pedirn57

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1. Where is the best online NP program

   pedirn57 replied to n4dcb's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I am on line at Northern Kentucky Univerisity, I have been very pleased with the program and the faculty has been great check them out at

2. NP student needs clinical site in Women's health

   pedirn57 replied to Ryan508's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   try the public health clinics and federally funded clinics, thats what i did trying to get a tprivate practice site is hard. mosth of the public health clinics and federally funded clinics get lots of...

3. FNP-Lack of experience with children

   pedirn57 replied to NurseJi's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I had quite a varied background. mostly peds. a little adult med surg a brief stint in NICU, I am claustrohobic so that was not a good place for me, now I am working at a peds clinic, as far as...

4. FNP-Lack of experience with children

   pedirn57 replied to NurseJi's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Yes kids can be scary, I am in a PNP program and sometimes they scare me, on the other hand adults terify me , I started out in an FNP program because that seemed to be the way to go half way into my...

5. Preceptor

   pedirn57 replied to pedirn57's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thanks to everyone who responded now one more question, how many patient's a day should I be expected to see on my own at first. If any one remembers I had started clinicals earlier, and it was not a...

6. Preceptor

   pedirn57 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Just curious to those who are doing or have done clinicals, what was the expectation of your preceptor, did you follow her/him, or did you just jump in. My preceptor wants me to just jump right in on...

7. help

   pedirn57 replied to pedirn57's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   no just quits with this precepter, and actually I spoke with a nurse I used to work with, to get some precepter suggestions and she gave me a list of pediatricians in the area who are well thought of...

8. help

   pedirn57 replied to pedirn57's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thanks, my preceptor is an MD, I realize she has much more knowlege and I do respect that, and I do appreciate every ones input, but I have pretty much decided to call it quits , I dont see the point...

9. help

   pedirn57 replied to pedirn57's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thanks everyone for your support, I did call the preceptor yesterday to let her know that I was not coming back, I did thank her for her time, her response to me was well I have precepted alot of...

10. help

    pedirn57 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Help after 5 days with my preceptor she told me I was argumentative and defensive this happened after I asked why she chose not to taper steroids, her comment to me was you can do what you want but...