SummitRN BSN, RN

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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, that policy was put in place weeks ago after unsat response from PD to Hospital concerns. It was a desperate move by the Hospital to protect staff in the short term while Nurse Wobbels...
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    Kaplan FNP

    SummitRN replied to Zuskie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Purdue's acquisition could mean they will be come something decent... in the future... maybe... but as of now Kaplan is a failing institution: The Purdue-Kaplan Deal: What It Means for Purdue,...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

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    If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    SummitRN replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Paramedic->Med
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    ECMO: Most Advanced ICU Technology?

    SummitRN replied to CVVH's topic in Critical Care

    Define
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very similar story... and that RN sued and won $78K Lisa Hofstra Settles With City For $78K: Nurse Handcuffed By Cop For Not Drawing Blood On Command |
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    UPDATE: 1. Payne is also a Paramedic and was placed on leave by his EMS employer (as well as PD). 2. Lt Douchbag (watch commander who told Payne to arrest then showed up at the hospital to berate a...
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    Salary talk

    SummitRN replied to jgl0813's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Superfloat is the only way to make money at HCA/H1. HCA/H1 has the lowest pay in Denver. University was the second lowest (unless they've increased substantially. Centura and SCL are in the middle....
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    The reason for mental status change was simple: The patient was RSI'd by the paramedics in the field following a head-on MVA and severe burns, then it was maintained by the ED and ICU. My...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this valuable
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    You are an expert at assumption... that I did no research. Apart from the knowledge I already had, I spent about 2 hours researching and writing that post. I declared myself a non-expert because I...
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Associate Degree PA programs have very similar curricula and standards to BS/MS programs. ADN to FNP includes the BSN curriculum and degree before the FNP program that ends with a MSN or DNP degree....
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thank you for your excellent post. It is spot on except regarding for-profits. I think you fundamentally misunderstand the guiding principles of a for-profit vs non-profit/public schools. Public...
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I explicitly asked schools if they would allow excess clinical hours before accepting as I intend to do much more than the
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Then that someone would be just as guilty as you of not reading the opening of my post where I
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Quoting a very relevant post from the direct entry
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I totally agree. The irony is not lost that the NP education system's lax standardization may actually work out to better experiences and outcomes for those who are best prepared and best connected...
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I think this hits the nail on the head. How can NPs organize themselves to create an organization to accredit schools? Surely we have the political clout to do this as well as get state BONs to shift...
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Agreed, which is why I gave a comparison to Vanderbilt. These are definitely glaring deficiencies in my view, as is the "find your own preceptor" cost saving abdication by most NP
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    GP without admitting is limiting as many insurance companies won't take a doc without admitting privileges. But these folks would function as primary care and could find a market for
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    SummitRN replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I split my original post into two as my commentary made it beyond tldr; Here is my commentary: 1. Online: Commentary: There is an implicit bias against online learning, but is it warranted? I love...
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    Time to remove the "nurse" in APN?

    SummitRN replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    There are Associates, Bachelors, and Masters level PAs, but their curricula are very similar. PA programs may be direct entry (no experience) or they may have admission requirements of healthcare...
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    Are For Profit Schools really BAD?

    SummitRN replied to Schneid1's topic in General Nursing

    Private Non-Profit = Yale, Stanford, Georgetown, Harvard Public Non-Profit = University of Pennsylvania, University of California, your local community college For-Profit = University of Phoenix,...
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    Maryville University FNP Program Recent Student's Reviews

    SummitRN replied to TereseRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Can anyone give some examples of what the group assignments are like? Are exams multiple choice or
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    Regis College reviews?

    SummitRN replied to gospa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Bump for input here... I'm having trouble finding current students to ask (I know its a small school). I'd love some input on the online course and instructor quality, how much group work there is,...