studentdrtobe

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1. More frustration as an MD or an NP?

   studentdrtobe replied to sapphire18's topic in NP Students

   26 is pretty young. Suck it up and go the MD route -- it offers the highest level of training in whatever field you end up in, hands down. The average age of matriculation in med school is a little over 24, so you won't really be that much older than...

2. Fevers in adults

   studentdrtobe replied to muzikluvr83's topic in General Nursing

   Agreed.

3. Ooops, I told off a doctor

   studentdrtobe replied to catladynurse's topic in Relations

   This whole scenario reeks of unprofessionalism. I'm with the crowd that would have waited till leaving the room before discussing patient management rather than attempting to make the physician look like and idiot and laughing at her (wow!) in front ...

4. American Academy of Family Physicians thoughts on NPs

   studentdrtobe replied to SkiBumNP's topic in NP

   Thanks for the concern, netglow. I appreciate it. I'm not asking for sympathy or anything. However, I'm not worried about the future either. No matter what, I'll always be able to find a job. Pretty easily. The worst thing that'll happen to me, as a ...

5. How many years will it take to get my MSN?

   studentdrtobe replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in NP Students

   Why don't you focus on getting quality training instead of being worried about how quickly you can get through it? There are no shortcuts to developing into a good clinician.

6. American Academy of Family Physicians thoughts on NPs

   studentdrtobe replied to SkiBumNP's topic in NP

   Agreed. That's a huge reason why many of us in medicine have also preferred to hire PAs rather than NPs. Their curriculum is pretty solid! Plus, it's standardized! So we have a pretty good idea of what we're getting when we hire a PA. Full disclosur...

7. Do Other Professionals Skip Restroom Breaks And Meals?

   studentdrtobe replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   If you can't take the 1-2 minutes to use the washroom, you're extremely, extremely bad at time management. That's no one's fault but your own. Heck, even in the middle of very busy overnight calls, I've found the 2 minutes it takes to use the washroo...

8. Did anyone get there degree online?

   studentdrtobe replied to RN123456789's topic in NP

   Not really for those reasons. Trust me, no physician is "fearful" of midlevel incursion. We still know we have the highest level of training in our fields, by far. It's mostly the bad associations with online degrees. When someone says they got a deg...

9. How are your grades posted?

   studentdrtobe replied to poog's topic in General Students

   +1. Best post of the thread!

10. Feeling insulted but not inferior

    studentdrtobe replied to pedspnp's topic in NP

    Again, I don't really see what the big deal here is. If I was your physician, I wouldn't give out a referral either. Especially if you call me and say you need a referral to get some steroids. That's my license on the line; in the off-chance that you...

11. Broken spirit....

    studentdrtobe replied to RNsuperstar's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, no. This may have been true a few decades ago, but certainly isn't true anymore. Are there still a lot of nerds who make it to med school? Absolutely. You have to be smart and, more importantly, have a strong work ethic in order to survive the d...

12. Feeling insulted but not inferior

    studentdrtobe replied to pedspnp's topic in NP

    Why would the physician risk a potential lawsuit in case you turned out to be wrong? I refuse to give anyone a referral just because they ask if I don't physically assess them myself. The physician did the absolute right thing here, especially given ...

13. Warfarin (Coumadin) Toxicity: Be Careful

    studentdrtobe replied to TheCommuter's topic in Medications

    I already gave you the answer to your question. If you want more detailed information, feel free to utilize Google or a pharmacology reference book or do a lit search on PubMed. Yea, I'm going to go ahead and trust my basic science knowledge and cl...

14. Warfarin (Coumadin) Toxicity: Be Careful

    studentdrtobe replied to TheCommuter's topic in Medications

    There is a reason we do alternating doses. It helps in keeping the therapeutic dosage more constant (ie. less fluctuation in blood levels of the drug) and keeps the anticoagulation effect more constant. This involves taking into consideration both th...

15. Lantus (Insulin Glargine): Scratching The Surface

    studentdrtobe replied to TheCommuter's topic in Medications

    Chances are that it was actually explained and the patient just forgot afterward. This is exceedingly common in the clinic. Heck, even for simple things like what time of the day to take statins, I've had to explain to the same patients multiple time...