Riburn3 BSN, MSN, APRN, NP

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    Little experience as an RN

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

    Wow, very well said and I couldn't agree more. This RN experience is to me what allows us to have these important advanced roles in healthcare in the first place. We all can sling an anecdote about...
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    Looking for a short NP program- less than 2 years

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

    UTEP is 100% online and takes 22
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    Does it matter the specialty of nursing your in prior to applying for FNP programs?

    Riburn3 replied to thatoneguyRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in the same boat as you in terms of where I work, albiet with a bit more experience, and I graduate next year from my FNP program. This topic has been debated quite a bit in these forums in...
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    NP and new requirements

    Riburn3 replied to NurseNanci1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Exactly rnkaytree. In order to make this a requirement they would have to get all 50 boards of nursing plus DC to sign off on it. As it is right now with the growing shortage in primary care and the...
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    UTEP, A&M CC, TT which one for FNP?

    Riburn3 replied to SandyRN1122's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    sundayd, yes I am still working fulltime, usually 50 hours a week as the charge of a CVICU. I have actually found it very easy balancing work and school, which has been a shock. A big advantage for...
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    Advice in NP school

    Riburn3 replied to josie1998's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I graduate in a year. You're right, it is overwhelming, especially when you are starting. The head of our program told us it usually doesn't really begin to click until the last semester halfway...
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    NP and new requirements

    Riburn3 replied to NurseNanci1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I humbly apologize and my intent was never to insult. That said, the search function is very simple and dead smack at the top of the site. Using it does reveal that on numerous occasions this topic...
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    Anyone Drop out of Online Program d/t lack of Preceptor?

    Riburn3 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm with others on this. I needed to find 4 preceptors for my program and having worked in a hospital for several years, already had 2 preceptors lined up before I was even started school. Working...
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    NP and new requirements

    Riburn3 replied to NurseNanci1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I apologize if I offended you but that was not my intent. There is a large search engine at the top of the site, and in many cases, most topics, especially the one you started, have been discussed on...
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    Little experience as an RN

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

    Wow, this is a fun conversation. Everyone is right in this one, I don't really understand why it's so heated. As a nurse with extensive experience in critical care, I feel like that experience has...
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    Advice in NP school

    Riburn3 replied to josie1998's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Out of curiosity how long have you been a nurse before being in FNP school, what type of nursing did you do, and how many clinical rotations have you had? The reason I ask is many of my classmates...
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    NP and new requirements

    Riburn3 replied to NurseNanci1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Even the most basic of searches on this site will show you this question has been asked a bajillion times, and in all cases results in the asker of the question being told that this is a...
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    UTEP, Texas Tech, or UTMB NP programs???? Where to go?

    Riburn3 replied to DJ1367's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This is very sound advice. My belief in nursing education as a whole, outside of maybe 2-3 schools nationwide, is that it's all the same and most of the real learning comes after graduation. The...
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    UTEP, Texas Tech, or UTMB NP programs???? Where to go?

    Riburn3 replied to DJ1367's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I do work fulltime often 50 hours a week and I honestly haven't had trouble balancing it all. If there's ever the slightest amount of downtime at work I'll study for a bit or brainstorm for papers....
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    working full time during clinicals

    Riburn3 replied to LookForward's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I work 3 nights a week (13 hour shifts as charge in a CVICU) doing Fri-Sun and then use a day off followed by 3 days of clinicals. Although it's a little tough at first, I got the routine down and...
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    UTEP FNP

    Riburn3 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi all, Anyone here been accepted into the UTEP FNP program? I've applied for Spring 2013, and was just curious if they had an interview, and how soon after applying were you notified of acceptance?...
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    UTEP FNP

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

    Wow it sounds like they were on top of their interview process this year. Last year they didn't even do interviews until Thanksgiving week and we didn't find out until the first and second weeks of...
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    UTEP, A&M CC, TT which one for FNP?

    Riburn3 replied to SandyRN1122's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Sundayd, I just finished up my 3rd semester in the UTEP FNP program, and so far we have only needed to go to campus for the nursing school graduate orientation before the program started. At one...
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    UTEP, Texas Tech, or UTMB NP programs???? Where to go?

    Riburn3 replied to DJ1367's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm enrolled at UTEP in the FNP program having completed 3 semester so far. The online only aspect has been great, the class structure is very discussion oriented, and I can say I've actually enjoyed...
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    Acute Care or FNP?

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

    Great question, and one that I think lots of nurses considering NP programs ponder. I am currently in an FNP program and debated heavily over this issue as well. My background is critical care...
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    Working as RN during MSN program

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

    Part time would be difficult as a new nurse since most places want you to orient full time for a couple of months, but working in psych you might be able to pull it off since most inpatient psych...
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    Looking for FNP/MD/DO preceptor in San Antonio

    Riburn3 replied to schanen's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was just accepted into UTEP FNP as well, and have already begun the process myself. I'm just about finished actually. My best resource other than asking people I already knew, was signing up for a...
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    NP vs MD and other discussions...

    Riburn3 replied to ivyleaf's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have a different perspective. Having worked directly with a psychiatrist, if psych is your thing, why wouldn't you just go the psych NP route and jump right in in 2-3 years doing what you love?...
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    Interesting Physician Perspective On NPs

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

    It's incredible how anecdotal this whole thread is, with opinions on all sides by lots of folks that aren't NP's or PA's. Anyone that has had a few years of nursing under their belt will tell you...
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    UTEP FNP

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

    I too received my preliminary acceptance. Sounds like we are in. I can't imagine the graduate school shooting down the recommendation of the school of nursing when they defer to them for the actual...