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    How do you feel?

    staphylococci replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    1. Do you feel as though your NP Program properly prepared you to safely and competently care for patients? Somewhat. I'm grateful that I had preceptors who pushed me to be as independent and...
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    Delegating To MA

    staphylococci replied to OKAPRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I second Jules. Check with your state BON. Back in my home state, the collaborating physician had to be physically onsite for the NP to delegate any tasks to the MA. Here in California, supervision of...
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    FNP vs AGNP vs ACNP

    staphylococci replied to EN9087's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think the first question to ask yourself is "Do I want to be in the provider role?" before deciding which NP specialty to pursue. You mention wanting better hours and less stress. I work much harder...
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    Real Talk

    staphylococci replied to CardiacDork's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My FNP program definitely trained us for independent practice as primary care providers. There was only one course on nursing theory, and we never touched on it again after that. Our learning focused...
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    Real Talk

    staphylococci replied to CardiacDork's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think you're heading in the right direction, CardiacDork. From reading your other posts, you sound like I did when I was working MICU. I'm grateful for the experience, solid knowledge base, and...
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    FNP care compared to MD

    staphylococci replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Up-to-Date is a fantastic resource and one that I use daily, but it does not replace critical thinking that is based on a strong foundation in the basic biomedical and clinical sciences. I've seen a...
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    What would you have done differently?

    staphylococci replied to kid iowa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you're wanting to review something before starting NP school, then focus on reviewing normal anatomy and physiology as well as microbiology at a provider level. It'll give you a strong foundation...
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    Work-Life Balance of a NP

    staphylococci replied to futurern118's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm an FNP who works in a practice the is split between General Peds on one side and Family Medicine (i.e., adults) on the other side. I take care of patients in both areas, but 90-95% of my patients...
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    If you don't have to be (insert job) before becoming a PA, why become an RN before NP?

    staphylococci replied to nightingale4me's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm currently working with several experienced NPs who were direct-entry graduates. Seeing how well they perform as providers has definitely changed my opinion on the necessity of RN experience before...
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    Need an NP to answer interview questions

    staphylococci replied to slwiederhold's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    1.) What type of setting do you currently work? (community hospital, pcp office, federal health center, major medical center) Private practice, general pediatrics and family medicine 2.) What...
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    Reference Books Recommendations

    staphylococci replied to mar1ama's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Netter's Clinical Anatomy Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology Robbins Basic Pathology Basic and Clinical Pharmacology Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking This should be...
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    Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, advice please!

    staphylococci replied to stickit34's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you only want to do pediatric primary care, then I would stick with your FNP credentials for now. I'm not 100% sure about FNP's working in pediatric specialty care but have seen specialty practices...
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    Nurse Practitioners: Shortage or Surplus

    staphylococci replied to shibaowner's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is completely untrue. I am a master's prepared FNP (May 2017 grad) and was able to secure an amazing position in a large metropolitan area with many local top NP programs. I had no issues getting...
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    APEA, Fitzgerald and LEIK, which one?

    staphylococci replied to gdj's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Have you tried BoardVitals for practice questions? The questions are more difficult than what was on boards (I took the ANCC FNP exam), but the rationales for the answers are very detailed and cite...
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    How much did NP school prepare you?

    staphylococci replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    CRNA school was alluring to me too because of the hard-science focus, but I honestly can't see myself in the OR. Yes, NP school is lacking in the hard-science department, but no one is stopping you...
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    ANCC-FNP Exam- new test version 4/7/2016- PASS

    staphylococci replied to lwlwlwlw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yes, there are multiple questions on immunizations as it's a big part of pediatric primary care. If you own the Leik review book, it lays out exactly what you need to
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    ANCC-FNP Exam- new test version 4/7/2016- PASS

    staphylococci replied to lwlwlwlw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I can't give you an exact number of Peds and OB/GYN questions, but there were MANY pediatric questions on the exam. Be prepared to answer questions covering the breadth of pediatric primary care...
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    Which route? ? FNP or AGPCNP

    staphylococci replied to David Offenbaker's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I didn't have any experience with Peds or OB/GYN before starting my FNP program. It definitely was a steeper learning curve for those three semesters, but I managed to do very well overall. Peds was...
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    Best review book

    staphylococci replied to gmjohnson6's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The Fitzgerald review book served me better than the Leik and Hollier books during my FNP program. It gave a nice summary (had the right amount of detail) of what was covered in my other textbooks as...
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    Best GRE prep books??

    staphylococci replied to Cath9789's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I purchased this book off of Amazon, and it was more that sufficient. Good
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    What is your dream job?

    staphylococci replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I would love to be a travel photographer and write my own travel
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    Submit a School Review and Qualify to Win $100!

    staphylococci replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    The University of Southern Mississippi - College of Nursing University of Mississippi Medical Center - School of
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    PA/NP/DNP: filling the "education gap" re: medical model

    staphylococci replied to CoffeeRightMeow's topic in Post Graduate Students

    If the medical model of training is what you prefer, then I would lean towards reapplying to PA school. PA school will also better prepare you for the acute care and surgical roles you might enjoy....
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    Starting a DNP Program... advice on anything I should study before it begins?

    staphylococci replied to jawijrn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are a lot of things you could review before starting your program, but I would focus more on having a strong foundation in medical physiology. It really will set you up for success and make...
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    How much do you remember from A&P? Pathophys?

    staphylococci replied to audqyee's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This! My FNP program has a class titled Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology, which is kind of misleading. No instruction on medical physiology at all, just pathophysiology. So, I supplemented my...