TraceyMarino

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  1. Advice Requested PLEASE!!!

    TraceyMarino replied to 2BFNP29's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Do not start an online program until you know for sure you have preceptors lined up. You will need a couple NP preceptors, depending on the program, OB, FP, do some internal med and ER. Online...

  2. Abuse in Nursing

    TraceyMarino replied to stickit34's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked as an NP in an urgent care clinic where I received several death threats from patients when I would not give them narcotics. The hospital did not support me in pressing charges, and allowed...

  3. Seasoned FNP tell me the truth....

    TraceyMarino replied to jaznia15's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Stay in this environment and get the experience. I live and work in a very small town, and I don't have kids so I chose to stay in the small town. Believe me, the experience with these great mentors...

  4. Please help decide between Internal Med Clinic Vs Minute Clinic

    TraceyMarino replied to APN Under Construction's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree with Blue Devil, who has tons of experience. I have never worked at a Minute clinic, but the protocol driven style would make me crazy. I worked urgent care and family practice since...

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

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The AANP exam is clinical based, the ANCC has lots of questions about other stuff I don't really care about. Politics, theory, etc. The test was difficult but everyone in my group took the aanp and...

  6. Just how do we find preceptors?

    TraceyMarino replied to ChristineN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I urge anyone pursuing NP education to get a commitment from preceptors before they plunk down money for a program. I had a commitment from all of my preceptors before I even paid any tuition. Other...

  7. Dismissed from FNP program

    TraceyMarino replied to vanurse1022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Online schools have pretty strict rules about academic misconduct. This includes rules about fudging hours, documentation, and plagiarism. The problem is these policies are in small print in the...

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

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I began studying about 6 months before taking the aanp exam. I used Fitzgerald and Barklay. I went to the 3 day prep class, which was so worth it if you can afford it. The book for the review class...

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

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I graduated from St. Joe's FNP last December. Hate to tell you, but once you get into the theory class, it does not get much easier. Between doing clinicals, entering your encounters into Typhon...

  10. Overcoming work related anxiety

    TraceyMarino replied to tjm731's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Learn "emotional freedom technique" (EFT). you can watch educational video on youtube. it is a technique that involves tapping certain areas of the face and arms while reciting positive statements...

  11. Typhon logs for employment

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

    Some hospitals or hospital based clinics want to see them as part of your credentialing

  12. Collaborating physician problems

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

    I graduated with my FNP last December. While I felt competent, I did not really feel confident. Having a physician beat you up like this is no way to build confidence! Obviously, he is not a good...

  13. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    TraceyMarino replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Type of NP: FNP I work in very rural area-Michigan: Critical access/rural health urgent care family practice Graduated last December, fully credentialed by the hospital April 2013 Salary: 83,500...

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

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Where I live smart phones don't work (rural north michigan). So, I bought an old I touch on ebay for 30 bucks, and put all my apps on it. Epocrates, uptodate, ACIP, medscape, medical spanish, this...

  15. Anyone Drop out of Online Program d/t lack of Preceptor?

    TraceyMarino replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would not go the online route unless you have preceptors lined up in advance. I had verbal commitments from several of the docs/np's I work with before I signed up for an online program. All the...

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

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't think the instructor matters, the material is the same no matter who is teaching it. I guess you guys are looking for an easy grader? =). There is a lot of material covered in the...

  17. FNPs in Urgent Care

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

    Mine is not a stand alone. It is part of a hospital. I would be very nervous working for a corp. that is "4-5 docs down". Why is that? Perhaps there is a lot of unhappiness, or the workload is too...

  18. FNP the good, bad and ugly (if any)??

    TraceyMarino replied to Cindy-20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The good: Moved up the food chain. No more midnight shifts, mandation, lazy coworkers, backstabbing. Really enjoy the pace of urgent care, the days fly by! No more breaking my back helping 300 pound...

  19. FNPs in Urgent Care

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

    I graduated in December, 2012, and I work 3 days in family practice, and 2 days in urgent care. I actually really enjoy urgent care, much more so than family practice. I see between 25 and 35...

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

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congrats Canchaser! RN in Maine, I think 8 weeks for physical assessment is unrealistic. First, there is just too much work. second, if you rush through it, you may not retain much information. I...

  21. drug tests and ambien

    TraceyMarino replied to molly7454's topic in General Nursing

    Ambien is a benzo and will show up in the urine drug screen. As long as you have a valid script for it, it should not be a problem. It will stay in the urine for approximately 1 week if you stop it....

  22. New Grad: feeling defeated

    TraceyMarino replied to maine28's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Just a silly question---if you are not getting ANY callbacks, perhaps there is a typo or something wrong with your resume. Did you send a resume? Have someone proof it for grammar and typos. As a...

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

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I used exam master online. Very good tests. Really helped me prepare. As for the Capstone, mine was 45 pages. Be sure to follow the guidelines for writing a nursing capstone, you can find these...

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

    TraceyMarino replied to LJames13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I graduated from St. Joe's in December 2012. Our cohort also struggled with this issue with the college. They agreed to allow our cohort to graduate early so we could be conferred on December 31,...

  25. Cough Syrup - wow!

    TraceyMarino replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Wow-I think this was invented by some of my drug seeking patients! This should be skillfully combined with a sammich and chips! Served up in the Emergency