Fatguyinalittlecoat

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1. Did you do all readings in FNP school?

   Fatguyinalittlecoat replied to NEMurse95's topic in NP Students

   This x 1000...

2. Emergency NP Boards (AANP)

   Fatguyinalittlecoat replied to FNP2015's topic in NP

   Congrats on your achievement!

3. Interested in becoming Intensivist APN

   Fatguyinalittlecoat replied to lcgivz12's topic in NP Students

   Like what was mentioned by those above, FNP students will rotate mainly through family and primary care practices. In the FNP program I am currently in, you must have a minimum amount of clinical hours in the primary care setting and that pretty muc...

4. Online vs Traditional NP school

   Fatguyinalittlecoat replied to Retired APRN's topic in NP Students

   I've been following these types of threads on an off for a bit now and have found the different viewpoints interesting. For me there was not really much choice as my employer will not hire online program prepared NP's and requires 2 years of RN exper...

5. Best books/resources to keep in your office

   Fatguyinalittlecoat replied to elizabell's topic in Advanced

   I'm in my clinical rotation right now (FNP), but I have found Epocrates, Family Practice Notebook, CMTD 2017, and Cash & Glass Family Practice Guidelines very helpful so far. If I really get stuck, Mushlin's Decision Making in Medicine and The P...

6. Working as an RN, Learning as an NP?

   Fatguyinalittlecoat replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in NP Students

   I just started my first clinical rotation and couldn't imagine working full time given the time needed for them and my studying. I'm not the smartest person around so I make up for it by hard work so time in the library/studying is a must for me. I...

7. Getting your job to pay for your schooling?!

   Fatguyinalittlecoat replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in NP Students

   Nothings free though and while the assistance is great it's usually tied to some kind of commitment to remain at the job for a specified time frame which I think is fair considering the investment. It would be prudent to understand their expectation...

8. Internal medicine rotation

   Fatguyinalittlecoat replied to QEOLAdvocate's topic in NP Students

   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...