efy2178

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1. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   efy2178 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   Really? I thought this was a nursing forum not a bash nursing forum. You have nothing positive to say about nursing so why are you on this board? Who needs this? I agree with Tammy-- I think it time to find a forum where I can get support and a...

2. working during clinicals

   efy2178 replied to Rachel D's topic in NP

   I think I gained 20 pounds getting my masters!!! All day on the computer for work and then all evening. Not nearly enough exercise. Now I am paying for it.

3. Can ANP work in ICU

   efy2178 replied to meghanq21's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks--I it sounds as though it is open to interpretation. Fortunately, I work in a state that purposefully keeps the language vague so opportunities are kept open. Iowa does not require a collaborative agreement, however , the hospital I work in ...

4. Can ANP work in ICU

   efy2178 replied to meghanq21's topic in General Nursing

   I did find a very good article about the role of ACNPs: http://ajcc.aacnjournals.org/cgi/reprint/14/3/211

5. Can ANP work in ICU

   efy2178 replied to meghanq21's topic in General Nursing

   Do you have a reference for this comment? I didn't realize that any state specified what kind of NP could practice in the ER.

6. working during clinicals

   efy2178 replied to Rachel D's topic in NP

   I worked 1/2 time and it was doable. Tough but doable.

7. AANP Certification Exam

   efy2178 replied to Dixiecup's topic in NP Students

   I did Barkley and the one thing that he suggested was to form study groups. That is a difficult thing to do when yo live far apart fro others. So do what we did. Study the material--he sugests not memorizing it but to ask questions about the materi...

8. Can ANP work in ICU

   efy2178 replied to meghanq21's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely an ANP can work in an ICU. You may be trained for primary care but in an inpatient area you will most likely have a collaborative agreement and with trainig you can work in this area. I don't think there are any states that ban this. I a...

9. practice without physician involvement?

   efy2178 replied to krazyhopnurse21's topic in NP

   This is the report you need to look at: http://www.pearsonreport.com/

10. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    efy2178 replied to ajhill00's topic in Doctoral

    Very well said!

11. Hospitalist NPs...Any others out there?

    efy2178 replied to LSUCRNP's topic in NP

    Good point. I just got hired as a NP hospitalist in Cardiology. There is a collaborative agreement and I will work with physician hospitalists. But when NPs can't get admitting priviledges, it would be nice if they could admit to NP hospitalist es...

12. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    efy2178 replied to ajhill00's topic in Doctoral

    I am finding this thread very unproductive. This debate has become NPs vs Physicians. I work closely with physicians and will continue to do so. If in primary care I decide when I need to collaborate with a physician and I often do. I very much ap...

13. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    efy2178 replied to ajhill00's topic in Doctoral

    The difference might be that they are referring to themselves as being a nurse--NPs are stating they have a doctorate--they are not calling themselves a "physician" so this is not the same thing.. You seem to think that NPs will intentionally mislea...

14. MRSA, Is this true?

    efy2178 replied to cute2's topic in General Nursing

    Its probably true. And if you work in an endoscopy lab you are probably infected with H-pylori--there is research about that.

15. NPs Help Please!!!

    efy2178 replied to Missy89's topic in NP

    I work in a hospital--cardiology. Not boring.