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Things I HATE: #1. Charting. For every minute of face time with a patient there is at least 2+ minutes of pre/post charting. #2. Charting/Meaningful Use. Even though the patient came in for XYZ complaint. I have to address: colon screening, Flu shot...

Just to clarify, on your 2nd day of orientation they changed what they were going to offer you? If so, walk away and cut your losses. If this is what they do on the 2nd day. Guess what they are going to do on the 3rd day...

Going to nurse practitioner (NP) school requires a tremendous time commitment which will take time away from your toddler. Only you can balance the scales and decide whether or not the sacrifices you will need to make are worth the time away from you...

North Carolina requires one to maintain both their RN and NP license (see below). I would bet that all if not the majority of states have the same requirement. I recommend that you look through your state Board of Nursing rules/laws/regulations. Onc...

I have nothing against anyone who attempts to further their education. However, I don't understand why anyone would go through all the headache of becoming a NP without EVER being a RN. A Physician Assistant can go from nothing to a PA with no proble...

I could care less what i'm called. On a daily basis, I get called Doctor, Nurse, Extender, Physician Assistant, Resident, Medical Student, Provider, and even sometimes a**hole when I don't fill a narcotic Rx. What motivates me is providing high-quali...

You (personally) have to make the best of your clinical exposure! I am getting ready to leave the house in less than 5 mins to spend all day in GYN clinical. I am a male A/GNP student in a GYN setting. I feel like a fox in a hen house. I have to f...

CRF250Xpert, can you clarify your "Adult is going to disappear" comment? If A-NP is going to disappear, whats going to happen to those with this degree? Thanks in advance for your comments!

I don't study any the day of a test. I basically get into my test taking zone and i don't stress by taking a f***it attitude. If you don't know it by now, you're not going to get the material by cramming trivia at the last minute. Now afterwards, a...

I am getting nervous myself. I'm gonna schedule to take the NCLEX at the end of this month. Everyone has told me that i'm gonna do fine and that i'm gonna pass with no problems. I still don't believe them and i'm just gonna spend the month of Augu...

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CONGRATULATIONS! I'm going to take my NCLEX later this month and I'm scared that i will freak out if i'm stuck in that room for 5 hours to hit 265. C

The whole hiring process is well, a process. I was offered an interview but it took 2 months before I finally was able to get a little face time with the manager. Luckily for me, they told me that i should hear something from HR within a couple of ...

I would say it depends on your grades. If you can maintain your GPA and work, by all means, i would recommend keeping on working. I know that others will tell you to stay at home and study BUT i would disagree. Working would be a great stress rel...

Buy a 1/2 gallon or gallon size jug of Tylenol & Motrin. :)

I've just finished my rotation on Cardiac ICU and i experienced the same problem. My preceptor used neonatal POX probes and put them on the patients ear lobe. Seemed to work every time. C

2007Mom, First of all, CONGRATULATIONS on getting into the program! To answer your question, it all depends on you and the amount of stress that you are willing to put up with. We have a lot of people in our class that are from the Raleigh/Cary/Ap...

sclement23, Go to this website: http://www.nursing.ecu.edu/studentservice.htm Schedule an appointment with any of the advisors and bring your transcripts. They will tell you what your chances are of getting in. Pretty much, if you have good grades,...

CarolinaHurricaineFan, To answer some of your questions: #1. Are either of you currently or did you try to work during the program? Yes, i currently work one 24 hour shift a week and a 12 hour shift every Saturday and Sunday (48 hrs week). Howeve...

CarolinaHurricaineFan, Knowing what i know now, if i could go back in time and choose whether or not to enter the program, I would do it all over again. This program has definitely challenged me more than i ever thought possible but i think that it ...

Kaystho, It sounds like you are very anxious about starting this program. First of all, it’s nursing school and if you peruse the forums on this site, you will hear everything from horror stories to success stories from fellow students about their e...