MallysMama

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  1. Portland oncology nursing?

    MallysMama replied to dreavt's topic in Oregon Nursing

    If you don't plan to move for another year or so- is it possible to go and get your BSN? Most of the Portland area hospitals require it. And from what I've seen and heard- they don't budge from it....

  2. Acute Care Clinical Prep?

    MallysMama posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey everyone! So I tried doing a search for this- but it kept coming up with board review book suggestions. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good clinical resource book or app for acute care?...

  3. Acute Care Clinical Prep?

    MallysMama replied to MallysMama's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Oh yes- the PharmD who teaches most of our pharm lectures showed us UCSF's abx site! He did mention that about each area being different. My program director sent us a pdf of the Hopkins one...I...

  4. Liking members at AN

    MallysMama replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Haha! Thanks! It was similar to what I was thinking! I'm too mushy-gooshy to be crusty! (Though that's probably due to still being a relatively "young" nurse!) I'm super grateful for the wise wisdom...

  5. Liking members at AN

    MallysMama replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    This was a fun thread to read! Thanks, JulesA, for starting it! I've been a member since my pre-nursing days...but have gone through periods of inactivity. I was so excited when I realized there was...

  6. Acute Care Clinical Prep?

    MallysMama replied to MallysMama's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks!! I have the AgileMD app (I think from seeing you recommend it before). I will definitely check out those other resources as well! Do you feel the Sanford antimicrobial book or app is worth...

  7. ACNP jobs

    MallysMama replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree! I wish more participated here! (Though- the ones that do are great!!) Figured I'd add to the thread by posting the areas where I've personally seen ACNPs working. I work (as an RN) with 3 in...

  8. Another "Find Your Own Preceptor" Thread

    MallysMama replied to Angeljho's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You're absolutely right- there are lots of factors that go into this. I shouldn't judge. Sorry!! I just take my own experience and base my opinions off that, I suppose. I gave up an amazing job,...

  9. Another "Find Your Own Preceptor" Thread

    MallysMama replied to Angeljho's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think you hit the nail on the head here. I see so many posts of people scrambling to find preceptors and being frustrated that their school didn't provide them. Um....shouldn't they have known that...

  10. Vanderbilt MSN

    MallysMama replied to concordance's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The director of my AG-ACNP program previously taught at Vanderbilt and speaks very highly of the school. It was #1 on my list until I decided to go west coast. I have heard that it's very intense - as...

  11. Schools push APRN immediately-$$

    MallysMama replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Don't all NP programs teach differential diagnosis and how to diagnose?? It's not just nursing stuff that is taught. In my program we are treated a lot like medical students (same books, similar...

  12. Percentage of various NP specialties in acute care?

    MallysMama replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    All you need to do is pretend you're looking for a job and do a job search. What comes up in your area? Are there ACNP jobs right now? I've never had a problem finding available job listings, but I'm...

  13. if you suck at nursing interviews, clap your hands!

    MallysMama replied to WakeYourMindUp's topic in General Nursing

    I had always experienced interviews with 1 or 2 people (manager, HR). Then I moved to a different part of the country and the interview process was SO different!! My current job invites everyone on...

  14. Schools push APRN immediately-$$

    MallysMama replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I love this! You are SO right! It should be all about the patients! I've been an RN for only 4 years- but have always wanted to be an ACNP. So after lots of thought, research and discussion- decided...

  15. Official NP "No Fly" list

    MallysMama replied to bsnanat2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This is encouraging to read! I'm currently in a quarter (we do quarters, not semesters) with 80 hours of clinical just focused on assessing, presenting in "rounds" (to our instructor and couple other...

  16. Insecure, not any more :)

    MallysMama replied to nyc2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I ended up telling friends and coworkers- because I was so excited (and moving to attend the school I was accepted to)! But I was (and still am) very insecure about it. I think that's pretty common....

  17. FNP vs NP vs CNS

    MallysMama replied to mills9229's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To the OP- if you know you want to be involved in direct patient care, working side-by-side with physicians, in an inpatient setting- you should look into acute care NP. This is now split between...

  18. Post-Masters Acute Care Cert

    MallysMama replied to CCNP-FL's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    At my school right now there are 4 post-masters students doing acute care. They seem just as frazzled, overwhelmed and tired as those of us doing acute care original masters. I think their program is...

  19. Getting into Grad school

    MallysMama replied to Kerryman86's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It really depends on the school. Mine created a GPA average from all my transcripts, and they also created a GPA from my science and nursing courses. They didn't look at individual school GPAs. But...

  20. Need to move, but under contract

    MallysMama replied to Bigfella's topic in Nursing Career

    Do you have any PTO saved up? I had to get out of a contract to move- and my facility applied all my PTO to pay off what I owed. So I didn't actually have to pay anything (was just out extra

  21. RN MSN programs..

    MallysMama replied to Kaytayxx's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm clear across the country in Oregon (OHSU)! I know that Emory (in Atlanta) and Vanderbilt (in Nashville) have great MSN options and are great schools! I'm not familiar with any of the schools in...

  22. RN MSN programs..

    MallysMama replied to Kaytayxx's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I like to think that what the BSN is to the ADN....so is the DNP to the MSN. You can get your MSN with a specialty titled HSOL (I think it stands for Health Systems Organizational Leadership- or...

  23. RN MSN programs..

    MallysMama replied to Kaytayxx's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    One comparison that makes it easier to understand: BSN is the degree you might get to be eligible to take NCLEX and become an RN; MSN is a degree you get in order to be eligible to take the boards to...

  24. wages and ratio in icu, but all input welcomed

    MallysMama replied to dnyspeed's topic in Nevada Nursing

    We loved living in Vegas! If you move there, I recommend living in the outer edges of the city (Mountains Edge, Aliante, etc). I'm not too familiar with Henderson- but I hear a lot of people like...

  25. What do you wish you had known?

    MallysMama replied to MallysMama's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely want to share "the good, the bad, and the ugly." Thank you for all those suggestions!! I appreciate the