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  1. Where is Family NP heading?

    djc1981 replied to buffscotty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, I don't have a crystal ball so I couldn't say with any certainty. It does look like eventually the DNP will be the entry-level for the profession. However, I don't think it will make it for...

  2. P.A. vs FNP

    djc1981 replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

    I'd suggest you do the Acute Care NP. They can definitely be found in the ER. If you'd like to assist in surgery, you can be certified as a RN first assist program -- this does not require you to be...

  3. NC: State puts FSU nursing program on warning status - FayObserver.com

    djc1981 replied to Nursing News's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    If 24 out of 31 failed, something is wrong. Either the program is fundamentally flawed, or the admission standards are inconceivably low letting people in who are not capable of completing the...

  4. Any Np wished they went to PA school?

    djc1981 replied to RN28MD's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Oh, I can believe it. They are literally soiling their britches over at studentdoc site over the

  5. Does GPA matter in terms of getting a job?

    djc1981 replied to firstyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is a RN-ADN program. Good luck to you too...go

  6. Degree Options

    djc1981 replied to a4432's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it will usually take longer. However, I'm doing a ADN program. I'll be working and earning decent money, and entering right into a 12 month RN-BSN program starting the fall after I graduate....

  7. BSN to D.O. or M.D.

    djc1981 replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

    My best friend's father is a MD and he says the profession is slipping and not at all what it used to be. Reimbursements are way down and salaries are slipping, while the work hours are multiplying...

  8. Does GPA matter in terms of getting a job?

    djc1981 replied to firstyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    i've always heard the line, "what do you call a doctor who graduates last in his class? --the defendant" . but seriously, gpa is important. you never know when you will want to go on to graduate...

  9. Perineal anxiety

    djc1981 replied to caliber's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm going to be way more nervous with female perineal care. I have much less experience with them and where what

  10. Pain scale is missing a key element

    djc1981 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think I suffer from the "disease to please" in that I don't want people to think I'm stretching the truth. I had to go to the ER with gallstones -- the worst pain I'd ever felt. I couldn't stand,...

  11. HOPKINS: 20 minutes into the show

    djc1981 replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I'm sure there are plenty of docs not happy with the way they're being portrayed either. And I was embarrassed for the 4 guys in the bar -- they're all pushing 40 acting like 21 year old college...

  12. HOPKINS: 20 minutes into the show

    djc1981 replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I would never allow my children to be seen in the midst of a separation. Seems questionable to me. But if the doctor is anything like his buddies...he's a big ladies man. Sadly, he probably...

  13. HOPKINS: 20 minutes into the show

    djc1981 replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, no surprise so far. Nurses did get a mention for the upcoming episode next week though...when the young doc is saying how dating them is "tricky" . In all fairness to the doc who is...

  14. Show Me The Moneeeeeey ! !

    djc1981 replied to aphi~gn's topic in General Nursing

    Charlotte NC's pay isnt the greatest..but COL is great. The housing market is one of the most affordable

  15. I was slapped by a doctor!

    djc1981 replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you should definitely take both internal and external action against him. What a creep. I'd like to see him try that on

  16. Any Np wished they went to PA school?

    djc1981 replied to RN28MD's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why would they want to be assistants when they're already practitioners? I kid...I kid. From what I see in job ads/hospital openings...nearly all of them ask for either/or. Midlevels are often looked...

  17. NPs/DNPs moving into specialties?

    djc1981 replied to forpath's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    NPs seem to have cornered the market on neonatology. I've read that most NICUs prefer them because of their very specialized, concentrated training in the field, thus its a market you'll rarely see...

  18. Nurses salary vrs teacher's salary

    djc1981 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, nurses make nearly 20K more a year than most teachers. Teachers salaries are abysmally low. I'd rather have to take care of a sick person for a few days than deal with a sassy-mouthed...

  19. For the ACNP's, why acute care?

    djc1981 replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Maybe in some areas they are, but certainly not where I live. It's very region-dependent. Many areas would have no NPs at all if they didn't have FNPs in the hospital

  20. Camc Nurses Satisfied With Pay

    djc1981 replied to jreed's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't say my aunt works an exorbitant amount of OT -- no more than any other RN. She is on call and gets call pay, and lots more if she actually has to go in...but normally getting called in is...

  21. Any tips to get into CRNA school???

    djc1981 replied to lovinlife321's topic in General Nursing

    Make all A's. Even if you may have to compromise your integrity and sleep with your instructors. At all costs...make

  22. NPs/DNPs moving into specialties?

    djc1981 replied to forpath's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hmm..I'm not really sure about if they will be creating "residencies", but I was researching DNP programs, and many of them are already being taylored for certain areas. I think perhaps it was the U...

  23. Camc Nurses Satisfied With Pay

    djc1981 replied to jreed's topic in General Nursing

    90K certainly isn't the norm for nurses in WV, but it is possible. My aunt works for RGH in Beckley and made 95K (per her W2) working in the OR. She's been there for 10 years.

  24. Men can't give complete baths?

    djc1981 replied to stelon's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it sucks and is definitely discrimination. But I guess guys would have to look at the bright side of it -- less

  25. Pet Peeve

    djc1981 replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    ha! you'd hate me then! i always say "i'm going to tar-jhay!". it makes me feel a little fancy, ok? give me a