JaimeeG

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 disease. Would that be easy? How about proper position...

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 my fourth theory class, and I am learning nothing...

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. I would have a collaborating physician, but he/she...

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 my results and it said something like "You have p...

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 Fitzgerald's. Amelie says what needs to be said ...

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 feeling stressed beyond belief. In the retail clinic, ...

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 smoothing out now. I have applied for the spring star...

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 because she didn't ramble on and on and on about ...

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

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 relocated to another state about halfway through my...

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. The pay there was low, but that is just how it is i...

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 attended.

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 college and wouldn't count toward our application ...

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 schools. I believe I was paying around $250/credit h...

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 the biggest difference to be that in grad school we ...

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 assessment first semester. This had to be done i...

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 expectations though. i have found graduate school ...

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, Rogersville is about 20 minutes east of Springfiel...

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 prepared for a huge drop in pay. It is insulting what t...

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 was paying $285/ch for my courses, and everything ...

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 time constraints, travel issues, etc. 2. I love...

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. One of the major hospitals in Springfield, MO, ...

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 responsible for recording all vitals. Jaimee

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 the feel of the small hospital because it's quiet...

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 wouldn't be any more than you are used to as a med/...