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  1. Why don't more NPs advocate for better training?

    Spadeforce replied to Angeljho's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It’s all cool and stuff if one person goes to a good school but we are judged by our worst as a whole so if even somebody went to a great place if bob swole goes to Walden or some other roflchopper...

  2. PAs Do Not Like Us

    Spadeforce replied to Dodongo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So do many

  3. PAs Do Not Like Us

    Spadeforce replied to Dodongo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Back 6-7 or so yrs ago when I was finishing up np school I remmeber we had some people from some country in Europe come (I don’t remember which maybe Ireland) and their design was to require RN...

  4. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

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

    NPs teaching residents are like unicorns. You see it all over the internet but not in real

  5. PAs Do Not Like Us

    Spadeforce replied to Dodongo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    All of earth is a population too. In respect for using it as a specific population to use as a point in making it seem as if np curriculum is superior to NP is meh because most PAs do more than 500...

  6. Go Fund Me

    Spadeforce replied to offlabel's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    So I can go around saying I’m one? Lol

  7. Why don't more NPs advocate for better training?

    Spadeforce replied to Angeljho's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Schools wouldn't listen and people have said things to the AANC and such, they dont care. They know the soccer moms out there love the easy couch curriculum and if they make it harder people will take...

  8. Go Fund Me

    Spadeforce replied to offlabel's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I can see a lot of push back on this since anesthesiologist is a protected

  9. PAs Do Not Like Us

    Spadeforce replied to Dodongo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are a lot of PAs who where things such as a flight nurses prior to PA school. It is sort of a moot point though since being a flight nurse is not a hard requirement for PA or NP school so I am...

  10. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

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

    Nurses teach residents some stuff but most of it is superficial how to use equipment or which PRN order is best for this basic issue. A vast majority of resident teaching comes from attending, other...

  11. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

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

    no thanks to that and the california

  12. Pros and Cons of Direct Entry NP Programs?

    Spadeforce replied to daisychains11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Nurses read through the medical diagnoses too and actually have to make some independent decisions. Scrbes just copy

  13. Pros and Cons of Direct Entry NP Programs?

    Spadeforce replied to daisychains11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    lol a scribe being more helpful than RN prior to entering a provider role keep

  14. Walden University

    Spadeforce replied to amandawhitley's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just because three preceptors say its oK doesn't mean people do not hire from walden. You go to a diploma mill, science-lite school and just because they take the same easy board exam and you are...

  15. NP in pain management

    Spadeforce replied to OBigdog26's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    is it a perc bus or actual legit pain management practice

  16. Any facilities actually using an AccuVein? Any thoughts?

    Spadeforce replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    I use the magic powers of Flawnce nighting gale to find

  17. Older Doctor doesn't think nurses should be in charge

    Spadeforce replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    There is and always will be a hierarchy in healthcare. This does not mean that people should disrespect each other, but the liability usually comes back to the physician hence why they are higher on...

  18. Threatened by employer

    Spadeforce replied to wengee's topic in General Nursing

    Hes honest and a lot of places possibly would NOT back you no matter what they say but he sounds like he would throw you under the bus with him driving it

  19. Starting ICU tomorrow but Really Wanted Nursery. Should I tell my manager?

    Spadeforce replied to Goldenrod's topic in General Nursing

    do ICU, makes easier to get diff jobs in future. nursery nurses are so specialized a lot of other specs do not want them if thats only what you have for

  20. Any facilities actually using an AccuVein? Any thoughts?

    Spadeforce replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    I love the facebook posts on some of the ads for these things. All these nurses going "real nurses use touch only these things are training wheels." Like they are some type of mygever or whatever....

  21. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    Spadeforce replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    Sounds like the typical nursing instructor. Undergrad nursing school was the worst experience ever, not due to difficulty but due to things such as this. Save the email. Her rule of "only taking...

  22. AANP Cert. Exam

    Spadeforce replied to kellynp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This thread is ten years old lol google AANP prep. What you have should be enough the exam is not ultra

  23. What is acceptable?

    Spadeforce replied to Panakee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Start looking for a new job and tell the manage to stuff it when you

  24. Can I work with specialist as FNP or should I pursue AGNP

    Spadeforce replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    yeah ugh they need to tell us what specialty type before we can say which program is better but I suppose for most adult things it would be the ACNP OR ACGNP idk what it is called now lol. I don't...

  25. What did you wish you knew as a new grad NP?

    Spadeforce replied to MSNrunner's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Uptodate is really good at admitting if the data is weak though. This isn't found in the summary and recommendations part all the time but their discussion is adequate for most things. Plus they point...