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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

HELLO , i JUST FINISHED advanced patho and that was the most difficult class so far for me in the program as of yet . I am starting to look for preceptors for clinicals and a have hard time finding any. For the assessment course do we have to find a family practice /community clinic or it can be done in the Internal medicine/adult office?? do you have all preceptors lines up in one place or different? there is a theory part and clinical practicum part so its considered two diff classes so we have to pay/register for both at the same time? th

Hey norik95 congrats on finishing patho, omg i had a hard time in the same class.

Hi norik95, are you taking advanced pharm? or did you take the course already

Hi Debs17 I am taking advance pharm in september. I need a summer break after pharm class.. OMG it almost killed me )) I work full time as well ... Do you have all your clinicals set up? I have a hard time finding the cites.. where do you live? I live in NH

Norik95,

Yes finding preceptors is a challenge!! My advice is to find them early and book them for each rotation, it is difficult and one little snag can affect your class/clinical line up if you are trying to complete them in the 12 month time frame. In regards to the clinical/theory class yes they are two different prices...along with a random lab/clinical fee they add-not sure how they can justify that since we do ALL of the work but they do. Not sure how many days a week you are working full time..but I work 2-12 hour shifts which are more like 14 hrs and I could not do anymore in regards to balancing life, work, family etc. I am not sure about the location of the assessment class but I am assuming any place that you will be caring for adult patients would be fine. Goodluck!

Any SJC students or graduates. Did anyone take clinical and theory together along with the capstone?? Wondering what they thought of the challenge and were you able to get all the work done?

Thank YOU RN in MAine very much for your response!

I finished my NP 601 advanced health assessment and is using the same preceptor for NP 613. Does any one has been able to work two days and able to do NP 612 and NP 613 together. Please let me know.

Hi playboysesquiere

Are you from OKC. I am from OKC doing my NP 612 and 613. I have been working same way till now as prn for 2 - 12 hr night shift and 8 hour shift. But I think its gonna be overwhelming to do it in this semester. Any tips for me

I completed my pharmacology classes in 6 to 8 weeks and started the Advanced health assessment and finished it in 6 to 7 weeks too. Now in NP 613 and NP 612.

Hey playboyesquire or any others....headed to Maine in about a week for the summer NP601. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks

Morglan,

I am done with my NP 601. I will tell you to take all your physical assessment kit with you. Kit will comprise of stethoscope, oto scope , tuning fork. I did it online and I had to make two different videos which made me utilize all these instruments.

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