profstudent4life

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1. How Does the Obama Health Care Plan Affect NP's?

   profstudent4life replied to ANPFNPGNP's topic in NP

   While I do think the National Health Service Scholarship and Loan Repayment program is wonderful, it worries me that providers will work for a few years in a lower paying job so that they can get their loans repaid, and then move on to a higher payin...

2. How quickly does your shift go by?

   profstudent4life posted a topic in General Nursing

   How quickly does your shift go by? In general, does it drag, or do you look at the clock and wonder, "Where the hell did the time go?!" What is your specialty? Just curious to see how peoples' opinions differ...

3. psych/mental health nurse practitioner salary

   profstudent4life replied to shelbee1084's topic in NP

   You said that your friend was not an RN...I am just curious, then, did she complete a direct-entry program?

4. please help critique my resume!!!

   profstudent4life replied to SuperStudentNurse's topic in Career Support

   Several things. First, I have a business background and can tell you that objectives statements are worthless. It just adds space to your resume that you could use otherwise highlighting other accomplishments (i.e. foreign language or computer skil...

5. Reforming nursing education...

   profstudent4life replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

   Forgive me if there is an obvious answer to this...but why are they only hiring ADNs? This confuses me, especially at a time when it seems "everyone" (and by everyone, I mean employers) is pushing the BSN.

6. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   profstudent4life replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   If you do a search of several university advanced practice degree programs, several have already phased out the MSN degree program for NPs. So while you think it might not happen, it is already in the process of happening. If you have your MSN befo...

7. How much is school costing you?

   profstudent4life replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

   $43k for an ADN?!?!?!?!?!

8. "Gimme, gimme, gimme!" Does EVERYONE just want a free ride?

   profstudent4life replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   I understand drug reps can be frustrating. However, please keep in mind that they are just trying to do their jobs. They do not have any control over how much the drugs cost, which managed care plans offer favorable coverage, etc. They are the "lo...

9. What do you do in the nursing station in your down time?

   profstudent4life replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

   LOL LOL LOL....love the wheelchair comment. Oh, the images that are going through my mind...thanks for the laugh!!!

10. Best Primary Care Experience EVER...Nurse Practitioner RAVE!!!

    profstudent4life posted a topic in NP

    To NPs, aspiring NPs, and anyone else who is reading...I just got onto a new insurance plan, moved, and had to find a new primary care provider. I have heard such wonderful things about NPs and decided to give it a shot and check them out myself. I...

11. "Gimme, gimme, gimme!" Does EVERYONE just want a free ride?

    profstudent4life replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a former drug rep, I can say with certainty that it is a vicious cycle. Drug reps want the physicians to use the samples so that we can leave more so that we can get signatures so that we can show our boss we've actually done something so that ou...

12. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

    profstudent4life replied to amoslieber's topic in General Nursing

    I know where you are coming from...I have a bachelors in business and am about to graduate with two master's degrees (public health and health care administration) and would love to go back to school to become a nurse, but the costs are astronomical....

13. Acute care NP program versus Family NP program...

    profstudent4life replied to stellina615's topic in NP

    Samweston, Here is a link to an interesting journal article on the use of ACNPs in the critical care setting. It's from the American Journal of Critical Care. It gives pretty good overview of what ACNPs can and will do on a regular basis, as wel...

14. CRNA Salary Survey

    profstudent4life replied to salvati08's topic in CRNA

    Was trolling old threads, found this one, wanted to bump it up because it made me laugh for about half an hour, reading all the comments. Who says nurses don't eat their young, eh??

15. UIC GEP 2009 - Who's in???

    profstudent4life replied to kittykat73's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I don't see why you wouldn't be an excellent candidate. How is your GPA/GRE? My undergrad GPA isn't stellar, but I have two master's degrees (MHA/MPH) and a couple of years of health care experience in various arenas. I am applying for the Spring ...