labmama

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1. Clinical hours while working days

   labmama replied to amnesiac1c's topic in NP Students

   I did an FNP program while working mostly full-time as a school nurse. I would say it can definitely be done but would depend upon how flexible the district is. I requested leave days to accommodate clinical time (available clinical time can vary dep...

2. Can a School Nurse become an FNP?

   labmama replied to uthscsa2011's topic in NP

   I completed my FNP program as a school nurse. I had a very supportive group of nurses and supervisor and was able to request days off as leave without pay to do my clinicals. I did plenty of clinical time during school vacations, and weekends when po...

3. Sleep medicine ARNP's?

   labmama replied to labmama's topic in NP

   Thanks for the replies. While I do think that sleep medicine is an important sub specialty, my instinct says it has a limited scope of practice with little room for growth. Might not be bad part time for experience, but likely not full time.

4. Sleep medicine ARNP's?

   labmama posted a topic in NP

   Any FNP's specializing in sleep disorders? How do you like it? What other experience did you have (family practice, internal medicine? Other?) Do you feel like you could switch specialties in the future or do you feel locked into sleep medicine at th...