JaimeeG

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  1. Easy vs. hard NCLEX questions

    JaimeeG posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What would you all consider to be examples of easy and hard NCLEX questions?? I am thinking that "easy" would be general knowledge stuff. I had one question about manifestations of Cushing's...

  2. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    JaimeeG replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Kelly - Excellent post with very valid comments! I am currently in the first semester of a DNP program, and I am seriously considering dropping out and finding another truly clinical path. This is...

  3. NPs doing median nerve blocks??

    JaimeeG posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Are there any NPs floating around here who do median nerve blocks? I have been talking to a local chiropractor about a position, but I am just not entirely sure about the legality and other issues....

  4. Taking aanp FNP???

    JaimeeG replied to sally 1977's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You don't get any documentation after you test. At the end of the test, a screen will come up telling you if you passed or not, and that's pretty much it until you get your stuff in the mail. I read...

  5. Taking aanp FNP???

    JaimeeG replied to sally 1977's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I took the AANP boards in January and had very few peds questions (thankfully!!). As a couple of others have mentioned here, I used Amelie Hollier's review. I found her review to be MUCH better than...

  6. Thoughts on working at a minute clinic for your first job?

    JaimeeG replied to sally 1977's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in a retail clinic, and I have been out of school since December 2008. I started in a horribly hectic rural health clinic, where I saw everything and anything. I left each and every day...

  7. DNP at Chatham ?

    JaimeeG replied to akoster's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I know someone going there now. We were just talking about the school a few days ago, and she said she is "marginally satisfied." There was apparently some faculty changes, and things seem to be...

  8. Certification Review Class

    JaimeeG replied to tuckers19's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just took the AANP FNP exam yesterday..and passed! I didn't attend any live review courses, but I did purchase the CDs from Fitzgerald's and Amelie Hollier. I personally liked Amelie's CDs better...

  9. CRNAs Looking Down on NPs

    JaimeeG replied to RNbabe's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just celebrated being done with FNP school by getting a new

  10. Info for a prospective NP

    JaimeeG replied to Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I took a similar route to what you are planning. I graduated from an ADN program and then did my BSN. While working on my BSN, I worked full-time so that I could gain some clinical experience. We...

  11. Osage Beach or Branson area

    JaimeeG replied to rodggang's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea about Osage Beach, but I can comment on Branson. I worked for a short-time at Skaggs and hated every minute. It's a very nice, modern facility, but it just wasn't the place for me....

  12. LPN --> NP??

    JaimeeG replied to mom_3cuties's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did my BSN online and am now doing a "live" MSN program. I have never had anyone ask where I went to school or what type of program I

  13. LPN --> NP??

    JaimeeG replied to mom_3cuties's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I had to take the GRE for my FNP program at Missouri State. Funny thing about that....we were told not to worry about our GRE scores and to just take it because it was a "formality" for the graduate...

  14. Advice for ADN to BSN online program, good and inexpensive

    JaimeeG replied to JuliaSN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I did my ADN-BSN through Oklahoma Panhandle State University. It was entirely online, except for your clinical experiences, of course. The cost was VERY reasonable, compared to most other online...

  15. How would you compare your undergrad/grad nursing experience?

    JaimeeG replied to Rn-08-NP10-ToBe's topic in Post Graduate Students

    My BSN program was cake. I currently attend a state university FNP program, and it's not bad. Research was a bit tough and time consuming, and the thesis work is extremely detailed. I have found...

  16. Choosing FNP Clinical Sites...HELP

    JaimeeG replied to jsully13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Does your program not have specific courses for each semester? If so, you will probably have to make sure you are in the appropriate type of setting for that course. In my program, we had an advanced...

  17. PLEASE SHARE YOUR WISDOM about NP school

    JaimeeG replied to NPs4health's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i am 7 months from graduating from the fnp program at missouri state university. i started last summer and was pretty overwhelmed in the beginning. i think i went into the program with some unreal...

  18. Let's spice it up, MO!

    JaimeeG replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    Been a while since this thread was started, but I thought I would play too I am rather new to Missouri. We moved to Rogersville in February 2006 from Northern California. For those that don't know,...

  19. Springfield/Branson area

    JaimeeG replied to rachelgp's topic in General Nursing

    The pay in Springfield is not necessarily better than Branson. I actually made more at Skaggs in Branson than at St. John's in Springfield. If you are relocating here from out of the area, be...

  20. BSN online

    JaimeeG replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I did my RN-BSN through Oklahoma Panhandle State University. I found this school after hours and hours of research, looking for an accredited, reputable, and somewhat inexpensive option! I believe I...

  21. Missouri RN Survey

    JaimeeG replied to blueherring's topic in General Nursing

    1. I entered the nursing profession after working for 20 years in the medical field in other capacities. I went back and forth between nursing school and PA school but opted for nursing school due to...

  22. What is the average hourly pay for a FNP

    JaimeeG replied to chyrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I live in SW Missouri and am starting an FNP program next month. I already know that nursing wages, in general, suck in Missouri, but I was VERY upset when I found out what NPs are making in my area....

  23. Aides and Ambultory Surgery

    JaimeeG replied to pinkie5678's topic in Operating Room

    I guess I should rephrase what I said about our aide taking vitals pre and post op. The aide can hook them up to the machine and record preop vitals. Postop, they hook them up, but the nurse is...

  24. big or small hospital?

    JaimeeG replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

    My first OR job was in one of the busiest free-standing surgical hospitals in the U.S. We had 12 ORs and stayed busy constantly. I currently work in a small, 20-bed hospital with only 3 ORs. I like...

  25. Advice for nurse considering OR

    JaimeeG replied to kdmcook's topic in Operating Room

    Can you keep a piece of hard candy or something in your pocket that could be helpful if your sugar drops? As a circulating nurse, you don't stand in one place for very long so the standing probably...