Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. Beyond Bedside? Advanced Practice? Really?

    Oldmahubbard replied to EGspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I am missing something, but I have not observed much egotism among NP's or other APRN's. In no way am I any better than other nurses, I have just been lucky enough to have found my niche. By the...

  2. Starting school in late twenties

    Oldmahubbard replied to Naturetrekker73's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started my ADN almost 30 years ago at age 28, and that was about the class average. We had people in their early 50's as well! I was not the only one who already had a Bachelor's degree in something...

  3. Question

    Oldmahubbard replied to AllisonD123's topic in School, College Programs

    I went to a CC. Back in the day, they took almost everyone, including people who just barely got their high school diploma. About 50% of the class dropped out in the first semester, but of the...

  4. Question

    Oldmahubbard replied to AllisonD123's topic in School, College Programs

    I could not imagine how it could possibly make any sense to take on such debt for any RN or BSN program. CC is usually inexpensive. Those classes are not a waste. You could get your ADN there, start...

  5. Beyond Bedside? Advanced Practice? Really?

    Oldmahubbard replied to EGspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I am an APRN, and I am at the patient's bedside regularly in my Psych NP practice. Hoping to find an empty chair in their room, so I can sit down comfortably, and discuss their mental health issues....

  6. First time posters

    Oldmahubbard replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    As nurses, at one time or another, we probably have all been put in our place. Sometimes appropriately, and sometimes not. As a group, I hope that we can continue to guide newcomers to the profession,...

  7. Bullying while working as NP

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

    Car keyed in parking lot. It happens more than you would

  8. Online psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner programs

    Oldmahubbard replied to Lynniemarie420's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I couldn't answer that about on-line Psych programs, as I went to an on-campus program where the lectures were absolutely useless. Our professor was Freudian in her approach. So, wherever you go,...

  9. First time posters

    Oldmahubbard replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    Beer is that brownish liquid that is watery by comparison to

  10. First time posters

    Oldmahubbard replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    My opinion, as a mental health professional, is that some people come home from work after a very difficult day, have a few beers, then get on-line. Which they probably

  11. How do you feel?

    Oldmahubbard replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Jack squat? Not

  12. How do you feel?

    Oldmahubbard replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You had some very unusually good preceptors and great clinical experiences. Which have always been difficult to find, and based on what I read, don't seem to be getting any

  13. Is a level of behavioral health nursing missing?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Tommyd2's topic in General Nursing

    We are discussing multiple and divergent clinical scenarios here. Scenarios that are frequently co-mingled and very difficult to diagnose, especially in an outpatient setting. The outpatient...

  14. please HELP. Gang related questions

    Oldmahubbard replied to abigail10137's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I worked for many years in a forensic psych hospital. We admitted inmates from all over the state, and there were rival gang members in the building, almost all the time. We had relatively little...

  15. Taxes For Nurses? Pay or Get Paid?

    Oldmahubbard replied to HannBann's topic in General Nursing

    Not that long ago, I was still doing taxes with a pencil, a calculator, and handbook that was published every year. It was an enormous handbook, but 95% of it was covering situations like having a...

  16. Is a level of behavioral health nursing missing?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Tommyd2's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the age of the patient and the severity of the problem. If the person is already well established in conduct disorder, with a home environment to match, outpatient therapy is unlikely to...

  17. Taxes For Nurses? Pay or Get Paid?

    Oldmahubbard replied to HannBann's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of my major pet peeves. People having no grasp whatsoever of taxes. They think is it too complicated to handle themselves, so they save their receipts in a box and bring them to someone...

  18. Is a level of behavioral health nursing missing?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Tommyd2's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly there are teens, or young adults, who are in the prodrome of schizophrenia. In theory, they can be helped before things get bad. Unfortunately, they are difficult to identity and substance...

  19. How do you feel?

    Oldmahubbard replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This same professor asked me to give a talk to the undergraduate RN students on the last day of their Psych class. I came in and told of my experience working in forensics with very mentally ill men,...

  20. DNP-CNM vs. MSN-CNM

    Oldmahubbard replied to April P's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I was wrong about that. The low pay still applies. It seems hard to believe that our APRN profession is rushing towards a required DNP, when half (or more) of our graduates don't make enough money...

  21. HRT and DEA licensing

    Oldmahubbard replied to APRNeuroatheart's topic in Advanced Practice

    My opinion - "holistic practice" is only for very experienced clinicians. It is not a good fit for a new NP to learn primary care. Getting involved with any "weight loss" schemes as a new NP seems...

  22. DNP-CNM vs. MSN-CNM

    Oldmahubbard replied to April P's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Disagree with the above. Very inaccurate. Are you interested in delivering babies? You want the MSN, if you can find a nearby and affordable program. The DNP role includes the MSN role, but it is for...

  23. How do you feel?

    Oldmahubbard replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did my NP program some 15 to 20 years ago at a well regarded campus school. We had some exams, which were definitely proctored, but many of the courses were graded by a paper, or a class...

  24. Birds of a feather

    Oldmahubbard replied to AutumnApple's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion only : Your co-workers are frightening because they are fairly typical, screwed up nurses. Not because they work in psych. Yes, the profession is highly screwed up, and I do appreciate...

  25. HRT and DEA licensing

    Oldmahubbard replied to APRNeuroatheart's topic in Advanced Practice

    Someone is writing scripts but not personally assessing the patient? Giant red flag. One thing I do know, and thankfully not from personal experience: the DEA don't mess around, and they don't have...