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  1. “question bank” you used to pass the board

    db2xs replied to Myec's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Book, review course, and iPhone app with questions. The OP asked about a question

  2. “question bank” you used to pass the board

    db2xs replied to Myec's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I took the AANP board exam two years ago and I would say Leik, hands down. No

  3. MSN vs DNP

    db2xs replied to zinaptl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yes, I stand corrected: You will get extra clinical hours in the DNP program. I remember that now. But I still dropped out of the DNP program because the "four years of schooling" consisted of classes...

  4. Advice

    db2xs replied to k991jnLhfRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What do you want to do with your FNP? Primary care or acute care? If you want adult care experience, you can do inpatient med-surg or an LTC/SNF. The latter will for sure all be adults....

  5. MSN vs DNP

    db2xs replied to zinaptl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A DNP program is not a clinical program, so it will not teach you how to diagnose and treat better, nor will it make you a better bedside clinician. That's not its purpose. I was enrolled in a...

  6. NP Student, highly wanting to do med school?

    db2xs replied to FamNP123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I know people who started medical school in their late 20s/early 30s. It is totally doable. Your desires are valid and totally understandable. The MD community, in my opinion, is much stronger...

  7. Advice please: Primary care RN to FNP (possibly oncology NP)

    db2xs replied to FutureFNP89's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think what you're asking for specifically is whether having only primary care experience as an RN will hinder you from getting an oncology NP position. I think it would really help to have oncology...

  8. FNP OR ADULT-GERONTOLOGY NP?

    db2xs replied to NurseBarb94's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you're interested in working in minute clinics and urgent care clinics, etc., then do the

  9. Over-documentation

    db2xs replied to Michelle91518's topic in Advanced Practice

    What @ToFNPandBeyond

  10. Thinking about becoming a NP but also need career advice

    db2xs replied to Grande_latte04's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No apologies needed and your post was hardly a manifesto. I will give my two cents' worth first and foremost: After reading your post, it sounds like what you might want to do is continue...

  11. End of life in primary care

    db2xs replied to BSN2DNPFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It was part of the AGPCNP program. I can't speak for whether FNPs received this as

  12. End of life in primary care

    db2xs replied to BSN2DNPFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a AGPCNP specialising in hospice/palliative care and we spent one week covering end-of-life issues in the geriatric

  13. Ever date a patient? Or would you?

    db2xs replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    While ethically it's frowned upon because of the specific role/power balance, it does happen. I had a patient whose wife was an ex-nurse. They told me that she had been his nurse previously long time...

  14. Ever date a patient? Or would you?

    db2xs replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely not the

  15. Too early to start planning for becoming NP?

    db2xs replied to MDBoy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    An Internet search shows me that there are accelerated MD programs, e.g., NYU, just like there are accelerated RN programs. It looks like Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has an accelerated...

  16. Too early to start planning for becoming NP?

    db2xs replied to MDBoy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You could do the PA route and then do a fast track to MD. That

  17. DNP: Mirroring the Path of DO?

    db2xs replied to AF2BSN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What you're talking about is exactly how I felt going through NP school. It was difficult but not challenging and the books/exams were embarrassing. I used medical school textbooks during NP school....

  18. Too early to start planning for becoming NP?

    db2xs replied to MDBoy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ultimately, only you know what will really fulfill you. I don't think 32 years old is too late to start medical school (yes, I said that), especially if that's something you really, really, really,...

  19. What's the best route to becoming a NP?

    db2xs replied to gonz.jpg's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi Gonz. I hear your quandary. There are a gazillion posts on All Nurses that discuss this topic. Good luck

  20. Nursing school out of California

    db2xs replied to Agoose98's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, you should ask your school. Why should the school care if you're staying in PA or not? They're a school, not a hospital or potential employer. I don't think curriculum requirements will be listed...

  21. FNP preceptor tips / around Los Angeles

    db2xs replied to Simon RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am sorry to hear about this difficulty, @Simon. I can't believe your school won't list the preceptors! We were given a list of preceptors, that at least gave us hope!

  22. NP student considering med school

    db2xs replied to The Good Nurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    One of my NP colleagues is actually going to apply to med school--and she is 40 years old. Her reasons are similar to what @The Good Nurse listed: advanced knowledge, rigorous training. Let's be...

  23. How to choose which direction to take????

    db2xs replied to shellfrmmo's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Firstly, in my personal opinion, I think you are probably full of wisdom that you're not aware of so I wouldn't dismiss the idea of being an educator. You've been in healthcare for a long time. You...

  24. FNP preceptor tips / around Los Angeles

    db2xs replied to Simon RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How about any of your coworkers? I found two preceptors through two RNs who were finishing up NP school when I was in school. And what about your school? Do they provide a list of preceptors? I...

  25. NP Preceptor Charging Fee

    db2xs replied to BackInTheSaddle's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This may not be of any help but I did not have to pay my preceptors and I think this is really sad that the preceptor is charging money. While on one hand I understand that it is their time, etc., at...