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  1. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    caldje replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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  2. Advice from acute/critical care NP's

    caldje replied to CAPRN77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I dont understand. Just a couple of posts ago you said you refuse to take more pre reqs but now you say you want the best education possible. I think you should consider taking those pre reqs to geta...

  3. Why NP and not PA?

    caldje replied to GirloftheSun's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think applying to both schools and going on interviews to decide which specific school fits best with your intentions and personality is a pretty good idea. The rest will probably work itself

  4. need a worksheet for clinicals

    caldje replied to johnson0424's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    this is my favorite. http://www.medfools.com/downloads.html and. this little book is a lifesaver....

  5. online NP to MD - is this possible?

    caldje replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    yes, and she is making a huge mistake. These places prey on people like her. She'll likely never get licensed to practice... she'll just have an expensive degree that means nothing. What is even more...

  6. Pharmacology Reference Books

    caldje replied to HospicePalliativeRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My pharm courses used Lippincotts review for USMLE as the "text" but I found it too superficial and i wanted more physiology etc. so I went searching for books. I read a bit out of each of the one's...

  7. PA's make more $$ than NP's?!

    caldje replied to GirloftheSun's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    PAs make more because they tend to work in specialties more often, their training is geared towards a broad exposure to specialties. However, NP education has a large portion that are peds, FP, or...

  8. Is the specialization of NP training.....

    caldje replied to ag01medic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That really doesnt solve the problem though. You still wouldn't have acute care pediatric training and could be really hairy when it comes to treating acute pediatric problems. Also, just to be fair,...

  9. Omeprazole used longer than 8 weeks?

    caldje replied to nursechick182's topic in General Nursing

    listen to your doctors, they know what they are talking

  10. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    caldje replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    my sister in law completed one, and it was very difficult. why the attitude? my comment on bsn education has nothing to with the accelerated rn programs. it had to do with my personal experience and...

  11. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    caldje replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    again, lots of misinformation about PAs. I'll try to address a couple. Even though PA education is offered at varying DEGREES, the compentcies are THE SAME. Even the certificate and associates degree...

  12. Can NPs practice with surgeons?

    caldje replied to mistiffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What you describe here, neurology, neprhology, etc. are all medical SUBspecialties. A branch off of the internal medicine specialty. PAs do recieve plenty of didactic and clinical training in both...

  13. Can NPs practice with surgeons?

    caldje replied to mistiffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So we agree that there is a problem and a lot of gray area. In such a case, I dont understand how you could feel that it is alright for ACNPs to work in an outpatient setting. I mean, not only is it...

  14. Can NPs practice with surgeons?

    caldje replied to mistiffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    here is what I just can't wrap my brain around... I have heard this from about half the NPs I have met, the other half agree with me. (as with david, this is still a small n). IF, a FNP, ANP, PNP can...

  15. Guess what RN's, you didn't need that college degree!!

    caldje replied to welnet66's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    right.. and the article said "do not REQUIRE" college degrees. LVN/LPNs are nurses without college degrees and diploma nurses also do not have college degrees. Granted, the majority of nurses DO.. the...

  16. Can NPs practice with surgeons?

    caldje replied to mistiffy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Let me also add... what do you think is really fair to your patients? If you can HONESTLY sit back and think to yourself, "I've had enough training in the managment of chronic disease in an outpatient...

  17. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    caldje replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    also consider, from personal experience here, PA programs do constant analysis of their graduates to determine how to best produce graduates who will become certified. Almost all states require...

  18. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    caldje replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    my point was that NPs dont have to recertify at all. not necessarily trying to implicate any differences in difficulty. I have, however, used both USMLE step 2ck study guides, pance study guides, and...

  19. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    caldje replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    its harder than the one NPs have to take.. and we've all been to CME events, there is a huge diference in having to recertify every 6 years, WITH your job on the line, and having to go to cancun for 4...

  20. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    caldje replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No, in california NPs must have a physician involved in "standard care arrangements." Which is, in fact, a form of physician supervision.

  21. FNP or ARNP ?

    caldje replied to 115168's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'd be careful about this. The oklahoma BON is one of them in the US that is big on FORMAL education determining your scope. I dont know how an FNP could recieve FORMAL education on inpatient...

  22. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    caldje replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, PAs spend a significant ammount of time on pathophysiology and the scince of medicine vs psychosocial dynamics. This is necessary to facilitate compenet practice in multiple environments. PA...

  23. Truly Independent NP's/APRN's

    caldje replied to Psychaprn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    once someone is "consulted" on a case they do have liability for the patient. I guess you could just not document it, but that would also be illegal. If you write, "called dr. so and so and he...

  24. Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    caldje replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    David, if we go by organ system than any complaint can only involve 5-10 things. You should add neuro into this as well, and derm. I think we can all name 10-20 cardiac problems alone that cause chest...

  25. Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    caldje replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    5 causes of chest pain!?! even in general terms... not even close to only 5. :uhoh21: THAT is what the previous poster was talking