Cyndee, MSN, 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 the lowered risk of liability. The ones who haven'...

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 are lamenting the fact that they don't have the res...

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

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 tell you that patients EXPECT US TO SET AN EXAMPL...

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 working psych at night. Every single person I ha...

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 you graduate. I will say this, psych nursing isn't ...

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 NP's on staff, otherwise how would you be able to ...

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 taken the NCLEX yet! This had to be explained to...

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 order to get certified by the ANCC you MUST have a Ma...

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 just write them a script for a clonidine taper and te...

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 flag.

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 mg caps...he said he was allergic to the dye in t...

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 that writing papers and theory BS!

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 having to cosign for the pa - ha ha ha ha!!!! these...

OMG! I can't believe a NNP can't even start an IV on a baby! OMG! Our profession is being trashed by these inexperienced NP's!

Why aren't you doing the RN to NP route? There are schools where you totally skip the BSN and got right to the Master's degree. There are plenty of PA's out there without a job. Go to the PA forum and look at some of their threads. I live in TX a...

There aren't any states that require a doctorate degree to practice. If and when it does happen (years from now), then we'll all be grandfathered in. Something else, NP's are MSN's. Of course, you can get your MSN in something other than advanced ...

Maybe that RN doesn't realize that fentanyl is a Schedule II drug. I work at a pain management clinic and we prescribe it all the time. Always make sure to tell your patients to stay away from heat sources (a heating pad placed over a fentanyl patc...

If you're going on to be a PA, then there is no reason to get your BSN first. Although, if you can't find a job as a PA, then you're gonna wish you had that RN after your name!

The school I attended offered every APN specialty available (forensics, palliative care, Trauma/ER, Acute Care in Cardiac/Pulmonology, FNP, ANP, GNP, NNP, etc... We were told that we HAD to practice in our specialty in order to remain certified. I...

The FNP program at my school had the exact same clinical hours and didactic hours as the specialty programs. We were taught that FNP's worked at Family Practice Clinics, Acute Care NP's worked in the hospital, Geriatric NP's worked in nursing homes/...

I worked two 16 hour shifts/weekends per month on an acute care psych unit. I brought my computer to work and I was able to accomplish a LOT during the night shift. The majority of people who were working nights were working on a degree, even the m...

I've already heard from the moderator and I don't want them to close this thread. I'm just going to say...you must crawl before you can learn to walk. Being an Advanced Practice Nurse without nursing experience is a complete contradiction. Enough ...

NP's without nursing experience have an advantage over NP's with nursing experience???? Explain that to the general public...an ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE WITHOUT ANY NURSING EXPERIENCE!!! LOL!!!