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    RN-BSN SCAM

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

    Not a single source in that wall of text and
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    Is an FNP worth it?

    BostonFNP replied to Eeramsey's topic in General Nursing

    Don't become an FNP for
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    Not all online programs are bad, actually, some are quite good (Simmons, Georgetown, etc), and not all B&M program are good (I know of some local horrid ones). There are programs that have a...
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    You are talking about what it takes to make a good provider without any experience of actually being a provider. Kind, caring, compassionate and personable make you a likable provider but not...
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    Are you an NP? Did you go to one of these programs? Using decision support tools like UpToDate is one thing but we most certainly do not want NPs basing their practice on googling symptoms and...
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    Sadly, some programs no longer do this and instead expect the preceptor to do it while precepting the first semester. Those programs need to go
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    RN-BSN SCAM

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

    You have been saying this now for many years backed by your third or fourth party anecdotes. I have yet to see any media attention to it. Conversely, I have seen the number of BSNs increase steadily...
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    Clinicals are for developing advanced practice skills not being introduced to basic skills. I'm sorry but if an APN student is unable to take a basic history or conduct a basic exam because their...
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    I just don't have time to teach someone how to do a physical exam from scratch. Deer in the headlights is normal, not knowing how to start a history or conduct a basic exam is just...too much. All of...
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    I tried one time to take a NP student for clinic from one of the more notorious online programs and after the first half-day I sent him home and cancelled the preceptorship because he had never had a...
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    BostonFNP replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Work hard on your prereqs and get straight As, prove to admission panels that you are a more mature and decimated student now than you were. I can't urge strongly enough that you stop thinking about...
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    BostonFNP replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Let's let this get back to the original topic. And let other people weigh in on the OPs initial question rather than the sludge that has
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    BostonFNP replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So she can't have an opinion of the future of nursing because she isn't a nurse and has no real world experience but you are qualified to talk about her future as an NP without any real world...
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    BostonFNP replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    She did actually explicitly ask for reports from people that took the DE path to
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    BostonFNP replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So are you in a good position to judge based on your own
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    BostonFNP replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    She doesn't have experience so she can't have an opinion but she is getting a whole bunch of opinions from nurses without NP
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    RN-BSN SCAM

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

    I had a friend who's husband's cousin has a doctorate in philosophy, basically bought it online with money he got from big pharma to publish a study on
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    RN-BSN SCAM

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

    Ah yes, "big education". Those shills. Well played, conspiracy theorist's
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    AANP NP boards Advice

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

    Once you pass the national boards you are on the "clock" which is 5 years during which you need to have amassed 1,000 practice hours plus your CME requirements for advanced practice. Your APN...
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    Simmons University School of Nursing FNP online program

    BostonFNP replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The Nursing@Simmons online program is fairly new but their brick and mortar program is one of the most respected NP programs both locally and nationally with excellent board pass rates and employment...
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    Regret leaving the bedside?

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

    Primary care has a different type of fast pace and a different set of challenges. You'll stay plenty busy
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    Acute care versus Family NP

    BostonFNP replied to 4Pack's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Shadow some NPs! You can always post-masters cert later on but you want to make sure your initial degree is in the setting you see yourself working in for the foreseeable future prior to investing in...
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    Regret leaving the bedside?

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

    You need to be very conscious about burnout especially in your first few years of practice. The role is stressful and involves a lot of hours and responsibility but it's also very
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    Simmons University School of Nursing FNP online program

    BostonFNP replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Depends on where you live and how tight the market is, but mostly
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    BostonFNP replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Clinic hours are required for board