Catherineann BSN, MSN, APRN

Catherineann has 20 years experience as a BSN, MSN, APRN and specializes in Sleep Medicine.

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1. Urgent Care Bootcamp

   Catherineann posted a topic in NP

   I’m curious if any UC NP’s have taken the HIPPO urgent care bootcamp? I’m not working in urgent care as an NP but did as an RN and really liked it. I also have many years as an ICU Nurse under my belt. I’m working in sleep/pulmonology as an NP and a...

2. Locked into a specialty but now want urgent care

   Catherineann replied to spdaydream's topic in NP

   Same! Sleep NP here With 2 years of experience. seriously considering urgent care. I worked in urgent care as an RN and loved it. I’ve heard very good things about the Hippo Urgent Care Boot Camp. It’s not inexpensive however and so I haven’t bitten ...

3. New grad FNP - Health Risk Assessments?

   Catherineann replied to anchorRN's topic in NP

   I have been doing HRA’s for about 6 weeks via telehealth. My hours at my FT job we’re cut due to covid and so thought HRA’s would be a nice supplement. I went into it with about 2 years of specialty NP experience and it’s been fine. The patients (Med...

4. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

   Catherineann replied to guest416560's topic in NP

   Unfortunately moving is not an option. I'm seriously considering going back to teaching and picking up some hours on the side at an urgent care to keep my license and maintain my skills. I honestly feel that there should be some sort of minimum on th...

5. FNP boards pass rate by school

   Catherineann posted a topic in NP Students

   Hi, I'm curious if anyone knows if there is a site that lists boards pass rates by school? I can find pass rates by states, but nothing as specific as by school. Thanks!

6. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

   Catherineann replied to guest416560's topic in NP

   I'm in my last month of my post-masters FNP program and am feeling quite discouraged about my decision. I came to the realization that there are too many of us when I was trying to find preceptors for my rotations and had to make literally hundreds o...

7. ENP Network

   Catherineann posted a topic in NP Students

   I am running out of time to find a preceptor for my primary care practicum and so panicked, and pain the $90 for ENP Network to assist me in finding a preceptor. The contacts in my area are all outdated (One of them has actually passed away even), an...

8. What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

   Catherineann replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

   I had a known Hep C+ current IV drug user in the ICU with a new tracheostomy and still on a ventilator. We helped her up to a bedside commode with the vent tubing popped off of her trach. and spewed (Thanks to that positive pressure) bloody, nasty sp...

9. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

   Catherineann replied to LJames13's topic in NP Students

   Following. I begin the Post Masters FNP Certificate program on Feb 1st.