Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. School making me repeat a course. Help

    Oldmahubbard replied to mmilbrunRN85's topic in General Students

    I have been falsely accused of things. Vindication is a long and sometimes bitter road. That being said: The original post is a semi-incoherent rant. When I did my head to toe assessment class, back...

  2. Stressed as a nurse practitioner resident

    Oldmahubbard replied to nurse7502's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    From the comfort of my living room, miles away, with my crystal ball, I already know that 100% of the patients will have sleep apnea. OK, maybe I am cynical and jaded. Personally, I think it is...

  3. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

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

    A person who had no experience as a Psych RN, and got their online Psych NP degree with 500 clinical hours, very simply could not have handled what I had to deal with

  4. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

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

    Teaching was never anything that great, but it was a steady job with benefits, and the credentials were easy to get. You had summers off. Fast forward 15 or 20 years, and there were 100 teaching...

  5. Career Advice for Nurse Practitioner Student

    Oldmahubbard replied to KT_RN08's topic in Nursing Career

    It sounds like the new role has something in common with what FNP's do. I agree, if you already have some RN experience, there should be no effect on your career. Also agree that materials outside...

  6. Question regarding expiration of credits (career changer)

    Oldmahubbard replied to Hopefulnurse1823's topic in General Students

    The distance BSN I attended ( this was before online) had a minimum number of "credits you must take with us". Check out different

  7. Are prisoners denied necessities? CNN article

    Oldmahubbard replied to GoodNP's topic in Correctional

    I worked forensics for 12 plus years and nearly all of the patients, 98%, were people, mostly of color, with no GED or high

  8. White Coat Ceremony

    Oldmahubbard replied to drsrn's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Implies that DNP is remotely equated to MD or DO.

  9. Birth Control and 12 Hour Shifts

    Oldmahubbard replied to sillymu's topic in General Nursing

    I thought the same

  10. How much in loans do you suggest

    Oldmahubbard replied to direw0lf's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The people I have known who borrowed money for living expenses, plus tuition, have had a very difficult time with repayment. My suggestion is to work full time in the field of study, support yourself,...

  11. Do you have a side hustle?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in General Nursing

    I don't. I am an amateur genealogist, and I have had a few people offer to pay me to do their family tree, but I just

  12. Using medical terminology as a nurse

    Oldmahubbard replied to RCHCLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a postmenopausal NP. When I noticed lady partsl bleeding last year, I quickly made an appointment with my GYN. I had this problem before, and knew the routine about ultrasound and biopsy. In the...

  13. Question regarding expiration of credits (career changer)

    Oldmahubbard replied to Hopefulnurse1823's topic in General Students

    Your science credits will be too old. In any case, don't expect to get a huge amount of credit for your previous degree. That was my experience. When I went back for a second degree in nursing, I was...

  14. What is my "unit" called in english and what profession is it in the USA?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Grogon's topic in General Nursing

    I am a psych NP in the US. Patients like this are scattered around a small number of group homes, and a lot of LTC facilities. The staff truly are unsung heroes. What you do is very much nursing. As...

  15. ADN-BSN/MSN bridge taking non nursing BA degree credits?

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

    The courses have to be exactly the same for the credits to be accepted. They cannot be too old, as

  16. Feedback appreciated

    Oldmahubbard replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    apparently it can be crushed and

  17. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

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

    Interesting. I live with chronic arthritis that is exactly the same in January and July. I can't predict the weather by my joints, not even a little, but I have heard some people allegedly can. The...

  18. Feedback appreciated

    Oldmahubbard replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    Not the last I knew. Seroquel, very much so, Wellbutrin, yes. These drugs are now classified as "controlled" in some

  19. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

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

    Sad to me that people are so suckered into so-called perfect weather all year long, that they will pay anything to live there, and the costs have escalated dramatically. I know there is more to it...

  20. Stressed as a nurse practitioner resident

    Oldmahubbard replied to nurse7502's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    LTC. It isn't glamorous, but you work at your own

  21. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

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

    If you make 200k and can get a half decent house for 500k, you are OK. But the salary is nothing to brag about, based on cost of

  22. Mildly Threatening Comments

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

    I find it ludicrous and highly improbable that one cannot give 90 day notice without being accused of abandonment. You are getting out of there in the nick of

  23. Aspiring Christian & Nursing student

    Oldmahubbard replied to gopats1234's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Regardless of your spiritual beliefs, or lack thereof, 99.9% of the time at most jobs you will need to keep them under your

  24. $200,000 salary as a RN, it's true

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

    It's great that people are making that much. Super scary cost of living in many parts of the country. I like living in a small city in an undesirable part of the US, haha. My cheap house is paid off....

  25. Feedback appreciated

    Oldmahubbard replied to jinct's topic in General Nursing

    This is all very strange. What was really happening with the pt, and why was she being discharged? Giving haldol or any antipsychotic to a person with dementia is sometimes necessary, but it is very...