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  1. How would you compare your undergrad/grad nursing experience?

    BChapp3182 replied to Rn-08-NP10-ToBe's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I find grad school to be very difficult, way more than undergrad. My class started with 36 people, we are down to 8 people and still have a year to go. It's way, harder. I go to a private...

  2. Choosing FNP Clinical Sites...HELP

    BChapp3182 replied to jsully13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    First you need to ask your teacher or school admin's for a list of past preceptors other students have used (school's will tend to keep a file of this). Also, try to contact other students ahead of...

  3. Over Educated, and under experienced??

    BChapp3182 replied to BrandiannRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If I was still 24 and could have done it I would have totally gone for it. One more year is nothing out of the grand scheme of your life. Do it now! Once you get married/kids things change, right...

  4. Need Help with Charting/SOAPs

    BChapp3182 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an FNP student and am having a really hard time with charting. I was wondering if any of you experienced NP's could recommend a book or something? My problem is with the SOAP note. For example in...

  5. Need Help with Charting/SOAPs

    BChapp3182 replied to BChapp3182's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the advice. I did purchase the book SOAP notes for family medicine and am finding that helps me greatly, especially when it comes to clinicals. Also great as a refrence/study aid. I'm...

  6. anyone done ADN-MSN NP?

    BChapp3182 replied to celclt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am doing the ADN-MSN route at Barry University in south florida. I have a BS in biology. They made me take 1 undergrad research class before starting. My original group of RNs started our MSN...

  7. help

    BChapp3182 replied to pedirn57's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a student myself and if you have a question as to why the preceptor is prescribing off guidelines I always phrase it like this "I learned in school that the first line DOC for AOM is Amoxil, I'm...

  8. dress code

    BChapp3182 replied to disneydiva21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Myself and all the NPs I've had as preceptors wear business casual and white lab coat, I am in the office

  9. nurse practioners and surgery

    BChapp3182 replied to nev's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just wanted to add that I am a FNP student and we are learning how to do sutures and nerve

  10. normal to dread clinicals?

    BChapp3182 replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm doing clinicals now too and what I've found out about preceptors is do your homework on them before asking. Don't just take whoever because your desperate. I ask students ahead of me who is good...

  11. Best primary care texts (both APRN & MD FP)?

    BChapp3182 replied to Selke's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I purchased a CD on ebay that contains almost every Skyscape medical program they make including 5MCC, Ferri Guide, Harrison's, all those mentioned in the above posts plus maybe 80 other medical...

  12. Anyone else feeling antsy during their winter break from NP school???

    BChapp3182 replied to christvs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I feel the same way! It's only been a week since I took finals and I'm not knowing what to do with myself. I think because "school mode" is a constant go go go type of mode for such a long time that...

  13. I'm devastated.... please help

    BChapp3182 replied to RN97MSN10's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Wait, you had a whole 85 minutes! We had 45 minutes! 30 min to do the head to toe exam and 15 min to write up everything! I'm the one who should be switching

  14. I'm devastated.... please help

    BChapp3182 replied to RN97MSN10's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Your health assessment class sounds just like mine, except I go face to face. Our tests are only 25 questions, cover like 8-12 chapters of medical material, so basically we can miss 4 questions and...

  15. 1 year= NP? And programs with this?

    BChapp3182 replied to Lorelai22RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know University of Miami has a 1 year FNP program for those with BSN. It's every day classes and clinicals, not online so far as I

  16. Can you work full time while attending NP school?

    BChapp3182 replied to ThePrestige's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't think it's possible for everyone. Depends on your situation. In my FNP program we started out with 32 students, in one year we are down to 11!!!! Most had to drop b/c they had to work, had...

  17. Hate being a floor nurse- happier as NP?

    BChapp3182 replied to mslinzyann's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    For me, I've always disliked being an LPN and RN, in floor nursing, home health, whatever. It may be due to the fact that I started out premed and then got side tracked, got too old for med school so...

  18. Too many lame courses in MSN programs?

    BChapp3182 replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Man do I totally agree with you! I have to take one theory and two research classes which cost me about $8k and total waste of time. I agree, it's so the school can make more money. Totally lame....

  19. Cosmetic ARNP

    BChapp3182 replied to FLCRNA2B's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The skills are pretty easy to learn. I'm still an RN but have been performing the procedures you mentioned for a few years. Many places teach you how to do them (weekend classes) or when you set up an...

  20. finding a preceptor

    BChapp3182 replied to FuturoEnfermera's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My school gave us a list of all preceptors who had participated in the past. Most all the students 80% had no problem getting someone off that list to say yes. For those left without a preceptor the...

  21. Your career track to far as an NP

    BChapp3182 replied to jlan79's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    LPN 1994 BS Biology 2000 ADN 2005 FNP 2007-2009 (8 semesters or 2.5

  22. Confused about Rapid Strep vs. Throat Culture

    BChapp3182 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Okay, I'm an FNP student and in my peds clincial last week we did a rapid strep on a child (who looked and smelled like he had strep--beefy red throat, white patches on tonsils, fever) but the rapid...

  23. Clinical Hours

    BChapp3182 replied to ericdb68's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in Florida and our state law mandates 540 (maybe 560-forgot exactly) hours of clinical time while getting the master's degree for Family Nurse

  24. Ethical Question- What would u do?

    BChapp3182 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What is the appropriate thing to do ethically when a parent asks you to drug test their 14 yr. old without the teens consent? Who takes presidence? Teen? Parent? Would like to hear some of your...

  25. DNP programs too long

    BChapp3182 replied to akoster's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I totally agree with you. I too would like to get my DNP but programs in my area average 3 years for full time