[NPInfo]: Alumni responsibility & skills education in NP programs

[suernfnp at iwon.com]

I've been an invited guest lecturer at the university where I graduated, for the BSN program. No one from the MSN program has ever asked me to speak to their classes.

I have to say, a class on EKG interpretation would have been boring for me, as I am critical care certified and proficient with EKG interpretation. One thing I did like about my FNP program is that we could focus our clinical rotations with emphasis in unfamiliar areas; for me, this was peds and Gyn. My friend who worked in woman's health and is a SANE nurse did not need the Gyn component. My friend who worked with peds needed more adult health experience.

Sue D in MI




 --- On Thu 04/03, Nbalkon at aol.com < Nbalkon at aol.com > wrote:
From: Nbalkon at aol.com [mailto: Nbalkon at aol.com]
To: npinfo at nurse.net
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:59:41 EDT
Subject: Re: [NPInfo]: Alumni responsibility & skills education in NP programs

 <br> <br>In a message dated 4/3/2008 8:13:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  <br>marilyn.dean at mchsi.com writes:<br><br>A  dedicated class to EKG interp.<br>More procedures (even simple ones like  lesion removal).<br>Suturing beyond basic.<br>More emphasis on MS  evaluation.<br>Anatomy class with a cadaver. <br><br><br>Hi again.... <br> <br>I've commented on the above in previous e-mails...  <br>I also suggest you contact your programs and put in writing  what you feel <br>was missing...<br>As the "consumers" of education certainly  feel free to communicate this.... <br>I suggest you write directly to  "curriculum committee" in your school of <br>nursing...<br>You might even offer to put together and/or  teach a CE course or elective... <br>or... guest lecture in an established  course.<br> <br>Also, as alumni, we have responsibility to those that follow  us....  <br><br>Nancy Balkon,  PhD, ANP-C, APRN-CS, NPP<br>Southern New York State Representative --  AANP<br>Clinical 
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