Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. Are NPs expected to be happy and cheerful?

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

    If you are working with appropriate staffing, and are reasonably well compensated, being pleasant but professional should not be a herculean effort. If despite decent pay and working conditions, you...

  2. Need advice for failed NP student

    Oldmahubbard replied to thebladeitself's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would avoid explanations, which may look like excuses. It seems at the time, you thought you could work full time, go to FNP school possibly full time, and be successful. It is a shame that anyone...

  3. Is it necessary to get experience as a Rn before NP?

    Oldmahubbard replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Great, but in reality, aren't schools that provide preceptors in the small minority? I went to well regarded brick and mortar school 20 years ago. It was simply an accepted fact that one found one's...

  4. Why Can't I Get a Job?

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

    Hehe, well, I am 56 and overweight, and I have an excellent job as an NP. Which I can physically do, no problem. No 12 hour shifts on my feet, which I could not do. I couldn't have done it 20 years...

  5. Advice for an older RN going back for FNP

    Oldmahubbard replied to abva17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    By the time you graduate, you will still have at least 15 more work years ahead. No, you are very far from too old. It is hard to offer advice, because I have known people who were able to make their...

  6. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

    Oldmahubbard replied to dmstanl1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    From what I have heard about cost of living there, this is the approximate equivalent of making 80k in most of the country, or less. You have made different statements about your amount of...

  7. Are new grad RNs able to get a job in home health ?

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

    Back in the dark ages, I heard "one year of acute care experience before HH." I started in acute care, and I lasted about 9 months. HH was willing to hire me at that point, and I never had a problem....

  8. Why Can't I Get a Job?

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

    You have an impressive resume, an MSN, and extensive experience in many facets of nursing. At least on paper, you have "risen above" the bedside. You mention several non-clinical RN roles. You admit...

  9. Psychiatric NP without Psych RN experience

    Oldmahubbard replied to crs1978's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No accountability and a whole bunch of dabblers, people practicing outside their scope, and people who make judgments when they have zero understanding of the pt's culture. The result is a plethora...

  10. Psychiatric NP without Psych RN experience

    Oldmahubbard replied to crs1978's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Also, in thinking about my inpatient experience, over the years I had many patients admitted to me who had been treated in the community. It was abundantly clear that many of those patients did not...

  11. Psychiatric NP without Psych RN experience

    Oldmahubbard replied to crs1978's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It could be true that he has more knowledge of psychopathology than some of the NPs of my acquaintance. Sad, huh? Yeah, a little grandiose. Even with 15 years of experience. Every population one works...

  12. Psychiatric NP without Psych RN experience

    Oldmahubbard replied to crs1978's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You should run, not walk, to the nearest and best PMHNP program you can get into. And I am pretty sure you will get in. You have great experience, and you will find yourself relying on it, over and...

  13. Is it necessary to get experience as a Rn before NP?

    Oldmahubbard replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    OK, you may be right about the Psych NPs not needing experience, but that is only because we, as a society, don't give a rat's orifice about this population. I know a couple of these non experienced...

  14. CRNA DNP with an MBA?

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

    Interesting to read about. It seems hard to believe that an advanced degree would qualify you to work as a provider, and also "run a practice", considering the cost and time investment of the degree....

  15. Is it necessary to get experience as a Rn before NP?

    Oldmahubbard replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am a PMHNP. That being said, I can see how a very intelligent, motivated person could succeed as an outpatient primary care provider, without significant RN experience. The diseases are mostly...

  16. Is it necessary to get experience as a Rn before NP?

    Oldmahubbard replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The topic has been done, but I will just emphasize the necessity of substantial RN experience in the field for future Psych NPs. My opinion only. If you don't have it, you are likely to fall into...

  17. Complaint from preceptor

    Oldmahubbard replied to almostaccunurse's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Being on a phone just looks bad in almost any situation. The other person cannot see what is on the screen. They don't know you, and will assume the worst. Lesson

  18. Was it verbal abuse? Y/N or maybe?

    Oldmahubbard replied to RivkaLev's topic in General Nursing

    Beware, I got the reputation of being a "Debbie Downer" for similar

  19. Was it verbal abuse? Y/N or maybe?

    Oldmahubbard replied to RivkaLev's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, it is not verbal abuse, but anytime something negative is said, that family members are not ready to hear, it can be twisted and construed. My sad experience of being too honest. You do...

  20. Observant Jew Cannot Work Saturday Shifts

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

    Interesting. While this makes wonderful sense on paper, in the real nursing world, working Christmas Day would hardly make up the difference for that entire year of Friday and Saturday nights.There...

  21. Seeking Advice: Direct Entry Blues

    Oldmahubbard replied to mk989's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am curious regarding the OP's apparent inability to succeed on their first job, ie, if any specifics were mentioned. Too slow? issues with differential

  22. Accepted to FNP, how to prepare?

    Oldmahubbard replied to RNmikaela's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did my ANP quite a few years ago. The number of potential diagnoses can be frightening. So I focused on the "Top 10" primary care problems. Understanding the diseases, the differential diagnosis,...

  23. Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    Oldmahubbard replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked at a state forensic facility for many years. I had the very occasional inappropriate inmate, but security was always good. However, one time when staff did not agree with my assessment and...

  24. It was nice be able to help, even a little

    Oldmahubbard posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    At my job in LTC, I was asked to see Mrs. Jones, not her real name. She is an 80-ish y/o female, sharing a room with her husband, and "getting a little aggressive". Upon my arrival, her husband was...

  25. Jobless FNP

    Oldmahubbard replied to Nicola301975's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Corrections is not what you might think. Most of the patients are more polite than folks on the street, and you learn a ton, plus meet other providers, many of whom have a second job in the real...