BostonFNP APRN

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    Frustrated

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

    Did you go to a local
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    Too soon to become an NP?

    BostonFNP replied to SjwRNBSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I know very few bedside RNs that can interpret a x-ray with any significant level of competency. I don't know any novice NPs that can't interpret a TSH or trop trend. Outside of radiograph...
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    Too soon to become an NP?

    BostonFNP replied to SjwRNBSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    And in the same vein, how long have you been in advanced practice? Where does your data/support for patient outcomes come from? What are your particular concerns? In my practice experience, as I have...
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    FNPs, do you do prostate exams?

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

    I offer it after I discuss the recommendations and the potential risks and
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    FNPs, do you do prostate exams?

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

    "The American Cancer Society (ACS) emphasizes the need for involving men in the decision whether to screen for prostate cancer. Men need to have sufficient information regarding the risks and benefits...
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    Frustrated

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

    What about retail clinics? Do they have them near you? They pay very well and are a great stepping stone or even a great career job. Has your school faculty been able to help you network a
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    I&D...sterile procedure?

    BostonFNP replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    To be totally honest, new grads don't know much about practice. Nursing and medicine is humbling, especially in your first years of practice. Learning what you don't know is perhaps the most important...
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    Missed a fracture

    BostonFNP replied to Buggus's topic in School

    Something I have learned from my experience in the diagnostic role: you miss some. You do your best but some will still surprise
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    I&D...sterile procedure?

    BostonFNP replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't a personal attack on you. I used the same words that were used previously in the thread, that's all. Everyone can have an opinion. In this kind of discussion regarding best practices and...
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    NP school, i suffer from tics/tourettes

    BostonFNP replied to 2bnpcout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Stop delaying it and go for
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    I&D...sterile procedure?

    BostonFNP replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    You must know better than
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    RN-NP with a non nursing bachelor

    BostonFNP replied to vitiana's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Simmons, MGH, and BC should be the top
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    I&D...sterile procedure?

    BostonFNP replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely file an incident report! See what the response
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    I&D...sterile procedure?

    BostonFNP replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    Same. Alcohol prep, local anesthesia, povidone-iodine prep, drape, disposable scalpel, and clean gloves. Once the abscess is opened its non-sterile
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    MD to NP

    BostonFNP replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We can argue semantics and what "sounds more advanced" but there really isn't any point to it. What is your undergraduate degree in? Your advanced degree? Having gone through a top-tier pre-medical...
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    MD to NP

    BostonFNP replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a firm believer in understanding physiology. When I teach, I place the strongest emphasis on the physiology and pathophysiology, because if you can understand that you can infer everything else...
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    Do women find male nurses attractive?

    BostonFNP replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    NO! We are more
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    MD to NP

    BostonFNP replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    They are pulling in a lot of people from PA school. I have two colleagues that went to IHP and both work in Boston hospitals, make more than 150k per year, and are receiving loan forgiveness. Big up...
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    I&D...sterile procedure?

    BostonFNP replied to deefizzle's topic in General Nursing

    I do I&D's as a clean procedure. I do not culture or script abx unless there is a
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    MD to NP

    BostonFNP replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Did you go to RN-NP or DE-NP? It's the DE-NP programs which typically require these courses, though I am not sure why the RN-NP programs don't, more evidence of the lack of standardization and quality...
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    MD to NP

    BostonFNP replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hence why I said "similar". I've never seen a NP program require physics as a prereq, not sure it would make much of a direct impact on practice. Most quality NP programs require less chemistry than...
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    MD to NP

    BostonFNP replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It will never
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    No RN experence NP "non-nurse"

    BostonFNP replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Are you a practicing NP? Have you made the role transition from RN to NP? The role of RN and NP (for the vast majority) is drastically different. Likewise, the skill sets of an NP is very different...
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    MD to NP

    BostonFNP replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Any quality program will have some mix of those classes as prerequisite. For instance, Simmons DE-FNP program requirements: Nursing MSN: Direct Entry
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    No RN experence NP "non-nurse"

    BostonFNP replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How long have you been working as an NP? What setting? How many NP students to do you precept per year? All from the same