Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. NP Jobs Outside of Health Care For a Burnt-Out Nurse?

    Oldmahubbard replied to AnonPandaNurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I went to a B and M private NP school some 20 years ago, that I eventually realized was not very good. We were told we would have some assistance, but ultimately we had to find our own preceptors. I...

  2. where and how can i learn to do a pelvic exam

    Oldmahubbard replied to nonni's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ok, people, can you imagine a physician asking such a completely ridiculous question? Please just retire. Not to be cruel, but you embarrass

  3. Does your employer charge you for PTO?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Considering the cost of benefits, employers have always calculated them into the compensation. 20 year ago or more, this was not such a big deal as health insurance was relatively cheap. No longer....

  4. where and how can i learn to do a pelvic exam

    Oldmahubbard replied to nonni's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am not sure where you are expecting to work? And how you would work with just some "glad to have you" clinical hours, and no certification? It doesn't work that way. Hasn't in at least 30 years....

  5. What is the best nursing job to fulfill requirements for NP specialties

    Oldmahubbard replied to studentnurseASN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Please, just no. The education is very superficial, and no one will pay you

  6. What is the best nursing job to fulfill requirements for NP specialties

    Oldmahubbard replied to studentnurseASN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Choose one. Don't try to do

  7. Does your employer charge you for PTO?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    No benefit from any employer since the beginning of time has ever been free. Never has been, never will be. Now you have to crunch your own numbers to figure it out what works for you, but I would not...

  8. Psych to Supportive living change

    Oldmahubbard replied to gluktar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There is quite a body of literature for the dementia caregiver, a title like the 36 hour day comes to mind. You might start there. Good luck. I had a position like this years ago and it was one of my...

  9. Family Practice

    Oldmahubbard replied to NP14's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A few years back, a 45 y/o male with a long history of poor functioning, to include incarceration, went to his PCP complaining of depression. He had no insurance, so the PCP physician did him a favor...

  10. For-Profit NP admissions... I thought they were joking!

    Oldmahubbard replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    It's been quite a few years, most of the Psych NP board questions were RN level. I didn't know whether to be relieved or embarrassed. That was in contrast to the major hoopla you had to go through...

  11. Vitamin infusions

    Oldmahubbard replied to lovely07's topic in Advanced Practice

    Short answer, which is

  12. new NP / x-ray reports

    Oldmahubbard replied to OklaFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is some of the largest pile of bull malarkey I have ever heard of in the profession. But I don't know why it surprises me. The answer is

  13. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Oldmahubbard replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Something comes to mind, I think Einstein may have said it, about not solving a problem at the same level of thinking that created

  14. Are there NP run programs that help patient with chronic conditions get off their medications?

    Oldmahubbard replied to NurseLissie's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Your target market is that 2% of people somewhere that are motivated enough to lose 50 pounds, possibly more, and keep it off. There are already thousands of such nutrition and fitness gurus trying to...

  15. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Oldmahubbard replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Something here is deeply wrong, distressing, and simply not

  16. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Oldmahubbard replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for clarifying that you are not married It make a huge financial

  17. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Oldmahubbard replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    This man does not have the foggiest notion of money, haha. Many people don't. I wish him well, but he is asking the wrong

  18. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    Oldmahubbard replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    You admit you've been bad with money for quite a long time to get to this point. I know pay is low in Florida, but I am not sure about the geographical cure, or any alleged lifestyle hacks. The old...

  19. Work-life balance?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    For me, being an NP has so much of a better work life balance that there is zero comparison. As an NP, it is fairly rare that I have to deal with petty nonsense, which was a daily occurrence as an

  20. Bizarre NP Preceptor Experience!

    Oldmahubbard replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just as an FYI, my crazy preceptor called the school to say what a horrible student or person I was. Don't remember the details. That is what I call true psychotic

  21. Miles on my car

    Oldmahubbard replied to friendlylark's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I felt just the opposite. Here I am on a beautiful spring day, and somebody is actually paying me to drive around. Don't blow your mileage check, it isn't extra

  22. Interest in PMHNP but no experience in psych

    Oldmahubbard replied to Applesauce520's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There will be no trouble getting a job without experience, perhaps, but you will need to see 3 patients an hour. Without experience, you'll be handing out whatever the patient requests. Get ready for...

  23. OK, don't sweat small stuff about patients, especially from glasshouse

    Oldmahubbard replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    As a kid, I could never swallow pills. Thankfully, it was rarely necessary. When I got old enough to need oral contraceptives, the magic pill swallowing fairy appeared! It helped that they are

  24. Discouraged New Grad

    Oldmahubbard replied to m_n_b_96's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Many years ago, I went to school with a couple of people who thought they were the greatest thing to ever happen to nursing. Who knows where they are now. It's one thing to be positive, and another...

  25. Bizarre NP Preceptor Experience!

    Oldmahubbard replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Being a student anything is always a little awkward, but this is way past that. She was obviously hoping that you would agree to follow her for just one night and after that, see patients on your own,...