christvs DNP, RN, NP

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    How to prepare for GRE?????

    christvs replied to tinderbox's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I studied for 3 months for it. I made vocab flashcards and also spent time practicing the math and language sections on CD roms. I bought the Barron's book and the princeton review book. I scored well...
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    christvs replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I agree with everything you said 100 %. Well put. I'm currently in an MSN program to become an NP and I think the DNP should be a choice, and definitely not forced upon every NP.
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    Any Dual Role APNs out there?

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

    Vince, Wow! You really have so much drive doing both the CRNA and you're already an NP on top of that. You're amazing. I feel like I have my hands full with just NP
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    Hesi Is Killing Me!!

    christvs replied to BestSweetGal's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated from my BSN program in May 2005. We took HESI exams our junior and senior years, and also had to score above a certain level (850 I think) in the exit exam. I did about 5,000 practice...
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    How are your summer classes going?

    christvs replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am so excited!! I just completed my first graduate nursing school class: advanced oncology nursing. It was very intense, but an overall good class. Now I only have 11 more classes left to take and...
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    How are your summer classes going?

    christvs replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm getting nervous reading this because I'm taking advanced patho this fall along with theory/research and another intro to APN practice class. I'm preparing myself for all the reading I know I will...
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    is FNP harder than nursing school

    christvs replied to smileysenior's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Grad school in my opinion is a lot of work. It's a ton of reading all the time, papers to write, research to do, presentations to give, and then there is even more reading to do after that. :) It's...
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    Assignment of Patients-- "You are too outspoken!"

    christvs replied to TallGirlAni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Oh my God, this is exactly like my med/surg/tele unit! For the past few weeks I have been stuck in the "horrible" hallway. My patients are always so complicated and heavy and have sooooo many things...
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    Do NP's work under MD's?

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

    Congrats on graduating. So how did you like the program? Do you feel prepared now in your new role as an NP? did you do the acute/critical care track? good luck with studying for your boards. Let me...
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    Job Satisfaction of NPs

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

    I have been a RN for one year now & while I enjoy it, I am currently attending an MSN program to become an acute care NP because I have always wanted more autonomy and responsibility at work. I...
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    "teaching" nurses (...venting)

    christvs replied to Purlple's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree that is annoying when someone makes a huge show of what they know and what you don't know. They could always point it out when it is just you and him/her & not in front of everybody. My...
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    How would you have handled this pt?

    christvs replied to benette's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Bottom line is if the pt. is alert, oriented and competent and not suicidal or harming anyone else she has a right to leave and you cannot force her to stay. You can only explain to her that it is in...
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    How many is too many?

    christvs replied to mich_01085's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is just crazy!!! Why do LTC facilities have such unsafe numbers I do not know. I do not like taking more than 5 pts on my med/sug/tele unit, esp. if a couple of them are having active CP or some...
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    One of your best moments in Med Surg is...

    christvs replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My favorite moments in med-surg are when I actually have sufficient time to explain to pts in detail why they are receiving this med/what their test will look for/why they should keep on their...
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    Hidden/Unexpected/Extra Cost of Grad School

    christvs replied to lovingpecola's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yes I know what you mean. I just started classes two weeks ago & while I didn't have to move, I am finding that so much of my money is going for extra books-like ones that are not required or even...
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    Beginning Clinical Rotations

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

    Oh I know! And how about how all the interns spend all that time giving meds and running IVFs, chit-chatting with pts, etc. all the things nurses do in reality. We need some nurse-writers for that...
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    Beginning Clinical Rotations

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

    Ok this is totally off the subject, but I have to tell you I just love your new picture of "House." I love that show so much!!!! :) The guy is so sarcastic and rude yet brilliant, he cracks me
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    How do I get full research articles off the internet?

    christvs posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hello. I am working on my case study presentation on breast cancer treatments and side effects for grad school. I found some great abstracts on medscape and medline, but I can only get access to the...
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    Who else is excited about starting grad school?!!

    christvs posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I will be starting my MSN program one week from today and I am so excited!!!! I will be in an acute/critical care NP program and I'm starting by taking an elective course first-Advanced Practice...
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    Who else is excited about starting grad school?!!

    christvs replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Ok so I'm well into my advanced oncology nursing class and it's really very interesting. There is so much work to do; I feel like all I do now is read, read, read....then run to work, come home and...
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    OK-I really need to vent!!!!

    christvs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was more than a tad bit ticked off at work tonight. I informed the doc (an intern) of our pt's fever (38 C) & I also mentioned to her that since there was no order written for tylenol, could she...
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    OK-I really need to vent!!!!

    christvs replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That would be fine with me, as long as the no more than 4 g/day part was included in there. But when I mentioned the 4 g/day limit she looked at me like I was crazy or making it up or
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    Tired of ICU, started ER this week....

    christvs replied to New2ER's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm jealous that you're working in the ER. :) I like my med/surg unit for now (I've been there 10 months) but I think in the future I would like to move to the ER. Maybe in a year or so. I used to...
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    years of experience for NP program

    christvs replied to smileysenior's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I agree that it depends on the individual school you are applying to and also what you feel comfortable with. I have been an RN for 10 months now & I just started my first grad school class this...
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    Laptop for grad school

    christvs replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thank you everyone for responding. I ended up buying an HP Pavillion this week & I put microsoft word, excel, & powerpoint on there. :) Now I just have to get through this class! :)...