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  1. Disappointment in NP Program

    naptimeRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello everyone. I am finishing up my first semester in an FNP masters program at a brick and mortar school. This semester I took Advanced Health Assessment/lab and Advanced Pharmacology. I am doing...

  2. I should be happy with this new "dream" job

    naptimeRN replied to proudRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a dream. I'd personally fill up my free time with hobbies and stimulating activities. I did med surg for 6 years and you couldn't give me a million dollars to go back. But everyone is...

  3. Accepted by more than 1 Grad School

    naptimeRN replied to Akina08's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just my personal experience being in FNP school... My school "helps with clinical". I assumed this meant they helped find placement and I was very much incorrect. They send the paperwork when you find...

  4. Accepted by more than 1 Grad School

    naptimeRN replied to Akina08's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Do both programs provide clinical placement? If you do not have 100% guaranteed preceptors that you lined up yourself, I would personally choose the program that finds you

  5. Disappointment in NP Program

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It is insane. My program used to accept around 70 students. That already seems to be a lot. Come to find out, this year, they admitted closer to 200!! Not every BSN with a pulse should be an NP, yet...

  6. Another "Thrown to The Wolves" Preceptor Search

    naptimeRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello fellow nurses. I know, I know.... I "knew what I was getting into"...but honestly, I didn't know it would be this bad! I am attending a brick and mortar FNP program about half an hour from...

  7. Augmenting your education for bad NP programs

    naptimeRN replied to SublimeEMTP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am in a brick and mortar FNP program. I could go on for days about how inadequate it is. I have no suggestion other than to supplement the best you can. You realize the flaw in the education and...

  8. Taking Advanced Health Assessment before Advanced Patho

    naptimeRN replied to rgulati1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I took health assessment before patho and had zero issues whatsoever. I spent time outside of the class content looking further into why we are doing certain assessments and researching deeper into...

  9. University of Rochester MSN 2019

    naptimeRN replied to rpresto706's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    HI! I was wondering how you like their program so far? I am in a program in Buffalo and considering transferring and U of R is one of the few schools that has the FNP program in the

  10. What hours do same day surgery nurses work?

    naptimeRN replied to Alararn89's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I work in an orthopaedic ambulatory surgery center. I am part time and work two 10 hour shifts per week. The full timers either do four 10s or five 8s...whichever they

  11. Another "Thrown to The Wolves" Preceptor Search

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's been a few months now with nearly 50 pediatric offices and clinics contacted with no luck. I've tried places up to 2 hours away. I contacted the clinical coordinator at my school for...

  12. FNP Oversaturation

    naptimeRN replied to brinksta's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wrong. They also require you have a pulse ? (I know this thread is almost a year old, but I couldn't help

  13. Disappointment in NP Program

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Has anyone here had to wait out a semester, transfer.or withdraw due to not finding a clinical site? When I told my advisor about the issues with finding placement and how many offices I've contacted...

  14. Online Nurse Practitioner school

    naptimeRN replied to rachelr720's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would not suggest any NP school that does not place you in clinical sites/with a preceptor. Most online programs do not. I am in a brick and mortar that does not. It is a

  15. Disappointment in NP Program

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Today, an instructor at my school responded to an email not realizing I was cc'ed on it (My original email was to the dean asking if we could do specialty hours since its near impossible finding a...

  16. Disappointment in NP Program

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Two weeks left in this semester and in my advanced pharmacology class we have made it through 8 of 20 drug sections on the syllabus. I feel like I should get my money back. Also, the clinical...

  17. Disappointment in NP Program

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How absolutely sad that it is like this. Here we are A students and likely not returning. I am having so much trouble deciding on whether to continue or not. This whole experience has really turned me...

  18. Disappointment in NP Program

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That's right, no clinicals provided. I was told they help find clinicals. Little did I know that basically meant they will send out emails to students on what office not to call after certain offices...

  19. Disappointment in NP Program

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's so sad to hear this. Sad and embarrassing and scary for future patients that this is the schooling in place for future providers. I could somewhat handle the less than quality didactic portion...

  20. Another "Thrown to The Wolves" Preceptor Search

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yikes. Her response was a bit passive aggressive there. I think it's absolutely ridiculous and criminal that universities play no part in the clinical placement and yet charge thousands for the...

  21. Clinical NP

    naptimeRN replied to CardiacDork's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    100% find a program that provides preceptors. It is an absolute joke that schools do not provide this. I attend a brick and mortar school and they do not. Trying to find a preceptor in an area...

  22. Looking for a great NP program/school

    naptimeRN replied to Cannary22's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello. I am an NP student. I don't have specific advice, but do strongly suggest you try to find a program that will provide you with clinical placements/preceptors. This would likely be a brick and...

  23. Another "Thrown to The Wolves" Preceptor Search

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Tha k you for your reply and information ? That's great that you got such a good response from the CCNE. I had reached out to them a couple of months ago and did receive a response, but not a great...

  24. Another "Thrown to The Wolves" Preceptor Search

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Links saved. Papers printed. Locked and

  25. Another "Thrown to The Wolves" Preceptor Search

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you for your replies and suggestions. It's crazy to me that there is not a formal clinical experience embedded into NP programs. Crazy and maddening. But, I can sit her sulking and moaning all I...