Tegridy

Tegridy

Former NP now Internal medicine PGY-3

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  1. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It is helpful for at least getting the big picture and weeding out the nonhackers. I don’t remember the specifics but the big picture is still

  2. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was mostly referring to daily labs on all inpatient patients and the pan scans the er orders on every. Sorry for not

  3. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah it was mostly to weed people out and give people some practice memorizing and figuring out tough stuff to make sure they can hack med

  4. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Some of it is there is so much medical literature out there it’s hard to get a grasp on all of

  5. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think it’s more the messed up education system. I’m not really sure if poor training in any profession saves healthcare dollars. If anything it probably wastes resources aka more tests done for...

  6. Which to pursue?

    Tegridy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    7 12s is pretty much any hospitalist job most nocturnist jobs I’ve seen are 10-12 days per month for same pay as 15 day shifts. Or 15 nights for a fat check. I sleep a lot on nights in...

  7. Which to pursue?

    Tegridy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    165 I worked nights with a big census in a rural place. No supervising physician in

  8. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No doubt, and the guidelines change so frequently it is hard to not look everything up every few months to make sure your previous correct is not currently "old knowledge." Like that new...

  9. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    tis better to have learned and forgotten than to never have learned at all. Actually I just made that up from the meme where the dog eats its food and throws it back up with the title "is...

  10. Which to pursue?

    Tegridy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don’t see why not. They are a bit different but not that different. Just add in AMW, screening, and all the things you probably already know are

  11. Which to pursue?

    Tegridy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I feel ya I went from 165 to zero for four years then 54. Not counting for inflation. At least now it’s 61 but

  12. NP school - no RN experience

    Tegridy replied to Karty877's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No doubt, any job experience type should be a prerequisite for all the "provider"

  13. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What is it that is used to typify a school as good versus bad versus somewhere in the middle? I mean in all honesty the highest ranked medical schools and residencies do not exactly outperform ones...

  14. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree on all this but I will say my anatomy knowledge has decreased over the past two years LOL, esp in the nitpicky MSK

  15. Talk To Me About Being An Inpatient NP

    Tegridy replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Advanced Practice

    It’s more common to have 7 on 7 off better continuity of care. Personally I’d rather do 14 on 14

  16. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Involved is different from what sounds like core curriculum the OP was

  17. Which to pursue?

    Tegridy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah I agree a fellowship is much better than trying to just read thru minor emergencies: attack of the

  18. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ability to write a paper does not correlate with clinical competence nor should it be the prime method of evaluating it. Hopefully most have basic grammar, but those who have impeccable grammar...

  19. Which to pursue?

    Tegridy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It would be excellent as numenor said to have a fellowship on the application though. Esp w all the NPs floating around

  20. Which to pursue?

    Tegridy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sorry I mean not bad for a formal fellowship which would likely help the OP stand out for future

  21. Which to pursue?

    Tegridy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    75k isn’t

  22. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah pretty much. Not sure how one can do all of the clinic stuff plus research plus policy plus all the other random things combined into a two year program

  23. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The odd thing is that writing seems to be the core competency that many programs use to see if someone is an adequate provider. I mean it is helpful for writing notes but does not really evaluate if...

  24. Stupid Questions To Ask A Newly Graduated Nurse Practitioner During An Interview

    Tegridy replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Advanced Practice

    They probably just want to hear how you communicate more so then the actual answers

  25. FNP to specializing ?

    Tegridy replied to stitchli815's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    get a job in said field is the best