No offense to the OP, but I think "broken" is a strong term. I do not feel that NP education is broken. Any program can be improved, and most quality programs (of any kind) constantly self evaluate to...
To the OP, yes, there is high degree of probability that RNs going into advance practice contribute to the personnel shortage in some units. Here advanced practice broadly refers to NPs, education,...
I completed the the associates to masters bridge program at Graceland. It was a great experience. I felt like everything went very smoothly. If I had one complaint it was that the program moves more...
I went to Graceland University for their ADN to MSN program and then obtained my DNP from the University of Alabama. In each case didactic was mostly online and of course all the clinicals were...
Freedom or free health care? What? No one said healthcare was free, but if you are talking about universal coverage, then yes you can have both. How silly to suggest other wise. Did you actually say...
Yes, you can do it. Just don't go all weddingzilla, and it should go well. You can have both a memorable and meaningful ceremony within the parameters you mentioned, but you will have to work as a...
I am wondering what the demands are if someone is offering a new grad 100K. Ask about the work environment. Being too busy right out of the gate may be frustrating for both you and your patients. This...
As a paramedic myself I would suggest you look into becoming a physician's assistant. I became an NP because I was already an RN, and it made made more sense for me. However, had I not been an RN, I...
You say the PAs are "way" better than the NPs. Please quantify. What standards are you applying? What outcomes are you measuring? If the best articulation you have is "way", that will simply not...
Ouch. My program was "online". My instructors were knowledgeable, challenged me, put me under the gun and all that stuff. But then...how can that be? Ironically, my wife is in a brick and mortar...
I took the official Excelsior workshop back in 2005. Don't know what it is like now, but it was great then. I would say it definitely factored into my passing the CPNE.