Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. Who will do CNS role?

    Oldmahubbard replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    It would help to identify something very specific that you want to do that requires a CNS. So far, the plan is much too vague. Before becoming an NP, I got my CNS. Nobody knew what it

  2. Worthless degree

    Oldmahubbard posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A new psych NP I have been mentoring told me recently she has taken on a student. Yikes! The program is a new post master's certificate offered at a nearby private school. I looked it up. No GPA...

  3. Worthless degree

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

    Yes. I am just very embarrassed about the whole thing. I can't imagine how these people will get clinical placements, and even begin to make it on their first job. I worked at a State psych facility...

  4. 3 Month LVN, Up for ADON pos in SNF.

    Oldmahubbard replied to LegendaryDepth's topic in Nursing Career

    It seems that more than enough people think you can do it, so good luck to

  5. NP Jobs still looking pretty good.

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

    Only a few generations ago, doctors had highly variable training, with a very low bar to entry. Usually just a few months of on the job training. There were few state laws. They were poorly respected...

  6. Discrepancies between job and contract? I was lied to!

    Oldmahubbard replied to SoontoBNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am not sure how any NP job can guarantee the work day will only be 8 hours. Live and learn, hopefully you'll find something

  7. So disappointed with on-line program

    Oldmahubbard replied to JBMmom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I see no great benefit in "real time lectures". My biggest benefit from my B and M PMHNP program was to see my cohorts in person, who had more psych experience than I did. They really knew the...

  8. NP Jobs still looking pretty good.

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

    There have been some people who have regretted becoming an NP. They don't make enough to make their degree worthwhile. With the arrival of the easy online program, the job market will eventually be...

  9. So disappointed with on-line program

    Oldmahubbard replied to JBMmom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    All has some merit. My only complaint is that the Psych NP boards I took were so ridiculously easy and would not protect the public from quacks. After almost 10 years of intense preparation and work...

  10. Discrimination

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

    Love

  11. So disappointed with on-line program

    Oldmahubbard replied to JBMmom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I went to B and M, 20 years ago. The school was 2 hours away. Occasionally I could do 2 classes in a day, and I was able to take a couple of classes close to home. Still, over the years, I ended up...

  12. So disappointed with on-line program

    Oldmahubbard replied to JBMmom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just sad. Extensive research about human psychology reveals that most people believe they are well above average in just about

  13. NP Jobs still looking pretty good.

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

    Believing what the pt tells you seems to be the refuge of scoundrels, and others who have not mastered the

  14. NP Jobs still looking pretty good.

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

    Can I ask what specific issues you are seeing with the new Psych

  15. Worthless degree

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

    Steven Stahl. The psychopharmacologic guru from the last 15 or 20

  16. Worthless degree

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

    One year "recommended". Yep. They take

  17. Be more confident they say

    Oldmahubbard replied to SNgirl21's topic in General Students

    I took medication for anxiety intermittently throughout my training and early career. I found it enormously helpful. I would not be here without that

  18. NP Salary vs. RN salary

    Oldmahubbard replied to Health-Nut's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NP salaries are widely variable all over the country. Within one region you will often find large differences. Everyone doesn't get a big raise when they become an NP. I am old school, and I did not...

  19. What is a sentinel event?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    An 85 y/o man in a Western NY LTC facility was able to get out of the window is his room. Apparently he was desperate to escape, and was using his sheets as a rope, but the sheets did not hold and he...

  20. Direct Entry NP Programs: Anti-Intellectualism/Bullying

    Oldmahubbard replied to aswiz's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Here is my analogy. I studied a foreign language for seven years in traditional classes, high school and college. I got excellent grades. I was considered well above average. But when I went to the...

  21. Direct Entry NP Programs: Anti-Intellectualism/Bullying

    Oldmahubbard replied to aswiz's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There will be advantages and disadvantages either way you go. If direct entry MSN programs had existed 30 years ago and I had the financial resources, I would have probably gone that route. Instead I...

  22. So disappointed with on-line program

    Oldmahubbard replied to JBMmom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I worked in NP school. I usually took one class a semester. It took 5

  23. So disappointed with on-line program

    Oldmahubbard replied to JBMmom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I went to a private B and M school 20 years ago. Patho was not exactly easy, but mostly a refresher of the BSN level class. Little if any organic or biochem in it, as I recall. The exam was an

  24. Easy RN to BSN ?

    Oldmahubbard replied to oricha1984's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My BSN was long ago, but as I recall statistics and pathophys required some study, and the rest of it was all

  25. PMHNP's: How long after graduation until you can sit for boards?

    Oldmahubbard replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in Psychiatric

    Congratulations. You better save a little money because the whole thing will happen in just a few short months. Graduate, apply for your license, get that, then start filling out all the paperwork for...