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    NP or MD?

    core0 replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No
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    NP or MD?

    core0 replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    With deference, what the OP is talking about is not the same. Six year programs are the standard in much of Europe. They are accredited by the WHO and is some states are accepted in some they are not....
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    Starting off the floor in the OR

    core0 replied to divokevan's topic in Operating Room

    As a non-nurse who has been working with nurses for a long time I would generally recommend every nurse do 1-2 years of med surg before specializing (for some reason I get asked this question a lot)....
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    Liability of NP's

    core0 replied to Sunflower3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think you need to read up on standard of care. It is not an algorithm. The most common definition is how a similarly qualified practitioner would have managed the patients care under the same or...
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    Confused about Rapid Strep vs. Throat Culture

    core0 replied to BChapp3182's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In adults there is a fairly nice algorithm. Also the new assays (if done correctly) are probably as accurate as the culture. Here is a nice ACP paper on Strep in adults:...
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    Best patients to take (insurance wise?)

    core0 replied to diapason05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    OK I wouldn't take diapason05's insurance because we don't take tricare. Happy:D.
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    Best patients to take (insurance wise?)

    core0 replied to diapason05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    While this comes close to giving medical advice, the symptoms you describe are not being caused by hypothyroidism, but are more likely being caused by autoantibodies. Here is a nice article of...
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    Can NPS write prescriptions for themselves and Family?

    core0 replied to diapason05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Symptoms are the part that is bunk. If I had a dollar for every patient who came in and told me I'm tired/gained weight etc. my thyroid is off, I would be very rich. The way to regulate thyroid is by...
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    Best patients to take (insurance wise?)

    core0 replied to diapason05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You do need more than a TSH to diagnose hypothyroidism. At the very least you need a T4 and a TSH to determine if it is primary or secondary hypothyroidism. Also thyroid antibodies can be helpful in a...
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    Best patients to take (insurance wise?)

    core0 replied to diapason05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What insurance company pays for which tests is not a good way to rate insurance companies. The better way to rate them is what they pay you and how much a hassle are they to work with. Kaiser is a...
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    Unions

    core0 replied to dayflower's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Actually the Kaiser Nurses at St. Joes (and elsewhere) are union. The SIEU also represents Mental Health Care of Denver nurses (not sure where that is). UAN represents Denver VA nurses according to...
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    Recommendations for getting EKG training?

    core0 replied to westcoastgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    .Dubin's Rapid Interpretation of EKG's is the bible. You can pretty much teach yourself the basics with this. Also not sure where you live, but google "12 lead EKG class" and your city returns a ton...
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    Dumb question--What do you NPs do?

    core0 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Umm what you are quoting is exactly what I stated. The direct billing refers to the fact that NPs can directly bill for services provided. They are reimbursed at 85% of the physician fee. This did not...
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    da vinci robot poll

    core0 replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    We use ours for prostates, donor nephrectomies and colorectal surgery. We're looking at donor hepatectomies. David Carpenter,
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    core0 replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I completely agree with you. Even if 100% of medical students were RNs the nursing loss would be much less than nurses that leave for other causes. The opportunity cost for RNs is usually positive...
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    core0 replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i personally am not interested in becoming an md. there has been a lot of interest in the pa profession about bridge programs to md. there has always been a small amount of pas that go on to medical...
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    Dumb question--What do you NPs do?

    core0 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    To be picky this only applies to Medicare/Medicaid. The reimbursement is 85% of what medicare would pay the physician unless it is incident to. Most other payors pay a percentage (above or below)...
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    How do RN school admissions work? It seems like insanity!

    core0 replied to SummitRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In Colorado in general the CCs worked differently than the BSN program. The CCs took everyone that met the qualifications (GPA and coursework) and you went on a waiting list. The average wait in...
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    core0 replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Interesting. I still think that you would have a hard time forcing someone to pay for something they did not receive after they graduated. They could force you to pay the scholarship back. You could...
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    core0 replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Actually I think that you have the process wrong. You do have to be admitted to LECOM. Then you have to be accepted into the PCSP program. They are taking six this year and it will gradually increase...
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    core0 replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I couldn't find it on their website. Also just because it can happen doesn't mean that it happens. I have heard of medical students being allowed to skip individual classes if they have expertise in...
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    core0 replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not aware of any programs that allow you to do medical school in three years in the US. Most medical schools follow the same pattern, 2 years of didactic and two years of clerkships. The fastest...
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    core0 replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    First point you are demonstrating that the same crappy things happen to people in rural situations as they do in urban. The second point is that you are confusing independence with a crappy work...
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    core0 replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Completely different system. There are a few people that go to Ireland or Eastern Europe to shave 1-2 years off of medical school. The US system counts only post graduate education. As far as being...
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    core0 replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    And you think that is all going to disappear when you move to a rural area? Having done many of my rotations in Appalachia I can tell you it is much worse. It is not only not having your calls not...