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1. I'm 31 married with a 2 year old. Am I too old to start fnp program?

   WV-RN replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I graduated NP school at 44 after years of being an RN. My advice-- do it now, don't

2. I'm not pregnant

   WV-RN replied to applesxoranges's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I used to get asked too frequently if I were pregnant... Even though I was 5'6" and about 140# when I was in my early thirties. I think it was because I was a 36DD cup. Hahaha. Now that I'm older and...

3. "Cell phone" vibration in your thigh?

   WV-RN replied to srercg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

   May be meralgia parasthetica. A numbness and tingling in the outer thigh sometimes caused by wearing a tight belt like a heavy tool belt around the

4. Words You Hate

   WV-RN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

   Mammiogram. Usually an LOL that says

5. NP or PA

   WV-RN replied to Bteti20's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Twozer, when I applied for my NP grad school, yes I was aware that we were required to find our own preceptors but I never realized how hard it would be. We had an assignment to shadow an area of...

6. AANP Cert Exam Dec 2015 Advice

   WV-RN replied to FNPRCPR's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Hi all nurses! I just passed my ANCC FNP exam! I promised to let you know what helped me the most from what I studied and I have to say the Exam Edge practice tests were most helpful and most like...

7. RN transition to advance practice nursing

   WV-RN replied to Spunkycgill32's topic in Advanced Practice

   Very difficult. NPs are supposed to be "advanced" practitioners but the more advanced I have become, the further away from my basic education I have become. I have been in mostly specialty areas and...

8. Plastic Surgery

   WV-RN replied to maxienurse's topic in Aesthetics

   Anyone have any experience with

9. Plastic Surgery

   WV-RN replied to maxienurse's topic in Aesthetics

   Weight loss clinic Murdoch ave

10. Before I begin school....

    WV-RN replied to ixchel's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Clean your house very very good because you will not have time to clean once you start the clinical portion of your program. Also start saving money now because it is almost impossible (for me anyway)...

11. AANP Cert Exam Dec 2015 Advice

    WV-RN replied to FNPRCPR's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have not taken my cert exam yet but plan to in January 2016. I am going to take ANCC instead of the AANP. I am studying the Leik book which I think is easy to follow and I have scored about 85% on...

12. Tampons & Stomas

    WV-RN replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Turtle in scrubs, I wish I had heard of this a year ago. My husband had a temporary ileostomy and it was very frustrating to change his wafer while fighting constant draining stool. Would have saved...

13. BSN-DNP and working full-time as RN. Thoughts?

    WV-RN replied to amichelle1126's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think it depends on your personal situation. If you are motivated, not married and don't have kids yet, I say go for it. If you have to devote time to a relationship or children it will probably be...

14. working in a physicians office

    WV-RN replied to Cisl4him's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    It's better than inpatient nursing but I think it depends on what job you end up getting. I have worked for a doc that was very needy and had a patient load that was needy as well. I was swamped all...

15. Required health insurance for clinicals

    WV-RN replied to bgrin2's topic in General Students

    Try Proliability. I had to get private insurance as an RN and it was only about $120 for the whole year. Covers me as NP student as