St Joseph's College of Maine FNP program students

[LJames13]

I wanted to start this thread for all of the new (and current) students at Saint Joseph's College of Maine FNP program.

Any info, news, updates or questions/concerns could be asked here for all the new and current students.

Any advice that the current students can give us new students would be greatly appreciated :)

For example...

1. How many books are required for NU 501?

2. Has setting up clinicals been difficult?

3. Have the current students had any trouble communicating with your advisors? Do they get back to you promptly?

4. Overall, how has the experience been? Are you glad you are in this program?

Thanks so much!

LJames13

[Leahbrasher]

I just finished the new health assessment 601

class. you have to record yourself examining a "volunteer" patient. Save it as a zip drive when you submit it. Otherwise the file will be too big to submit. Class wasn't too bad. Definitely easier than NP 602 and NP 603.

[Leahbrasher]

Anyone do the capstone classes? Did you work on it concurrently with your clinicals. I'm probably going to do the Professional paper. I was going to jump start it since I'm waiting for clinicals to start.

[RN-In Maine]

Leahbrasher,

Thanks for the advice for saving the assessment video as a zip drive I had issues with the first video and it being to long to send. So ill remember that for the other units and final assessment. Great idea to start the prof paper now too and get a head start...I am planning on doing that as well when I get some breaks between clinicals or between Assessment and the start of clinicals. Goodluck with starting

clinicals!

[morglan]

Hi debs17. I'll email you. For you and anyone else that has taken NP 603...halfway thru course and cannot make higher than a low B. Instructor seems impossible, even after multiple communication via email. I've never worked harder on a class, and have never made lower than a 93 on a paper through 6-7 classes at St. Joe's...frustrated.

Anyway...just curious if my grade is average, how is everyone else doing, or how well did you do? I understand there are 3 or 4 instructors and I'm sure they may all grade differently?

[RN-In Maine]

Morglan how is NP 603 going? I know you mentioned in your post yu were emailing debs17 If you have any additional questions lmk.

[morglan]

Hi RN-In Maine. It is going okay, working on last unit now! Definitely a lot more work than all the others I've taken at St. Joe's. Have you already taken it?

[RN-In Maine]

Your almost done!! Goodluck. I have already taken it. I am in Advanced Assessment almost half way through!

[morglan]

Thanks! Adv Pharm is next. Any insight/advice for that? And how is Adv Assessment going?

[morglan]

Hi Playboyesquire:

Do they still offer the on campus assessment course? I can't see where it is offered in a course catalog. I did a general google search but the only thing that came up was an old offering, not current. Any advice? Thanks

[RN-In Maine]

I am not sure if they are still offering if during the summer? If so the summer is the only time they do offer it (usually in July). I would call them to make sure...however, if you don't see it as an option for a summer course online maybe they don't anymore? If you have the chance to take on campus I would say do it!!! It was not an option for me since I was not ready to take it last summer but I think I would have learned a lot more on campus then being at a clinical site with a doctor who doesn't even do half of the assessment techniques we are learning.

[morglan]

Thanks Rn-in-Maine. It looks great and I would so do it instead of the longer online version! The only thing I have to think about is location...it is 1000 miles away! But it still may be worth it. I did end up finding the listing online for it. It is in July.

[RN-In Maine]

Morglan.. yea I guess it would come down to money. But the online option you will have to find a clinical instructor (depends on your connections and where you live that could be easy or hard) and then consider travel time to and from the clinical site (gas money) for clinical time (total 45 hrs). Goodluck with making your decision!