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    NP salaries

    christvs replied to brookesbuddy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Joe, I forgot to ask you. Are you an acute/critical care NP or a family NP? Thanks,
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    How to prepare for acute/critical care NP clinical in the ER?

    christvs posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi everyone. I've been working as an RN on a med/surg/tele unit for 2 years now. I'm also an acute/critical care NP student and have just about finished my first year of the two year MSN program. I'm...
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    NP salaries

    christvs replied to brookesbuddy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How do you like working in an ER? I'm finishing up my first year of my two year acute/critical care NP program. I just found out my first NP clinical this coming August is going to be in an ER with a...
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    Need advice RE: Job change and starting NP program

    christvs replied to HealthyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you want to be a primary care/family NP, then why not now get an RN position in an office, perhaps even working where they have family NPs? I think it is really helpful to have nursing experience...
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    Do you think it hinders you (as an NP student) sometimes to work as an RN ?

    christvs replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I know what you're saying. I am wondering the same thing when I start my NP clinicals this August. I am so used to doing certain things, that it is going to feel so weird to help write orders and...
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    DNP grads

    christvs replied to Corey Narry's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I live in MA and know that UMASS-Amherst already has the DNP program operating right now. My grad school-UMASS Worcester is going to offer the DNP in the near future as well. Since I'll have my MSN...
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    To all the NP students: how many hours a week do you work?

    christvs posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm at the end of my first year of my NP MSN program. I'm a full-time student and am taking 4 classes this semester and am also working as an RN 24 hours/week. Although I am getting straight As in...
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    In NP school with 1 yr's experience?

    christvs replied to NPs4health's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi Julie. I graduated with my BSN in May 2005 and after passing NCLEX and becoming an RN that summer I began working on a med/surg/tele unit in July 2005 (I still work there now). I knew I wanted to...
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    Average amt of exp before NP

    christvs replied to ltvixen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I graduated in 2005 with my BSN and began working as an RN on a med/surg/tele unit in the summer of 2005. I started my MSN program to become an acute/critical care NP in August 2006. I feel totally...
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    Doctor or Nurse Practitioner??

    christvs replied to curlysin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Browndog-I totally agree with you! :) I am sick of hearing about nursing theories and nursing diagnoses as well. I am a very caring nurse who always listens to what my patients and their family...
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    Masters right after BSN degree?

    christvs replied to Olli's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Honestly, my personal opinion is that is helps to have some RN experience under your belt before you start your MSN program. That being said, I think it also depends on the individual: how fast you...
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    Help! Drowning in NP program!

    christvs replied to Lalage's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm glad I'm not the only NP student who feels this way. I was sitting in my Advanced Pharm class the other day thinking exactly the same thing....How will I ever put all of this together? I haven't...
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    christvs replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I've been reading this thread with interest for some time. I've been an RN for just about 2 years now (got my BSN in 2005) and I'm also now an acute/critical care NP student. I am in an NP program...
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    Work, classes and clinicals? How to do it all....

    christvs replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm worried about juggling everything as well. For me personally, even though I tend to do very well in school, I still want to cut back to only working one day/week once I start my NP clinicals next...
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    I have carpal tunnel :(

    christvs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys. I have been an RN for 8 months now & lately my hands & fingers have been tingling & feel numb, then painful at times. Of course I was assessing myself thinking of the worst...
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    My first code

    christvs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Even though I've been a nurse for a year and a half now, we don't see many patients go into cardiac arrest on my med/surg/tele unit (thank goodness). But yesterday it happened (not with my patient) on...
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    Being called into work on your days off

    christvs replied to happymedium's topic in General Nursing

    I have caller ID and I will just listen to the message if my work asks me to work on my days off. But most of the time I cannot work any extra shifts because I am also a full-time NP student and have...
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    Rules for Med-Surge

    christvs replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Oh my Gosh, everything said here was perfect!! These are my biggest pet peeves as well! Well said.
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    Any one else starting clinical this semester?

    christvs replied to Spacklehead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I wished I started my NP clinicals this semester. I don't start them until this August. I hope you will come here often and tell us all about what you are seeing and doing in your clinicals though-so...
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    Can someone please explain INR & Coumadin therapy to me?

    christvs replied to christvs's topic in Patient Medications

    Thanks! That helped.
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    Young -- should pursue NP or MD?

    christvs replied to MikeyJ's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well the decision is totally up to you. I bet you would make a great MD and/or a great NP! :) I am currently in school to become an NP, but I am almost 30 years old already, and honestly, I also...
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    NP program- what to expect

    christvs replied to ICRN2008's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi, I'm about to start my second semester in my acute/critical care NP program. It is a lot different from nursing undergrad. Just like everyone else has been saying above, grad school involves many,...
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    Anyone else losing motivation to study?!

    christvs posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi guys. I'm nearing the end of my first semester in my nurse practitioner MSN program. In the past few months I've taken so many exams, given presentations, had countless meetings for our gazillion...
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    Do you like team nursing?

    christvs replied to RN1263's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have mixed feelings about team nursing. I've been working for 1.5 years on a med/surg/tele unit that has team nursing. On my unit we have three teams, with each team of one RN, one LPN, and one...
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    Anyone else losing motivation to study?!

    christvs replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Me too, even though I'm on break I also have a hard time trying to relax! I feel like I should be reading up on pharmacology and advanced cardio nursing since they are two of the classes I'll be...