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Yesterday marked 3 months for me as a working NP. I can sympathize with the way you feel. I am completely overwhelmed by the amount of work and responsibility...and I have a good mentor! I second guess my decision to change careers every Sunday night...

Really no different than a student seeing patients, reporting to a preceptor, and collaborating on a plan...except I get paid. She does not see patients at the same time, but instead works on administrative duties.

I am doing this now in NC. My boss is an NP as well. I see and document on all the patients, we agree on a plan before the patients leave. She is always in the building and signs all the charts. It is a bit of a slog because we don't always agree on ...

Hello All! I have been creeping on this site for the past several weeks as I prepared to take the AANP-FNP exam today. I have a prelim result of PASS which I am very happy about. Thanks to all who posted their tips. Here was my study routine... I spe...

Just finished up an online MSN-FNP through Duke University. The online didactic portions were nice. I liked listening to lectures in my PJs! Physical assessment skills were taught on campus and each speciality course had at least 1-2 days on campus p...

I thought I would want to be an ICU nurse. My first job was a post-op unit with step-down beds. After 2 years there I realized that I like my patients awake and connected to as few lines as possible. Now I work with GYN/Onc surgery patients and I lov...

Can current RNs apply?

Great information. I'd love to read some EBP articles about positioning during labor as well. Why are women laying on their backs with legs splayed open for all to see? Give gravity a chance!

I am currently part-time clinical faculty at my ADN alma mater. I love leading the students around, watching them perform skills, and explaining new concepts. I also used to tutor ADN students before I started with clinical rotations. Recently, I was...

I chose Duke because they have many more clinical hours than the UNC system schools that I looked at. One NICU and one peds nurse that I know are in the program and have no complaints. It is also nice that they select a clinical site for you. Other s...

I started out by tutoring at my ADN alma mater after I graduated. Once I obtained my BSN, the ADN program asked me to lead a clinical group. My advice is make connections at the program that you graduated from. Also, find another nurse where you work...

I sent off my check yesterday. Goodbye money, hello future! Congrats to all of my new classmates. To those of you still waiting to hear or declined - I am so sorry. I hope you are already plotting your next move!

Thanks for the update silva. Maybe now my patients will have my full attention. Lol

This morning I am grateful for: 1. Going back to work, because it's a distraction. 2. Having this thread and all of you to commiserate with me. No one else understands why I am a little crazy right now!

Every time my phone dings with my email tone - it sets my heart to racing!

It has been two weeks since I found out that my grandmother was in the hospital, ten days since her surgery, five days since I last spoke to her, four days since she moved to hospice, two days since the last time she was awake. For 81 years my grandm...

Tell the HUC "If I'm not out in ten minutes..."

Our pneumatic tube system alarms when we have more than the allotted amount of tubes at the station. The hospital just added this feature it is not only annoying but backward thinking. Another pet peeve is SCD alarms. Leg compression devices are not ...

Hello All! I interviewed last night (1/23). I drove up to Duke - which is about 2.5 hours from my home - and drove back the same day. Sadly, I missed the bus tours...all I have seen of the campus is Trent drive and the nursing building. I thought my ...

I agree with lancermav. I can't imagine that everyone will be able to accept an interview because, well, life happens. Keep checking and let us know!

I got an interview. I wonder what they will ask?!

Hey Jayne, Thanks for the info! I know it will make my hubbie happy because he wants me to start SOMEWHERE in the fall. I think I will look at the one in DC.... But - as I think we all are - I am holding out for the "Ivy League of the South".

I applied for MSN/FNP part-time online for Fall 2014. No notifications yet but I always add a week to what the school says. :-) I haven't applied to any other programs yet because I don't want to take an entrance exam. However....I am worried about t...