shibaowner

shibaowner MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    shibaowner replied to zornzo's topic in California Nursing

    I applied for RN licensure by endorsement in Nov 2016. I received my temp RN license 8 weeks later, just as stated on the BRN website. I received my permanent RN license a few weeks after that. I...

  2. GPA and Job Question!!!!!!

    shibaowner replied to DanielLopezz's topic in General Students

    Focus on doing well this semester to improve your GPA. It will be easier to look for a job once you graduate and pass the NCLEX,

  3. Nursing Student...Transfer French & Pre-Med

    shibaowner replied to EstherSN's topic in General Students

    Maybe you should take a year off from school. It will help you to figure things out and also, if you volunteer for the Peace Corps or Americorps, it will look really good for future school...

  4. Nursing school information

    shibaowner replied to Liz30303's topic in General Students

    It really is not in the interest of nursing schools to deliberately flunk out students so they don't graduate. Think about it - if a bunch of students flunk out, that makes the school look bad and...

  5. Shocking amount of past bad grades is it possible to redeem myself

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

    Don't feel bad! I was in the same situation and have earned my BSN and MSN from a great school. 1. Nursing schools are most interested in your nursing prereq GPA. These classes all have to be taken...

  6. Help with a question?

    shibaowner replied to Middleburg08's topic in General Students

    It is very common for elderly people to be slightly dehydrated. This can be due to suboptimal eating and drinking habits. A lot of elderly people just don't want to eat or drink very much. A...

  7. CA NP certification and furnishing number questions

    shibaowner replied to KODP9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I applied for CA NP license by endorsement. Got my NP license in 10 weeks, just as Breeze projected. I didn't get my furnishing number right away, so I used Breeze to send an email and got the...

  8. Question for FNPs

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

    If you like working as a school nurse, there are many FNPs who work in schools now, especially colleges. Some schools are switching from a school RN to a school FNP or peds NP. Good

  9. Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    shibaowner replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here are some good old movies: Sister Kenny. This is a true story, based on the life of an Australian outback nurse who pioneered a controversial polio treatment. She was self-taught, and had to...

  10. Assisted living gripes

    shibaowner replied to Estiplvn's topic in California Nursing

    What is the purpose of your post? You are not in a position to change the management team. Your job is to care for patients. Nothing in your post indicates that patient care is endangered by the...

  11. Should I get a BSN before starting a MSN-NP or DNP program?

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

    For a primary care NP, all of the options you listed are fine. RN experience is not required or necessary for primary care NPs. RN experience or lack thereof will not affect primary care NP job...

  12. How to Pay for Nursing School

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

    You are entitled to your opinion. However, expecting people to pay cash for professional education is unrealistic for most people. I hardly consider public service to be "indentured servitude." By...

  13. NO experience new graduate BSN student applying for MSN-FNP graduate school?

    shibaowner replied to 2bABLE's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did not say it makes an NP a better clinician. Where did I say that? I said bedside nursing is not required or necessary for primary care NPs. A study on clinical exam skills in which NPs were...

  14. Instructions for licensure by endorsement

    shibaowner posted a topic in California Nursing

    There seems to be a lot of confusion about the California process. I'm hoping this article will provide guidance. The instructions for licensure by endorsement are on the California Board of...

  15. Australian nurse in California

    shibaowner replied to Ausnurse720's topic in Nurse Registration

    California always does things their own way and has very strict requirements for RN licensing. There are nurse refresher courses for RNs. In addition, there are CE courses you can try to take....

  16. Nursing Student and Working Fulltime

    shibaowner replied to NurseJu19's topic in General Students

    You can do whatever you want. So go ahead and work full time and go to nursing school rull time and then get back to us and let us know how you are doing once your clinicals

  17. Working during school

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

    Some nursing students work part-time. My nursing school said a nursing student should not work more than 15 hours per week. There are work study programs at most nursing schools for 10 to 15 hours...

  18. NO experience new graduate BSN student applying for MSN-FNP graduate school?

    shibaowner replied to 2bABLE's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Anyone can apply for any residency in the U.S. Yes, some people would have to relocate. So what? A lot of people relocate for nursing school, anyway. And most nursing schools are located near...

  19. NO experience new graduate BSN student applying for MSN-FNP graduate school?

    shibaowner replied to 2bABLE's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    First, I don't know where you went to school, but my school finds preceptors and they put a lot of effort into this. Second, I wouldn't mind some more clinical hours during school, but there are...

  20. NO experience new graduate BSN student applying for MSN-FNP graduate school?

    shibaowner replied to 2bABLE's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You can have an opinion on anything. However, I would not presume to dictate to MDs what their education should

  21. Return to the bedside

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

    No one is forcing RNs to become NPs. It is an individual's responsibility to understand their career choices. RNs have many options for career advancement other than becoming an

  22. Not sure nursing is for me

    shibaowner replied to pillowee's topic in General Students

    You need to get help. Please talk to a

  23. NO experience new graduate BSN student applying for MSN-FNP graduate school?

    shibaowner replied to 2bABLE's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Oh, is "common sense" now a type of evidence? You are not an NP, so you have no idea what an NP does, nor do you know anything about NP education. Do you really want to have to train a bunch of new...

  24. NO experience new graduate BSN student applying for MSN-FNP graduate school?

    shibaowner replied to 2bABLE's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I appreciate what you are saying. However, increasing clinical hours would not be "free." It could mean more time in school, which costs money. It is also hard to find preceptors. Residencies...

  25. NO experience new graduate BSN student applying for MSN-FNP graduate school?

    shibaowner replied to 2bABLE's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To the defensive RNs here: do you really want a bunch of prospective NPs flooding RN jobs for just 1 or 2 years? Or would you rather hire RNs that truly want to be career RNs? There is an...