NP SCHOOL CLINICAL TIPS

[@NurseLiz]

What are you most excited about for your clinical rotations??

[@tanishatamya]

Honestly since this is my 3rd rotation, I am not really excited anymore (or at this moment). Most of the patient are for follow ups... and don't need refills lol. I think I just am just tired and feeling overwhelmed

[@Maxz4115]

Am excited to see what Nps actually do... I mean I have learned in theory but am excited about practice.

[@tonir5293]

I am scared to death to go.

[@amandakling7815]

Listening to this for the third time this morning. Finally my first day of PNP clinical! I’ve got my notebook ready to go. Thank you for putting me at ease, Liz 😊

[@DARINGDORKS]

I love that there are people like you on KZbin to help students, become motivated, and more passionate about the healthcare field like you are!!!!! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

[@NurseLiz]

Gavin Ballin I’m glad that there are people like you who want to watch it! 🙂

[@shk1452]

Hello Liz! Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge and tips! You have no idea how much your video has helped me! I begin clinical in the next few weeks and I feel like an complete idiot already. Your words are so encouraging and exactly what I needed to hear. Please keep the videos coming for newbies like me.Thank You!

[@NicoleSantoro-r9y]

I am going to have a psychiatrist as a preceptor this fall and he already told me that he will treat me like a med student and expect me to know what a med student knows.. should be interesting :)

[@juliepozsonyi2147]

Thank you for the tips i can also use these in my MHC practicum

[@ayishasalami]

Thank you for those wonderful tips. I start my first NP clinicals next week and I am so nervous.

[@jankelsey9738]

I just found your channel and it is awesome! I'm in my first semester in my FNP program. You'll make an outstanding educator. I appreciate all the information that you provide.

[@NurseLiz]

Aww thank you!! I’m so glad it’s been helpful!

[@lakshithasivanandan7289]

Love it! Yes, SO important to have a positive mindset. Have you heard of doing the "Superman pose" for a few seconds when anxious about a task? Apparently, it actually helps with boosting confidence. I AM SO EXCITED TO WEAR PROFESSIONAL CLOTHES... and not pajamas to work. I swim in scrubs. I hate it.

[@NurseLiz]

RNBytheBay I have heard of that! I’ll have to practice it next week 😬. I miss scrubs haha. Teach me how to be an adult and wear real clothes 🤣

[@andreakuenzel3483]

I found you on Instagram a few weeks ago and I am absolutely loving everything you offer. I am in FNP school and start clinicals in January. You make me so happy and excited and motivated that I CAN do this! Thanks for the great clinical tips. I am most excited to apply what I am learning finally- but you’re right. Pretty sure I know nothing. Which is scary. Love the little notebook- I’ve been looking for something like that. Thanks for being so motivated. And the way you do your videos is perfect. I love your enthusiasm and sarcasm too! I will be a forever follower!

[@NurseLiz]

Andrea Kuenzel thanks girl! I appreciate your kind words! And I love that little notebook. I’m gonna use it at work next week as well!

[@dollyiype5610]

❤❤❤❤

[@jenniferjackson4379]

You are always so helpful, I will start my clinicals next semester

[@Aesthetics.Torres]

Great! I think that “I totally have no idea what I’m doing” 😫 must be like a flashback to your first RN clinical ever, or even training on any sort of job! THANK YOU for reinforcing the fact that this is OK!! 👌😌

[@NurseLiz]

NurseWeekly so normal! And I definitely felt that way through Rn clinical, and all my nursing jobs at first.

[@Maxz4115]

Thank you for this video... am starting clinicals Tuesday am anxious but this video made me feel better

[@NurseLiz]

Awesome! Enjoy! Clinical was such an awesome and interesting time. Way better than book work. At least in my opinion

[@adoculan]

How was your first clinical experience?

[@Maxz4115]

@@adoculan Hi, thanks for asking.... it was great... the first day my preceptor had me observe and ask questions and then the next time she had me see pts... Its been 4weeks now and I go to the clinic twice a week... i am learning a lot and getting better in coming up with differential diagnosis. I just need to slow down and dive deeper and ask better questions cause a good history makes the difference in ruling out or ruling in certain diagnosis

[@RNScrub]

good clinical tips which are helpful, and having the good mental attitude is what will make you thru clinicals.

[@NurseLiz]

RN Scrub couldn’t agree more 🙌🏻

[@NurseJane91]

Liz thank you so much I’m getting ready to start clinical this fall at my first NP rotation. You have been extremely helpful with resources and techniques. I am excited for clinical because I’m hoping it will put everything together for me and help me to know I chose the right path.

[@NurseLiz]

NurseJane91 I hope you enjoy clinical as much as I did! So much better than didactic!

[@nsimar4]

These were AMAZING tips. Thank you!!!

[@MsDivaOneLuv812]

Very nice summary!!! I'm in my 3rd clinical and all of these suggestions resonated with me. ALL true and applicable.

[@NurseLiz]

MsDivaOneLuv812 so glad you felt like they applied to your situation as well! Sometimes I worry what works for me just might only work for me, ya know? Thanks for the feedback 🙂. Best of luck with the rest of clinical!

[@sydneystreibel6240]

I start my first day of PNP clinicals tomorrow, so nervous!

[@chrissyisblessed1398]

Hey Liz, thanks for the video. Still have a long ways to go but currently going from LPN to RN, ultimately NP. Love your videos. P.S. Love the glasses! they fit you well. Nice.

[@NurseLiz]

christine falu enjoy the journey! It takes some time but there is so much to learn and enjoy along the way :) and thank you!

[@voxnihili7097]

Yeah right, my preceptors were not understanding. They expected me to know everything. I start my last clinical after a 6 month break I feel like forgot everything. I am terrified. I slept 12 hours just so I could stop feeling terrified.

[@dwarfer74]

Nurse Liz, you rock.... huge fan! I have watched many of your awesome videos about FNP school, but I haven't been able to find a video pertaining to what type of grad. school you attended: Online, traditional brick and mortar, hybrid? Just curious. Thank you for all your great insight and sharing it with the world!!!

[@NurseLiz]

I think I need to make a video on that for sure! Thanks for the idea. I did part time hybrid program. We were on campus a little more than once a month p

[@arian102064]

Just want to say thank you for all the Videos

[@NurseLiz]

Arian Suarez of course! Thanks for following along on my adventure 🙂

[@catronanicholas4589]

It's 11:06 pm. I really appreciate the tips. I have a question: Do we have school work along with practicum?

[@KKelly-ez4sx]

Thanks for the tips😇very useful

[@NurseLiz]

I'm so glad they were helpful!

[@jujubeanzzz5413]

I start NP clinical Monday and I am so nervous!

[@ritawalker8587]

Nurse Liz, you forgot to list the book you said. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and tips!

[@NurseLiz]

What type of book was it? I have no idea what I talked about in this one lol

[@jz167]

You mentioned about a book about infectious disease/ antibiotics?

[@sarahg5036]

Hi, Liz! Thank you so much for this video-so helpful! My mom passed down her Littmann Cardiology III (not IV) stethoscope to me, which she only had for a few years as a nurse in the PICU. I am hoping to keep this stethoscope throughout both nursing and NP school... but do you think it will be sufficient? Or do I need to purchase the Cardiology IV once I get to NP school? (I’m assuming the III will be fine for my undergraduate nursing degree.)

[@NurseLiz]

Sarah Grace Parshall that’s super cool that you can use your moms stethoscope! If you can I would get the cardiology IV for NP school. You can hear murmurs and sounds so much better!

[@sarahg5036]

Nurse Liz Okay, good to know! Thank you!! 😊

[@NurseLiz]

Sarah Grace Parshall I just reread this and my brain was working this time. I think cardiology III would be just fine!! I was thinking classic 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@sarahg5036]

Oh, perfect! That makes things easier!

[@cjyrkas]

But my preceptor wants me to churn through patients! Help!

[@clairestevens8904]

I am starting midwifery in September, I haven't found any youtube channels as good as this!! Can you please just be a midwife for 6 months so you can wrap it up- like you do for nursing! hahaha Love watching all of these! x

[@NurseLiz]

Aww thank you! I would be the worlds worst midwife haha

[@urlilspoon]

Just stumbled on ur great videos! I’m in my first level clinical which is health assessment and im struggling. I have anxiety and already am nervous. First day gitters was real! So I blanked and said the wrong thing when she asked me about a well known drug. side note: i’ve been a nurse in Surgery/trauma level 1 ICU, so treating patients in a family practice clinic is a culture shock. now I feel like she is constantly giving me the side eye bc my nursing skills are tailored to critical i’ll patients and not to mr. smith who is here for management of his 4 htn mediciations. it’s so frustrating and i’m just trying to keep my head above water. so u have any suggestions for me?

[@NurseLiz]

You for sure aren't supposed to know a ton during your first clinical. I had NO idea what I was doing until I had a few hundred hours under by belt. hang in there! It'll get better. Its absolutely fine to not get answers right at this point, or really, at any point.

[@the_king_james_empire]

What area of nursing specialty is best to work while in NP school for FNP?

[@NurseLiz]

KING I talk about that in this video! At the two minute mark I believe. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5XLhGp5r7aoi7M

[@kristinkuester80]

I will be attending my very first clinical rotation starting in January. I am so nervous and anxious about it. I am assigned to work with a pulmonologist. He works in clinic and an ICU. Do you have any tips specific to preparing for a pulmonology clinical rotation?

[@NurseLiz]

I would find a chart that compares the different types of inhalers, and have the GOLD guidelines and asthma guidelines on hand ( the charts that show you how to escalate/deescalate) medications. What a fascinating clinical, you will learn so much!

[@rlouis215]

Are those book digital so I can get it on a kindle

[@NurseLiz]

rlouis215 I would assume so! I bought them both on amazon, and they usually have a digital option

[@khriskhaid6860]

Nurse Liz, is it possible to work as an RN while pursuing NP school ?

[@NurseLiz]

Khris Khaid pretty much everyone does! I was doing school part time (3years) and worked full time the first two years and part time the last one. Full time students usually worked part time throughout.

[@khriskhaid6860]

Nurse Liz Great, and can FNP's work in hospitals ?

[@NurseLiz]

Khris Khaid some places allow it. But it’s not what we are trained to do. So that doesn’t seem like a great idea to me personally!

[@NurseLiz]

Khris Khaid some hospitals allow it, but we aren’t trained for inpatient. So personally, I wouldn’t ever work in a hospital because I wouldn’t feel prepared for that role. Acute care NPs are trained for inpatient settings, so if that’s your thing is look into that route!

[@alysiaharden85]

😂😂😂 why? I love it!

[@NurseLiz]

yayy!

[@latishatisha1486]

Are clinicals pass fail?

[@NurseLiz]

Mine were, but it likely depends on the school and how the class is structured. If its paired with a theory portion of the class then its likely graded

[@katen9346]

Random question- do you know what nurse practitioners do in hospitals? Rather than primary care?

[@NurseLiz]

Kate Nieberle they have a provider role in hospitals as well. They assess, diagnose and treat, usually on a care team. They are utilized differently depending on the setting. I’ve seen them be very autonomous, or on the other hand treated like residents 🤷🏻‍♀️. Depends on where you work!

[@tanishatamya]

Going to different specialties, so when I make a referral I have some idea what my patient might experience

[@NurseLiz]

That's a great idea! And such a great way to get experience