RiverRat788

That instructor is not too bright.

I had the same thoughts almost 50 years ago when I was in college for my BSN. I often went without enough sleep to write those ridiculous plans. We also had to take the entire history of the patient and write a life plan for them. It will take major regulatory changes to rid our systems of this beast. I could on and on but will spare you the rant.

Please tell me how your preceptor expects accurate care plans without assessments???

This made me LOL! It's true that individuals who have worked in the corporate nurse have told me they get no respect. One example is back in the late 80s we had one of these "cost saving inspections". They told us to share heart valves with a totally unrelated hospital over an hour away. They never dressed out, never came to the back, never knew what was actually going on...... They had no idea that the replacement valve size could not be determined until the native valve was removed.

Absolutely! Those of us whom are closely related to MDs know this fact.

Untrue.

Very, very unlikely. Most sex offenders do not rehab well.

You are correct. One of my daughter's med school roommates has has accumulated this much debt. She is now going to to complete a fellowship. Thankfully, we were able to cover our two medical school daughters' tuition without loans...not easy though! Luckily, they had trust funds.

My source is anecdotal and credible. However, it may just be his opinion! To answer your question, I would suspect that it is due to the number of seats available.

PA school is even more difficult to get into than medical school.

My favorite job of all these was my last job. it was a combination office and investigative job. I will say that is because of my wonderful bosses and coworkers. It really makes all the difference! Least favorite, probably BON, same reasons...stinky staff.

I have had a very long career. First, SICU fresh open hearts, adult and pediatric. Then ER and then OR for a training class and then full time. Loved the open heart team. Moved to Florida for a pediatric and adult heart program in the OR. Had children...and then worked psych in a forensic hospital as staff development and educator. Risk Manager for the same state hospital system.. Moved to DC and took time off. Went to George Washington University Master's program in Legal Studies. Worked on few huge legal cases. State surveyor for all certified and licensed facilities in 3 states. BON staff. Infection prevention at the state level. Retired as a state surveyor and complaint investigator.

Living in San Antonio is great! The climate is nice and the cultural variety is wonderful. I highly recommend it. I would skip Keesler. My SIL is currently assigned there and while it used to have a big medical center it is not the same. However, the prices are low and the seafood is good in the area. Best of luck!

Very interesting and valuable article. AND....congrats on being both an NP and med student. More articles please ( in your copious amounts of free time, LOL) !

Honestly, I would wait until your case is settled. It will save you much trouble. Use this time to study and prepare for the future.