Riburn3 BSN, MSN, APRN, NP

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    I got the job! Now to prepare..

    Riburn3 replied to Alicia777's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think Fitzgerald offers suture review courses which are pretty highly regarded. It's a shame how little exposure students get to suturing. I was lucky and did part of my education in an urgent care,...
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    Is a FNP working for a Psychiatrist legal ??

    Riburn3 replied to lmonet82's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Depends on what he specifically wants you to do. Texas is pretty vague about its rules in regards to specialization. You technically learned about psych in school and can treat all patient...
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    Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

    Riburn3 replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Sorryiamanaprn, out of curiosity, where do you live? Your situation sounds absolutely terrible. Was there no inclination that this was the job environment before you started NP school? Or even during...
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    Passed AANP without live review?

    Riburn3 replied to katelyn.donofrio's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think BostonFNP hit the nail on the head here. Live review courses state they have a better than 99% pass rate, but fail to mention that 85% of all applicants pass their boards with or without a...
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    Moving from OH to TX...NP licensure and other requirements?

    Riburn3 replied to dxbtocvg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a Texas RN and about to sit for my boards with AANP. I've been doing the research extensively. What I would recommend doing RIGHT NOW is getting your Texas license. This will speed up the...
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    Let's make a list of all online FNP programs

    Riburn3 replied to rynophiliac's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'll also add Texas Tech, New Mexico State University, and the University of Texas at El Paso to the list of online schools. NMSU and TTU are tier one schools. All 3 are well respected regional...
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    Let's make a list of all online FNP programs

    Riburn3 replied to rynophiliac's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You're joking right? For profit medical schools do exist. Although they are new (first was 2007ish in Colorado), they are a very real thing. One is actually opening up 30 miles from my
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    Hate "Midlevel"

    Riburn3 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You troll too hard. What's actually sad about your post is MD's spend all that time in school, and an NP with some online classes and 2-3 years towards a masters degree meets and often exceeds that...
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    Hate "Midlevel"

    Riburn3 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    THANK YOU. My presentation for my oral boards revolves around a paper of this very nature. There is nothing "Midlevel" about NP's. Head to head with physicians we are equal or better on numerous...
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    Terrible day at clinicals

    Riburn3 replied to kkfrn427's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I read most of your post and thought "we've all been there" in terms of feeling frustrated or stupid in clinical. Your one mistake not examining the ears wasn't a big deal, and you even called...
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    Boycott schools that make you find your own preceptors

    Riburn3 replied to Pilot2FNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I absolutely agree with zmansc on this one. While I think schools that provide preceptors are ultimately a better option, I loved having to find my own preceptors. I got to choose people I knew and...
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    Does any NP regret becoming one

    Riburn3 replied to gcupid's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just out of curiosity what region of the country do you work where nurses are treated this way? I've been a traveller all over the country and am yet to experience a hospital system or group of...
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    Does any NP regret becoming one

    Riburn3 replied to gcupid's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I apologize if I misunderstood your post. When you said that you disagreed that "WE" (meaning all NP's) are afforded more respect, it sounds like you are implying that NP's everywhere aren't afforded...
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    Pts want to see a doctor

    Riburn3 replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If they want to see a physician let them. Articulate that you can provide the same service and address their problem, but ultimately they are free to choose if they don't mind waiting longer. I hate...
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    Does any NP regret becoming one

    Riburn3 replied to gcupid's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is your own anecdote and does not represent NPs or even nursing as a whole. Not feeling respected or feeling respected has more to do with where you are working versus what you are doing....
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    Does any NP regret becoming one

    Riburn3 replied to gcupid's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    While I'm sure there are some NP's out there with career regret, I feel like most career regret in nursing likely stems from job regret. When you look at most peoples reasoning for their career...
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    New NP feeling so out of place in new job

    Riburn3 replied to Anewnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    While I am not yet an NP and willl be graduating in early December, just about all my NP friends and NP preceptors have told me that I will feel like a clueless chicken with my head cut off for the...
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    Failed AANP 2014

    Riburn3 replied to ally459's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You sound like an anomoly that probably was stressed too much on exam day. If you were really doing that well on practice exam it's hard to understand why you failed other than nerves. I say go for...
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    What is the best NP job you have seen???

    Riburn3 replied to ickc22's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is my dream job. My wife is a Fil-Am, and with an NP salary over there you would live like a king. Although I prefer the visayas to Manila, it would be sweet none the
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    Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

    Riburn3 replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Likely based on their own limited personal experience. While I agree that having solid nursing experience during NP school is useful, the closer I get to graduation (3 months away), the more I realize...
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    Improving NP Education

    Riburn3 replied to matthewandrew's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I go to a large public university FNP school online (graduate in 3 months), and would have loved in-depth anatomy and less theory BS. I also would have loved a short class that just covers very basic...
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    Dear practitoners, quick question on your school

    Riburn3 replied to tarotale's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I hate to break it to you OP, but unless you're your own boss, no matter what field you're in, your going to deal with a lot of BS. Being your own boss in medicine brings it's own awful headaches....
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    AANP Certification Exam

    Riburn3 replied to nurse54321's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks again for the great information. I do use the AANP exam questions from Exam Edge and a friend of mine has the ANCC questions, and the reality is they are both taken from the same question...
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    AANP Certification Exam

    Riburn3 replied to nurse54321's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you for your study prep info. I'm glad you mentioned the Exam Edge questions were very specific. I graduate in December, bought a package of 20 exams, and the few that I do seem really...
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    Online schools and testing...

    Riburn3 replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    UTEP. I'm unsure of the most recent class to graduate, but the previous FNP class had a higher than the national average of 86% passage rate. On the anecdotal side, I haven't met a nurse from any of...