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I did EM boot camp twice already I will check if it qualifies.Thank you.

Hi all, I am looking for a program, preferably online, that would fulfill the 30 hour CE in emergency procedures skills for the new AANP ED NP certification. I would appreciate any pointers. Thank you Francisco

http://www.aanpcert.org/resource/documents/Emergency%20care%20Procedures%20%20Skills%20list%20(004).pdf

My daughter just took it last noc. She studied everyday for a month, I was expecting her to get around75 questions, I got 78 back on the days, however she got 250 questions. She was in there around three hours. She called me crying, hysterical believ...

I have been doing for seven years and I love it. I worked in the ED as RN thus I was very familiar with the job. Good luck, you will love it.

That is exactly my opinion a bunch of nonsense requirements such as college credits?!! after being in practice for more than 10 years.

Hi Juan, I have been working in the ED for 7 years full tome now and I would like to get this certification. I keep going to the ANCC website to apply online, but the link is not active yet. Do you know when are they will start taking applications. ...

I was a Med Tech for 25 years,became a nurse at 45 and a FNP at 50 and I love it. Go for it.

Hello all, What is the name of the medical school in Panama where you can take online prerequisites? This is an American school geared towards RN's, NP's and PA's. It has a website, but I forgot its name. Thank you

Never mind, it is ( or was?) Delphi. If this was a degree mill and went under, I feel sorry fo this guy because he was really dedicated.

No, I work in ED as NP and there is this RN who is doing this program. He is taking the prerequisites online and he is supposed to just do the clinical rotations in the US. I will ask him the name of the school next time I see him and will let you kn...

Hello, I recently graduated from Ball State University online MSN/FNP program. I highly recommend it, the only drawback is that you have to get your preceptors in the area where you live. You can check it out at http://www.bsu.edu/nursing/ . E mail ...

No offense taken. However, you have to realize that the status of a profession is only a reflection of a society as a whole. Thus, I don't think is fair to compare third world countries' level of Nursing technology development with our own. In this r...

I agree with Zacarias, it is not true that nurses have the same status as a garbage collectors in Mexico because there is a well structured Nursing education. I got my first degree in a Mexican university, a bachelors in medical technology, and this...

Hi, I am in the program. Do you have any specific questions?

Yes, these three are Doctor programs. However, the only one that is considered a Doctor in Nurse Practitioner program is one at Columbia University, although they also still offer the traditional DNSc geared towards Nursing academia and research. In ...

Honeyglazed, I don't have an answer for your question. As a matter of fact, I have a question for you: Why you haven't tested after five months of graduation? Hopefully, I will be graduating next May and I was hoping to test as soon as possible. I ev...

Except from: Cooperation is critical: AMA and ASA working together August 20, 2005 American Society of Anesthesiologists Board of Directors Meeting Rosemont, IL J. Edward Hill, MD President American Medical Association Scope of Practice The work we...

The AMA position pertaints to all none-physician healthcare providers as indicated by the statament "the AMA respects the health care professionals who work with us in our offices and in hospitals, and who can function as physician "extenders"". O...

I am in the last year of a part time online FNP program. I am currently doing my pediatric and women's health rotations. My OB/GYN preceptor, although he is very polite with me, does not let me assess patients by myself. Since He is always hurrying t...

Thank you for your reply. I would like to work in family practice when I graduate. Thus, I will not be working in women's health issues that much. Since I am a male, I think the problem is my gender because many patients have reservations about someb...

Hello all, After 6 years of Nursing, I am ready to take a break. Thus, I have accepted a position in a clinical laboratory as Medical Technologist. I will be paid the same rate and the work is stress free. I have done the lab for 25 years, so I can a...

I have to give a deposition in a malpractice lawsuit where I am might be ask to testify against my coworkers. According to my agency lawyer, the hypothetical question might be as follows: Mr. Bancho, on this date nurse X did not document or tally the...

How are you going to fulfill the clinical component living in a foreign country?