this said, it has been 6 years since I have done direct patient care ( ie assessments, etc).

Thank you for the recommendation- I will def look up what books we are going to be using and start there!