Hi there, you said there was urgent care hours on the side - do you know how much would be in urgent care? That would have a good range of experience, so I'm thinking you wouldn't be too specialized...
I am an ICU RN in NP school, and I decided to go for AGPCNP (primary care adult). I shadowed and talked with many of the NPs I work along side or used to work with, who are now in specialty services...
Oh yes it does. Here is a direct quote from every Nurse Practitioner position listed at the Allina Health system in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: "Allina Health does not hire new grads from all academic...
I think I would be transferring. What school is this? How do you get locked out of a course? Did they not find you a preceptor in time? We need more details, but I'm sorry. I would find another...
It depends on where you want to work afterwards. I went adult/gero because I have never worked in peds, never want to work with peds, and don't care to learn about them. I am keeping up with all NP...
Do you know any NPs? Can you shadow anyone? That's what I did when I was in the process of applying, to make sure I would like it. There's going to be people that get on here and say "You can make...
I would shadow in unit if possible, because it completely depends on the facility. Our medical ICU (where I've worked for 12 years), gets the most wide variety of patients as compared to our CVICU...
I don't have a newborn, but when I started had a 2, 5, & 7 year old - and work 12 hr shifts in the ICU on weekends (no homework done there!), & am in school full time. If I've learned...
I chose my AGNP specialty based on my nursing experience. My BSN clinicals did nothing to help me decide. I have been an ICU RN for 12 years this month, and I can tell you that I have never seen a...
Mine had a lot of scenario type questions (if I were charge nurse, what would I do if there were staff nurse conflict..., If I were put in a position to do something I wasn't trained on, what would I...