Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. Job market FL vs. CO

    Oldmahubbard replied to LLLovely's topic in Advanced Practice

    I haven't lived in either state, but I would go where NPs have more autonomy, or where the weather is better for you. I have also read a lot of negative things on this forum about FL NP practice and...

  2. Would you be insulted?

    Oldmahubbard replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I was refused for preceptorship because I was politically unpopular at a state agency. Yes, it annoyed me, and is one of the several reasons I am no longer there. Well, another employer offered me...

  3. Shame on you ANCC : Psych CNS: Don't precept Psych NP's

    Oldmahubbard replied to dmarie82's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Twenty years ago, there was a non prescribing Psych CNS working in my area, getting paid by insurance companies to do psychotherapy. The bottom fell out, and when I got mine in 2002, it was...

  4. Can I sue the school for not finding me a consolidation placement?

    Oldmahubbard replied to nomorenursingstudent's topic in General Students

    is this an RN, BSN or NP program? I would want to know in great specificity how I was lacking. From what I know of nursing programs, you are fortunate that you are not being

  5. Realistic Facts About FNP in Northeast Ohio

    Oldmahubbard replied to WellNurse83's topic in Advanced Practice

    No doubt, most of your patients need it, but it probably isn't the majority of your

  6. Who will do CNS role?

    Oldmahubbard replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    A zillion years ago, I got my Psych CNS on the way to Psych NP. In my locale, absolutely nobody knows what a Psych CNS is, and you can get hired nowhere, except as an

  7. Why don't more NPs advocate for better training?

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

    More NPs don't insist on better training because as a student, any complaint sounds like a whine. Once you get out of school, if you can get a job and minimally function, apparently the education was...

  8. Realistic Facts About FNP in Northeast Ohio

    Oldmahubbard replied to WellNurse83's topic in Advanced Practice

    Most people that are willing to do the work of real food, exercise, etc are already doing it, usually without the help of a healthcare professional. As an NP, you will mostly managing chronic...

  9. Why don't more NPs advocate for better training?

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

    A lot of great thoughts here. I know you went to an above average program and I am glad it has worked out well for you. I wouldn't say the whole system sucks, but the explosion of for profit schools...

  10. Would this shirt get me into trouble in class?

    Oldmahubbard replied to FloridaLPN19's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    With regard to promoting one's spiritual philosophy, whatever flavor that may be .... it's so much better to live it in such a way that people ask where you get your mojo. That is never offensive but...

  11. Why don't more NPs advocate for better training?

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

    I went to a respected B and M school and I have been an NP for 15 years. I would honestly be embarrassed for people to know the low quality of that program, and the fact that I am almost entirely self...

  12. Vent

    Oldmahubbard replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, the chips are no longer available. They were decent, too. This is a sad day for nursing all

  13. NPs how many hours a week are you considered full time?

    Oldmahubbard replied to amlk's topic in Advanced Practice

    I just think it's crazy that the only hours that "count" are face to face with pts, when we all know there is quite a bit more to it than

  14. 56 and considering NP school

    Oldmahubbard replied to caycar123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you took the 3 P's and don't feel they prepared you, get ready to be very disappointed with the quality of NP education, unless you can go to one of the very top B and M

  15. NPs how many hours a week are you considered full time?

    Oldmahubbard replied to amlk's topic in Advanced Practice

    The issue is not the lunch hour. It is the fact that the job cannot be done in 40 hours. No shocker there. You don't say how many hours a week you do work . If I had to guess, the other 32 and 35...

  16. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Oldmahubbard replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    As a former RN in LTC, I am astonished that these type of charges are so rarely brought. Because extreme neglect goes on all the time in LTC. Every day. In every state, and every city. I couldn't...

  17. 56 and considering NP school

    Oldmahubbard replied to caycar123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am a 57 year old NP and my experience seems to be

  18. Thoughts on vegetarian/ vegan diet

    Oldmahubbard replied to bs76247's topic in General Nursing

    Vegetarianism and veganism have become the new religion, so I would stay far, far

  19. How did your program teach physical assessment?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Ready2GradMay09's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I went to a B and M school some 20 years ago. We practiced on each other and there was no pelvic or rectal exam. There was a lot of rote memorization to it as I recall. It was not good preparation,...

  20. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Oldmahubbard replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think we are only beginning to uncover how horrible things are in most LTC facilities. And the people involved are seldom monsters. They have been socialized, gradually, to think this is all normal,...

  21. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Oldmahubbard replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    In any case, looks like she was documenting examinations she wasn't actually

  22. NP Schedule

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

    You are new at the game and still learning a lot. Think of that in a positive way. You are gaining very valuable experience. No joke! You will need to set boundaries and not write refills if the...

  23. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Oldmahubbard replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in jobs where there was strong pressure and temptation to falsify charts. This is so far from a rare situation. My question is how did the NP get pulled in and who was she working

  24. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Oldmahubbard replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    My first thought is that dozens of people knew, or should have known, what was going

  25. How Much Should a Collaborating Physician Be Paid?

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

    I am in a state where collaborators are only needed for experienced NPs for the purpose of billing insurance. The fees that NPs are paying here are many times the hourly rate involved in actual...