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I am a family NP in a pretty large community health clinic (10 MD's, 2 NP's). We're in a pretty rural area, at least four hours away from the nearest major metro area. I see between 18 and 28 patients a day, and I would say that at least 25% of my pa...

Thanks for your input/opinions. I am finding, in several different types of patients, that at first I took on too much and overstepped my scope of practice. I am really backing off now, and being better able to tell patients they need to see someone ...

The problem is that there is no psychiatrist (or psych NP) to treat them. Do I just send them out the door? Most of the time I am not starting new medications, but adjusting doses. I do not want to do psych, but it always seems to find me...

thank you so much for saying this! i had several years working in women's health care before going to school, and i am very comfortable in primary care working with family planning, gynecology, etc. this has given me a base to start with, and now i'm...

I have always had one area of confusion about the "a fertilized egg IS life" way of thought. There are times when an egg is fertilized, but due to the timing of its fertilization (e.g., it's too low in the uterus), by the time it's ready for implant...

Hey, TB - congratulations on coming so far! I graduated in 2004 from Vanderbilt's direct entry program, and did have to work as an RN (364 hours) before sitting for the certification exam. That is a state requirement in Oregon. The only place I seem ...

I graduated from Vandy in 2004 as an FNP from their bridge program. My background had been in many different areas of women's health - infertility to family planning to gynecologic oncology, from front desk to rooming patients/assisting with procedur...

Whoo-hoo!!!!! I would love to see a program like this! Fantastic idea... I am very fortunate to have a first job where I have several family practice physicians and an NP who are extremely supportive of my learning curve, but it is so frustrating spe...

If estrogen is the problem both with thrombosis and with most seizure controlling medications, her only option would be a POP - progesterone only pill, which has its own limitations, and must include counseling about same time daily dosing, etc. And ...

I am a FNP who went the direct-to-NP route, but lived in a state where I had to work as an RN (364 hours) before I could be licensed as an NP. I gained a lot of good experience (in an urgent care) and ended up staying for six months. Many of my class...

I am so sorry that is happening for you. That exam is so painful I can't even imagine how you must feel. If you continue to have problems, check with the computing center where you took the test. They may have had a computer glitch... I'll be thinkin...

I Just graduated in August 2004 from Vanderbilt's FNP program. They do have a CNM/FNP program and my classmates who graduated with CNM's are working all over the country. The CNM/FNP works by doing the CNM part first, which ends in December, and addi...

I graduated last year from a "bridge" program (Vanderbilt), where I entered with a bachelor's in biology and came out with an RN, MSN, FNP. This question has plagued me throughout my education and to today. I am six months into my first job as an FNP...

Peglu - I know just how you feel... I graduated August of 2004, and even at the end of my program I was still presenting every single patient. I've been in my first FNP job for six months now, and it has taken me quite a while to get the confidence ...

How long ago was did the condom break? If it was very recently (within 5 days) you do not have to pay over $100 and get an ultrasound, you need emergency contraception, which can be given as Plan B. Plan B is a high dose of progesterone only and does...

I love those shows. I don't know if I could do trauma nursing, but it's soooo cool to see people live through things like a knife in the head or wood up your interior... My favorite day is Mondays, when we have Paramedics (Discovery Health) and then ...

I second Kristi's response. I've worn Dansko's for the last three years (just started Nursing school, so now I have neato white ones), and they should not fit on the back. They're "fake" closed-heel shoes.

I just want to bring this back to the concern for the students and professors who were killed and for their families. It is so sad that people can get so stressed in a program that's supposed to be about helping people!!!!! What does that say about o...

Something that works for me is scheduling time with study groups. That way I know I want to be at least somewhat prepared before I meet with them, so I do it. Then the study group helps me get my thoughts together. memphispanda is right - saying it o...

In addition to going to open houses, I found it helpful to contact faculty and visit the school at other times - when they're not "on". You can usually make appointments and talk more one-on-one than in the large open house atmosphere. Sometimes when...

Just remember the procedure, position them so their muscle is relaxed, and that they might be more scared than you are. You can make it a great experience for them so they aren't so frightened next time. I think a little fear of needles is a good thi...

Hello, my name is Serena and I've just decided to stop lurking and say hello. I'm in my first semester of a 2-year bachelor's in something else to RN to MSN program. I've moved cross country to start this program, and I love it. I have a boyfriend an...

Hi - I'm in an accelerated BA-in-another-field to RN to MSN and all in two years program, and I love it. I relocated to a new state to do it, so all of my friends are in the same program, which eliminates some of the outside-life questions. What's ge...