AnxiousRNtobe

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1. University of Michigan (UofM) Accelerated program

   AnxiousRNtobe replied to LovinbeingaMommy's topic in Michigan

   A friend just declined admission today so who ever is #1 on the list will be getting in before orientation.

2. Nursing Program -becoming easier to get in?-

   AnxiousRNtobe replied to sophie1215's topic in Michigan

   I haven't heard of any nursing program having thousands of applicants for 40 - 60 slots but it is competitive. The incoming second career BSN program at Univ Michigan had 355 applicants for 42 slots in 2010 (about 20% acceptance rate) (2010 Second Ca...

3. PA to RN? (I do know the difference all too well)

   AnxiousRNtobe replied to AnxiousRNtobe's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm afraid that I've done too much damage to my GPA. I feel like I started out badly and am having trouble recovering my confidence, let alone my interest. And even though I always thought NP training was pretty much the same as PA. I always read abo...

4. PA to RN? (I do know the difference all too well)

   AnxiousRNtobe replied to AnxiousRNtobe's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Wow, you have all given me a lot to think about. In my mind, you were going to describe the lush green valley of nursing school (that's how my NP colleagues remember it from years back), where instructors have practical experience (and not dementia),...

5. PA to RN? (I do know the difference all too well)

   AnxiousRNtobe replied to AnxiousRNtobe's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Perpetual Student (I guess I am one too): your theory that I'm suffering a bad case of "the grass is greener on the BSN side of the fence" might be an element of what's going on. I imagine nursing school to not have the things that are driving me cra...

6. PA to RN? (I do know the difference all too well)

   AnxiousRNtobe posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm relying on the anonymity of the great big internet and the general size of the universe, I'm nervous to go "out there" with myself. Here's my situation: I started a PA program (master's degree) last year and have not liked it in any way. I have s...

7. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

   AnxiousRNtobe replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in COVID

   a few pages ago i posted several links to scholarly articles and the cdc discussing flu vaccine effectiveness, here is more: article showing that flu vaccine resulted in less severe pneumonia and lower long-term mortality: http://journals.lww.com/cli...

8. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

   AnxiousRNtobe replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in COVID

   I agree, law school is not a bad choice {stirring pot} but the job market for new JDs is about what it is for new nurses. Yep, it's all about individual rights, not at all about those pesky sick patients!

9. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

   AnxiousRNtobe replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in COVID

   Here are some studies I found with a quick Google search for reputable scientific sources: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/effectivenessqa.htm, extensive information on flu vaccine, history, historical and current morbidity and morta...

10. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    AnxiousRNtobe replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in COVID

    Sorry, te sarcasm in my post did not come across well. I don't know that Canadians or Mexicans or any other country has as much drama over vaccines as we do every year. I completely agree that a healthcare worker who is making a conscious (and "info...

11. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    AnxiousRNtobe replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in COVID

    As an American, I believe it is my God given right to refuse any intervention that "The Man" tries to force on me - whether it's the vaccine against influenza or a vaccine against old timey diseases like pertussis or seatbelts or helmets when I'm on ...

12. Nursing Specialties leading to Nursing Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

    AnxiousRNtobe replied to SeanLN's topic in Student Assist

    that's like saying once nurses pass the nclex they can practice anywhere. true, but so what? any beginner at a low level can do that. pas are lower-level practitioners, not remotely comparable to advanced nurse practitioners. again, do not conflate (...

13. Nursing Specialties leading to Nursing Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

    AnxiousRNtobe replied to SeanLN's topic in Student Assist

    I should add that PAs can practice in emergency rooms, family practice, surgery, hospitalist, psychiatry, pediatrics, geriatrics, pretty much anywhere except labor & delivery and neonatal where it's really NPs. Nurse practitioners have to pick a ...

14. Nursing Specialties leading to Nursing Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

    AnxiousRNtobe replied to SeanLN's topic in Student Assist

    as a clarification, do not think that because you observed them to do many of the same tasks that they had the same responsibilities. they are certainly not "equals." a pa is not a "mid-level provider." s/he is a "physician assistant." most (not a...

15. Nurses union to University of Michigan: 'no cuts' to benefits

    AnxiousRNtobe replied to scecile's topic in Union

    These are my facts, for which I will not apologize nor retract: There certainly are good and bad nurses everywhere. I don't buy the crap about UM being "Michigan Difference", that's PR propaganda that most of us locals don't believe, only out-of-town...