uronurse1

uronurse1 has 13 years experience and specializes in Urology NP.

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1. I need encouragement/motivation

   uronurse1 replied to TheDude77's topic in Advanced Practice

   Amen! Now, when I round on the floor at the hospital where I used to work, I am so incredibly thankful to be where I am. It may seem like a while but it will be over before you know it. The last...

2. NP working as RN?

   uronurse1 replied to APei's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   ^This! I'm a new FNP and was started at $97k/year including salary and bonus. Not including other perks (CE, etc). I work Mon-Thurs, no call, no nights, no weekends, and no holidays. I will take a...

3. Should I take both ANCC and AANP-FNP?

   uronurse1 replied to dimama's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I too had a job waiting for me so I went ahead and signed up for both. I took ancc first as that is the one I truly desired. I passed it the first time- not bad at all. Ended up canceling aanp and of...

4. NP to DNP - trying to decide

   uronurse1 replied to saraltx's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   May i ask which program you will be attending?

5. Online FNP with live classes

   uronurse1 replied to raeenna's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   From what i remember, there are recorded lectures for the three Ps, as mentioned above, the clinical courses are live via webcam (and also recorded so you can go back and relisten anytime), and i...

6. Looking back, would you obtain NP credential??

   uronurse1 replied to Cindy-20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Your posts make you seem very, very, very young so i think you have plenty of time to go for PA or MD. This and many of your other comments make me wonder why on earth you are pursuing your NP. If...

7. Urology nurse practitioner?

   uronurse1 replied to emilyewrn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   A typical day for me involves seeing anywhere from 20-25 pts with a wide variety of urologic issues- bph, prostate/bladder/kidney cancer, kidney stones, UTIs, ED, low testosterone, testicular...

8. FamilyNPPrep Test Scores

   uronurse1 replied to FSUandOUnursegrad's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I agree that you should not base your likelihood of passing on these scores. I scored 70s to 80s on fnpprep and passed ancc without issue. I did not feel the tests were all that similar to real exam....

9. How does your program verify clinical hrs?

   uronurse1 replied to TheDude77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   For example, i would get to clinical site early to look over my schedule for the day. They did not allow us to count prep time. They also didnt not want us to count time at the end of the day that...

10. How does your program verify clinical hrs?

    uronurse1 replied to TheDude77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My school used typhon, site checks/visits, and the preceptors has to sign off confirming our hours completed. They were very strict in which hours we could count as

11. Baby during NP program

    uronurse1 replied to ljrrRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree with this. I have posted my story a few times because i was in a similar situation. After years of infertility we found out we we were expecting the same day i found out i was accepted to an...

12. Urine dip=> + blood, negative nitrates

    uronurse1 replied to lvan0904's topic in Advanced Practice

    Absolutely this^^^ Im an NP in urology and 1+ blood on a dip stick is a very non specific finding. Culture is the definitive test and in the absence of specific symptoms (pain, gross hem, etc.), i...

13. FNP Specialties

    uronurse1 replied to LittleMissVixen410's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an FNP and work in urology. I have an option to sit for Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner exam after a year of experience. I chose FNP because i felt it offered me the greatest flexibility in...

14. How many patients are you expected to see daily?

    uronurse1 replied to URGR8T's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    6 months out and seeing 25 pts per day? Thats outstanding. Im a new provider in urology but have 10+ years experience in this area and just now seeing 20-25 per day. My employer realizes that 30 will...

15. Advanced Health Assessment

    uronurse1 replied to OCRN3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I attended a program as a distance learner but both groups (online and on-campus) were required to complete 65 hours in an appropriate setting. The difference was that they had access to the labs and...