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  1. DNP vs. Certificate

    ACNP-Ray replied to abouttimeRN's topic in General Nursing

    As Lisa stated the Master's is not a Certificate, it is an actual degree much like the DNP is a doctorate of Nursing Practice degree. Their are Post-master certificates you can earn to add onto your...

  2. RN vs NP vs DNP

    ACNP-Ray replied to Wrangler156's topic in Nursing Career

    If you and the OP are doing this only for the money, then Admin is the way to go and not bedside nursing or NP route. According to all the nursing salary surveys I'm in the top 5-10% for NP's, but I...

  3. Clarification on NP Curriculum?

    ACNP-Ray replied to DO_question's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    One of my professors at Tech was dual board certified in both Family and Acute Care. I asked him about it and he said he loved working in the ER so he went back for his post Masters certificate as a...

  4. Clarification on NP Curriculum?

    ACNP-Ray replied to DO_question's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I spent most of my time at Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio between the ER, Trauma ICU, and medical ICU. I did a full semester with a urology group as well. For my assessment course I did...

  5. FNP in acute inpatient specialty role

    ACNP-Ray replied to Julia77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The hospital I was working at last year hired an FNP as my opposite on the night shift. I did 7 on and then she took the next 7 nights. I can tell you only what the ICU nurses said to me while I was...

  6. Clarification on NP Curriculum?

    ACNP-Ray replied to DO_question's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I graduated from Texas Tech's Adult/Geri Acute Care NP program after having been an ICU/CCU/ER nurse for 10 1/2 yrs. I was trained in school to do central and art lines as well as lumbar punctures....

  7. Looking for Oil Rig Companies that Hire Nurses

    ACNP-Ray replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Google [h=4]Atlantic Offshore Medical Services They have a pretty good

  8. ANCC AG-ACNP Exam

    ACNP-Ray replied to Dr.KP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    For the anxiety you might consider a short term script for Adderall so you can get through the test. I too had the xrays and ekg's on my test. Another crazy question I had was on Rocky Mountain...

  9. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    ACNP-Ray replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What type NP are you? AG-ACNP Where (state)(rural/urban) do you practice? TX Urban Are you independent or in a group? Independent practitioner in the office How many years experience? 3 as an NP;...

  10. ANCC AG-ACNP Exam

    ACNP-Ray replied to Dr.KP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My condolences for not passing, it was a difficult test. I used Barkley's book and CD's exclusively to study for it back in '13 and that was really all I did for about a month or perhaps a bit...

  11. Help! Scope of practice FNP vs ACNP

    ACNP-Ray replied to INN_777's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I see no reason why as an ACNP I cannot manage somebodies DM, HTN, cholesterol, etc. If I can manage a pt in the hospital while in the hospital, then I can do it from my office as well and I...

  12. Question from a doc on NP education

    ACNP-Ray replied to clamchow's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Doc, It really does depend on if your dealing with a Family NP or an Acute Care NP. As an Acute Care NP I did 3 of my semesters at Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio with one of their ER docs...

  13. TTUHSC FNP 2016

    ACNP-Ray replied to Gensrn12's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    First I'd like to ask how long you've been an RN? I went through TT AG-ACNP program and all the NP students take the same courses until you get to your FNP 1,2,3 classes. We had a couple of students...

  14. FNP vs. AC-AGNP

    ACNP-Ray replied to Rjoshi19's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To address that first issue; you are correct it's not the preceptors job to teach me, although, a lot of the MD/DO's preceptors I had did just that. But this is where active adult learning comes into...

  15. FNP vs. AC-AGNP

    ACNP-Ray replied to Rjoshi19's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I understand everybody learns differently but the way I viewed it was school was for the core knowledge but the practical knowledge came from my clinicals and what I was learning in the Trauma ICU...

  16. FNP vs. AC-AGNP

    ACNP-Ray replied to Rjoshi19's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I spent 10 1/2 yrs in various ICU's and ER's before going to Texas Tech for their AGACNP program. A large amount of the program is online but you had to go back to campus each semester(once) for a...

  17. Nursing documentation help

    ACNP-Ray replied to tsm007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That "Vital signs WNL" will get you in a lot of trouble should you ever have to go to court. DONT ever chart that. It can be argued that what is normal for a 2 yr old is not normal for a 22 yr...

  18. IHS repayment and the va?

    ACNP-Ray replied to kplp1111's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would first contact who ever is servicing your loan and ask them directly. Now off the top of my head I would say "Yes" they will pay it but it's always nice to hear it from the "horse's mouth" to...

  19. The cost of medications and universal healthcare

    ACNP-Ray replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting article on Gleevec and yes your correct about the kinase inhibitors, not all of them will work in all instances. Some like Gleevec are very specific, fascinating how they went about...

  20. The cost of medications and universal healthcare

    ACNP-Ray replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Was actually responding to Alisonisayoshi, LVN response to my initial "rant" and I hear what your saying about him/her taking a lower salary but honestly who wants to make less money. I know I...

  21. The cost of medications and universal healthcare

    ACNP-Ray replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Once again you ask your doc/np/pa to change you to Novolin R instead of Humulin R and go to Wal-mart and pick it up for 27 bucks. There are usually always other alternatives. That was one of the...

  22. The cost of medications and universal healthcare

    ACNP-Ray replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Not to mention the fact that healthcare and "big" pharm is a business. It's simple economics. As an NP I expect to be paid for my services, if I wanted to do charity work I make that choice for me...

  23. AANP Certfication Exam ( I failed it)

    ACNP-Ray replied to ERandAestheticFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have to admit even though I took my exam back in 2013 it was more difficult than I expected but I did pass. I bought both Fitz's book and Barkley's book and CD's off Ebay. Fitz's wasn't cutting it...

  24. AANP Certfication Exam ( I failed it)

    ACNP-Ray replied to ERandAestheticFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ya'll with test anxiety....get yourself a script for some propranalol.....Smooths ya right out according to one gal in my class who swears by it. I personally have never experienced it even when I...

  25. Now soon is too soon....

    ACNP-Ray replied to a1eyedbandit's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You may want to join the state and local NP groups to get to know NP's in your area and smoooze with them. Let them know your a student and will be looking for preceptors in the very near future....