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  1. AANP FNP Test - Study Tips

    nurseme3 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello! I thought I would share some of my study tips that helped me pass the FNP AANP certification exam today. I graduated in August 2015 and got married right after. I did not start studying hard...

  2. Msn fnp interview at duke university

    nurseme3 replied to rphil77120's topic in Advanced Practice

    I remember my interviewer saying that they sometimes pull people off the wait list as late as one week before classes start. There is hope! Sending good vibes to those are still waiting to

  3. Msn fnp interview at duke university

    nurseme3 replied to rphil77120's topic in Advanced Practice

    EmmieRN: In the words of my interviewer, the wait list is deep but moving. She said that if someone is on the wait list, they should plan life as it they get in. I hope that everything works out....

  4. Msn fnp interview at duke university

    nurseme3 replied to rphil77120's topic in Advanced Practice

    I got accepted to full time distance

  5. Msn fnp interview at duke university

    nurseme3 replied to rphil77120's topic in Advanced Practice

    AVLR, I think we doubled check SISS at the same time. Hope your news is

  6. Msn fnp interview at duke university

    nurseme3 replied to rphil77120's topic in Advanced Practice

    Waiting to hear back for the FNP Spring 2014. My interview info session said we would hear August 1. Has anyone heard anything? Good luck to

  7. Msn fnp interview at duke university

    nurseme3 replied to rphil77120's topic in Advanced Practice

    When did you Spring 2013ers here if you got an interview for the program? I applied for the Spring 2014 MSN FNP program, and I am hoping to hear about an interview soon.

  8. Continuing Education Question

    nurseme3 posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hello, I am an RN originally registered in CA but never have practiced in the state. I also hold licenses in WI and DC where I have been working the past two years. I just renewed my CA nursing...

  9. Continuing Education Question

    nurseme3 replied to nurseme3's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks!

  10. Froedtert New Grad

    nurseme3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just got an offer at Froedtert for the RN new grad program. Does anyone work there / have any opinions of working there?

  11. First Year Nurses Prayer

    nurseme3 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is adapted from the Serenity prayer. It is my bit of encouragement to all of us. I am five months in on a surgical-telemetry floor. Some days are great; others I feel incompetent. But all I can...

  12. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    nurseme3 replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI is hiring new grads. They are the hospital affiliated with the Medical College of WI and ranked 7th in the country among academic medical

  13. Tired (vent)--join in

    nurseme3 replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is tough. The hardest part for me is the culture of gossip...and feeling judged my nurses who have been there a long

  14. New Grad Anxiety

    nurseme3 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am off my 3 month orientation starting next week and generally feel ready. My preceptors say that I am doing a great job and am right where I should be. However, my anxiety levels on off-work hours...

  15. New Grad Fired Before Orientation is up? Will I be able to find employment now?

    nurseme3 replied to chocolateskye's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Life brings us all ups and downs, including for some, termination from a job. Live and learn. Your experience there will benefit you as you pursue other jobs. Employers will question your reason for...

  16. I hate nurses, what should I do?

    nurseme3 replied to brentster_us's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I sympathize with your story. My biggest issue with nursing is the other nurses as well. I think the main issue with inpatient nursing (albeit it an issue that cannot change because of the nature of...

  17. Finnish Educated Nurses in USA

    nurseme3 replied to sarasaurus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My advice is that you contact the Board of Nursing for the state in which you desire to work. They have forms that internationally-educated nursing grads must specifically fill out that help that...

  18. First medication error & on new graduate orientation :(

    nurseme3 replied to gardenia09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Mistakes happen and you learned from it. We are all human, and I wish you the best as you continue in your

  19. my night ended in tears......any help?

    nurseme3 replied to wsuRN2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am sorry that that situation happened to you. It is a classic example of how communication among shifts and disciplines breaks down, and unfortunately you happened to be assigned nurse at the time...

  20. kaplan question trainer scores

    nurseme3 replied to mamut's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It will be okay! I scored as low as 55 on some of them and as high as 75. Remember 5 & 6 you are looking score 60 or above. The rest are simply to get you more practice. Good luck to you

  21. Terrified of killing my patients/making mistakes/missing something important

    nurseme3 replied to Lola77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're feeling are completely normal. Being a nurse, especially fresh off orientation is very

  22. Highs and Lows

    nurseme3 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think being a first year nurse is all about highs and lows. I just finished my first month on orientation. I have learned more in this month than I did in two years of clinicals and classes, and I...

  23. Morning assessments/charting/time mgt

    nurseme3 replied to Lola77's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This is my general assessment for all my pts, obviously spending more time on "problem" areas as needed: 1. Introduce myself, ask if they have pain and where 2. Vital signs (by hand! you gotta know...

  24. What do surgical nurses do?

    nurseme3 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am working on a surgical floor ("general surgical-telemetry"). On most surgical floors, you generally care for patients post-op (from the PACU) or post-op (admitted through the ED with a...

  25. RN turns barista...

    nurseme3 replied to PeaceLove88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What a brave message you have written. I think there comes a point where we still have to live and make money, even if that means taking a non-medical related job for a while. I think people will look...