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  1. How do you go about looking for a job?

    alexamasan posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Will be graduating soon, will looking for a job in primary care after I pass my boards. Wondering if you all had advice on how to go about looking for a

  2. Whatever happened to the Diplomate of Comprehensive Care?

    alexamasan posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I remember years ago that there was all this talk about when they were beginning to really push for DNPs in the late 2000's and early 2010's, there was talk about a certification exam that would be...

  3. Any advantage that AGNP has over FNP?

    alexamasan posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Is there any advantage that AGNP has over an FNP. I'm talking specifically about outpatient care (not an ACAGNP). It seems to me that when it comes out outpatient or primary care, FNP just seems the...

  4. Should I work in ICU before becoming an NP

    alexamasan posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey everybody, I am an RN on a Med/Surg floor working there for about 3 years. I've been thinking of eventually pursuing to become an Adult-Gerontology NP to work in primary care (I've thought about...

  5. Have any of you read any medical textbooks? How did they compare to NP texts?

    alexamasan posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    For NP School, we had Buttaro Primary Care, did any of you read that in your programs? I am wondering how comparable it is to Cecil's Essentials of Internal Medicine. If any of you read Cecil's...

  6. Have any of you read any medical textbooks? How did they compare to NP texts?

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

    That's awesome, I hope to read Robbin's Pathology eventually as

  7. We should do Cadaver Labs!

    alexamasan posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a nurse practitioner student and one thing I really want to do is to go through a cadaver lab. My nursing school and NP school has zero cadaver opportunities. Everyone I know who had the...

  8. For Primary Care, can an NP ever be as skilled as an MD?

    alexamasan posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Perhaps after years (or decades) of practice, do you think an NP can be as skilled in providing primary care as an MD? Or will the NP forever be lacking something for not going to medical

  9. For Primary Care, can an NP ever be as skilled as an MD?

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

    Thanks for all the responses, a natural follow up question would be what should an NP be doing to improve their clinical skills to be as good as an

  10. How do I become stronger clinically?

    alexamasan posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a surgical floor (with occasional medical patients), for a bout 2.5 years now and there are many colleagues on my floor whom I admire very much. They seem to know so much about everything,...

  11. Aspiring Christian & Nursing student

    alexamasan replied to gopats1234's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Hey there, thanks for sharing! Nursing in or of itself will not being you closer or farther away from God. God can use your profession (whatever it is), to advance the Kingdom, but your profession...

  12. Need help finding next career

    alexamasan posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm 29 y/o and I've been working as an RN on a surgical floor for a little over 2 years. This has been my first and only nursing job since graduating. I actually really do like my job. I think the...

  13. Need help finding next career

    alexamasan replied to alexamasan's topic in General Nursing

    I really appreciate the quick replies. I feel very fortunate for my job because I hear all the time of nurses who dread going to work. I like the patient population mainly because I can have...

  14. I am starting to get depressed

    alexamasan posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just finished my second week on my own after orientation on the surgical floor. Definitely certain days are better than others. I'm feel I'm starting to get depressed from my work. There's just so...

  15. Off orientation, feeling lost

    alexamasan replied to tired_panda's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just had my first night on my own after orientation. I was completely overwhelmed and I feel pretty depressed. I'm happy to hear that this gets better over time, my goal is to evaluate how I did the...

  16. I'm becoming Robotic in my Nursing

    alexamasan posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am a new grad and am very fortunate for my job. I'm in a very good orientation program with many supportive preceptors and an overall very healthy work environment. I work on a surgical floor and am...

  17. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    alexamasan replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. Virginia 2. $26/HR +$4.50 weekday nights +$4.50 weekend days +$8 weekend nights 3. New BSN Grad, no experience 4. Surgical

  18. How easy it is to pick up extra shifts?

    alexamasan posted a topic in Nursing Career

    In your experiences, is it possible to regularly pick up an extra shift every week if you wanted to? I hear a lot about nurses being asked on their day offs if they can come in. So I would imagine...

  19. My Resume Needs Critique

    alexamasan posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The spacing and positioning is strange when I place it in a post, but I'm mainly looking for critique regarding the content. Thanks in advance! ------- My Name Address Phone number Email Summary: New...

  20. Senior Practicum - Med-Surg or ICU?

    alexamasan posted a topic in General Students

    Currently, my plan is to eventually become either an FNP or an Adult NP, though I'm open to changes if my interests change. In the short-term, I want to get out of my final clinical is that I simply...

  21. Choosing which hospital for clinicals?

    alexamasan posted a topic in General Students

    So I will be beginning my nursing program in August and right now I need to prioritize which hospitals in my area I would prefer to have my clinicals. Any advice on how I should go about making my...

  22. Choosing which hospital for clinicals?

    alexamasan replied to alexamasan's topic in General Students

    You don't really choose, you prioritize your preference and they assign to you based on what is

  23. Choosing which hospital for clinicals?

    alexamasan replied to alexamasan's topic in General Students

    I am dense and slow, mind explaining why? I understand teaching hospitals train medical students, but how does that help nursing

  24. Admissions Essay Critique

    alexamasan posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello everyone, I have previously written a personal statement, but now I have shortened it to just barely be short enough to meet the required length. Could you tell me what you guys think of it?...

  25. My Application Essay

    alexamasan posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here is my personal statement I have written so far for my nursing school applications. I am applying to Accelerated Second Degree BSN programs. This is exactly two pages long, do you think that's too...