I did critical care until deciding to go back to school I then moved to the ED, it definately helps with schedulding, from a school-work-clinical aspect, and also you learn a more problem focused approach and deal with all age groups, and disease pro...
Bidwillty replied to beckyfnp's topic in NP Students
I passed ANCC today, strangest exam ever, lots of theory, research related questions. Good luck to whoever has still got to do it, I am glad that monkey is off my back.
I got mine, took 6 weeks, and someone I know applied same time as me, paid the extra $$$ to expedite and we got our letters same day. I test on friday, keep fingers crossed.
Bidwillty replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in NP Students
I am completing my FNP degree, and I have done clinicals in our local Level 1 trauma center ED, with the Docs and midlevels, you see a lot of primary care in the ED's, becasue people have no other options, my course director was fine with me doing cl...
you can work, do clinicals and go to school, but it sucks you dry and you barely recognise yourself and your family start to wonder who you are, but its only 2 yeasr, so go for it......
I am graduating in May and have paid for school while going, no grants, tuition assistance etc, the school I went to ahd a payment plan each semester, so the fees were divided over about 4 equal payments. See what the school will do, many of them do ...
I graduate in May 2010, I have continued to work full time in the ER while going to school and found it was a great help in practising my advanced assessment skills and the docs have been awesome in letting me see pts and report what I think, then wh...
As an ER / ICU nurse, in my last year of my FNP programme, I have noticed those of us with the clinical experience definately have an easier time, both in clinicals and in many classes. It has also been a help in getting practice sites, whichs is not...
Bidwillty replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in NP
kids is not my forte, but that being said, I am currently completeing my peds rotation in FNP and thanks to a phenomenal preceptor I have learned so much. I am not a peds person but I do think all that I learned will benefit me in my future rotations...
Bidwillty replied to CraigBSN02's topic in NP Students
I am currently an ER nurse and have 10 months left till graduation as an FNP, many of the docs I have worked with have offered me a job, even though I would be the first NP, (they currently only have PA's), I know the offer was made based on my ER an...
I am currently completing the peds part of my fnp program, dont let it deter you, I have limited peds exposure, just find yourself a great preceptor, thats what will make or break peds. I am really enjoying it which is a huge surprise to me. !
In our NP program the requirement to pass is 82% on tests, it deos not included any papers, logs anything extra in your grade. If you dont meet the 82% in tests you fail, even if your overall grade is in high 80's or 90's %.
Bidwillty replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism
Everyone needs to remember, if there were enough american nurses working or being educated there would not be the need to hire foreign nurses. We are here to supplement an apparent shortage and we pay taxes, license fees, do nclex, do and english exa...
Bidwillty replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism
I agree we need to educate americans first, but thats where we as nurses need to stand up and say something, we cannot educate nurses if there are not enough educators, the pay rates for teaching are pathetic to say the least and there is not enough ...
Bidwillty replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism
As a foreign trained nurse I can see both sides, I did pass NCLEX the first time, but in defence of international nurses many of us work with an expanded scope of practice because we do not have the extra staff like respiratory therapists, NP's etc, ...
FNP exposes you to all ages seen in the ER, you will feel more comfortable in the ER with the high acuity patients if you have any clinical background in ER or critical care to draw from.
My program requires 90 hours for womens, 90 hours for peds, 90 hrs for acute, 90hours for chronic and then we are required to do a 280 hr preceptorship in family practice. Hope this helps.
Hi Everyone, I am a FNP student and plan on doing my capstone on the topic of ADHD, I would appreciate any insights from those in practice as to how they handle this diagnosis, do they treat based on psychological testing or based on parent request, ...
apply for student loans, do what works for you, I am in an fnp program and work full time to pay for it, have a family as well, its hard but it definately is doable. Good Luck and remember its only 2 years, you can do anything for 2 years.
HI, I am currently doing my MSN, but really do not have any ideas for my capstone, I would be really happy if anyone has ideas that I can hear about, I obviously do not want to reinvent the wheel, but do want to do something interesting. I have a cri...