shibaowner

shibaowner MSN, RN, NP

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  1. If You are Paying for a CNA Course... aka The Post I Wish I'd Read a Month Ago.

    shibaowner replied to MadruGada's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You come off as very angry. Why did you spend $1600 for CNA training? Here in California, community colleges offer CNA training for $600. I took the Red Cross CNA training in Los Angeles prior to...

  2. Tuition free DNP program

    shibaowner replied to lellomere's topic in Post Graduate Students

    There are fully funded PhD programs in many disciplines - the student pays no tuition and receives a small stipend. There are fully funded nursing PhD programs, but I am not aware of any fully funded...

  3. Salary Washington DC area

    shibaowner replied to m157756's topic in General Nursing

    Is the job offer for an RN or for an NP? If it is for an NP job, then it is low. In the DC area, you should be getting 90 to 100K as a new grad NP. As a new grad NP, you may have to take an initial...

  4. First interview for FNP

    shibaowner replied to FNPEMT's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How can we tell if the offer is fair since you didn't give us the amount or where you are located? Salaries vary by

  5. Chamberlain vs Vanderbilt

    shibaowner replied to looking2bfnp's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Will both schools provide your preceptors? I wouldn't enroll in a school that did not find your preceptors for

  6. Accelerated BSN Versus Accelerated MSN - California

    shibaowner replied to siesepuede's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I completed a 16 month ABSN in 2014. It was the hardest academic program of my life, and I usually have straight As. I don't see any advantage to the master's entry programs - they are more...

  7. Online Nursing Program - Is it worth it?

    shibaowner replied to ayuhime's topic in General Students

    I don't know how old you are, but $60K is a lot, especially if you already have student debt. I advise you sit down and calculate your future student loan payments versus your future income. New...

  8. Speed Reading and Study Strategies

    shibaowner replied to Find's topic in General Students

    Speed reading is very useful in certain circumstances - like the news, novels, etc. However, I don't recommend speed reading highly technical nursing

  9. FT Job & Nursing School

    shibaowner replied to ayuhime's topic in General Students

    If you can work full time until nursing school, take it! If you need to work full time through nursing school, then go to school part time. Good

  10. Questions for NPs in pain management

    shibaowner replied to stephenfnielsen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did a clinical rotation in pain management during NP school. I loved it! The doctor was fantastic - his goal was to minimize use of opioids and he successfully weaned many patients off opioids....

  11. license by endorsement in California-need educational breakdown form

    shibaowner replied to michelle8888's topic in Nursing Career

    You have to contact every school you attended and the school must provide info directly to California BON. I don't know why your Canadian nursing school charged you $500. US schools charge 0 to $10...

  12. I failed my adult health test can I appeal

    shibaowner replied to 2bnurse 1983's topic in General Students

    If I understand the OP, you had some computer issues and started the test 45 minutes late. However, if you still got the full amount of time to take the test, then I don't see any grounds for appeal....

  13. NG Feels Taken Advantage of in Clinic. Wants to be School Nurse

    shibaowner replied to SnowDark38's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If Baltimore is saturated, why not look at other areas? Move if you have to. I doubt that Western Maryland or the Eastern Shore are saturated. A lot of RNs who live in Harford County work in PA and...

  14. As a Nurse will I be able to travel and pursue other things?

    shibaowner replied to cannm56's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm not sure what you are asking. Of course, you can travel to any country and teach ESL. However, you can't just travel to another country and immediately work as a nurse there. You would have to...

  15. Everyone is in NP school !

    shibaowner replied to Atl-Murse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This forum does not allow personal insults. Please continue to not let the evidence get in the way of your beliefs, although I sure hope this is not how you approach NP

  16. Not transferring transcripts due to bad grades?

    shibaowner replied to AdventureAddict's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will be fine. No one is going to care that you got a few bad grades many years ago as a teen. I had the same issue and I got into Johns Hopkins! Good luck. (You can also discuss your old...

  17. Is 61 too old to start Pre-Nursing?

    shibaowner replied to Kikzy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started an Accelerated BSN at age 53 and graduated with an MSN (NP) at age 56. I got hired within 2 months of graduation. But it sure was hard! I was always a straight a student and the ABSN was...

  18. Marijuana - medication interactions - thoughts?

    shibaowner posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    As an NP in California, where recreational marijuana use is now legal, I am concerned about possible marijuana-medication interactions. There is a lot of information on ETOH - medication...

  19. Everyone is in NP school !

    shibaowner replied to Atl-Murse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The Merritt Hawkins report is based on salaries paid in order to recruit psychiatrists. The BLS numbers are based on reports from employers of what they are actually paying. In addition, I am...

  20. Everyone is in NP school !

    shibaowner replied to Atl-Murse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Please explain what you mean by this comment. I have provided numerous sources, including a national headhunter survey of what they had to pay to recruit psychiatrists. All you respond with is...

  21. Everyone is in NP school !

    shibaowner replied to Atl-Murse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The figures below are from the Merritt Hawkins 2016-2017 recruiting report for MDs, NPs, and PAs. If a company is willing to pay a headhunter (Merritt Hawkins) they are usually willing to pay very...

  22. Everyone is in NP school !

    shibaowner replied to Atl-Murse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm sorry, but your anecdotes are not true evidence. I didn't just cite job ads - I provided numerous sources and I am about to publish more in a separate article. We're talking averages, so of...

  23. Everyone is in NP school !

    shibaowner replied to Atl-Murse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Salary is different from private practice. Psychiatrists here can make $300+ per hour in private practice but not all psychiatrists are in private practice. So there certainly are high-earning...

  24. Everyone is in NP school !

    shibaowner replied to Atl-Murse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are always risks. I appreciate your concern, but I'm not going to be scared off by the constant negativity on this forum. Even an FNP working in family practice can get sued. MDs get sued all...

  25. Psychology nurse practitioner

    shibaowner replied to Bmauld1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    One to two years depending on the program and whether you do the cert PT or