Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. Standardization of NP Education

    Oldmahubbard replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No doubt PA students are better prepared for their clinicals. Mainly because the first few classes in the NP curriculum are sheer nonsense courses, Nursing theory and Issues in Health Care, or...

  2. Starting own NP practice

    Oldmahubbard replied to MsMeliss83's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sadly, this is a kindergarten view IMO. All very, very basic, and common sense info. Not much real help in starting a practice. Insurance companies will not reimburse you without a collaborator, I...

  3. Calling all Psych NPs/PMHNPs

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

    I work as a consultant in LTC. I really like Memory loss, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, a practical guide for clinicians by Budson. This is specific to the population I currently work with. There...

  4. Getting mental help without work or insurance knowing?

    Oldmahubbard replied to setsumas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Please seek help quickly, and use your insurance. There is no benefit to going incognito for a mental health problem. If your workplace is anything like the many places I have worked, literally half...

  5. Hired, but haven't started

    Oldmahubbard replied to FMadden's topic in Advanced Practice

    I would contact them (by formal letter) and ask if the job offer is still valid, if there are any questions or other information needed for your credentialing and let them know how excited you are to...

  6. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

    Oldmahubbard replied to 06crna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Do they need any Psych NPs?

  7. Statistics & Physical Assessment course at the same time...too hard?

    Oldmahubbard replied to beckm097's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yes, I think this is too much. Statistics, unless you have a real mathematical bent, is very

  8. Hired, but haven't started

    Oldmahubbard replied to FMadden's topic in Advanced Practice

    Three months for credentialing is not that rare, assuming all your paperwork is in

  9. Standardization of NP Education

    Oldmahubbard replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I went to a private college, well regarded, before online even existed. No GRE, no specific experience required, and I am pretty sure they admitted most of the applicants. The quality of the program...

  10. Taking call, do NPs get paid call pay?

    Oldmahubbard replied to mep7296's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This call I referred to never requires any office or hospital

  11. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

    Oldmahubbard replied to 06crna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What stops you from just

  12. New NP pay

    Oldmahubbard replied to Guest1059175's topic in Advanced Practice

    I work for a national hospitalist/LTC company. The pay is RVU based, but the expectation for new grads is approximately 12 patient encounters a day, and 95k, ish. Average benefits, high deductible...

  13. Should I bother applying to CRNA school?

    Oldmahubbard replied to go_jets82's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm surprised they are allowing you to practice after that F in badminton,

  14. Taking call, do NPs get paid call pay?

    Oldmahubbard replied to mep7296's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The company I work for does not pay for

  15. Standardization of NP Education

    Oldmahubbard replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's been a long time since I applied to my program, but I know there was no GRE and I think they took anybody with a BSN GPA 3.0 or better. Considering grade inflation, that is almost meaningless. I...

  16. Standardization of NP Education

    Oldmahubbard replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    They would also need to greatly improve the quality and credentials of many of the individuals teaching the programs. Attracting good candidates with a lot of recent and relevant clinical experience...

  17. Standardization of NP Education

    Oldmahubbard replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I could certainly be wrong about primary care NPs not needing RN experience. My experience is all psych, where an enormous amount of subjective clinical judgement is required. Primary care seems much...

  18. Standardization of NP Education

    Oldmahubbard replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The following is my experience, and my opinion only. Gross anatomy, or more cadavers will add zero value to NP education. The problem is virtually never lack of anatomical knowledge. I was accepted...

  19. RN Can't Afford to Work as NP

    Oldmahubbard replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Nurses considering becoming NPs must consider the big picture before investing a whole bunch of time and money in their education. Some NP's do get a great increase in earning capacity, but most...

  20. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

    Oldmahubbard replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In my first NP job search , circa 2004, I was explicitly told that there was an NP glut. On one job interview, I was told that many recent grads did not have the basic skills to do the job, in this...

  21. Gave up DNP

    Oldmahubbard replied to LookForward's topic in Advanced Practice

    I think the requirement is coming up fairly soon, ie 5 years from now the MSN programs will disappear. Everyone will be grandfathered. I personally will be retired,

  22. Shocked by MD attitude

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

    As my Mom used to say, "I hope this is the worst thing that ever happens to you." And yes, the OP is new to the profession. We all were. Live and

  23. PMHNPs, what is a typical day like for you?

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

    I am in long term care. Many of my residents are very low functioning, and a big part of my job is staff education and diagnosis. Some of the cases are very medically complex. My chief role is to...

  24. Shocked by MD attitude

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

    I am Psych, but this lady would have scared me. I would have definitely told her to go to the ER. LFT's 2 x normal shouldn't cause acute illness, or jaundice, so something else was certainly going...

  25. Future Market Saturation

    Oldmahubbard replied to guest538567's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Unfortunately we have gradually cheapened degrees in many fields, not just nursing, to the point where they now mean absolutely nothing but debt. When I taught a foreign language years ago, I knew...