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Hello: I am a first-year Family Nurse Practitioner student, and I am looking for a clinical preceptor in a family practice setting. I am looking for a clinical placement approximately 2 days a week, and I would be able to start immediately, after the...

I saw that post a few days ago and I'm working my way through NPfinder. Thanks for the tip, though.

Hi everyone: I am a first-year Family Nurse Practitioner student, and I am looking for a clinical preceptor in a family practice setting. I am looking for a clinical placement 1-2 days a week, and I would be able to start immediately, after the appro...

Dear pinoyNP: Thank you very much for replying to my post and taking the time to answer my questions. I appreciate your willingness to help me. Your answers were great. I'll be sure to PM you if I I need more details. Thanks again!

I am seeking a nurse in an advanced practice role to interview via e-mail for a school assignment; would anyone be willing to help me? I am interested in anyone practicing as a CNS, primary care NP, ACNP, CNM, CRNA, or case management. Primarily, I w...

Really? 20 people have read this message, and nobody is willing to help me? (bump) Please? Your confidentiality will be maintained at all times, of course. Much appreciation to any APN who can answer the above questions for me.

Don't beat yourself up. Sounds more like a system error to me. Color coding is potentially confusing - why not use military time, or spell out more clearly AM and PM? Does your hospital use incident reports or med error reports to improve systemic ...

I thought that medication reconciliation was one of JCAHO's National Patient Safety goals. Shouldn't all hospitals be doing this?

There is a new program at the University of Southern California, in their School of Social Work, that combines nursing and the MSW degree/Case Management Certificate. I know you don't have an RN yet, but this may be an intriguing option for you. More...

http://www.smartscrubs.com Their scrubs are so comfy, and they have a great selection of prints.

I rotated through the ED as a student, and felt so overwhelmed with the stimuli, the noise, the chaos ... I am currently precepting in the ICU, and am loving it so far. Am I at a disadvantage in a future FNP role if I hated being in the ED? Would cr...

Timothy, THANK YOU for posting that! I'm in my final prelicensure semester, and your advice is GREAT! I'm saving a copy for future reference.:)

Our instructors generally preferred to be called by their first names. Reason? They explained that they viewed us, the students, as professionals and future colleagues within the nursing profession, and so we were all on equal footing. I did have o...

Yikes ... I finally took the incredibly frightening step of leaving my job so I could fully devote myself to becoming a nurse! I am excited, but also scared out of my mind! I still a nagging voice of doubt in my head that tells me I'm insane. I have...

Wow, I had almost forgotten about my initial post! Just for fun I thought I'd update. My, the things that happen in two years! I got accepted into a direct-entry MSN program and am now finishing up the 3rd of 4 pre-RN semesters! I will be eligible t...

Daytonite, thanks for posting those links to the articles about documentation. I'm still in nursing school, and my classmates and I are always saying that we ought to have a course in documentation. Those articles were very helpful.

Suzanne Gordon has some great work, too, although they tend to focus more on how difficult today's nursing is. Try Life Support: Three Nurses on the Front Lines. I read this book when I was taking prereqs and it totally inspired me. Also try Nursi...

Flyingfish2u, I also PM'd you. If you are interested in direct-entry MSN programs, you may want to consider the following schools in the Los Angeles area: Western University (Pomona) Asuza Pacific University (Asuza) UCLA is starting a new program for...

I had a nightmare of a time applying to CSULB's acc. BSN program last year. (You are talking about CSU Long Beach, right?) I had to contact so many people and jump through so many hoops getting old course syllabi and old course descriptions to esta...

I had a nightmare of a time applying to CSULB's acc. BSN program last year. (You are talking about CSU Long Beach, right?) I had to contact so many people and jump through so many hoops getting old course syllabi and old course descriptions to estab...

Hang in there, it'll get better! I went through kind of a similar phase where I doubted my decision to go into nursing, but I pulled through it. I know I'll probably feel the same way again. I suspect that once you're exposed to different units yo...

Actually, at least half of my classmates bring their laptops and type up notes during the lecture - it's pretty common at my school. A few of our instructors speak very quickly, though, so if you're trying to get everything down, sometimes typing is ...

We had a guy fall asleep in class today, too! He was sitting the back of the room, in the corner. At first, we heard a mild snoring, which caused some giggles. Pretty soon, though, his snoring got louder and louder, until he woke up from the rest o...

I'm currently a first-semester nursing student in a direct-entry master's program. Really intense, but I'm loving it so far! I have a nurse interview assignment due on Oct. 7 for a professional nursing role class, and am looking for any one nurse to...

Thank you - I've found a nurse to interview for my assignment!