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  1. Low TSH, increased Synthroid

    n_g replied to kanzi monkey's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What if the pt has Sheehan's Syndrome? Then a low TSH means a malfunctioning pituitary and low T3/T4

  2. DNP's taking certification exam similar to USMLE by 2012?

    n_g replied to SteveNNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The level to pass was also set lower. That's something to consider if this test is mandated for all DNP's. What if the medical groups force the real USMLE step 3 on

  3. Retail NP

    n_g replied to crystal1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Take a look at this

  4. Is a NP also a " Physician?"

    n_g replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Look at any state law. "Physician" will be defined as someone who holds either an MD or DO. Ever heard of the phrase, "It is illegal to impersonate a physician"? You can go to jail for that. I...

  5. Is a NP also a " Physician?"

    n_g replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Physician is a protected legal term. Discussion

  6. I'm sure this is not the first time this question has been posed.

    n_g replied to Sterling-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's called supply and demand. Nursing education can be done quickly, therefore supply is higher than demand and hence lower

  7. Cash Only Practice Ideas

    n_g replied to kiser56's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Doesn't Texas have thousands of physicians waiting to get into the state to practice? Since tort reform, Texas has been a very popular destination for physicians. In fact, they had to expand the...

  8. crna market saturation

    n_g replied to hbgwan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If more states license AA's, more AA schools open, and more CRNA schools open in response, yes we will hit a saturation point very quickly. It may happen sooner than most of you think. One day it's...

  9. "Automated Anesthesia"?!? -- no need for Anesthesia staff in the room reported

    n_g replied to ncemt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You guys are forgetting something. At least 40 successful surgeries (at the time of the writing) have been performed so far with this McSleepy system. I read that the inventors want to do a 1000...

  10. "Automated Anesthesia"?!? -- no need for Anesthesia staff in the room reported

    n_g replied to ncemt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    But you assume that an automated system would use the same room setup we have today. What if we have better room design that would accomodate such a system? Imagine if you will a spoke and hub...

  11. "Automated Anesthesia"?!? -- no need for Anesthesia staff in the room reported

    n_g replied to ncemt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    But what percentage of the operation involves "intubate, extubate, bag-mask, provide MAC, insert regionals, invasive lines"? Very little. Most of the time, the anesthesia is uneventful and can...

  12. Online program recommendations

    n_g replied to bhstarz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sometime nexty year, Tammy will create a thread called, "Why aren't the physicians treating me like equals when I have an online NP degree"

  13. Online program recommendations

    n_g replied to bhstarz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    For every good NP who comes out of one of these online NP programs, how many make the profession look bad? Maybe even you know of an NP who you said probably shouldn't be in this profession. That's...

  14. Online program recommendations

    n_g replied to bhstarz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    FNP2009, It sounds like you got a great experience from your well-structured program. However, the arguments that people are making here is that there is no mechanism in place to guarantee that all...

  15. Online program recommendations

    n_g replied to bhstarz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'll say it again. There are no accredited online US MD or DO medical schools. In fact, if online coursework was the mainstay of your medical training even during the pre-clinical years if you're...

  16. Online program recommendations

    n_g replied to bhstarz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    this still doesn't address the central question. who do physicians prefer to hire? traditional or online np's? if you're so proud of your online pedigree, make sure you repeatedly point this out...

  17. Online program recommendations

    n_g replied to bhstarz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    no accredited us medical school is mostly online. they may have some online components here and there like any modern educational institution, but the vast majority of the time in the classroom. in...

  18. Online program recommendations

    n_g replied to bhstarz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The goal of any NP degree, whether online or traditional, is employment. Because physicians are the primary employers of NP's, I think that it is more important to consider their opinion on degree...

  19. I gave my notice and they let me go???

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

    You are employed at-will. An employer can let you go or you can quit at any point in time. You can't force an employer to keep you on and pay you for another 2 weeks or month. They could use that...

  20. Does what school you go for your FNP matter?

    n_g replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    However, to get that residency at Mass Gen or JHU or to get into derm, plastics, etc, it sure helps you a lot if you go to Harvard Med or JHU Med. To get into Harvard Med, it helps if you went to an...

  21. Does what school you go for your FNP matter?

    n_g replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think what ANPFNPGNP is trying to point out is that among docs the school that other docs went to is very important to them. Graduating from Harvard Med is different in the eyes of many docs than...

  22. Has the 2010 DNP alledged requirement for NP's already fizzled?

    n_g replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    but for who's benefit? for the universities who will collect more tuition money from me? if i don't see an increase in pay or scope, how do i benefit? i'll be forced to compete with pa's for the...

  23. Question about NP/DNP

    n_g replied to jla623's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I doubt it. If PA's are smart, they will stay master's. I've been saying this over and over again. We're shooting ourselves in the foot with the DNP. DNP is longer to complete than a PA but there's...

  24. AMA House of Delegates Considers Limits on on Nursing Education and Practice

    n_g replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So how can anyone here argue that APN's shouldn't at least be regulated by both BON's and BOM's as they do in some states? Many of you are saying is that you do both. If you do both, then doesn't it...

  25. AMA House of Delegates Considers Limits on on Nursing Education and Practice

    n_g replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Are APN's practicing nursing? Even Mundinger herself said that DNP's will have the knowledge of a physician and to play it safe Mundinger keeps the DNP's toes in the nursing pool. I've asked this...