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    dayturnal and nocturnal!

    yellow finch replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My life span was shortened working nights. Most of the nurses who work nights on our unit are night owls and say they have a hard time waking up at 5 for dayshift. I'm a morning person. No more nights...
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    12- Hour Shifts

    yellow finch replied to hygienejunkie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I really, really like working 12 hour shifts especially now that I'm dayshift. Nights took away 5 days out of the week for me and I never felt rested. The best part about 12 hour days is I'm there...
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    Didn't know I'd have to do additional jobs besides mine!

    yellow finch replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You just described my job. Our unit doesn't have techs and often no secretary on weekends (I'm weekend option). The times we do have a secretary she's usually outside smoking or on the phone making...
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    Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    yellow finch replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    :chuckle wish i'd read this sooner. we had a code in ct the other day. at first they called for a radiologist, then respiratory, then the code. would have been interesting to watch them pee...
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    Which are the best and worth Nursing schools in GA?

    yellow finch replied to khuship's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Ouch. That was more than my first undergrad degree. Granted, it didn't go anywhere, but it was a brand name school like Emory. For the OP, I graduated from Kennesaw's accelerated program (2nd for the...
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    Wrong for any school to charge $90,000 for the pre-nclex one year curriculum

    yellow finch replied to Miss Mab's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ok. Since this thread reappeared... I'm still attending a state university and have been given tentative offers from prospective employers based upon my work as a bedside nurse. One of them is from an...
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    NP Fellowship?

    yellow finch replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My thoughts exactly. While it might be repetitive, you will come across many different disease processes and complications. You'll have the opportunity to learn about new medical situations as well as...
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    Insults to the midlevel professions

    yellow finch replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yup. There has to be a distinction. I also don't like the NPs who think they're doctors. There are a few in our hospital who walk around and act superior to the RNs as if they've never held the title...
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    Changed My Mind

    yellow finch replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In my undergrad program 90% of the lectures consisted of a powerpoint presentation with the instructor reading right off the screen. No details or depth beyond that. Questions were explained in short...
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    Insults to the midlevel professions

    yellow finch replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree that the ad is confusing and probably poorly descriptive of the true position. However, way back when I was a tech I remember being in a semi-private room getting vital signs on bed 2. A PA...
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    Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    yellow finch replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I think it's Florida. A friend of mine is in the Pharma Psychology program down there. It's a PhD program with tons of clinical hours. It seems to be spreading because he's able to complete his...
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    Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    yellow finch replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    There's a woman in Britain by the name of Gillian McKeith with a popular show "You Are What You Eat" who obtained her doctorate from an unaccredited school yet she calls herself Dr. You can see some...
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    Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    yellow finch replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I actually know people who think it's "offensive" or "ridiculous" for anybody who isn't a physician to be addressed as "Dr" even within their own setting (universities, business, etc). That's just...
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    Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    yellow finch replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I misspoke about the terminal degree thingy and didn't explain that part too well. That's what I get for staying up late doing homework after a 12 hour
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    Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    yellow finch replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Pharmacists don't typically see patients. The only interactions they have would be inside of a pharmacy. There shouldn't be any confusion there. This Kimberly Ho seems to be taking advantage of the...
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    Changed My Mind

    yellow finch replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    llg, my first job out of nursing school was a miserable experience. The nurses were nothing short of psychotic, the type that "eat their young", made orientation difficult by not being there to teach...
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    Paying for Nursing School

    yellow finch replied to GGT1's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Honestly, if you have a large mortgage payment, it might be wise to continue working somewhere part-time while in school. If you're looking to fully finance your degree with loans, Ed Financial and...
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    Paying for Nursing School

    yellow finch replied to GGT1's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I did that, too. Worked two years and was done with it. The state paid for my entire
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    need help guys..

    yellow finch replied to chichimitchi's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Just fair warning, this forum isn't the busiest, so it might take a few days for people to get around to responding. What part of town are you in? That's going to make a huge difference in where you...
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    NP Fellowship?

    yellow finch replied to emtneel's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Cripes! That's cheap labor!! You could quadruple that salary (if not more) working at a Minute Clinic! He's taking advantage of the situation and I would back away
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    Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    yellow finch replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Honestly? A PhD is a terminal degree. MD isn't. The DNP would be a terminal degree. Terminal degrees have every right to be addressed as 'Dr'. Physicians have done an immense job of promoting...
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    Preceptor

    yellow finch replied to pedirn57's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Both of my preceptors so far have allowed me to shadow for a few patients but then threw me to the wolves and made me independent. When I didn't feel comfortable with something (like my first pap) I...
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    Changed My Mind

    yellow finch replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's ironic. Now that I graduate in 8 months, I realize that FNP isn't what I want. ACNP would be a better fit. At this point there's not reason to quit, though. I can't transfer to another school...
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    Anybody planning to attend the AANP conference this year?

    yellow finch replied to yellow finch's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Terri. I think if you register while still a student you pay only $50. At least one of my friends did that. She graduates in May, but has only paid the student
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    Perfectionist - will I ever be able to handle bedside nursing?!

    yellow finch replied to imanedrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

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