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  1. Question for Practicing NPs

    KMFRN5 replied to dancingfeet's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Whew, this question stirs up all sorts of feelings! Some of us are raised in a family where being a DOCTOR is considered the highest achievement. Not to mention a society that tends to place docs on...

  2. Applying to the nurse practitioner program right after BSN

    KMFRN5 replied to rlhtsvm's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My advice: apply, get in, and either a) defer at least a year to get peds experience, or b) do your MSN piece by piece as you get experience. Pediatrics is a specialty--not adult medicine in...

  3. to be hired as an RN do I tell them I am in grad school?

    KMFRN5 replied to Grnrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Grnrn, Good luck in your program! With regard to your question, it's all relative. If you're applying for a per diem/PT/PRN job, the employer will probably not care if you're in grad school. The...

  4. Questions for Online MSN Programs

    KMFRN5 replied to sage2320's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Glad to help! Did my MSN through Rush University in Chicago. With regard to choosing your specialty: yes, FNP gives you more options in the sense that it covers the entire age spectrum, BUT if you...

  5. Questions for Online MSN Programs

    KMFRN5 replied to sage2320's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi sage2320, How exciting for you! It sounds like you already have many questions for the open house, but I'm happy to add a few. I just completed my MSN online (with a few trips out-of-state), and it...

  6. New grad ACPNP in ER?

    KMFRN5 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi everyone, I'm a newly-minted acute care PNP with NICU, PICU, and pedi heme/onc experience. My only ED experience was a clinical rotation during my MSN, and I loved it. I still feel very new to the...

  7. NPs in the ER?

    KMFRN5 replied to NoobinIL's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I'm a new graduate acute care PNP who started out with a business degree before going into nursing. My goal at the start, like yours, was to become a nurse practitioner. I had aspirations of getting...

  8. Pediatric Liver Transplant NP?

    KMFRN5 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi everyone, I'm a new grad acute care PNP looking at job options, and although I haven't interviewed for it, yet, there is a position open for a PNP in liver transplant. Anyone have experience with...

  9. How to prep for being an LNC

    KMFRN5 replied to BuckOwe's topic in Legal

    Thank you for your quick reply, sirI. I'm sure I'll have more questions for you down the line. I appreciate your

  10. How to prep for being an LNC

    KMFRN5 replied to BuckOwe's topic in Legal

    Hi sirI and everyone, I'm a new grad acute care pediatric nurse practitioner--just finished my MSN and have 3+ years of PICU/NICU experience. My first degree was in business/accounting. I'm about to...

  11. PICU report sheet?

    KMFRN5 posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has a particularly well-designed documentation sheet that they carry during shifts and would be willing to share. Something you use to write down your shift...

  12. Help! Relocating to San Antonio in June!

    KMFRN5 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi Texas Nurses, I'm thrilled to be moving to Texas this summer, but I'd love some of the 411 on nursing in San Antonio. I'm specifically looking at Methodist Children's Hospital and Santa Rosa...

  13. Help! Relocating to San Antonio in June!

    KMFRN5 replied to KMFRN5's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi John, Thank you for that great insight! Do you happen to know anything about the hem/onc units in those hospitals? That's what I'm looking at in particular. I'm working at Denver Children's now,...

  14. Help! choose Duke BSN or UVa MSN?

    KMFRN5 replied to Mintaka's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi there, I graduated from the Duke ABSN a couple of years ago, and after hearing your choices, I would definitely go that route. The program was still in its nascent stage when I was there, and there...