What do FNP students do during clinicals???

[DeeRN,BSN]

Looking to get a little more info as to what this program teaches during rotation/clinicals. I start the FNP program this fall and had questions as to what skills one will learn. Do we get to learn how to intubate people? I know we learn sutures and casting. What else do we learn during the workshops?? Thanks for any info.

[Lajimolala, BSN, RN, NP]

At my school, it really depends on the preceptors and what they do. My first preceptor was a physician who did simple surgeries like shave biopies, so I was able to do that. But most of the time, the focus is on the actual office visits--chief complaint, getting a good history, a good physical exam, coming up with differential diagnoses, and the treatment plan. I cannot imagine anyone being intubated in a primary care outpatient setting though, so I have not heard of that specifically. I did get some of that in ACLS though. For the workshops, we have them for suturing and other in-office procedures like that.

[BirkieGirl]

at my school it's mostly doing what the preceptors do. in the office setting, it's doing mostly very detailed assessments, H&Ps, dictations, simple office stuff like mole biopsy or skin tag removal, etc.

for the preceptors in the hospitals, it's doing rounds, dictating, keeping the consults up.

we do the actual procedural stuff during 'extra' workshops, clinics, etc.

[tnn0413]

It really will depend on your preceptor and where your clinicals are. I know I had MD and NP preceptors throughout my program and each were different. At urgent care clinicals, I had the opportunity for more of the "simple office" procedures like I&D, suturing, etc .. and in family practice it was more knee/shoulder steroid injections. You will do assessments, take HPIs, ROS, etc. It is very scary at first, but you will quickly get the hang of it. Good luck!