SC APRN

SC APRN DNP, APRN, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner

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  1. ADN class of 2013

    exactly 12 weeks to
  2. We aren't allowed to carry in anything but lunch, coat, and the stuff that is in our pockets or on our uniform: stethoscope, pen light, pens, scratch paper, watch, badge. Everything else is on the...
  3. Mental health clinicals are so boring

    Mine wasn't boring at all I was on a Forensics unit. We did sit a lot because we attended groups, treatment plan meetings, hearings. I got to speak with psychiatrists and psychologists from that...
  4. Senoritis

    Ha ha ha!!! Humor helps so much! Thank You Rebecca and
  5. Class Size

    I like small groups for lab or interactive days. My clinical is only 4 students this semester, and I love that!! I like large classes for lectures. The professors at my school tend to stay on task...
  6. How do clinicals work?

    16 hours a week for 15 weeks each
  7. NCLEX Questions in NS

    I do NCLEX questions for the topic I am studying. When I finish studying a topic for the first time I do questions it helps with the my tests and I know how well I am doing for that area. When I go...
  8. Wristwatches or Lapel/FOB Style Watches?

    Mine is glow in the dark, secured with a pin. I wear it over my left breast too. It's plain metal and came in male or female sizes. It's totally hands free and doesn't get in the way of my...
  9. Should have gone to Dental School?

    Dentists prescribe and administer systemic medications, most have an extensive emergency medicine rotation (one year), some become surgeons. They certainly are responsible for someone's life. On the...
  10. Need to vent tired of school

    I feel like I should be paying my tuition to google sometimes. Not all professors have degrees in Nursing Education and what a difference that makes at least at my school. Some don't know how to...
  11. I love my program so far!

    I've had some decent instructors, but this semester my clinical instructor is the best!! This is our preceptorship and 4 client rotation so I am glad I got a good one for this semester where it's make...
  12. Connecticut Community College Nursing Program - Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education [h=4]Application Period: November 1, 2012 - February 1, 2013[/h] The application period for the...
  13. Class of 2013 anyone?

    122
  14. Kick butt next
  15. I will take away every bit of what I put into it. I am actually thinking of bringing some cheese and crackers first day this semester to go with all the WHINE. he he he... Whining hasn't help the...
  16. Sign on bonuses

    There are bonuses in my area right now $2,500+ and $20,000 for CV OR nurses. I've see bonuses for the OR personal on and off over the years. Right now there seems to be a shortage of experienced OR...
  17. I've applied to two places already and had my first interview last week. I will be applying to several more facilities in
  18. Hospitals post Student Nurse positions, some are year round, some are not paid, some are only for Senior BSN students. Just keep checking you usually need one semester of clinicals. I know a few...
  19. Class of 2013 anyone?

    I can feel it
  20. I know people that got in with GPA's around 3.0. I wouldn't even worry about a second choice school, they will never need to use that list. Of course I would complete the application as if they did....
  21. Do you use a rolling backpack? What one?

    I have an LL Bean rolling backpack and love it!! I used all the time in pre-nursing and my first semester. I am a commuter student with a long walk from the parking garage. The past two semesters I...
  22. Class of 2013 anyone?

    just got my Grades!! 2 B's can't complain this was a very difficult semester. One more
  23. Class of 2013 anyone?

    Last Final tomorrow trying to focus, but its
  24. I sent you a PM, since you can't post names on here. There is one teaching PSY 111 over the winter at CCC that is amazing!! and one that everyone avoids. Good luck it's not that
  25. Winter Break

    I am taking a winter class for my RN-BSN program and reading for my last