Equus419

Equus419 has 15 years experience and specializes in OB, Inf Control, Empl Hlth, Navigator.

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1. Michigan licence

   Equus419 replied to SandBetweenMyToes's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I do not know the 'exact' answer to your question but as an APN student myself, I will share my thoughts! lol Since you will be sitting the Board Certification in the US for the first time, - you...

2. University of South Alabama DNP Fall 2011

   Equus419 replied to ncole2008's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I have since tansferred OUT of the dual specialty. I am in the Adult/Gerontology Primary Care track now. I made it up to the second full year but was unable to get a contract between the healthcare...

3. Univ. of S. Alabama: BSN-DNP Acute Care PNP Program Spring 2011

   Equus419 replied to JayMH1984's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Sorry Jay - I don't check here very often... message me directly and I'll se what I can find. Which classes? the ED ones each have one major paper "Issues & Trends" - one has 4 tests (very...

4. USA BSN/DNP program

   Equus419 replied to kenyohunt1's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Kenyo left the USA program for another one (don't know which

5. University of South Alabama NP Fall 2011

   Equus419 replied to 808medicRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

   You will have a 'general' orientation this year, the week before you start classes (last year it fell the week the rest of the campus started classes so we were a week "behind"). Then you will come...

6. University of South Alabama DNP Fall 2011

   Equus419 replied to ncole2008's topic in Post Graduate Students

   PS- I am in the BSN-DNP Advanced Emergency Nursing (FNP/Adult gerontological acute care dual role). It is not 'just' for ED :-) It is really developed for rural practitioners since you may not have...

7. University of South Alabama DNP Fall 2011

   Equus419 replied to ncole2008's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I just finished my 3rd semester with USA DNP... My biggest complaint with USA is that I am a very information needy person (a "West" / planning personality by their orientation testing) - most of the...

8. DNP at USA anyone?

   Equus419 replied to CardioTrans's topic in Alabama Nursing

   All programs have good and bad- so end up with grumblers. Is there something specific you have heard? I just completed my third semester (BSN-DNP). The full time curriculum is insane if you work...

9. Univ. of S. Alabama: BSN-DNP Acute Care PNP Program Spring 2011

   Equus419 replied to JayMH1984's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I just finished my 3rd semester... full time load is insane! Definitely buy 'required' books, but I have only used 1-2 of the 'recommended' ones in 3 semesters... I have found all but 2 (out of 11...

10. USA BSN/DNP program

    Equus419 replied to kenyohunt1's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I was accepted and will be at the Fall Orientation... excited... nervous... YIKES! I live in SW Michigan and would love to network with others going into this group - also FNP/AACNP (Emergency...

11. Nurse Recruiters Avoiding/Lying to New Grads

    Equus419 replied to symplicatedRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    just as an 'for what its worth' from a manager level person ... At our hospital we CANNOT (not allowed) accept an application from anyone for anything unless there is a posted opening. Openings must...

12. Discharge instructions for routine outpatients

    Equus419 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello, I work at a (very) small rural OB unit and am currently in charge of updating our outpatient discharge instructions. I am having a hard time finding anything for 'routine' visits: (reactive)...

13. L&D Manager Interview

    Equus419 replied to k_cole21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can't speak to the management part.... but I do have to say, since the "nursing shortage" has become an issue, recent interviews that I have had seem to be "shedding the rules" of the 'old days' lol...

14. Epidural-induced Hypotension

    Equus419 replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually, when I attended Michelle Murphy's advanced fetal monitoring class this April, she went in to GREAT depth as to the physiology of why boluses over 500 ml were a CAUSE of maternal hypotension...