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  1. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    amzyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    But does more training=better practitioner? I don't think there's any research to prove it either way. And by the way, I wasn't saying DNP=MD. Infact, I think the DNP stinks, and that a MSN, NP is...

  2. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    It seems like a complete view would combine these views of the issue at hand, i.e. the response to illness and illness itself, because illness affects response and vice versa. Disease does not exist...

  3. Advantages/Disadvantages of NP vs PA

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

    You mean that there are programs that short, only 1 year long? Or do you mean the clinical part. thanks much,

  4. Advantages/Disadvantages of NP vs PA

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

    Thanks for the info. I guess I'll see what I like when I get out in the field. I hope I don't regret getting a second degree BSN, when I could have probably went strait into PA school. I just thought...

  5. RN to MD?

    amzyRN replied to KungfooNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i was just on one of the other treads about medicine versus nursing and surprisingly there were a couple nurses that stated that nurses were "eyes and ears" of docs. i think they meant regular rns....

  6. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    I think what I meant to say in my post was that I have my own mind and am not just a set of eyes and ears. That's frankly rather insulting. Everyone has their own mind, including the physician and his...

  7. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    amzyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I don't think that I said they have = medical knowledge, but that in practice, NPs and gen. practitioners provide equally sufficient care, i.e., the MD in practice isn't better than the NP, for...

  8. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    Just wanted to say that I very much appreciate everyone's input in answering my questions. Thanks much,

  9. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    So, you say that nurses are only the eyes and ears of the physician and not the minds? Is this true? I'm surprised I haven't heard anyone say any different, perhaps it is true that nurses are just...

  10. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    amzyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    First and foremost, your use of the pronoun "he" to refer to doctors/resident is sexist, since is excludes "she", so please try to use gender neutral language. Second, I absolutely think that if...

  11. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    Nursing diagnosis and the use of were not what I was concerned about. I don't know if nurses actually use those in practice and I don't care if they do. My concern was that you seemed to be saying...

  12. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    Core0, You say covalent bonding of epinephrine to the B-1 adrenergic receptor causes increased increased heart rate and cardiac output and wishful thinking will not change that. Well, I beg to...

  13. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    this is true and not true. first i don't think that nursing has the monopoly on humanistic care. care of the person is important and i spend as much time on social situations as medical. second an...

  14. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    I just thought I'd post a link that I found while contemplating what I had said in an earlier response that I took to mean that medicine had absolute answers and can deliver the best answer based on...

  15. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    First, you did not address my first question regarding your statement that nursing assessments are of little use in diagnosis. I am not convinced that that is true. And if it is indeed true, then...

  16. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    Above, you say that nursing assessments are not of use for diagnosis, why is that the case? Are you saying that the provide little input in medical diagnoses? You then mention that understanding...

  17. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    I think that nursing can be just as difficult. I think the philosophical view of the human being is viewed differently through the medical model versus the nursing model, but in practice both nursing...

  18. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    amzyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    But the programs I've looked at aren't just 3 years, but 4 years (at USF for example). I think the majority of them are 4 years beyond the RN and undergraduate degree. The BSN and many BA degrees...

  19. RN to MD?

    amzyRN replied to KungfooNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    First off, pre-med pre-requisites aren't that bad. I've got a first b.a. degree in molecular and cell biology and have done all of the pre-med pre-requisites and then some for my b.a. They are hard,...

  20. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    amzyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    There are actually quite a few bioscience majors, like myself, who went into nursing instead of medicine, who have pre-med curriculum under their belts and then some. So for people who have got the...

  21. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    amzyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I think in many programs it's 4 years. For example, at USF (University of San Francisco), the DNP program in 4 years after the BSN. Please send me the link of 3 year programs, b/c so far I haven't...

  22. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    amzyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm still not convinced that the curriculum proposed for the DNP will yield a better NP. I am not convinced that extra research and other classes such as these...

  23. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    amzyRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Interesting post above notes that if the DNP becomes the standard (a 4 year degree) and scope of practice doesn't expand, then would potential NPs go on to med school instead? Just to note after med...

  24. Decisions, decisions.

    amzyRN replied to Scooter321's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you should do what inspires you the most. I understand your concern about your age. But people are younger now for their age and many people will be able to work into their 70s if they are...

  25. Question about "W"s on your record, urgent please

    amzyRN replied to maximus76's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a lot of Ws on my transcript. For some dumb reason, I'd always miss the deadline. One semester I had a family emergency. Other than that my grades are pretty good. I got into SMCs ABSN...