Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. PMHNP/PSYCH NP

    Oldmahubbard replied to Success2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Without extensive psychiatric experience, you won't know that most of what patients tell you is not objectively true. And good luck to

  2. Specialize as an NP ??? Which one??

    Oldmahubbard replied to momofm1998's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Stupid you absolutely are not. I couldn't manage major mental illness if my only experience was handing out buspar. Retail health, sports assessments, etc, is not real experience. You will have to...

  3. Scary commute for work?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Kat12340's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Upstate NY, and the roads have been closed 3 times in 25 years. Just to keep

  4. Scary commute for work?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Kat12340's topic in General Nursing

    4 WD makes a big difference. Worth every penny, except for the morons who think you can still drive like it's a sunny summer

  5. Can I be a nurse without majoring in BSN?

    Oldmahubbard replied to 4pplepie99's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The OP is ahead of the game, only one lost year in University with a non-viable

  6. Can I be a nurse without majoring in BSN?

    Oldmahubbard replied to 4pplepie99's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just to provide a little hope, my story was a lot like yours, except I went ahead and got my non competitive non nursing bachelor's degree with my mediocre GPA. Then I flopped around for quite a few...

  7. Specialize as an NP ??? Which one??

    Oldmahubbard replied to momofm1998's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My Psych NP career started in forensics, where many of the patients are liars. I did that for quite a few years, and one of the physicians there apparently thought I could expand into LTC. And that is...

  8. Specialize as an NP ??? Which one??

    Oldmahubbard replied to momofm1998's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am in Psych, but I don't understand why you can't manage HTN and DM without help. The market where you are is terrible. Scary

  9. The Importance of a Title: Anesthesiologist vs. Nurse Anesthetist

    Oldmahubbard replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    Big

  10. Mentorship agreement/articulated plan in Colorado

    Oldmahubbard replied to I see you RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That information is probably on the CO website or you could call the

  11. The Importance of a Title: Anesthesiologist vs. Nurse Anesthetist

    Oldmahubbard replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    But how are people with fewer years of education doing the same job, and getting the same outcomes? What does it all

  12. How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

    Oldmahubbard replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 3 evening shifts a week, back in the day. I would come home, thow the stuff in the sink, rinse it out with a little hot water and soap and then roll up in a towel. It took 60 seconds, and it...

  13. Years of RN experience before NP

    Oldmahubbard replied to NewOncNurseRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    My employer never inquired, but I knew my years of psych RN experience qualified me. Otherwise, I would have been rather

  14. Just curious, is there a shortage?

    Oldmahubbard posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    A local private college is advertising a new MSN education program. They claim there is a shortage, but I really question this. I also know the salary range for the positions, and the cost of the MSN....

  15. DNP vs EdD

    Oldmahubbard replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Our program director at my Psych NP program was an Ed.D. She didn't have the foggiest notion of what she was talking about. Believed mostly in Freud. This should be illegal in my opinion. Don't get...

  16. The Importance of a Title: Anesthesiologist vs. Nurse Anesthetist

    Oldmahubbard replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    Surely there must be very extensive research about these APRN's outcomes, as opposed the outcomes of the MD. While I admit that the physicians who practice in my speciality have more training on...

  17. Just curious, is there a shortage?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    OK, less than a third of what I

  18. If I say "how stupid are you" will they take it as a challenge??

    Oldmahubbard replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It sounds to me like these informed consents are completely

  19. Post-Masters help

    Oldmahubbard replied to FNP2002's topic in Online Distance Learning

    This story may sound hard to believe, but I went through something bordering on this, and I am a white female. Not sure if your sex/race has anything to do with it. I had to repeat some clinical...

  20. Non-Nursing Bachelors RN

    Oldmahubbard replied to callinshotz's topic in General Specialties

    If anyone's non nursing degree pays a nickel, I will be very, very

  21. Echolalia

    Oldmahubbard replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Cheech and chong. That is

  22. Psychiatry question - Must I provide Therapy too?

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

    I cannot picture anyone making an actual living doing 12 med checks a day. Nope. For one thing, it wouldn't take 8 hours. Or even

  23. Psychiatry question - Must I provide Therapy too?

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

    I've been in this business for nearly 20 years. Most people are looking for a magic pill, or they are waiting for the world to change. I personally practice ACT, but psychotherapy is mostly a crock,...

  24. Is 63 to old to start nursing school?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Mallory Sunset's topic in General Students

    My opinion, you are too old. I could barely do it when I was 30. Unless you are doing one of those skip everything, and go straight through to

  25. Just curious, is there a shortage?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    As I suspected, there is no nursing shortage of any kind for decent jobs that pay acceptable wages. Nursing educator simply does not, as I discovered a few years back. It just irks me that they...