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  1. How do you prescribe ABX in a retail clinic?

    mammac5 replied to criticalHP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The thing is, whether in a retail setting or a private clinic setting, we all have to make money to stay in business. A NP who cannot pull his/her weight financially is not going to be employed long,...

  2. a male women's health nurse practitioner

    mammac5 replied to srleslie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    OB/GYN is typically seen as a surgical specialty for physicians...and lots of men are drawn to surgery. I think it is less common to see male midwives or WHNP because (speaking nonscientifically)...

  3. I made it!

    mammac5 replied to buster4's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yay! I graduate August this year and I'm excited AND terrified. Please update us how boards

  4. Nurse Practitioner with an MSN

    mammac5 replied to susiea's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Currently an MSN is the necessary degree to sit for NP certification exams. The DNP requirement is "proposed" for 2015...remains to be seen whether it will become a true necessity. Anyone who was...

  5. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Great news! I'm so glad you were able to get in touch with someone and have your questions

  6. Palliative Care NP program Vandy?

    mammac5 replied to Nole's topic in Post Graduate Students

    CELA is the Center for Experiential Learning and Assessment which is located at the med school at Vandy. It's a lab set up with several fully-stocked exam rooms. The rooms have cameras so the exam...

  7. Palliative Care NP program Vandy?

    mammac5 replied to Nole's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I wish I had an answer for you, but I don't know. You could contact VUSN and see if they have a minimum score for entrance OR plan on taking it over. Surely you would do better on a 2nd try now that...

  8. Palliative Care NP program Vandy?

    mammac5 replied to Nole's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Generally speaking, yes, you would have to make contacts for your own clinical settings and then VUSN would approve them. There are a lot of places where they have past contracts, for instance if you...

  9. Palliative Care NP program Vandy?

    mammac5 replied to Nole's topic in Post Graduate Students

    dancingnurse13 Well, the CNM part makes a big difference. To the best of my current knowledge, the CNMs do stay in NVL after the first year. A great friend of mine from prespecialty year is FNP/CNM...

  10. Lab Interpretation

    mammac5 replied to xos4eva's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Clinicians Guide to Laboratory Test Interpretation (or something very close to that!) is a little green pocket book I ordered from Amazon months ago and LOVE. Especially great for the uncommon tests...

  11. Palliative Care NP program Vandy?

    mammac5 replied to Nole's topic in Post Graduate Students

    CCRNDiva - Great question. My short answer is that, no, I don't feel like theory has been emphasized over clinical knowledge/skills. The long answer is that every specialty (ACNP, Adult, Peds,...

  12. Palliative Care NP program Vandy?

    mammac5 replied to Nole's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yes, it's realistic! The Palliative Care folks are in several of the same courses with the Adult folks and our blocks are at the same times. I live at a distance from NVL and it's been a hard year,...

  13. Do accelerated MSN students work full-time or part-time after they get their RN done?

    mammac5 replied to Samian Q's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Just so you know...The topic you bring up in your post re: inexperienced RNs vs. experienced RNs transitioning to the nurse practitioner role almost always seems to start an argument here at...

  14. Palliative Care NP program Vandy?

    mammac5 replied to Nole's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm in another one of the adult courses of study, but I'd be happy to answer your questions if I

  15. Do accelerated MSN students work full-time or part-time after they get their RN done?

    mammac5 replied to Samian Q's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm in an MSN program, which is right on the heels of my completing the requirements and sitting for NCLEX last Fall. During this year I did some part-time teaching at a local community college, but...

  16. Is the market becoming saturated with NPs??

    mammac5 replied to DroogieRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think it's sort of like when you buy a green truck. Seems like you never saw a green truck before you bought one...but now you see them everywhere! If you're thinking of NP education you are...

  17. ANP Outlook

    mammac5 replied to SciFi Chick's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm in an ANP program right now with just a few months to go to graduation. I've heard (and you will, too) lots of arguments for/against the ANP specialization. For me it really came down to what...

  18. What is np school like

    mammac5 replied to Curious88's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Clinical placement for distance students depends upon the student's location. If you are in a city where your NP program has existing relationships with preceptors, they may be able to set these up...

  19. RNs being negative about NP school

    mammac5 replied to Le-Lee_FNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It is tough and Vanderbilt's standards are high. But it's doable! Distant education does not equate to lesser education. I've taken online courses in the past at both community colleges and...

  20. To Current NPs and Students - Diagnostic Ability?

    mammac5 replied to guest_57352's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in an adult NP program right now (just 4 months from DONE!) and it is NOTHING like the RN portion of my education, even though I did them at the same place. When you're working as an RN you...

  21. RNs being negative about NP school

    mammac5 replied to Le-Lee_FNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know if your co-workers are jealous or not, but they certainly do sound rude! Honestly, you'll meet a lot of people who want to give their unsolicited opinions on everything from your...

  22. Other Side Of the Stirrups

    mammac5 replied to MandaRN94's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is where an excellent medical assistant can be so helpful! Back when I did that job, this is how I handled when we were behind: When I roomed a patient I immediately told him or her that we...

  23. Infant Circumcision in Nursing school

    mammac5 replied to AmberLB's topic in General Students

    I'm "against" scheduled C-sections for moms who are tired of being pregnant and want to choose their baby's birthday...but that doesn't mean I didn't have to watch one in nursing school. We are...

  24. Vanderbilt Pre-specialty Fall 2011

    mammac5 replied to SCNP2B's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm not sure about FNPs not having clinicals during their first semester. I'm not FNP but I'm pretty sure some of my friends did have clinicals amounting to about 70 hrs during first semester, but...

  25. Vanderbilt Fall 2010 ACNP

    mammac5 replied to celclt's topic in Post Graduate Students

    When it comes to choosing FNP or PMHNP...I think it depends on what you really want to do every day at work. The two jobs are entirely different and you may want to find two people working in these...