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    Loss of all personal freedom.

    BostonFNP replied to Runnerlives's topic in General Nursing

    It didn't used to be that way, true, but that alone isn't evidence that things are any worse (or better) the way they are now. We should leave the flu shot debate out of this because it just opens up...
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    Loss of all personal freedom.

    BostonFNP replied to Runnerlives's topic in General Nursing

    It's a very interesting debate, both the topic at hand and the use use of "liberal" as part of the argument (which in the OP case is rather ironic). The economics of the issue are quite interesting....
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    Spooky experience cleaning the attic

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

    If they are 84 and have been taking the pills for 20 years they absolutely have physical dependence and perhaps psychological dependence as well, but if they are not falling and they are not diverting...
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    Spooky experience cleaning the attic

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

    There isn't a day that goes by now that I don't have to deal with issue on one side or the other. I practice in one of the worst affected regions and it is taking it's toll on the community from all...
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    Just random questions

    BostonFNP replied to TheFuture09's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you are anew NP working alone then you need to have established and experienced NP/MD/DO/PA mentors that are readily available for curbsides. If you are practicing without this you are putting...
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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    BostonFNP replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Now it's time to sit back and wait for the attack.
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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    BostonFNP replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Cite
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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    BostonFNP replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Do you think you are really "stirring" any nurses into action? Where is the link to the news story from your meeting with the reporter a couple years ago? You say you are putting the "facts" out...
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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    BostonFNP replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am willing to bet I can spend 5 minutes, look through your post history, and confirm that you have never posted a link to a peer-reviewed study that refutes any of Aiken's work, but that burden is...
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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    BostonFNP replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You didn't cite anything. Cite your sources for us so we can read what you are talking about. You bounce back and forth between numerous studies and seem to refer to it as "that/this study". The...
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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    BostonFNP replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Cite them then. Just list all of studies on the "flaws of this study" below so we can all read them. Can you cite a state or national nursing association that has stated that they do not value some...
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    Will marijuana ever be okay in nursing?

    BostonFNP replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    The Surgeon General's Warning on
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    BostonFNP replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You don't have to work in academia to understand there is a huge demand right now for NP programs. The majority of that demand is by practicing RNs not direct-entry: the largest cohort of NP graduates...
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    BostonFNP replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are no listed financial disclosures for any of these studies. We are not talking about disclosures rather the fact that the authors work in academia and therefore are somehow biased. The...
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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    BostonFNP replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    They aren't mutually exclusive at all. Hospitals that are interested in improving outcomes can improve staffing ratios, increase the the education of the nursing workforce, and improve nursing work...
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    am i an idiot as a new FNP to work at minute clinic

    BostonFNP replied to ilovensg's topic in Advanced Practice

    The MC here pays $55/hr I think plus bonus and good benefits. It has been a great stepping stone to other practices for a number of former students and it also is not a bad career job in a growing...
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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    BostonFNP replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am not sure you understand the purpose of the study. The study built on previous studies which had identified that improved staffing levels, improved work environments, and increased nursing...
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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    BostonFNP replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You were called out for posting "quotes" from the study which do not appear anywhere in the
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    BostonFNP replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    All studies can and should be critically evaluated. That is completely different from assuming a study which hasn't even been done yet is somehow biased or useless or
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    BostonFNP replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A few things here: 1. The "RN experience" thing is not new; many of these programs have been around since the 1970s-1980s. All the extant data out there on NP outcomes includes graduates with no RN...
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    BostonFNP replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow this is what we have devolved
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    BostonFNP replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am not sure I follow that argument here, it seems to be that because you struggled with advanced concepts even though you had extensive experience then naturally people with less experience would...
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    BostonFNP replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    All the joys of both medicine and small business held together with copious amounts of red
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    BostonFNP replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There is a more comprehensive listed posted in another thread somewhere but here are a few off the top of my mind. I have been thinking for years that I'd make a thread/article that discusses all...
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    BostonFNP replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are already a number of published studies, though most of them are