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    RN-FNP for Old Nurse

    BostonFNP replied to aknurse68's topic in Advanced Practice

    1. Sure! You could easily work into your 70s in the APN role, should you choose to do that. One thing you'd have to consider is if you could reduce your current hours while in school, or even stop...
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    Writing the Prescription to Fix Broken Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education (Pt. I)

    BostonFNP replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    In my opinion is is a central part of the current debate: APN programs which have stopped securing clinical sites, in simple terms, are telling every student that they care more about money than they...
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    Writing the Prescription to Fix Broken Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education (Pt. I)

    BostonFNP replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    This is an interesting point that I have discussed with program planning: if we are going to have DE program which are designed to take talented applicants and prepare them, in an accelerated way, for...
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    Writing the Prescription to Fix Broken Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education (Pt. I)

    BostonFNP replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am not sure I agree with this 100% but it is a different debate for sure. My program did. Others don't. You answer your own question: some programs take the view that is is easier to attend...
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    BostonFNP replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Is flu without
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    Writing the Prescription to Fix Broken Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education (Pt. I)

    BostonFNP replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    That isn't true. There are a number of programs locally here that are DE programs and do not award a BSN. They don't award a BSN so those with prior BA degrees can use federal graduate loans to pay...
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    Writing the Prescription to Fix Broken Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education (Pt. I)

    BostonFNP replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    Please keep the discussion about the topic and leave the personal stuff out of this, it serves to do nothing but move us away from a topic that warrants continued debate. There are different opinions...
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    Writing the Prescription to Fix Broken Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education (Pt. I)

    BostonFNP replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    My question for the readers is, do you think that any major change is needed to this system at all? 1. I agree with many other here that there need to be changed made to the NP education system on a...
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    New NP student...help!

    BostonFNP replied to RNICU09's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Stay where you are and with what you know for now. Learning another new role while also trying to learn the NP role, IMHO, is
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    B&M vs Online

    BostonFNP replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Is the source you are citing really a "youtube video of 2 brothers"? So lets get this straight. I will take 1000 students with a 4.0 GPA and teach them to be an NP. You take 1000 students with a 2.0...
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    B&M vs Online

    BostonFNP replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    They are inflated not overrated. To be totally honest, this is just an asinine argument to try and make. Quality programs have consistently higher pass rates than sub-quality programs and...
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    B&M vs Online

    BostonFNP replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have seen first hand what lower entrance standards and poorer quality programs produce, it's why my practice and several other practices locally only take students from two local programs (or nurses...
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    B&M vs Online

    BostonFNP replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Absolutely, the variability between individuals is much greater than that between programs and experience has been my
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    B&M vs Online

    BostonFNP replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Because this time of the year interns definitely know exactly what to do
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    B&M vs Online

    BostonFNP replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am more concerned about an experienced RN going through a crappy NP program than I am about a direct entry NP going through a quality NP program. The real point here is that online vs B&M is the...
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    Antagonistic NP Article

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

    Just continuing the dialogue here not trying to pin you personally to anything. Honestly, I sincerely doubt any physician is going to get fired over voicing their opinion, it suspect this has much...
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    Antagonistic NP Article

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

    Just continuing the dialogue here not trying to pin you personally to anything. Honestly, I sincerely doubt any physician is going to get fired over voicing their opinion, it suspect this has much...
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    Recognition of illness/condition by smell?

    BostonFNP replied to Misstika's topic in General Nursing

    Strep throat can be added to the
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    Antagonistic NP Article

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

    The author actually doesn't state that directly in either case. "Highly trained to treat certain medical conditions" and "nurse practitioners counter that studies have shown..". Semantics, but perhaps...
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    Antagonistic NP Article

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

    To be completely honest, the little anecdote sounded entirely fictitious like those made-up patients that drug reps use to try and sell you their drug. I love the comments from "doctors" that wouldn't...
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    Are you a nurse practitioner without any nursing experience?

    BostonFNP replied to bethymaester's topic in Advanced Practice

    I suspect they are referencing this: Rich, E. R. (2005). Does RN experience relate to NP clinical skills?. The Nurse Practitioner, 30(12), 53-56. For those without access, the relevant discussion:...
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    Dating a former patient

    BostonFNP replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    It has been interesting to read the feedback, especially from those with their own history on mental illness. It has made me consider my own thoughts on the matter. I keep going back to the example...
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    Dating a former patient

    BostonFNP replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    My two cents. First, I disagree that in any way it is "right" for your coworkers to judge or gossip about you. That is just not professional. They may question your professionalism and you may lose...
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    L&D RN w/ Herpes - Embarrassed

    BostonFNP replied to Kr_nurse09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In the US, more than 1 in 6 people have HSV2, and if you lump genital HSV1+HSV2 infections together for women, it increases to 1 in 4. There is nothing to be embarrassed
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    Hiring at Major Hospitals (non accredited program grads)

    BostonFNP replied to FutureHolisticRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    To be honest, you are taking a pretty large personal and financial risk here, if your end goal is to work in a major academic medical center. The truth is, without having excellent networking contacts...