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definitely! Change your specialty if you are unhappy. You may have not found your niche yet.

Hi everybody! I am just finishing up my first year of nurse practitioner school and I have made all A's thus far, so I thought I would share some insight on how to prepare for nurse practitioner school. I searched for so much advice before starting ...

Hello everyone! Anyone starting UT Arlington's Spring 2018 FNP online program? If so, congrats! I'm located in the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas. Looking for a study group! I have a friend who just finished FNP school and told me to start reviewi...

In addition to all the other comments/advice, I would add that sepsis lowers bs as well. I can't tell you how many septic patients I have coded in the ICU and when we check the sugars, we see they are as low as 30's. During resuscitition attempts, ...

I read the syllabus for my Advanced Pathophysiology course in my FNP program. I am wondering how much chemistry is involved in this course. I have only taken Chem 1, and there is no chemistry requirements for my actual program. However, I know con...

I won't be needing the webcam until my patho class. 1st course doesn't require webcam as far as I know

I received my degree plan within 1 or 2 weeks of being accepted into the program. I haven't seen any Facebook groups for spring '18 group

Yes, I am enrolled in it as well and module 2 is confusing

Yes UT Arlington. I have heard that only 1 course can be taken at a time. Also, i haven't been able to sign up for orientation yet. Has anyone had success with it? Advisor said this past week I would be able to register for it, but I haven't been ab...

Great! I haven't received my degree plan yet but I should be getting it any day now. You are lucky to be getting Patho out of the way quickly. Do you know what book for patho we will need to get? I want to order it already

Hi, thanks for the reply! The website is khanacademy.org and under search, type out "human anatomy and physiology." There are several sections divided into organ systems with mini-lectures in each section and a few tests. Totally free! It's a great r...

Nurses are more stressed than CNAs. Quit now and go into mental health. It sounds like you like that more.

I was the exact same way. Repeated exposure got me desensitized. It'll get easier with every code.

I hated it too! My clinical experience was really all about cleaning up patients and occasionally giving medications and then hiding in a spare room the rest of the time so I could study for my next nursing test. Clinical was always very boring and ...

Thanks! Which courses for you have been the easiest so far?

Hello, I am weeks away from finishing my RN-BSN program at UT Arlington. I did well in the program and the online format was incredibly easy to navigate. Most classes consisted of weekly discussions and an assignment or 2. The only class that took...

Thanks for the reply! I have seen many posts on here that imply the program is disorganized and frustrating, so it's great to hear that you find it manageable. Do you find the program to be disorganized? Do you have any tips to get ready for Patho? ...

My best friend had her baby 2 months after nursing school graduation, and thankfully she had a easy pregnancy which allowed her to continue school full-time without any distractions or problems. I know of someone who had baby in the middle of a seme...

1. no, 2. 10 years, 3. 30 years, 4. female, 5. BSN

Hello, I applied to the Spring 2018 program and found out today that I was not accepted. This is strange to me since my GPA is 3.84 and my friend received an acceptance letter with a GPA of 3.78. I hear they favor students who received their BSN fr...

Hi, I'm about to start FNP program and I have seen on glassdoor many job openings at CVS clinics. What do you do there as an FNP? The pay and hours look great.

I agree that BSN programs have a lot of unrelated material, but I also think that this material comes into play when you get your masters degree and beyond. When you get your masters or doctorate, you will take many classes that pertain to your incr...

I worked as a new grad in an ICU and did great. A surgeon recommended i buy "The ICU Book" which is basically the bible for residents in internal medicine. I read it whenever I encountered a new disease process and would know ahead of time what doc...

I took Microbiology over a summer and did well. A&P and Statistics can easily be done together. If these are your last 3 and you are able to commit the time and energy, you can definitely take them altogether in the same semester and do well. ...

I am a nurse and went back to school to finish up chemistry and physics requirements to get into medical school. I had a cumulative GPA of 3.84 so I was competitive. I wound up pregnant and because i am usually an all-or-nothing personality, I deci...