TraceyMarino

TraceyMarino

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  1. Why NP and not doctor?

    TraceyMarino replied to Enigmatik's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think most nurses like to stay nurses because of their exposure to doctors, which is often unpleasant. For any nurse who has worked in a teaching institution, and witnessed what medical school...

  2. Interesting Physician Perspective On NPs

    TraceyMarino replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I started in respiratory therapy in 1987. I have been a drug rep, RRT, manager, RN, and now, I am graduating with my NP. In the past 25 years, I have seen health care change dramatically. What has...

  3. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I too am starting the second round of clinicals. It is a lot of extra work getting preceptors and entering everything into the computer....not much time for working, with clinical and homework...

  4. Passed AANP for FNP. Tips from my personal experience

    TraceyMarino replied to labbio's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I got the Leik version on my kindle. I must say, I have NEVER seen so many typos. Some so significant they give you the wrong information- see the section about first line agents for...

  5. PA-C or NP? What would you do?

    TraceyMarino replied to Guttercat's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi! Something to consider....I too looked at PA vs. NP, and as an RN already, it was a wash time and money wise. I do a lot of medical mission trips, and travel extensively. If you are interested in...

  6. books vs apps

    TraceyMarino replied to canchaser's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Will

  7. Clinical Site with criminal background

    TraceyMarino replied to Mechelle101's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I don't know about Fla, but in other states where I have worked, and where I went to nursing school, you cannot have a felony on your record and be a nurse. That's why they do a background check and...

  8. books vs apps

    TraceyMarino replied to canchaser's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Canchaser, wish I would have talked to you before you bought all those books! The majority of books recommended for clinical at St. Joe's are crap, pardon the expression. My preceptors have...

  9. St Joseph College of Maine Reviews

    TraceyMarino replied to shannonFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey can chaser, got your message, this site won't let me message you back. Clinicals went well, got an "A". Lots of work. I did family practice and urgent care for my first clinical round, and in...

  10. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    last I knew, St. Joe's was not approved in NY---check with your state board of nursing

  11. DNP trouble in sight? FNP graduation Spring 2015...

    TraceyMarino replied to fnpL's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I am under the impression that as long as you graduate before 2015, with an MSN, you will be grandfathered and not have to get the DNP. I believe that so far, the only APN specialty requiring a DNP...

  12. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Both my preceptors balked at logging on the computer. They send written reports to my advisor and clinical coordinator, and that seems to be working....don't know if the school will crack down and...

  13. Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    TraceyMarino replied to jilljw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi all! This debate about PA vs. NP, online vs. traditional education continues to rage, and always will. To me, it all boils down to assessment skills and critical thinking, and hopefully, you have...

  14. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Lots of paperwork for clinical.... there is a log that you are responsible for maintaining in the Typhon tracker. You load an encounter for every patient you see in a clinical day, and the...

  15. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    They did not give our group a lot of time to get set up, and I did not know until 2 weeks before the clinical started that it was supposed to be peds and OB, therefore, they accepted my preceptors...

  16. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    contact your state board of nursing....someone there is in charge of education. Make sure st. joe's is approved. Or, call the college, they have someone working on this very issue.

  17. ED NP/NP job saturation

    TraceyMarino replied to Reagan622's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I work in Michigan and there are plenty of NP jobs in all specialties. I am an ER nurse, getting my FNP. So far, local hospitals are still hiring FNP's for ER if they have at least a master's...

  18. St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am currently in the first round of clinical at St. Joe's FNP program. I have an FNP preceptor and an MD preceptor, spending one day a week with each. Although the focus of the first clinical is...