DrNurseCNS

DrNurseCNS has 42 years experience and specializes in Advanced Practice, Critical Care.

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1. Fun Shoes (for a Boring Uniform)

   DrNurseCNS replied to adventure_rn's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I'm a fan of Hokas. I have high arches and also wear custom orthotics. Hokas are very supportive and come in some wild color combinations. It's a little challenging to find them in stores (REI has them) but they are readily available online. I am a s...

2. CNS, an APRN role on life support?

   DrNurseCNS replied to matthewandrew's topic in CNS

   Yes I think it is a role on life support for a variety of reasons such as those mentioned above. Schools are closing their programs because there are no positions for CNSs and low enrollment, to name two big reasons. The lack of positions may be...

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

   DrNurseCNS replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in NP

   This thread started as a discussion regarding for-profit, non-selective NP schools and their effects on the profession. The NP v MD thing is tired and boring. NPs are here and are not going anywhere for the foreseeable future. After 40 years in ...

4. Does it matter if I get my nursing degree at Capella vs another school?

   DrNurseCNS replied to DeLynn's topic in Educators

   My mistake as I thought she was looking at a faculty position. A terminal degree seems a little excessive for a clinic position. There was a lot of ruminating about EdD, PhD versus a DNP in addition to does the name and reputation of the school matte...

5. Does it matter if I get my nursing degree at Capella vs another school?

   DrNurseCNS replied to DeLynn's topic in Educators

   Thus, my original comment: "Does it matter where you go to grad school to obtain an educator position (especially a clinical educator), I'm going to say no. Employers do not care for the most part. I would say it matters more if you are getting an ad...

6. Does it matter if I get my nursing degree at Capella vs another school?

   DrNurseCNS replied to DeLynn's topic in Educators

   I did specify in my answer advanced degree in a clinical role. I could have been more specific in saying a role that requires 500 or more hours of practicum. Educator degrees from some schools require a teaching project or a "practicum" but I assure ...

7. Does it matter if I get my nursing degree at Capella vs another school?

   DrNurseCNS replied to DeLynn's topic in Educators

   Does it matter where you go to grad school to obtain an educator position (especially a clinical educator), I'm going to say no. Employers do not care for the most part. I would say it matters more if you are getting an advanced degree for a clinical...

8. Cath lab

   DrNurseCNS replied to saraclark62's topic in Critical

   Yes interventional cath lab is definitely critical care! You have knowledge and experience with hemodynamics, ECG recognition and interpretation, advanced cardiac A & P, mechanical circulatory devices, image interpretation and so much more! ...

9. New grad cath lab?

   DrNurseCNS replied to saraclark62's topic in Critical

   ICU experience is VERY helpful in the cath lab. Skills acquired in ICU, such as expertise with hemodynamics, ECG recognition and interpretation, line insertion, and resuscitation skills form a great foundation. The pace and stress level of the cath l...

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

    DrNurseCNS replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in NP

    My point is that 500 hours of clinical preceptorship is an arbitrary number that schools use so that their graduates are eligible to sit for the national certifying exam. It's not about whether it's an adequate or inadequate number of hours, it's the...

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

    DrNurseCNS replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in NP

    The 500 hours of preceptorship has nothing to do with competence, confidence or fitness to practice, independently or otherwise. It is the number of hours required to sit for a national certification exam (ANCC or AANP). Most NPs need the certificati...

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

    DrNurseCNS replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in NP

    Agree! The thread was about for profit schools and their impact.

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

    DrNurseCNS replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in NP

    This exemplifies "school is what you make of it" and "you get out of it, what you put into it". I have 3 degrees and a post masters certificate from 4 different schools. They all offered something, and some had higher standards than others (one was ...

14. Charting Bloopers

    DrNurseCNS replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

    Hmm, sounds like a future cervical cancer patient.

15. Went from PCU to ICU. Is it normal to feel like a new nurse?

    DrNurseCNS replied to JJinTheBay's topic in Critical

    It is totally normal to feel like a novice again and to be frustrated by that feeling when you were "the expert" in your previous position. I have seen (and guided) dozens of nurses through the process of transitioning from Med-Surg, Tele, and PCU in...