lhflanurseNP

lhflanurseNP APRN

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  1. Advice needed on job choices

    If you want to get into NI, I would opt for the position that will lend itself to helping you gain experience. I did NI work and loved the challenge, but missed patient contact. I did it just before...
  2. Passed AANP today!!!

    Congratulations TammyG! Doesn't it feel good to have it finally be
  3. Vaccinations/Immunizations/Flu

    If you are unable to receive the vaccines, your school should provide a form for
  4. Passed AANP today!!!

    Congrats
  5. Passed AANP!!!

    Congratulations! Feels good doesn't
  6. Starting NP only 1 yr exp sense 2010

    There are many NPs who have gone straight out of BSN into their MSN programs. While having experience in assessing your patient is useful, and being "up to date" with medications certainly helps...a...
  7. Cheating in an FNP program

    As mentioned above, unless you have solid proof, I would not say anything. Also as mentioned above, the "proof in the pudding" will come when they cannot pass boards because they do not have a sound...
  8. Passed AANP!!!

    Congrats honeybaby24! Isn't is a relief????? Now onto the fun of getting your licensure and stuff
  9. Laptops for online school

    IrishlzRN, glad to know that this may be a limited problem, but students should inquire just to make sure. No hard
  10. South University FNP MSN program???

    Ted, I have shared my email with others to help keep the thread here more general. You can contact me at [email protected] with any questions or
  11. Laptops for online school

    All I can do is relate what I saw during my practicum in regards to eClinical and a Mac. Several of the students told me this is common place in the PA
  12. Laptops for online school

    One thing to consider that I saw in my clinicals was some of the EHR does not work on a Mac. There is a "work around" but you don't have the full access...especially with
  13. In my last class, Primary Care, my preceptor and I saw patients in the office, hospitals, and nursing homes. It was really great. He would quiz me in the hospital setting. I guess I did well...
  14. Help with TCN bridge program

    If memory serves, Excelsior provides some practice exams. Also, as you go through the modules for other "classes", you can do the practice exams through the testing sites. These are more accurate...
  15. Passing AANP boards

    I felt the same way!!!!! I had gotten to the point that I was missing questions I KNEW the answers to, so I took a break. Two days before, I did some test bank reviewing through APEA and my final...
  16. CAPSTONE PROJECT

    My area was in leadership. I worked with the RM/QM department helping determine why the hospital was failing in the surgical realm of catheter removal. Turns out that the hospital was aiming their...
  17. Passing AANP boards

    I found the Exam Edge questions to be frustratingly full of questions not at all related to a NP. The APEA Q-bank and predictor tests are FANTASTIC. As FNPapp recommends, Leik's book is a GREAT...
  18. Aw shucks!!!!! Make me blush. Thank you though for your kind
  19. Preceptor Finding Blues

    Congratulations. Things always work out for a reason! You will see a very wide range of patients. Are there other providers here? do they cover various aspects of your clinical rotation needs?...
  20. Ancc exam/aanp failure

    Congratulations!!!! I developed Shingles while getting ready for the exam, so I can understand the stress
  21. Scoring High 40s on APEA Q Bank..

    I have to admit that I felt I knew absolutely nothing when I went for my exam. By the time I went, I had crammed so much I was exhausted and the practice exams just seemed to show I was not going to...
  22. Business Address Necessary?

    Personally, I would NOT use my home address for mailing. I would suggest a PO Box or other form of mail box that keeps your personal and business mail (and life)
  23. Acupuncture?

    From experience, most acupuncture does not hurt...but sometimes if the needle hits a real "hot" spot it can. Usually the pain resolves, if not, the acupuncturist will remove it. My very first...
  24. The secret is to do as MUCH extra reading on your assignments. I found really researching my weekly DF posts AND papers wound up helping me a LOT. Your other secret is to get into as active a...
  25. I am in a small community and plan to work more independently. I started out with the FNP program, but after my first clinical rotation, I realized that children under 18 are ALL seen by local pedi...