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1. P.A. vs FNP

   buffscotty replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

   Honestly O.R. isn't for me. I prefer to see patients in the ER and help with diagnosis and medical treatements (sutures, chest tubes ect.) But I have heard of many NP's doing this as well. I think that FNP would be they way I would go (It seems to...

2. Where is Family NP heading?

   buffscotty posted a topic in NP

   As a new RN grad, I have concidered PA (Mainly for the Trauma/ER lifestyle, I love trauma haha), but I feel that FNP is moving in a direction that we can't even see yet. With the family practice shortage, I think FNP is going to blow us away in the ...

3. P.A. vs FNP

   buffscotty posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey folks. Let me start off by saying I am Scott and I am a brand new R.N. (just passed boards Friday ). It is a ways down the road but I am undecided on Phys. Assistant vs a Family Nurse Practitioner. I truely love ER and trauma medicine. I am ...

4. Just took my NCLEX..Yikes :S

   buffscotty replied to buffscotty's topic in New Nurse

   I PASSED, I PASSED!!!!!! I am officially no longer a GN. Nurses Unite!!! Haha. Wow, what a great feeling, thanks for the confidence boost everyone!

5. Just took my NCLEX..Yikes :S

   buffscotty posted a topic in New Nurse

   Well I just took my NCLEX and it was 265 ques. I know that isn't nessicarily a "bad" sign but I feel like junk. The questions seemed difficult, but I wasn't sure if they were in the "below the pass line" or not. I am going nuts, any advice? Thank...

6. BSN to D.O. or M.D.

   buffscotty replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

   Haha no, it has nothing to do with a "male complex" (I just had flashes of "Meet the Parent's" pop up in my head). It simply has to do with me wishing to go into a career where I will have a high degree of autonomy and wish to help people. I don't th...

7. BSN to D.O. or M.D.

   buffscotty replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't get into nursing wanting to do medicine. I wanted to be a CRNA until about 2 months ago. I realized it wasn't what I wished to do, so I started seeing what other options were avaliable.

8. BSN to D.O. or M.D.

   buffscotty replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, I just started as an RN (haven't even taken boards yet) and was concidering both those paths. But I guess this thread was specifically for MD/DO, I am sorry for bringing the DNP into the equation. Those are the 2 paths I am concidering for my...

9. BSN to D.O. or M.D.

   buffscotty replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

   I understand. I actually have my BSN. I got into nursing because I was wanting to be a CRNA since about Freshman year. In the past year decided it wasn't for me. I am not looking into M.D. and DNP, I haven't decided either way, just considering a...

10. BSN to D.O. or M.D.

    buffscotty posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is there a high success rate of those wanting to achieve their M.D. or D.O. after recieving their BSN? I am just looking at options and seeing what they all are. Has anyone on here taken this path? I would think being an R.N. would help very much...

11. PhD. in Nurse Prac.

    buffscotty replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I did some research and the school associated with my hospital has an MSN program, then the DNP program is online through a school in Kansas City. Seems this will all work out. Yes, my instructors have all told me to go on and get my DNP. I d...

12. PhD. in Nurse Prac.

    buffscotty replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

    Oh ok, so DNP is what I would want as far as if I wished to work at a clinic or Urgent care?

13. PhD. in Nurse Prac.

    buffscotty posted a topic in General Nursing

    let me start by saying i will receive my bsn in 2 weeks (exciting stuff!) and am going to join a cardiac icu at a large level i trauma center. i am going to take a while off, but have really been taken with what i have seen in many dnp programs (whi...

14. Grade Help!!

    buffscotty posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hey guys. Well I just finished with my Adv. Med-Surg final and didn't do too hot . I am not 100% sure, but I may get a C in Adv. Med-Surg. I hate this because I haven't gotten below a B since 2005. I have a 3.5 nursing GPA and a 3.38 GPA overall ...

15. Just accepted my first job :D

    buffscotty posted a topic in New Nurse

    I just had to share that I accepted my first position as a Nurse. I am a Cardiac ICU nurse at University Hospital in Columbia, MO. I start June 16th and am pretty pumped. I hope to do grad school and everything at Mizzou so I plan on being there q...