New Student meet and greet

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Well it is the start of a new semester, thought this might be a way to meet other new NP students and potentially start some networking etc.

So I will kick it off:

I am an ACNP student at Duke. I have worked in the MICU pretty much my whole career.

When not in school mode enjoy getting far away from civilization and fishing or just hanging out with my friends and not caring about health care at all!

Don't worry! I did it with a 16 year old, working nights part-time, and managed to do the FNP program in 2 years. Make SURE you find a buddy for support and to share studying. I'm taking boards next month, so if I can be of support to any of you---I'm here. Also, I've been an ER nurse for 20 years, plus did psych and hospice. (Hospice is my first love). I'm a lot older, but I did it! You can, too! I wish all of you the best!

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Specializes in Level II Trauma Center ICU.

Thanks so much for the encouragement!! I'm working part-time nights too:o. Thankfully, my kids (11 & 16) are very supportive; I don't know how I could do this if they were not.

Good luck on your boards!!

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I'm in the ACNP program at University of Kentucky. I work full-time in a Cardiothoracic ICU and some prn work in the ER. I'm a part-time student in a DNP program. I'm married with a three year old son and a daughter on the way! My wife stays home with our kid(s), so for me the stress comes more from the finances than the time (although there's not much of that either!). My family is really great about giving me the time I need to do school. So far, it's not that bad, but then I have a BA where I went to school FT and worked FT, then went back to nursing school FT while working FT and my son was born halfway through that, then I finished my BSN FT while working FT, so maybe I'm just numb to it all!

I want to go into Critical Care, particularly cardiothoracic although I'm interested in the ER as well. I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do my capstone project on! We've got time, but the earlier you decide, the better as a lot of papers you write for other classes can be geared towards your capstone and save you work in the long run. Right now I'm thinking about doing something with POC testing (like the iStat) in the ICU. I'm interested in new technologies. Did a study several years ago involving Computerized Provider Order Entry and patient safety. I'd love to do something with that, but where I am currently doesn't use a system like that and so I don't think that would be possible.

Bryan

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