Internal medicine rotation

[QEOLAdvocate]

Hi everyone!

I'm a second year NP student (adult gero primary care), and next month I'll be starting rotations and this is my first 10 week rotation in the traditional doctor's office, and I am very very nervous about it! I think I'm nervous mostly because the physician I am precepting with, is known to make people cry and be very intense. On the other hand, I am excited for the rotation because it is a very different environment from past rotations and from my field of work (hospice). What my question is... I have 4 weeks before my 1st day with the physician and I want to do some review/prep so I don't make a complete fool of myself... and when I asked him if he suggests any review or prep beforehand he said "know everything in internal medicine or just come here and see what you can pick up" 😳....

so basically I'm hoping to hear from preceptors and second-year NP students and also NPs with 1_3 years experience, for any experience/advice/suggestions for information that I should review and know for the internal medicine.

I've been a RN for 5.5 years, mainly working in the hospice speciality, in the "home health" environment, and my rotation last year was in a geriatric clinic at Kaiser and also seeing long term care and skilled patients at a SNF for Kaiser, and my preceptor was the embodiment of "mama bear/older sister/caring nurse". :)

Thanks in advance!

[AnnieNP, MSN, NP]

When I precept I usually give my NP student a list of the most used diagnosis in our practice (usually the top 5). This is always a good place to start.

[Fatguyinalittlecoat]

I'm just starting my adult health rotation and the short break I had before it, I took the time really shore up on the most common dx in general:

HTN

DM

Lipids

Heart Disease

They are all interrelated so just having the basics down has helped me quite a bit.

Good luck