ivanh3

ivanh3 specializes in ER and family advanced nursing practice.

Latest Activity

1. 

   Writing the Prescription to Fix Broken Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education (Pt. I)

   ivanh3 replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Advanced Practice

   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...
2. 

   Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

   ivanh3 replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   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,...
3. 

   Graceland vs U of South Alabama?

   ivanh3 replied to Mdavidsoninc's topic in Online Distance Learning

   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...
4. 

   Setting for Success 2014

   ivanh3 replied to shikster's topic in Excelsior College

   I am not sure, but it is a great program. It is very well run. Very smooth. Good
5. 

   Setting for Success 2014

   ivanh3 replied to shikster's topic in Excelsior College

   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...
6. 

   Setting for Success 2014

   ivanh3 replied to shikster's topic in Excelsior College

   Former Excelsior grad, current nurse practitioner. Dig in, dig deep, try hard, and then try harder. You can do
7. 

   My obamacare experience

   ivanh3 replied to coast2coast's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   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...
8. 

   Am I crazy to plan a wedding going into my final MSN semester?

   ivanh3 replied to SnowShoeRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   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...
9. 

   Salary vs Productivity Pay

   ivanh3 replied to hutch304's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   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...
10. 

    DNP and working full time?

    ivanh3 replied to Tiff3790's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The University of Alabama. This is not to be confused with the University of South Alabama. Both are good schools
11. 

    DNP and working full time?

    ivanh3 replied to Tiff3790's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I worked full time during my DNP. I was able to do my final project at my place of work and that helped quite a
12. 

    Much needed career advice.

    ivanh3 replied to SublimeEMTP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    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...
13. 

    Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    ivanh3 replied to jilljw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    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...
14. 

    Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    ivanh3 replied to jilljw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    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...
15. 

    Excelsior CPNE Workshop

    ivanh3 replied to supermommy23's topic in Excelsior College

    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.