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  1. Anybody run into problems with preceptors because they are from an online program?

    xtclass08 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am a NP student at Indiana Statte University. I recently started my clinicals for Health Assessment in CT. It took me forever to find someone who would take me but eventually I found a...

  2. Anybody run into problems with preceptors because they are from an online program?

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No I am no longer in CT. Sorry npstudentct. I know how hard it is to find clinicals. That's why for my DNP I'm going to a local school that provides clinics sites. Thank

  3. Finding a job in NE area as an AA

    xtclass08 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So this thread is really just a vent. I graduated May 3rd and immediately took the boards nearly a week later. I passed, and then I immediately started applying to NP jobs. I was pessimistic in the...

  4. Finding a job in NE area as an AA

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello all, so I finally found a new job with a community health center that serves the indigent population. The pay isn't that great but it's definitely a learning opportunity since they have a very...

  5. Finding a job in NE area as an AA

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi Sonia, Thanks for your response. I definitely hear you. I too have considered that fact and have gone over and over what I.can do differently but nothing really sticks out. Since May I would...

  6. Finding a job in NE area as an AA

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi Sonia, Thanks for your response. I definitely hear you. I too have considered that fact and have gone over and over what I.can do differently but nothing really sticks out. Since May I would...

  7. Finding a job in NE area as an AA

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Also I did my clinical rotation at two internal medicine offices. One on/gyn office affiliated with a large teaching hospital. A pediatric office that served a high concentration of indigent children...

  8. Finding a job in NE area as an AA

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    BostonFNP, believe me, I asked myself the same question. The problem is sometimes before I even get to the question portion, I'm getting blocked and receiving the cold shoulder. For example, I was...

  9. Finding a job in NE area as an AA

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Zmansc, it is interesting that you asked that. No I did not do most of my clinicals in NE. I spent one semester at MinuteClinic and it was awful. I learned absolutely nothing other than how to do an...

  10. Finding a job in NE area as an AA

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I should also add that I can understand people wanting to go with practitioners they feel most comfortable with. I mean some women will only go to other women for ob/gyn purposes, and many people feel...

  11. Taking ANCC exam tomorrow

    xtclass08 replied to new_NP_?'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No, you will never feel "completely ready". In fact, I didn't even think I passed the AANP exam after I took it so I was really surprised when it said I passed . If you have been studying for 8 hours...

  12. Certification scores

    xtclass08 posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    So I took my boards May 12 and I passed. Yesterday I received my actual scores in the mail. Once I looked at my actual score I kept wondering how did this fare compared to other NPs who took the test...

  13. Certification scores

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Advanced Practice

    I took the AANP. We were given 150 questions and 15 of those questions did not count. Everyone has told me the same thing ....your actual score doesn't matter yet they still send you your actual...

  14. Anybody run into problems with preceptors because they are from an online program?

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I feel you Jessica. I actually had to move back to Florida for clinicals from Connecticut to find decent clinicals. CT has so many schools ( Yale, Fairfeild, Quinnipiac, UConn etc) that finding...

  15. Anybody run into problems with preceptors because they are from an online program?

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think minute clinic was only good for health assessment. Beyond that, you will not get a good clinical experience with minute clinic. This is just my opinion

  16. Anybody run into problems with preceptors because they are from an online program?

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Georgetown does have an online MSN-FNP program. After the completion of the program you can sit for the boards and will be licensed as a nurse

  17. I accidentally took home a narcotic!

    xtclass08 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    So I guess there is a first for everything. I am a Resource Nurse who works in the critical care and med/surg float pool, so of course I get the crappiest patient loads and some of the worst patients...

  18. I left with a narcotic!!

    xtclass08 posted a topic in Advanced Practice

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  19. Night Shift and workouts?

    xtclass08 replied to scrubsandasmile's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Only if I didn't get enough sleep. Sometimes if I woke up early worked out and went to work. I would be exhausted and then when I came home to go to sleep the next morning my muscles would be...

  20. I accidentally took home a narcotic!

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Patient Medications

    yeah hopefully.... like I said I have never done it be4 but there is a first for everything. If they give me a slap on the wrist for this one, I promise I wont even put my hands in my pocket while I'm...

  21. Night Shift and workouts?

    xtclass08 replied to scrubsandasmile's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I always worked out before my shift started. I started doing insanity so I would wake up at 4 or 5pm , workout for about an hour get ready for work and be there from 7pm to 7am. By the time I got home...

  22. Anybody run into problems with preceptors because they are from an online program?

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not really. I just recently moved to the CT area and work as a resource RN so I work everywhere and don't see the same physicians or providers consistently. Also, CT does not seem to have a whole lot...

  23. Anybody run into problems with preceptors because they are from an online program?

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yeah you're right Christine. A lot of the students thats go to ISU and are located in Indiana have no problems finding their preceptors. I also find that some states use NPs less than others and PAs...

  24. Anybody run into problems with preceptors because they are from an online program?

    xtclass08 replied to xtclass08's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Do you know why? is it bc they found online students to be less informed? thats weird. ..there are some really good online fnp programs (I.e Georgetown). My school is ranked in thw top 75 nationally...

  25. Beware of preceptorconnect!!

    xtclass08 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am in a FNP program at Indiana State University. I am in my fourth semester and required to find my own preceptor and clinical site. I was having such a hard time that I decided to come on...