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  1. 9 Tips For Surviving Nurse Practitioner School

    MallysMama replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Is it an AG acute care or AG primary care book? I've heard that Barkley himself is a practicing ACNP. I feel more comfortable using a book written for a specific specialty by someone actually in that...

  2. 9 Tips For Surviving Nurse Practitioner School

    MallysMama replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm still in my program...but I think the books really depend on what your specialty is. My program director highly encourages Barkley's review (for

  3. 9 Tips For Surviving Nurse Practitioner School

    MallysMama replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Excellent advice!!! Thanks for sharing! One more tip: always present yourself professionally (especially in clinical). The NP "world" is quite small and word can travel fast! Treat your clinical time...

  4. Graduate courses prior to enrolling in NP Program

    MallysMama replied to anchorRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think most schools would let you- you'd just need to get permission first. I would personally try to take the classes from a school you hope to apply to. I think advanced pathophysiology is an...

  5. First Intubation!!

    MallysMama posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just had to share: I successfully intubated 2 real patients (plus a 3rd with an LMA) for the first time today!!!! 😃 It was such a rush getting the ETT in and seeing the chest rise (and hearing...

  6. First Intubation!!

    MallysMama replied to MallysMama's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's definitely the fun part!! I'm glad they put this course in the middle of my program! That way we get time to practice the skills throughout most of our clinical

  7. First Intubation!!

    MallysMama replied to MallysMama's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in an Acute Care NP program! So, yes, we learn intubation (among other things- like chest tube insertion, suturing, central and arterial line placement,

  8. GRE

    MallysMama replied to Brooklynn89's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Kahn Academy is helpful

  9. First Intubation!!

    MallysMama replied to MallysMama's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Definitely! The anesthesiologist told me that if I rock onto the teeth that my "turn" was

  10. Which EHR do you use at your practice

    MallysMama replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not an NP yet...but our hospitals use Epic. Before I moved, I worked in a hospital system that used Cerner. As a nurse, I like Cerner

  11. worth it or not, which school

    MallysMama replied to trinathom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think the "good job market for NPs" is like the same thing they say about RNs (that there's a "shortage"). It just isn't the case. There are jobs- but, as with any career, a lot want experience and...

  12. Question for current NP Students...

    MallysMama replied to trolloc6340's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My program is full time and is incredibly intense!! We are encouraged to not work at all (though almost all of us do). I work per diem and find that is manageable with my class and clinical load....

  13. What do you wish you had known?

    MallysMama posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am going to be speaking about nursing to college students who are undecided on their career path. They know they like the science/healthcare field- but haven't settled on a program yet. What do you...

  14. What do you wish you had known?

    MallysMama replied to MallysMama's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone else want to add anything you "wish you'd known" before jumping into the nursing

  15. Resource Recommendation - new in ICU

    MallysMama replied to ItDepends's topic in Critical Care

    I love Fast Facts for Critical Care by Kathy White. It's meant to be kept with you at work (not meant to be a textbook). You can find it at

  16. Compression socks

    MallysMama replied to shenanigans_RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've also been looking into getting some. Thanks for the recommendation!! There are so many options- it's hard to know which ones are good

  17. Lab coat?

    MallysMama replied to TachyNurseGuy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No- I think every school varies on this. And even then- it depends on where your clinicals are. I would ask your program director if you should buy one. (Some schools make you buy theirs- or at least...

  18. Lab coat?

    MallysMama replied to TachyNurseGuy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I got a mid-length one (above knee- but longer than the typical short medical student one). I bought mine locally. The brand is Barco and I've liked it! (Though I still feel like an imposter when...

  19. New Job question!

    MallysMama replied to nyc2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree with the idea of waiting till Monday. It can take time for HR to create the official offer (they need to consider your experience and figure out your pay). And if the manager is behind, HR...

  20. What is your biggest struggle

    MallysMama replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an NP student right now...but I fear that I'll be lumped in with the growing negative stigma about ill-prepared new NPs after I graduate. I expect a lot from myself and it really bothers me that I...

  21. ACNP jobs

    MallysMama replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You're right...I'm sorry! I'll knock it off! Sorry littlepeopleRNICU for hijacking your thread! I'll hop off my soap box now! Back to ACNP jobs!!

  22. ACNP jobs

    MallysMama replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not sure if you can make this picture bigger to see it better- but this is the course plan for the DNP program at my school. If you look at all the 700 level classes- they are not clinical based....

  23. ACNP jobs

    MallysMama replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Then why not the PhD? I agree that higher education in general is not a joke. I'm all for obtaining lots of education (especially if it's knowledge you'll use)! But I just don't feel that the DNP...

  24. ACNP jobs

    MallysMama replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh!! Guess I missed that part. I've not heard of a post-doctorate DNP in another specialty. I think the DNP is still a bit of a joke (sorry- just my opinion)....so I can't imagine wanting two of

  25. ACNP jobs

    MallysMama replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My school's post-masters DNP is 46 credits!! And a post-masters certificate in acute care is almost a year and 500+ clinical hours. (I figure the post masters FNP is probably