CuriousRN84

I am looking for a good text or website to reference to on creating case studies in acute care or family nursing. Anyone have any suggestions on where to look?

Yea I'm sure. We also have to buy electronic stethoscope://

We have to buy our own..

I Am needing a welsh allyn panoptic opthalmoscope and otoscope for np school at a good price..eBay and amazon have them for 500-600 dollars..anyone know where else to get one??

It's overwhelming to think about especially with your circumstances but if u can manage I say go for it..one day at a time is all a person can do..if u put it off now you may find it harder to come back around to in the future!! I ordered books today..stressing out lol..20 of 23 books and 750 bucks later lol..they should b here next week...only 3 days of freedom left!! Orientation is Monday!!! Aaaahhh!!

I have been so excited and skipping along since I found out I was accepted to grad school..now the introductory emails from my instructors are coming in and it's all about to get real! Lol I'm excited and ready..but I'm also nervous..I have 2 concentrations for my DNP..one in Acute Care and one in FNP..sounds overwhelming as I type it out lol...just looking for any tips from anyone who has been thru a similar program with more than one specialty or any help at all on how to keep my head above water lol..that would b great!!:) Exciting time for all who are about to start!:)

Hi driven1!! I just sent u a pvt message!!:))

I think you should skip the LPN thing and go straight for ur BSN..u could enroll in a community college and take all the basics required for the BSN program at a much cheaper rate..make awesome grades and tx to the university for the BSN then..if u have the time to put in to it...it's just gna b better to do the BSN first..lots of job openings within the hospitals are pushing for BSN nurses...they are forcing a change in what is required for an entry level position..I took lots of extra steps in my career..cna>rn>bsn> now on to dnp...I could have done it quicker and borrowed less money to do so lol...just my thoughts!:)

There are programs out there where you can do dual specialties..ex: acute care & fnp

Great thread!

I know of people who graduated from a BSN program and applied to an FNP DNP program and got in...so no it's not impossible!!

Congrats! I start a DNP program in a week, ready to get started!!

Anyone else going to UT?

1. UTHSC Memphis 2. DNP, Acute Care & FNP 3. Working full time, ICU 4. School full time 5. Super excited!!!

I am set to attend a DNP program with a dual track..acute care & fnp..i chose to do that because it would give me a specialty and something to fall back on with the fnp..my area in the country are not yet utilizing the acute care np in the hospitals but with the dual specialty, I'm hoping to find a place in my home town..