MallysMama

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  1. PACU RN experience helpful?

    MallysMama posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello! I've heard (and read) mixed opinions on whether specific RN experience is helpful to have when applying for a specific NP position. So- I recognize that anything said here might just add to...

  2. Conference suggestions?

    MallysMama replied to I see you RN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Oops! Sorry! SCCM = Society of Critical Care Medicine. Also- you don't have to be a member to attend the conference, but membership gives a great journal each

  3. Conference suggestions?

    MallysMama replied to I see you RN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am a big fan of SCCM's annual conference. There's a large variety of topics presented over the 3.5 days. I've gone twice so far and enjoyed it both years. It is held in January or February each year...

  4. NP in the OR

    MallysMama replied to birdie22's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    All of the NPs in my hospital that work in the OR are ACNPs. Some questions you'll want to consider: Does an FNP program prepare one to work in a perioperative setting? Could you get clinical...

  5. public transportation & OHSU

    MallysMama replied to Pdxstudent's topic in Oregon Nursing

    The trimet pass is about $300/year for students and employees. (Which is still better than what it would cost if you bought it through trimet.) There are lots of buses that go to OHSU during busy...

  6. First interview

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

    I felt it was fairly casual....but that may have been because I already knew most of

  7. First interview

    MallysMama posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have my first real NP job interview coming up! (Yay!!!) I'm incredibly intimidated by the itinerary I was sent. It's a 5 hour process! Is that fairly normal for NP interviews? Do you all have any...

  8. Acute Care NP vs FNP--advice, experiences?

    MallysMama replied to soyoureanurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just wanted to add that an ACNP can do specialty outpatient care too (though most roles I've seen combine inpatient and outpatient into one job). You could round on patients in the hospital and then...

  9. First interview

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

    Update: I got the job!!! [emoji2] Now to take/pass the board exam so I can start working this

  10. First interview

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

    That's similar to how this interview process goes as well. I will meet with a few of the MDs and the medical director (each one at a time), have lunch with the NPs/PAs, shadow the medical director for...

  11. First interview

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

    A cardiac ICU in an academic medical

  12. Working while doing DNP?

    MallysMama posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hello! For those who have obtained the DNP (or are currently in school for it)... What are your thoughts on starting a new full time NP job while also completing a year long DNP? I finish my masters...

  13. NPs in the ICU in Seattle area

    MallysMama replied to J&B-RN's topic in Washington Nursing

    I'm not in Seattle- but happen to know that they DO use NPs in their ICUs. One of my professors came from there and had worked as an NP in a level 1 trauma center (in the ICU). I also know one...

  14. Calling all student NPs...how are you doing?

    MallysMama replied to Rocknurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Tired. I'm just tired. All. The. Time. I'm in my last quarter - with graduation only 2 months away (for my Masters...I will then be continuing for the DNP). I have, for the most part, loved my...

  15. Mid Level practitioner best for surgery.

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

    OHSU and AGACNP. Feel free to send me a message if you have any

  16. Moving to Portland--3 years ED...discouraged

    MallysMama replied to melmacrn's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I agree with LoveMyBugs!! I think you'll have a fairly easy time finding a job with the experience you

  17. Inpatient NP hours

    MallysMama replied to guest769224's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can tell you what I've seen in my various clinical rotations... ICU NPs at my current hospital work 3 12s. A neurosurgery NP at a different hospital works 4 10s. And I've worked with cardiology and...

  18. OHSU MSN Applicants 2015

    MallysMama replied to hakhama's topic in Oregon Nursing

    They have been in the past. In the 2011 US news rankings, OHSU's nursing graduate programs ranked #7 (tied with Yale if I remember correctly). This past year they apparently chose not to be ranked...

  19. Interviewing at OHSU

    MallysMama replied to akbreezo's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I don't have help to share (interviewed over the phone for acute care program in 2014)...but wanted to say congrats on the upcoming interview! And good

  20. Would you have moved OOS for FNP school?

    MallysMama replied to Williss2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just call me Mrs Schmuck! We moved out of state, 1,000 miles away (to a place we'd never been) for my program. "We" = me, my husband and 3 kiddos! And I have to argue that the result will Not be the...

  21. FNP vs ACNP

    MallysMama replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yay for choosing acute care and getting to start clinicals! How did your first day (or 2)

  22. Acute care nurse practitioner program/job

    MallysMama replied to ICURNang's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in my 2nd year of an acute care program in the PNW! I love it! It's been challenging, but has also already been so rewarding. I finish my masters in June and can't wait to start working! My...

  23. Feel dumb?

    MallysMama replied to RN-APNstudent's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You're not alone!! I feel dumb all the time! And my brain can't seem to retain the info I'd like it to. I've had a professor tell me that it's not expected we remember every little detail - just that...

  24. Brick and mortar DNP?

    MallysMama replied to nursetim's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I forgot to add.... Just to clarify: my on-campus courses meet every single week (not just a couple times per term). I have 6-7 hours of lectures every Tuesday. And then 2-3 days of clinical each week...

  25. Brick and mortar DNP?

    MallysMama replied to nursetim's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Are you looking for an NP program that ends in earning a DNP? Oregon Health & Science University (in Portland) has B&M programs. However- the actual 700 level (DNP) courses are online. I'm...