shannonFNP BSN, MSN, RN

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    St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If that's the case, that's just silly! We're already asking a lot of them to teach/precept us for
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    St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I should *hopefully* be starting them in August or September. I'm trying to push through the core classes now. I'm staggering my classes where I start a new one every month and finish each in 6-8...
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    St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    shannonFNP replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    According to my advisor, the courses need to be taken in a certain order with a few exceptions. Of the core classes, I would suggest Informatics. It was the easiest for me, but I grew up with...
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    St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    shannonFNP replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks, I emailed the librarian a few days ago without response. I've never had issues until now. I even upgraded my internet today to see if it would help them load. When I say slow, I mean... I can...
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    St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    shannonFNP replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Can someone enrolled at SJCME tell me if they are having any issues with the library databases? I'm able to access one from work just fine, but all the databases from SJCME are running excrutiatingly...
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    St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    shannonFNP replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm finishing up Nursing Informatics as we speak. I'm building a website, which has been strangely addicting, but I think I may be going overboard. There were other options, like writing a 15 pages...
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    St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Those of you that are in clinicals, do you feel prepared? I'm having a hard time picturing myself being comfortable with performing sutures, I&D's, etc without any hands on training. I know it's...
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    To those who want to leave nursing

    shannonFNP replied to PunkBenRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't want to leave nursing (most days!) but it's completely understandable if some people do. Sometimes these people just need support. Sometimes people just need to vent to see clearly. Sometimes...
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    St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi! I'd like to revive my topic :) I'm nearing completion of my first course, Leadership and Management. I took longer than I wanted to because of vacations and just learning the program. Plus, this...
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    St. Joseph's College: Maine

    shannonFNP replied to gerinurse10's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Those that were in informatics, are all the textbooks necessary? There are quite a few and I don't mind paying for them... but I like to save where I can! I start informatics on 7/31/2011 and I'm in...
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    When is a patient your patient?

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency

    I completely agree 100% with all of you. I'm going to bring it up to my managers. This particular patient was triaged as a level 2 and came immediately back. Report went to the charge nurse who...
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    St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I received an email from them with instructions on the Angel format for learning, but that was the extent of it. I've emailed my advisor, but haven't heard back yet. It's just way different than other...
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    St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Also, did any of you get a "course map" or anything that lined up how you should take your courses? Or an email address? I don't feel quite official yet
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    St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The courses start the last day of every month. It took me about 3 weeks to be completely signed up. Most of that was because I was too chicken to submit my money for the course . My first course is...
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    St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Let me know how the classes are going! I start in 11 days! Ordered my first book for 9.99 off ebay. :) Now THAT is
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    I've decided on an NP program!: SCJME

    shannonFNP posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I've decided to go to St. Joseph's College of Maine. I've sent in transcripts and application/fees. I plan to start June 30th. Anyone else starting soon? Anyone already in the program and can offer...
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    Anyone use Meditech computer charting?

    shannonFNP replied to TooterIA's topic in Emergency

    We started using Meditech at my current job... the "windows" looking version (blue and pretty). It's much less user friendly than the texty, MS-DOS version. Before I could do my assessment in about...
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    Intubation and Sedation

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency

    Well I'm glad to hear it. I made a small stink about it.. wondering why diprivan, versed, etc wasn't started and the answer I received was "we'll do it when she starts showing discomfort." Ermmm......
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    Intubation and Sedation

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency

    No, it just came up at work today when sedation was not ordered on a patient. They were not "bucking" or visibly uncomfortable. However, I always have the fear that the paralytic will last longer than...
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    Best Way to Learn Medical Spanish?

    shannonFNP replied to cbcle's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I'd like to revive this thread. I have Rosetta stone and will start with it soon, but I'm curious what people use to learn MEDICAL spanish... which is like another language all together! To...
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    Post Cath Provigil

    shannonFNP replied to RedERRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    It's also used for obstructive sleep apnea. Just got prescribed Provigil for "shift work disorder." Here's hoping that my sleep will get back in tune. I've struggled for a year and finally gave in to...
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    Actually missing hospital nursing now

    shannonFNP replied to tinderbox's topic in Home Health

    I'm at the point where I hate coming home, because during the day I see my patients, and when I'm home I have to chart until my eyes burn at 2am. Speaking of which... I've got 9 Oasis's to chart r/t...
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    RNs opening cases, LPNs making all revisits?

    shannonFNP replied to HealthyNurse's topic in Home Health

    That's what my company does. I do all SOCs, ROCs, SCICs, Certs, and Sups. You stay very busy doing all the oasis paperwork and you go to cert your patient that you haven't seen since the admit... or...
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    Continuity of Care

    shannonFNP replied to shannonFNP's topic in Home Health

    Don't get me wrong, I definitely take care of my important things right away! The case conference is only over the people reaching their EOE and for SOCs. The clinical supervisor gets report daily,...
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    Continuity of Care

    shannonFNP posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi everyone! I was wondering what your facility does to help with continuity of care. We have "case conference" every Monday of patients that are about to reach their EOE and that's when we get some...