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  1. Any NPs here who are Surgical Nurses as well ??

    BostonRN13 replied to Devon Rex's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a newly graduated FNP. My RN job is as an OR nurse scrubbing/circulating, I'm CNOR but not RNFA. The other poster is right, its institution-dependant what the NPs role is. At my job the Urology NP...

  2. NP Internship (clinicals)

    BostonRN13 replied to AlloyRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Clinicals are pretty dependent on your prior experience and the discussion you have with the preceptor on how you learn best and the training/internship teaching processes that he or she had used with...

  3. NP Certification Exams and Pass Rates

    BostonRN13 replied to Spacklehead's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My school's pass rate was in the 90's but this had nothing to do with my enrollment. What's more, I felt like the bulk of the material that I learned or studied for the test came from my preperation...

  4. I passed AANP!! Thoughts on exam and how I studied..

    BostonRN13 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, I passed yesterday. So relieved to be done studying~! About my studying; I graduated early May so gave myself 6 weeks for study. I used Fitzgerald audio CDs and the accompanying workbook...

  5. I passed AANP!! Thoughts on exam and how I studied..

    BostonRN13 replied to BostonRN13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I though the practice AANP exam was pretty similar question style to the real thing. As for the APEA, i just took the 150 question practice exams in the Q&A book, nothing on her

  6. Who has both AANP and ANCC certifications? Should I?

    BostonRN13 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello there! I just graduated from a FNP program last week and started studying for the AANP certification exam basically because thats what all of my peers had signed up for. I know there are slight...

  7. Reactions to being a NP

    BostonRN13 replied to orangepink's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ha! I'm hoping to make at least what i'm making as an RN now and not take a pay cut as an

  8. I passed AANP!! Thoughts on exam and how I studied..

    BostonRN13 replied to BostonRN13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi There! I gave myself 6 weeks mainly because I was working 30hrs/week so was only able to dedicate a few days a week to studying. I have friends that I graduated with that took after 4 weeks of...

  9. Who has both AANP and ANCC certifications? Should I?

    BostonRN13 replied to BostonRN13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No, now thats i've passed the AANP and I hear they are very different in terms of content, I have no desire to begin or continue studying. I want to enjoy whats left of the

  10. How far in advance should we be setting up preceptors?

    BostonRN13 replied to megank5183's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'd contact the clinical advisor of your school. Like you've heard from us, its tough out there and you'll need to start

  11. How far in advance should we be setting up preceptors?

    BostonRN13 replied to megank5183's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'd contact your clinical advisor. Like you've heard from us all, its tough out there..start

  12. Working and FNP

    BostonRN13 replied to marienurse18's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I worked 28 hours a week and felt like with class, clinicals and a child under 1 year and a husband to take care of, that was enough. I rarely had a free couple of hours to myself that didn't consist...

  13. Advice please

    BostonRN13 replied to Calibean's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow, thats great that you have three solid offers. You must have made a great impression during clinicals. I think if I were in your position with the living situation being a little up in the air,...

  14. Retail Clinic salaries

    BostonRN13 replied to aggie313's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In regards to some of the comments that Retail clinics are bad medicine and a waste of education for an NP I have to disagree. I'm a new grad and its seems like a safe environment to learn basic,...

  15. Applying for Surgical PA jobs as an FNP?

    BostonRN13 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi there, I'm an experienced OR nurse who has just graduated from a FNP program. I'm little unsure of what I want to do when I grow up. Part of me would love to stay in the OR environment and learn to...

  16. Retail NP

    BostonRN13 replied to jamonit's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    To me it seems like a really nice way to get your feet wet and get comfortable in the NP role as a new grad. Granted, you are being told how to treat the patient per the 'Minute Clinic' treatment...

  17. Respectable salary for an Urgent Care?

    BostonRN13 replied to HumptyDumpty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I disagree. If you're discussing salary its assumed the employer likes what you have to say and you're either sitting in the interview or before the second interview. I'm not suggesting asking some...

  18. Respectable salary for an Urgent Care?

    BostonRN13 replied to HumptyDumpty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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  19. Applying for Surgical PA jobs as an FNP?

    BostonRN13 replied to BostonRN13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I expect part of it to be clinic time and thats okay. I'd think it would be a better learning experience for me anyways, as a new grad, putting the whole treatment picture

  20. Respectable salary for an Urgent Care?

    BostonRN13 replied to HumptyDumpty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think in a big city, like here in the northeast you can ask for 100-110K a year. Whats the worst thing that can happen? They counter

  21. How far in advance should we be setting up preceptors?

    BostonRN13 replied to megank5183's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think the sooner the better. I too had to set up my own clinicals. I started looking in January of 2012 and my clinicals didn't start until September of 2012. I'm not sure if youre an RN already but...

  22. Working during school?

    BostonRN13 replied to mss6721's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I worked 28 hours/week....two 10hr weekday shifts and one 8 hr Sunday and found it to be as much as I could handle with trying to write 20+ page case studies every other week, attending class and...

  23. new NP cant find a job

    BostonRN13 replied to SheRN1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What about a job in retail health, like a Minute Clinic? Pay seems pretty good and so are hours. I know here in MA they're hiring new grads, You'll get some great chest up experience across the age...

  24. AANP testing

    BostonRN13 replied to wlyn628's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Great advice Nicki!

  25. Failed AANP

    BostonRN13 replied to ENP1987's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That stinks!! I think its probably every new grad's worst fear. It is for me right now anyways. Are you planning on studying differently between now and when you take it again? I'm doing the Fitz CDs,...