barefoot_girl

barefoot_girl

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About barefoot_girl

barefoot_girl has 32 years experience and specializes in cardiovascular, EP.


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  1. Should NP able to prescribe narcotics?

    I am an FNP and I work for a large regional oncology group as the hospital-based NP. Nothing could have prepared me for the types or severity of pain my patients experience. I recently cared for a 43 year old just diagnosed with metastatic pancreati...
  2. Raise your hand if you worked and went to NP school full time?

    I did. I worked an average of 60 hours weekly and traveled three states doing clinical research. It was hard and I never left my PC on the weekends. I spent every night in my hotel plugged into WiFi and reading. It is do-able but you really have to k...
  3. Raise your hand if you worked and went to NP school full time?

    I did. I worked an average of 60 hours weekly and traveled three states doing clinical research. It was hard and I never left my PC on the weekends. I spent every night in my hotel plugged into WiFi and reading. It is do-able but you really have to k...
  4. Info on USI Online

    I finished the FNP track last fall and took all of these classes. There is nothing easy about the courses but they are all quite do-able. Just never get behind in your reading. I took two at a time until I started my clinical rotations the last year...
  5. Failed the Core Values Assessment?

    Wow. I took a chance and did a google search thinking I must be the only person to have failed this test ... Irony is I worked at Methodist some years back and have a strong resume and references including coworkers from Methodist and managers for wh...
  6. MSN to FNP or DNP

    Not sure I follow your thinking on this but the FNP requirement currently is to have completed either an MSN or DNP (in the process of getting FNP or obtaining post-graduate certification as an FNP). The two (FNP and DNP) are not mutually exclusive. ...
  7. online NP programs?

    I am a USI graduate - finished the FNP program this past July and I highly recommend this school. It is a hard program and it is imperative you do the readings and keep up with the assignments. I worked full time and traveled but was able to successf...
  8. Info on USI Online

    I graduated from USI this past summer in the FNP program. I, too, had concerns about any of the online programs and spent lots if time researching the various programs. I can tell you without hesitation you don't get a free ride at USI. It is a rigor...
  9. DNP/PNP suggestion UofM vs South Alabama Online

    I applied to USA and to USI - because of the tuition and the pass rate for NP certs. I decided to go with USI but know several people who attend/attended USA. I am in my last semester at USI and then do my internship this summer. It has been a tough ...
  10. How many schools did everyone apply to?

    I was including all fees - at least, that is the way it averaged out for me. I could easily be off by several dollars one way or the other. No, I haven't heard anything about the fees going up. I hope not. I start 614 (APN & Health Issues) and 6...
  11. How many schools did everyone apply to?

    Sorry, I was typing a response and didn't take time to look up the actual rate - you are right: $269/hr. dj
  12. How many schools did everyone apply to?

    Actually, I live in Tennessee. I decided that since the Regents Online program (all board of Regents state colleges) now offers and MSN online that I would do it through them and do my clinicals through my local campus - Memphis State. Before I jumpe...
  13. anyone actually get good grades in nursing school?

    to iluvivt: You must have attended about the time I did. Took boards in 1981. We had to travel to the state capital, our boards were 2 1/2 days (if memory serves). Can't remember just how many exams there were, but do remember that they were divided ...
  14. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    Ok, I know that this horse has been beaten far too long. However, I was treated for breast cancer two years ago and did fine through the surgery recovery but after chemo did 33 treatment days of radiation. I don't know how many of you have ever seen ...
  15. anyone actually get good grades in nursing school?

    Non-traditional student, working full-time, travel for work; husband, kids, dogs, etc. Kept GPA 3.97 - worked hard, read lots, slept little.