Cyndee, MSN, NP

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1. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Please tell me where I can find similar postings by NP's. I have yet to see a thread written by a NP entitled, "When I grow up I want to be a PA." Docs are going to continue to prefer NP's because of...

2. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   If you don't think there's a difference between a NP and PA, then you need to get on physicianassistantforum.com and read the thread, "When I grow up I want to be a NP." On that thread, several PA's...

3. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

   There are a heck of a lot more people dying from being overweight than

4. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

5. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

   Years ago when I graduated with my BSN, my best friend's husband congratulated me and said, "Now don't go and gain a bunch of weight like the rest of the RN's!" I'm now a nurse practitioner and I can...

6. NP w/no desire for RN?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I also worked psych for years, including travel assignments from New York City to Colorado and everywhere in between. I worked every shift on every unit and by far the easiest job I have ever had was...

7. NP w/no desire for RN?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Why don't you just start working as a psych nurse while you're going through school? I worked as a psych nurse for years, and the night shift is a piece of cake. That way, you'll be prepared when...

8. NP w/no desire for RN?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   The instructor I'm referring to had never actually worked as a R.N. She went through the bridge program for students with degrees in other fields. I suppose it's imperative to have "those" types of...

9. NP w/no desire for RN?

   Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I was also a nurse for years before I went through a nurse practitioner program. I was shocked on the first day of grad school when I learned that more than half the people in the program hadn't even...

10. Excelsior BSN vs BS Health Science

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to MedictoRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It's important that you know that there are only 2 states (that I know of) where you don't have to be nationally certified to be a nurse practitioner. Those states are California and Florida. In...

11. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    HA HA HA HA! You are describing so many of my pain management patients. I see this crap all the time, they'll even come in with a police report stating someone robbed them and took that meds! I...

12. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    Totally right on! If they aren't willing to get an intervention , even though they claim they're in severe pain, then that's a red

13. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    I work in pain management and it's pretty easy to figure out who's faking pain and who's diverting their meds. The other day, I had a pt ask me if I could give him 8 Oxycontin 10 mg instead of the 80...

14. NP w/no desire for RN?

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Don't forget the Adult/Geriatric/Pediatric/etc NP's! We get intensive training in our specialties. Maybe this is why PNP's are now making as much as the pediatricians! I totally agree about all...

15. Excelsior BSN vs BS Health Science

    Cyndee, MSN, NP replied to MedictoRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    you need to go to the physicianassistantforum.com and check out the new thread: when i grow up i want to be a np...here's a little excerpt. oh, and don't forget to look for the post about the np...