hoosier guy

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1. Is it more practical to become a PMHNP or a FNP with specialization/cert in Psych

   hoosier guy replied to J-Swish's topic in NP Students

   Maybe its just my area but for the most part it seems Psych NP's mostly do 10-15min appointments for meds adjustment. Most of the counseling and therapy is done by clinical social workers and psychologists.

2. Check Up: Obamacare vs. Romneycare: Any real difference?

   hoosier guy replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   Like most things in politics the differences are subtile in theory and gulfs apart in practice. If you ever get a chance look at the party platforms, except for a couple things they are nearly identical.

3. Immunizations and well visits

   hoosier guy replied to pedspnp's topic in NP

   You can lead a horse to water...

4. Did anyone get there degree online?

   hoosier guy replied to RN123456789's topic in NP

   To those who think online schools are destroying credibility: Could you please explain the difference between listening to a lecture 20 + feet away in an uncomfortable stadium style chair and listening / watching a lecture from the comfort of your ow...

5. Can a Psych Np work as a Derm NP?

   hoosier guy replied to matt.matt2's topic in NP

   i would think that as a derm np you would still need some of the adult/family np background to smartly practice. if i remember the consensus model correctly (not that it is gospel or anything) you are only supposed to practice your specialty within y...

6. Feeling insulted but not inferior

   hoosier guy replied to pedspnp's topic in NP

   whether you needed to go to the er or urgent care may be debatable. in either case commenting on your “medical education” was unwarranted. if i were you i would be considering changing pcms.

7. Your opinion of the DNP

   hoosier guy replied to kayceeACNP's topic in Doctoral

   none of the schools in indiana (at least none that i am aware of) even have a direct entry dnp yet. most of them have either recently came up with post-masters dnp programs or are planning to add them. the dnp is just another example of degree infla...

8. D in Phys :-(

   hoosier guy replied to FutureRNLosAngeles's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Most Schools will let you retake classes for a better grade. They do seem to differ inhow they handle GPA and transcript issues though. I think you would probably be better off retaking the class at your full-time institution.

9. Undergrad Grades - Poor transcript from previous (Before RN) degree

   hoosier guy replied to acr2001's topic in SRNA

   i can’t imagine your 1st bachelors figuring into the admissions decision for crna too much. will they look at it… yeah, but assuming your bsn transcript is strong ( that shows improvement and maturity) that will count for more that your gpa from an u...

10. Am I Crazy? Revaming the RN/NP school curriculum...

    hoosier guy replied to greygooseuria's topic in NP

    limiting the supply of nurses in order to raise salaries is a horrible idea. the only thing that will do is cause med asst. to expand their role and do it for less money than a rn. look at what happened when there was a doctor shortage, we got nps an...

11. Am I Crazy? Revaming the RN/NP school curriculum...

    hoosier guy replied to greygooseuria's topic in NP

    i will preface by saying that i am not a nurse. but i do have a better than cursory knowledge of nursing curriculum. generally speaking there are probably a lot of thing that would be useful to know but that must be weighed against the time and cost ...

12. Post-Master's FNP versus Med School

    hoosier guy replied to HealthyRN's topic in NP

    just to clarify; i wasn't suggesting that it is impossible to go to medschool at 50 and i certainly don't want to discourage anyone from following their dreams. i think studentdrtobe has succinctly highlighted the difficulties of it.

13. Post-Master's FNP versus Med School

    hoosier guy replied to HealthyRN's topic in NP

    MED School at 50!

14. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

    hoosier guy replied to hoosier guy's topic in NP

    After reading the Institute of Medicine's "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health" (found here: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health) I have really rethought my proposal. Expansion of practice rights for NPs is a G...

15. NP with no experience?

    hoosier guy replied to SkylerW's topic in NP Students

    my personal opinion is that if you don't have any nursing experience and aren't willing or able to gain that experience before becoming an np you are better off being a pa. on the other hand a lot of pa schools want or prefer some kind of clinical ex...