ProgressiveThinking

ProgressiveThinking MSN, CRNA

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  1. Coronavirus and Intubation Question

    ProgressiveThinking replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For any patients who are high risk, symptomatic, or confirmed we're wearing PAPR with droplet precautions along with double gloving. For all other patients we're using N95s and covering it with a...

  2. CRNA Mills?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to stevena9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I've asked an MD to push drugs where I work because the patient was difficult to mask. It's not that big of a deal. If an MD REALLY wanted to push my drugs I wouldn't care. I know how to push drugs....

  3. First CRNA Job - What to look for?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to kdkd25's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Was this in an ACT? Do you feel like this job prepared you for independent practice? all I keep reading online is "you should do independent practice only and blah blah blah" I joined a similar ACT in...

  4. CRNA Mills?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to stevena9's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would take a motivated person who went to a mill over a lazy person who went to a usnews top 10 school any day of the

  5. Ohio University Accreditation?

    ProgressiveThinking replied to Keyboard Warrior's topic in Ohio University

    Ohio University is completely accredited. I received my BSN from there and have had zero problems here in

  6. Advice how to get into a DNAP program in CA with low GPA

    ProgressiveThinking replied to Anastasiaax's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Get better grades in the nursing courses and you will be fine. I would accept somebody with a 3.0 in biochem good nursing grades over somebody with just good nursing grades (and no biology degree) any...

  7. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    Yeah, that’s the thing. This is an Internet forum. Pretty sure the people in these cities don’t care if you act like you’re their knight in shining armor. They don’t need you to defend them....

  8. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    I think that my personal overall take home from this thread is that the quality of NP programs vary widely, and for profit diploma mills dilute the quality of applicants and programs. Fixing this is...

  9. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    I actually think that you should apologize to

  10. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    It wasn't an insult, but rather a comment to point out that it seems like you become upset and offended with people disagreeing with you. Your comments do come off as snarky and abrasive, which I...

  11. CRNA Boards help- URGENT

    ProgressiveThinking replied to AngelWings388's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The most helpful thing for me was studying the APEX mock exams inside and out. I felt like the NCE questions were different, but going through the rationales and the thought process required to arrive...

  12. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    If I were 10 years younger I would just take the route Tegridy did, but as a CRNA going back to med school it just wouldn't make financial sense for me unless I matched into ortho or some other higher...

  13. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    A post master's FNP can be completed in 1 year, so I've been considering it just to switch it up every once in awhile. When you work at smaller hospitals having FNP also opens up doors to do things...

  14. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    I wouldn't mind eventually trying out a semi rural location. Lots of autonomy, high pay (especially as a CRNA), low cost of living. WAY easier to get ahead financially. Locations like these would make...

  15. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    okay

  16. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    I actually wouldn't mind Sacramento. Still feels like a city with with decent cost of living and higher wages.The other areas pay ridiculous amounts (CRNAs make ~300k easily) because nobody wants to...

  17. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    I'm sure a lot of the FNP grads who are working as bedside nurses would have an easier time finding a job if they were willing to relocate to a more rural part of CA, but none of them want to.My buddy...

  18. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    Mostly

  19. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    Oh, and I completely agree that a residency or fellowship would solve most of this. NP residency >> RN

  20. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    Respectfully, it doesn't matter to me either way, but it sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder since you didn't have any prior RN experience to be honest. I get it, and I'd probably be making...

  21. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    @FullGlass I don't mean to offend you, and I'm sorry if it comes off that

  22. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    1) Yes and no. We do need better education, but not having any barriers will just saturate the market and result in lower salaries. In my area there are a ton of FNP new grads who work at the bedside...

  23. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    I agree with the putting up barriers statement and that experience as a rate limiting step might not be a bad thing. Just to let you know where my initial point of view came from: The knowledge that...

  24. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    Very nicely stated. Thank

  25. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

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

    1. That's why you require 1800-2000+ hours since most new graduates (in the units I worked in at least) seem to leave after a year anyways. 2. I can understand this. I guess my narrow view can only...