phillycpnp-pc MSN, RN, NP

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    Attitude Towards NP Students

    phillycpnp-pc replied to Heart2015FNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    One of my clinical sites is at the same hospital i work at...just in a different unit/setting. Most of the nurses don't know i work at this facility as a RN too. But they know i'm a NP student and...
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    Day Shift Position

    phillycpnp-pc replied to Jessicalynn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I do weekend program. It sucks to work every weeekend but it cleared my schedule for class and clinicals during the week and i didnt have to take a decrease in
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    Looking to others to receive/offer support while in NP school

    phillycpnp-pc replied to kathrn99's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How is everyone doing? Im starting to gain some confidence with clinicals and feeling better than i did 1 month ago. This semester is almost over and i'm almost half way to finishing my last
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    Clinicals

    phillycpnp-pc replied to Palliative Care, DNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You sound just like me back in Jan when i started clinicals. Take a deep breath ask lots of question. And get a copy of pocket sized Bright futures as the previous poster said. Its really helpful for...
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    Looking to others to receive/offer support while in NP school

    phillycpnp-pc replied to kathrn99's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I also i have my first clinical this semester and i was really excited about them at first. Now i cant wait to be done my Peds ED rotation. I have to present to the Attendings and i feel like a...
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    Which class do you wish you took by itself?

    phillycpnp-pc replied to serenitylove14's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree i had my health assessment class for 8 hours in one day and i felt the hands on stuff was so rushed and didn't feel prepared for the clinicals i have know..... i'm still looking up assessment...
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    Which class do you wish you took by itself?

    phillycpnp-pc replied to serenitylove14's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I wish i took Pharm by itself and Research by itself. I took them together....big mistake. It was very stressful to study pharmacology while doing massive research for a research proposal in the same...
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    Case Studies

    phillycpnp-pc replied to CuriousRN84's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I had to do a case study presentation recently. We were suppose to use a real life case from clinical but lucky me had to do mine the 2nd week of the semester and i did not have many clinical days...
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    Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    phillycpnp-pc replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    well
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    Most Valuable Clinical Experience?

    phillycpnp-pc replied to Roseyposey's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm currently in a pediatric ER and i love it. its a nice balance with my peds primary care rotation. I see and learn a lot in the ER setting. I'm with a NP in the urgent care side of the peds
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    Clinical Question about digital tools

    phillycpnp-pc replied to Floridanurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I use apps on my iphone. I use Epocrates app the most for my ER and primary care
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    work while in school?

    phillycpnp-pc replied to kim0208's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    im in the last year in my prgram and its been almost 3 years and by the time im done it will be 3 1/2 years. i went to school part-time. i worked full time 36 hours a week for the majority of my...
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    drexel vs villanova pnp

    phillycpnp-pc replied to colebsn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Nova does have some core classes online but the majority are on campus and there is one class held at children's hospital every semester. the classes aren't that flexible they are on set days and...
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    Can NPs specialize in Pain Management? Any NPs in PM?

    phillycpnp-pc replied to BillieJean_106's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The NPs and MDs on pain team covered the whole hospital so any patient the resident needed a pain consultation on. Yes the wrote the orders and would manage these patients. Also they would monitor...
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    PNP Board Review Material

    phillycpnp-pc replied to StudentAmie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just started my last year of my PNP-PC program and just started clinics. I just bought the NAPNAP core review i was told that are teachers use similar questions on our exams and it helps as a study...
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    Help with clinical goals

    phillycpnp-pc replied to Roseyposey's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I start clinical tomorrow at a peds urgent care center and our teachers told us that for our first clinical our goals should be simple as this is our first clinical experince. So mine was to be able...
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    Interesting Physician Perspective On NPs

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

    I took all these classes for my BSN (except immunology) and they were required before applying for my NP program. So the education is
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    Can NPs specialize in Pain Management? Any NPs in PM?

    phillycpnp-pc replied to BillieJean_106's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I use to work at a large children's hospital and they had a pain team and there were 2 NPs on that team. They would manage PCA orders and assess if the current dosing was working or not, etc. The team...
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    How did you find NP Clinical Sites

    phillycpnp-pc replied to ChristineN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My school finds us preceptors and we have to contact them and set up clinical days and times. Are there any large teaching hospitals near you? maybe contact DONs at hospitals to see if they will take...
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    Pediatric NP students

    phillycpnp-pc replied to phillycpnp-pc's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks for your help. My instructor gave me such vague answers. I'll just do ROS and do a little research on peds specific questions for this simulation. When they seperate the tracts next semseter...
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    Exams vs. writing papers!!!!

    phillycpnp-pc replied to chioma_LPN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree with the others. Grad school usually means more papers. I'm almost done my program and only 3 classes had all exams. Adv physical assessment, Adv Pharm and Adv Patho. My other classes ranged...
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    Retaking Pharm Class?

    phillycpnp-pc replied to lizzyd's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have heard of people taking pharm over again if they do not take the boards within 4 or 5 years of completing the class. I think that's a national requirement. But that's not the case for you....
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    18 more months

    phillycpnp-pc replied to jaznia15's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That's awesome. I'm in PNP school and i have 12 1/2 months left of school just clinical next year scared and excited but its what ive worked so hard towards. Good luck yo
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    ER/ED Nurse Practitioner

    phillycpnp-pc replied to danceluver's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in a PNP program and i only have 6 years of med/surg peds experience with no ED experience and i have my first clinical rotation in a peds ED next semester, which im excited about. At one of the...
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    Do you need your BSN before you become an NP?

    phillycpnp-pc replied to Louisepug's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am currently in a PNP program. I started after having 4 years of acute care peds experience and by the time i'm done i will have 7 1/2 yrs of experience. Looking ahead, i have looked up entry...