Teleflurry

Thanks everybody for the love ! I passed and went on to pass every class and im now an ANCC board certified ARNP about to start my first job ! Had my son a year ago and everything worked out FINE! :)

Im an ICU. If you ever think its impossible please listen to what I do everyday, every week. I work full time plus overtime 3-4 shifts a week. My school is 2.5-3 hours away from my house - and I drive there every Thursday. Im doing the BSN-DNP program in AGNP and its a four year program. I graduate next year. I go to clinicals 12 hours a week. I have two children (a four year old son and a ten month old son born while I was in the program. I gave birth last September via C-Section and went back to school a week later) Im PREGNANT with my third son right now. Im married and still cook and clean. Its insanity, but I do take care of my family, spend a lot of time with them. Trust me that you can adapt.

So I'm a student in FLorida in a BSN to AGNP program and I failed my second exam in my primary 1 class. Like by one point. Passing is 80% I got a 79% It was based on cardio and respiratory, and was vey extensive. In order to continue in the program I have to get a 79% on the COMPREHENSIVE final (meaning covers HEENT, Skin, Cardio, respiratory, Endocrine and Fundamental stuff) MY first exam was a dismal 84%. This final is the going to decide whether I continue or have to retake the class ONE YEAR from now putting my graduation from 2016 Dec to 2017 Dec. Overwhelmed! I'm in a right fine panic because I'm a pretty stellar student and the school offers very little in the way of support and compassion for working mothers. Against me is I'm a night shift worker, I have two children ages (3 year old and 7months old) ...with one more on the way (accidental, but this new one is due October), I work ICU night shift Friday-Monday to support my family because my husband stopped working temporarily to tend to our children. Daycare is too expensive. So Im doing overtime every monday, clincals for nine hours every wednesday, clinicals for four hours on friday and driving two-three hours to my school across the state of Florida every thursday because no school in my area offers the doctoral program, or AGNP that I'm currently in. Sigh. The dean of my program says "Cant you go part time?" - Im the only income in my household right now - and Im a pretty well vested nurse in my company.....kids have to eat...so no. I'm so disheartened with the single women with no kids complaining they got low A's or high B's on the exam, and I'm like doing the very best I can...without the same privelages; and yielding awful 79% results. Im trying to study my hardest but by God am I discouraged, tired and let down. Anybody have any words of encouragement, advice anything? Ive found that as I've gotten older, my previous study techniques no longer work. I used to be flash card queen. Now Im trying dictating the notes in my own words on my iphone recorder - but its so time consuming, and time is something I have so very little of. Anybody ever pull an ace out of their hat before, because this 79% on requirement on the final has me very scared.

Im stabbing in the dark here.... Pain assessment tools for people with fibromyalgia? Assessing pain in chronic pain sufferers? Assessing pain in the intubated/ventilated inpatient ICU patient? Pain assessment in chronic drug abusers. Pain relief scale from homeopathic methods? Pain relief experienced from patients who feel more in control of their treatment plan versus those who don't? Emotional pain/conflict experience tool for parents of terminally ill children - and how to offer help? Assessment of nursing experiences of pain and ability to offer compassionate care using the six C's? Im just having verbal diarrhea of thoughts...maybe you can draw something from it?

I hope this message receives you well. I don't see any reason you cannot pursue a career in midwifery. Just check the college rules for whatever program you want to see if they consider the overall GPA or just the nursing course GPA. I have seen many students admitted based on career experience pertinent to their program, merit, and (less likely) volunteer experience. Have you considered the population you serve and the community you live in? If you live in an affluent area where midwives and doulas are sought out, your chances of course will be greater in finding stable work. If you live in an area with a high population of indigent, poor socioeconomic status or immigrant status - they will not be seeking out midwives. Perhaps you can create a program in your area to help the less fortunate women in your area that need education, contraception, prenatal care, etc. You could be that one person that changes the lives of many disadvantaged women who really don't have access to any other option, or be apart of an initiative that already does so. For a semester during my current doctorate education I attended a church where they help a weekly fair for the homeless - and one table had a nurse practitioner from a community health center program. Patients would come to him with their problems and he would render care as well as have his team help them sign up for insurance options (medicare, Medicaid, obamacare, veterans coverage, etc). It was very noble . I read your post and thought, gee we could have really used a nurse midwife skilled to address the needs of the MANY women at the fair who had gynecological issues (moreso even due to the amount of "working women" - if you catch my drift). Whatever you do just take a look at your community and try to find a happy medium between the needs of the people and your personal desires for nursing. I'm a married woman with children too, so I get the "struggle" if your rooted in your town and cannot really go anywhere. Got to get it where you can fit it! I hope you see your dreams of being a midwife come into fruitation.

Good Day People, I'm looking for any resources that helped you out when you were learning advanced assessment - books, videos, techniques, etc. I'm a BSN-DNP student in year two - and I take advanced assessment in two weeks, and wanted to see how you learned the new techniques for your patients. I'm been a nurse for 11 years and work in ICU, but being in a primary care program for my doctorate will have me looking at things I can say with an honest heart, I've NEVER looked at. (Ears? People have ears?! - lol) Thanks community ! -Teleflurry

I just finished advanced patho last week and thank God the professor offered a blueprint of her tests prior to each one. Got an "A". I always feel like I dont have the brain capacity to try to absorb all of that information to be competent enough to look at my patient and diagnose him/her on the spot. I'm still like...wait...where's that body part located? LOL! Honesty. It's good to vent though...so let it flooooww.

Full time surgical ICU nurse, working my three 12 hours shifts a week on nightshift - plus overtime shifts - married mother of a two year old son, and pregnant with my second son. Currently in the BSN-DNP Adult/Gerontological Primary Care program. Have been called superwondermommy. I just like to keep the lights on. :)

Im currently in an AGNP program for primary care and I made up my mind I never want to work with children. If you scour most job listings as I do, you'll see that most jobs dont even specify what type of NP that you are. Of course if you choose to work with children - you will need the FNP. If you, like me, plan to work in the adult setting (clinics, homeless outreach, nursing homes, private practice, cardiology, neuro, GI, pulmonary, nephro, etc) - you can do with the AGNP. I had a huge coming to terms oment when I was being pressured to go into the FNP by EVERYONE - until I spoke to AGNP nurses. If you see yourself in the ER later in life - youll probably need the FNP or even the acute care program - but that varies on institution. I would stick with the FNP if you really felt like you wanted to treat children - and hey, maybe wanted to work at a clinic that also see's children (the FNP). If your hardset on specializing in adults only - as I KNOW I am, then AGNP is a great route. With the AGNP just make sure you kno your comofrt level with the elderly, because people often pass up the gerontology portion because its not glamourous. All depends on your passion. I always said...if I suffer head trauma and decide I want to work with kids later in life - the FNP post masters certificate is a whooping two more classes from my current DNP degree track (totally doable). -BUT- youd have to deal with the headache of trying to find a program, get accepted, blah blah blah. Your already in there sister, so if you see children and infant care in your future and there's a market for that in your area - save yourself the headache later and do your FNP. Good luck!

Ijust wanted to wish you guys luck. I really enjoy FAU and my experience with them has been positive. I did the RN-BSN program and am currently in the BSN-DNP program AGNP. Good luck!

I just passed today - first time testing. ALL I did was listen to the Laura gasparis on my iphone - like , three days before the test. I had a test book, but didn't really use it. It's heavy on cardio, neuro and pulmonary. It was all scenarios that you had to use your knowledge of the disease process to figure out the best or first course of action . Like all the answers could be correct but you had to pick the MOST important ones to do first, etc. loads of therapeutic communication questions / which were easy in my opinion . Good luck to all who take it. It's pretty straightforward , but you have to know your pathophysiology. Teleflurry CCRN

My DNP program has 1000 hour requirements for the BSN-DNP. The curriculum is a strong mix of patho, anatomy, pharm, theory and caring. I believe it depends on the school. Researching your options is key.

Im in my first semester with Florida Atlantic University's BSN-DNP program. This program award the MSN degree midway and you can sit for your boards. I work full time - plus overtime, so four days a week and have a husband and two year old son. It's possible. The school is designed for working professionals with classes being held online, and on campus once a week. Later it converts to once every other week - I believe. If you want it bad enough - you can make a way out of nothing. :)

My 92 year old patient wanted a female citing ,"I'm just old fashioned". Im a woman and I find it to be annoying at times because my Icu has a lot of males and a male tech. I was the only female that night and couldn't call the boys for help rolling or bathing . We just had a young male patient request a woman to bathe him - that was weird.

The bsn dnp that I'm in allows u to sit for the boards as soon as u finish the masters credits.