Cyndee, MSN, NP

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1. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to jstuben's topic in NP

   Please tell me where I can find similar postings by NP's. I have yet to see a thread written by a NP entitled, "When I grow up I want to be a PA." Docs are going to continue to prefer NP's because of the lowered risk of liability. The ones who haven'...

2. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to jstuben's topic in NP

   If you don't think there's a difference between a NP and PA, then you need to get on physicianassistantforum.com and read the thread, "When I grow up I want to be a NP." On that thread, several PA's are lamenting the fact that they don't have the res...

3. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

   There are a heck of a lot more people dying from being overweight than underweight.

4. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

5. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

   Years ago when I graduated with my BSN, my best friend's husband congratulated me and said, "Now don't go and gain a bunch of weight like the rest of the RN's!" I'm now a nurse practitioner and I can tell you that patients EXPECT US TO SET AN EXAMPL...

6. NP w/no desire for RN?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in NP

   I also worked psych for years, including travel assignments from New York City to Colorado and everywhere in between. I worked every shift on every unit and by far the easiest job I have ever had was working psych at night. Every single person I ha...

7. NP w/no desire for RN?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in NP

   Why don't you just start working as a psych nurse while you're going through school? I worked as a psych nurse for years, and the night shift is a piece of cake. That way, you'll be prepared when you graduate. I will say this, psych nursing isn't ...

8. NP w/no desire for RN?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in NP

   The instructor I'm referring to had never actually worked as a R.N. She went through the bridge program for students with degrees in other fields. I suppose it's imperative to have "those" types of NP's on staff, otherwise how would you be able to ...

9. NP w/no desire for RN?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in NP

   I was also a nurse for years before I went through a nurse practitioner program. I was shocked on the first day of grad school when I learned that more than half the people in the program hadn't even taken the NCLEX yet! This had to be explained to...

10. Excelsior BSN vs BS Health Science

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to MedictoRN's topic in Online Learning

    It's important that you know that there are only 2 states (that I know of) where you don't have to be nationally certified to be a nurse practitioner. Those states are California and Florida. In order to get certified by the ANCC you MUST have a Ma...

11. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    HA HA HA HA! You are describing so many of my pain management patients. I see this crap all the time, they'll even come in with a police report stating someone robbed them and took that meds! I just write them a script for a clonidine taper and te...

12. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    Totally right on! If they aren't willing to get an intervention , even though they claim they're in severe pain, then that's a red flag.

13. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    I work in pain management and it's pretty easy to figure out who's faking pain and who's diverting their meds. The other day, I had a pt ask me if I could give him 8 Oxycontin 10 mg instead of the 80 mg caps...he said he was allergic to the dye in t...

14. NP w/no desire for RN?

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in NP

    Don't forget the Adult/Geriatric/Pediatric/etc NP's! We get intensive training in our specialties. Maybe this is why PNP's are now making as much as the pediatricians! I totally agree about all that writing papers and theory BS!

15. Excelsior BSN vs BS Health Science

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to MedictoRN's topic in Online Learning

    you need to go to the physicianassistantforum.com and check out the new thread: when i grow up i want to be a np...here's a little excerpt. oh, and don't forget to look for the post about the np having to cosign for the pa - ha ha ha ha!!!! these...