ricardoj

ricardoj has 5 years experience.

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1. FNP getting psych certification

   ricardoj replied to Cindy-20's topic in NP

   Why can't you work part time as an FNP?

2. How much debt is reasonable for NP school?

   ricardoj replied to junipers's topic in Advanced

   BirkieGirl, what state are you located in?

3. About to pull trigger, am I making the right career choice?

   ricardoj replied to mtg0884's topic in NP Students

   Do you mind my asking what school you will be attending?

4. NP starting salaries in the Capital region of NY

   ricardoj replied to Sha-Sha RN's topic in NP

   I'm sure it is an accurate glimpse at the salaries of NPs/PAs, despite being somewhat low in terms of respondents per state, however I am a bit surprised at how much lower the average NP salary is compared to the average PA salary in many (most) stat...

5. List of programs for nurses who wish to become paramedics

   ricardoj replied to RNdynamic's topic in Flight

   OP, where are you located? In Massachusetts you can challenge the paramedic being an RN. It is a bit involved, having to affiliate with a training program, do the ride time hours and all the associated ALS skills mandated by the state, get signed o...

6. Will EMT-B help get me into Critical Care

   ricardoj replied to mrrabbit's topic in Critical

   You'll learn some basic A&P, basic disease processes, etc. It wouldn't be a bad thing to do, but as others said it really won't have much impact on what you are ultimately aiming towards.

7. Rehashing the 2015 DNP Requirement Debate

   ricardoj replied to ricardoj's topic in Advanced

   Thank you for the reply. Just to take the clarity one step further... If I, or anyone else, enrolled into a masters NP program that started in 2015 and graduated in say 2018, there shouldn't be anything to worry about?

8. Rehashing the 2015 DNP Requirement Debate

   ricardoj posted a topic in Advanced

   So I've been doing a lot of searching through the old threads regarding the "mandated" or "suggested" transition to DNP being the requirement starting in 2015. Regrettably the newest posts I could find were from 2012/2013, and most were years older ...

9. Anyone who goes to/went to UMass Boston for MSN?

   ricardoj replied to megval's topic in Post Graduate

   Bump.

10. UMass Boston Spring 11 FNP

    ricardoj replied to gerry79's topic in Massachusetts

    Bump.

11. Learning to read EKG strip??

    ricardoj replied to Cougar1113's topic in CCU

    This Rapid Interpretation of EKG's, Sixth Edition:Amazon:Books The best way to learn to read an EKG is to understand physiologically what is happening inside the heart. This book breaks it all down very well.

12. Rn to medic

    ricardoj replied to KCTRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm familiar with the process of challenging the medic as it has been offered in MA for quite some time. In addition to the written and practical skills test there is also the field internship requirement with a certain number of ALS calls, elect...

13. Rn to medic

    ricardoj replied to KCTRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm sure it's not easy and I'm sure it's not something that many RNs are qualified to do. I was simply curious if it was something that was still offered now that MA is switching to National Registry.

14. Rn to medic

    ricardoj replied to KCTRN's topic in Emergency

    Getting back to the initial trajectory of the thread, is anyone aware of whether an RN with an EMT-B in Massachusetts would be able to challenge the NREMT-P as mentioned in the "RN Challenge Checklist" from earlier in the thread? Thanks in advance.

15. Made a PainMed Charting Error- help?

    ricardoj replied to newnurse2014's topic in Safety

    Mistakes happen. I wouldn't lose sleep over it.