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    UAB FNP Program

    zenman replied to Bunny Bear's topic in Post Graduate Students

    http://www.uab.edu
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    UAB FNP Program

    zenman replied to Bunny Bear's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks Cardio...and Bunny I didn't have to do an interview. I'm guessing because I'm out of the country plus doing post-masters
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    UAB FNP Program

    zenman replied to Bunny Bear's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Cardio, what do you do during the three days? I was told it's some kind of lab
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    UAB FNP Program

    zenman replied to Bunny Bear's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Online learning material is same as in class...you just don't have to waste time driving, parking, dealing with other nutty students, etc.. I'm doing the UAB FNP post-masters and have no problem with...
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    zenman replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I personally think that experience is beneficial prior to going the NP route but also realize that some will do fine with direct entry. But experience never hurts. At the studentdoctor site, you...
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    CNS to Post-masters FNP

    zenman replied to gizmo12's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did the CNS track in psych and now doing FNP. I never took certifying exams. Even though most of my work has not been in psych, I'd rather do a psych NP because I like to work with PTSD victims and...
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    When I finish this FNP program I am going

    zenman replied to adria37's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I dropped out in the Fall due to not being able to get a placement in time. Now, the very place I work in is starting a medical clinic and both MDs are willing to precept me. Try to keep your chin up....
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    Furious and need advice

    zenman replied to ladytraviler's topic in General Nursing

    See your lawyer...this thread will be shut down soon as the mods see it. Good
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    NP program- what to expect

    zenman replied to ICRN2008's topic in Post Graduate Students

    It's probably safe to say that in many graduate courses you are not as "spoon fed as you are in undergraduate courses. You'll do more work on your own and as part of teams and write papers and do...
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    Theory is going to kill me!

    zenman replied to Chopper's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Medical students are working on a clinical doctorate...not a "real" doctorate...according to some. They memorize a lot of facts and forget half of it. One wise-cracking medical school professor even...
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    Horror stories traveling?

    zenman replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm in Singapore right now and having a good time. Going to Vietnam tomorrow...hopefully the fun will
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    Amending the curriculum: Impact to Nursing Practice

    zenman replied to GoddessRaine's topic in General Nursing

    that type was so big i now see
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    why do I feel so guilty?

    zenman replied to ddt4u's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So...you're feeling guilty about preventing your clients from getting your
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    zenman replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Good point..at least about some MBA programs. The one I went to required you to be in your 30s also. One guy at 29 was let in because he owned his own
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    The Circumcision Discussion

    zenman replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Finally..."proof" that God made a
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    Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    zenman replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The best universities in the country have online courses. I prefer any didactic course online versus actually sitting in class. The time spent driving, parking, stupid people in class wasting your...
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    Is this true? Re: Excelsior

    zenman replied to marshalbc77's topic in General Nursing

    Excelsior is for people who do have a clinical background so I don't understand this person's story. I did Excelsior and wound up an assistant professor teaching in both ADN and BSN programs (at one...
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    Have you performed CPR?

    zenman replied to TemperStripe's topic in General Nursing

    So many hundreds I couldn't count them...both in and outside the hospital. Even had my hand wrapped around a heart in an open
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    Online Adult or Family FNP MSN

    zenman replied to LTNurse's topic in Post Graduate Students

    There is a link to "Forms" on the UAB website that has the forms required for preceptorship. I was told by UAB, after they checked it out with their legal guys that I could pick an appropriate...
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    Online Adult or Family FNP MSN

    zenman replied to LTNurse's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I was doing the post masters online at UAB but had to go on leave because I couldn't get clinical placement set up in time(I'm out of the country). They will give you a list of all their clinical...
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    immunizations EB info

    zenman replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    Did you check with WHO? They keep millions of kids
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    Thinking of nursing but in holistic way,

    zenman replied to kateri's topic in Holistic

    In all honesty, and in my experience, in the hospital setting it's all you can do to get the basics done. We're now providing "Chevy" care vs. "Mercedes" care. In order to really practice probably in...
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    Would you choose an online or classroom based NP program?

    zenman replied to SteveNNP's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Not good as your family tree won't fork,
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    Help-Real quick question: I want to get a balanced view from all sides on this issue.

    zenman replied to Bob26's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You mean it gets worse than Guyton's??? This summer I'm in a shaman's class and I team up with this physician who also had a Ph.D. in cellular biology. I ask him why he's here and he says he, and many...
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    NP's are okay to see if you have a cold, BUT...

    zenman replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A few weeks ago, I was working a basketball game and the ref was telling me about visiting three specialists for his foot pain. He also told a nurse who said, "why don't you change your shoes?" He...