SN2bExpAt

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1. The Future: You Must have a Masters to Apply to a Nurse Anesthesia Program??!!

   SN2bExpAt replied to papmar's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   You know this question is coming. Why would I bother with 4 years of extra nursing school when in that same amount of time I can get a medical degree that has unlimited diversity potential? You...

2. How is the NP role different from MD

   SN2bExpAt replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   BINGO!!! I was fortunate enough to witness an autopsy in my medicine clinical rotation. The pathologist was excellent about teaching my group as she cut and dissected each organ. The patient was a...

3. What Chem courses did you have prior to acceptance?

   SN2bExpAt replied to SN2bExpAt's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   So, um, I am guessing by the non response that the Chem requirements aren't all that important then? High school will suffice? Where's a Biff Tannen emoticon when you need

4. What Chem courses did you have prior to acceptance?

   SN2bExpAt posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   CRNA schools highly recommend a chemistry course(s) prior to entering their programs. However, these schools never seem to specify a preference(s). Some recommend Organic Chem, others BioChem....

5. DNP Article

   SN2bExpAt replied to prairienp's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   I have been thinking. The theory is that DNPs will be able to bill insurance companies just like docs, right? This would suggest that they are not earning a yearly salary. Mundinger suggests...

6. List of Schools scrapping their MSN programs

   SN2bExpAt replied to SN2bExpAt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Is there going to be a standardization process to ensure consistency? Isn't there something like 190 programs nationwide slated to be offered in the upcoming years? I have a hard time swallowing...

7. List of Schools scrapping their MSN programs

   SN2bExpAt posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Well, it looks as though DNP entry to practice is coming well before the 2015 proposed "official changeover." Two schools that have scrapped their MSN programs: -UTHSC (Tennesse) -U of Michigan...

8. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   SN2bExpAt replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   Proof? How many clinical hours do med students put in prior to finishing a residency? Around 6000 hours or so? NP programs? 500-700 ish hours? Research indicates that two fields can equally Dx...

9. Is BSN entry to practice....

   SN2bExpAt replied to SN2bExpAt's topic in International Nursing

   Are the foreign nurses that Capital Health is recruiting Baccalauraeate prepared? If not, that is one glaring hypocrisy. Or is it that the RNs brought from overseas being settled into Canada as...

10. Is BSN entry to practice....

    SN2bExpAt posted a topic in International Nursing

    Is BSN entry to practice a proactive measure to keep foreign trained nurses out of Canada? I am seeing two sides here. You have the angels in the sky press release version. This is the version...

11. DNP Article

    SN2bExpAt replied to prairienp's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Oh boy, lines are gonna be drawn with jackhammers in the near future. /me grabs a bag of popcorn....this is going to get real ugly in the near

12. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    SN2bExpAt replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    We already are robotic in the search for EBP based rationale. We are constantly beat over the head with "EBP" in our Nursing Skills labs. We are told not to listen to the "older" nurses if what they...

13. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    SN2bExpAt replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    As for reductionist, I would think that 4 years undergrad BN and a few years in practice would help solidify our caring perspective and help us not write off people so quickly. I was watching...

14. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    SN2bExpAt replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Scroll down to Length of Program UTHSC has already implented DNP as their standard entry to practice as of 2009; guess they got sick of waiting I'll be honest here, I just assumed 3 years because I...

15. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    SN2bExpAt replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Oh, I am also not flawed in respect to one additional year. DNP programs are 3 years versus the two required in a masters? I guess I did not make that clear. If you throw in the 1-2 years of RN...