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    FNP online schools

    BostonFNP replied to kamijulian's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Be realistic about the time you are going to have per week to invest in your studies. Unless you either stop working or have full-time support for yourself and your child, it's going to be very...
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    Online NP school while living abroad?

    BostonFNP replied to jadams13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I wouldn't think there would be many programs that would enroll you while living abroad, but who knows now with some of these outlier programs. At a bare minimum, you'd need: 1. An active RN license...
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    Can you have a dual specialty as an NP?

    BostonFNP replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You can hold multiple board certifications. You can take a post-master's certificate programs (normally 12-18 months) at any time to change or add a different specialty. We have posters here that are...
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    FNP and pharmacology

    BostonFNP replied to weswes03's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Goodman and Gillmans is a very comprehensive
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    Terminal diagnosis

    BostonFNP replied to NervousNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is good self-reflective practice; the fact you are engaging in it is a good foundation as a provider. We all beat ourselves up about things we could have/should have/would have done, we learn...
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    I need to interview a NP - Help Please

    BostonFNP replied to Pilot2FNP's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Part of the reason these assignments are given is to get you networking with local providers in the role you are training in. Your signature states that you work as a case manager in an ED, you must...
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    ABSN Adequately prepared?

    BostonFNP replied to jj16's topic in General Nursing

    The MA Board of Nursing publishes NCLEX pass rates by program for the past 5 years on a single spreadsheet; from a strictly objective standpoint, this is an easy way to compare the preparation of each...
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    going straight into becoming an NP after BSN?

    BostonFNP replied to schallerjasmine's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Where does the 3 year number come from? Do you have a 3 year new graduate program or do you precept new graduates for three years? Or are you saying you feel it takes 3 years to become and expert...
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    Standardization of NP Education

    BostonFNP replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No cost? You have to be joking right? The GME spends more than 1 billion per year on this and that represents only 1/3rd to 50% of the cost of residency programs! That money comes from tax dollars...
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    Standardization of NP Education

    BostonFNP replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This option has some serious drawbacks that would need to be considered/addressed: 1. It would require some type of national oversight and coordination. 2. It would add time to NP preparation which...
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    going straight into becoming an NP after BSN?

    BostonFNP replied to schallerjasmine's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Based
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    Is it possible for a nurse to become a doctor?

    BostonFNP replied to madel23's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of doctor? A physician? Or any kind of
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    BS 94, Lantus 20 units, give HS snack?

    BostonFNP replied to knotizer12's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a citation on this? It has been my understanding that irreversible CNS damage/hypoglycemic neuronal death is only associated with severe and prolonged hypoglycemia and in those cases is...
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    BS 94, Lantus 20 units, give HS snack?

    BostonFNP replied to knotizer12's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be more worried about Levemir, but I agree, no snack needed for Lantus with a BS of
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    Standardization of NP Education

    BostonFNP replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    DNT degree is the next big
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    How often are you asked for opiates?

    BostonFNP replied to bryanleo9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't think a day goes by I don't deal with some sort of controlled substances issue, but that is part of the
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    Standardization of NP Education

    BostonFNP replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's the real "advanced" part of APN not that you have RN experience, you've had advanced nursing
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    Weird actions that are out of nursing scope

    BostonFNP replied to AriRN36's topic in General Nursing

    All nurses should carry malpractice insurance, it's cheap, and would help cover you for an out-of-work problem. I help neighbors and family and friends when they ask, but I don't offer up anything...
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    Weird actions that are out of nursing scope

    BostonFNP replied to AriRN36's topic in General Nursing

    At low doses
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    Is it possible for a nurse to become a doctor?

    BostonFNP replied to madel23's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting fact: RNs do worse in medical school than the general
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    Standardization of NP Education

    BostonFNP replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Lets just say there is no "new" nursing theory. There is still the classic "fluff" that hasn't changed in the past 50 years. First semester students take advanced patho 1, advanced pharm 1, advanced...
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    Standardization of NP Education

    BostonFNP replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    FWIW Program I work with doesn't start with those. Probably highlights the
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    Standardization of NP Education

    BostonFNP replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have very little surgical experience and surgery certainly is a PA-dominated specialty. I do find it strange that any amount of didactic intensity would better prepare a student for specialties that...
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    Is it jealousy ??

    BostonFNP replied to JaxsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hope some posters here can do some self-reflection on what they have posted. We know nothing about the OP other that what he/she told us. Being overconfident or arrogant is not a reason to be made...
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    Standardization of NP Education

    BostonFNP replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Honestly, I think there is a bit of the grass-is-greener going on with NPs and PAs. I speak with PAs fairly often at conferences and have a few personal friends that are PAs, and the majority seem to...