srod79

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1. Applying for NP application and furnishing number in California

   srod79 replied to MRNP's topic in NP

   I am an FNP, I only filled out the nurse practitioner app and furnishing app. When you are able to fill this out depends on if you have gone to a California approved college, my understanding and this was a year ago was that if you did not go to a C...

2. Advice needed about changing majors... I feel like I've made a mistake

   srod79 replied to jss1985's topic in General Students

   I keep getting comments from this thread in my email. I responded to your post before. I think at this point you need to do what you think is best for you. One thing I can say is that I am not an accountant nor have I gone to school to be one so I ...

3. Advice needed about changing majors... I feel like I've made a mistake

   srod79 replied to jss1985's topic in General Students

   I get it, well I am one of those people who did worked in hospital cleaning Operating Rooms after surgeries, I think this helped me decide what I wanted to do, then CNA, LPN, RN, BSN, and MSN-FNP, this is how my life kind of worked out. I felt in sc...

4. Advice needed about changing majors... I feel like I've made a mistake

   srod79 replied to jss1985's topic in General Students

   This is tough, you are 34, so you have to make decisions now that will get you out of school and become established in your new career, which will help you later. Do you really deep down in your heart want to be an accountant or do you want to be a ...

5. I fail Teas twice, what should I do now..

   srod79 replied to Momona's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Did not say that you said that, Never said that you said anything just posted your quote and "whoever told you you don't need them is a moron or ***." is the part I was referring to. Probably someone who got their information from the internet, whic...

6. Career advice for back to NP school

   srod79 replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in NP Students

   Mental Health is definitely an area that is in need of practitioners in most areas and since you are already have experience this will make it easier for you. I worked 3 days a week 36 hours and it was hard but I know 5 days a week would be impossib...

7. I fail Teas twice, what should I do now..

   srod79 replied to Momona's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I guess its because the internet tells you that the test measures your basic knowledge of Mathematics, Science, English and Language Usage, and Reading, however, this also would be different depending on the education you receive before college. The...

8. I'm the bad guy for not working off the clock

   srod79 replied to cwilliams032's topic in General Nursing

   Some people feel some kind of way about people that stand up for themselves. You did nothing wrong. I have worked Salary and hourly and I was not sticking around longer than I had to in either situation. They will get over it. I mean you can alwa...

9. Dayshift

   srod79 replied to tama18's topic in General Nursing

   Do you want to be stuck on a shift that you really do not want? Are you on night shift right now, and if not are you sure you can adjust to night shift?

10. Central Line Direct Observation Auditing

    srod79 replied to MoeNoons's topic in General Nursing

    I see the Procedure nurse on the unit daily. The hospital has not had any central line associated infections for the past year since this Change.

11. One NP with online education

    srod79 replied to Subee2's topic in General Nursing

    There are schools that allow you to not have experience to start the NP program, Samuel Merritt is one of them, there was a student that started his program after me and was finished before me, I guess that’s all built into the program. I made a dec...

12. California Education Requirements

    srod79 replied to MWV83's topic in General Nursing

    I did not have any problems except for the fact it took three months and that was with everything done correctly. I had micro and chem, I did speak to several nurses who did not have micro and could not apply. This was 4 years ago so things may hav...

13. RN to DNP-FNP

    srod79 replied to Inha1's topic in NP

    Even with 7 years of RN experience which is great and will help you care for patients, you are still considered a new grad when starting out. Now there is acute care NP and if you are interested in remaining in the hospital then this is what you sho...

14. Why are FNP paid less than Psychiatric NP?

    srod79 replied to The0Walrus's topic in NP

    I have a friend that just finished her FNP and has found a school that will allow her to do her Doctorate in mental health NP, she ask me one day did I look at the salary for this type of NP, she gave me a number that in her state is very high and th...

15. Disheartened by friends' reaction about Residency

    srod79 replied to PJishere's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the best thing to do is what has already been said and that is to review the contract carefully. I have only had experience with contracts when I was a traveling nurse and one word can make the difference sometimes. You have to do what...