mingus_lost

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1. doubts about starting MEPN

   mingus_lost posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

   I've been accepted to the only MEPN program in my area, and I'm schedule to start in 2 months. I am having major cold feet though. I don't know exactly what I want to do in nursing, and this school...

2. Any Psych NPs?

   mingus_lost replied to delamar's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Deb, would you be willing to say more about the therapy you do? I know I've talked to a lot of people who think the split whereby patients get meds from the psychiatrist and therapy from the...

3. Can NPs work as RN's?

   mingus_lost replied to 1nuttynurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Wow. This adds a whole extra layer of complication for those of us considering masters entry APRN programs. I've seen it advised on this board that MEPN students plan to work as RNs for a few years in...

4. could use some advice

   mingus_lost replied to mingus_lost's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   oops, double

5. could use some advice

   mingus_lost replied to mingus_lost's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   caldje- no, I'm not already an RN. If I do a masters entry NP program, I'll be an RN after the first year of training and then could do the rest of the program more slowly so that I could work...

6. NP education - a rant

   mingus_lost replied to CatskillNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hi Brown Rice. Actually, the female MDs (the ones who've voiced an opinion anyway) and med students I know are saying don't go to med school and that medical training is inhumane. They're encouraging...

7. could use some advice

   mingus_lost replied to mingus_lost's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Yes, those are some very good points. I do have quite a bit of concern about the liability one takes on when delivering babies. It's a little awkward for me to even say it, but my father is a medical...

8. could use some advice

   mingus_lost replied to mingus_lost's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thanks for the encouraging replies. They're just what I needed; I'm feeling more excited than anxious about my career change again now. Cladje - thanks for those links. I'm going to look into what...

9. NP education - a rant

   mingus_lost replied to CatskillNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hi meagain. I just thought I'd say I feel the same way. This thread makes me so sad. Everywhere online that I've gone trying to hear about people's experiences as I figure out what route into being a...

10. could use some advice

    mingus_lost replied to mingus_lost's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for your reply. It is reassuring, and it makes sense for me to choose something that will allow me to decide after I've had more experience exactly which area to work in. I guess it's just...

11. could use some advice

    mingus_lost posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If any of you isn't entirely sick of 'what should I do with my life?' posts, please help me try to figure some of this out. Some background: I'm a 27-year old mother of a toddler who has a Ph.D. in...

12. NP or MD?

    mingus_lost replied to mingus_lost's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Papadoc, thanks for your reply. Reading a couple of other threads that you pointed me to was helpful. I fully realize that being a mid-level practitioner is not the same as being a physician. I think...

13. how could I do this?

    mingus_lost posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am a psychologist who intends to go back to school to become a mid-level health care professional, probably a nurse practitioner. I would like to consider becoming a CRNA too, however. I think I...

14. NP or MD?

    mingus_lost posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello. I'd like to first admit my total lack of experience and relative lack of knowledge about nursing. I hope you don't mind my naive questions. I have decided that I want to pursue a career in...