djmatte

djmatte ADN, MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Tearing my hair out over noncompliant DM2 patients!

    djmatte replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That quote made my morning. Thanks for that!

  2. Ohio BON Restricting FNP Practice

    djmatte replied to Dodongo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If they honestly believed that, then they would advocate for a single broad scale nurse practitioner certification that shares a similar science and clinical expertise requirement as a pa program....

  3. Schools that require you to find a preceptor (rant)

    djmatte replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Arguably only if you are a product of a DE

  4. New DNP mandate

    djmatte replied to Rocknurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Blew past the 2015 mark pretty easily. Until I see AANP or ANCC commit to make that entry for exam certification, I won't believe

  5. Tearing my hair out over noncompliant DM2 patients!

    djmatte replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You can't change or fix everyone. You can't force someone to take a medication or participate in a therapy regimen they aren't interested in. Being ok with this is the first step. The only advice I...

  6. Schools that require you to find a preceptor (rant)

    djmatte replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't know if I completely agree with that. While educating based on practice is important, educating on evidence-based readings IMO is more important. Textbooks were fine for some of the broader...

  7. Schools that require you to find a preceptor (rant)

    djmatte replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I can't speak for other schools, but frontier used a solid mix of discussion, presentations, and group interaction to facilitate learning on top of self study. Instructors needed to offer a range of...

  8. FNP Oversaturation

    djmatte replied to brinksta's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Even as a new grad, negotiation isn't exactly out of the question...so long as you can sell yourself in the right light. I have extensive pain management background and in the world of opiate...

  9. BSN to DNP PMHNP

    djmatte replied to NurseJeesa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Frontier Nursing University requires a 3.0, but there used to consider lower applicants who obtain a certain score on the gre. That is no longer stated on their website, so that standard may have gone...

  10. Schools that require you to find a preceptor (rant)

    djmatte replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There's different degrees of "setting up your own clinical". My school required uggs to find a preceptor. Once we made contact and they agreed, the school handled everything from there including...

  11. Feeling insecure at times

    djmatte replied to SoHappyToBeRN's topic in PACU

    People are different. There will always be someone better than you are different jobs, but it's nothing to lose sleep over. Just do your job to the best of your ability and don't worry about how...

  12. FNP Oversaturation

    djmatte replied to brinksta's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Did you seriously just compare the predictions of a federal agency that are found in clearly cited evidence to wage estimates from glassdoor et al which are literally an aggregate of opinion and...

  13. Need help deciding on an FNP school- feedback wanted!

    djmatte replied to Terryb1985's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    apparently my autocorrect believes "would" should be "world". smh actually my autocorrect has lots of fun words today. Need to pay better

  14. Need help deciding on an FNP school- feedback wanted!

    djmatte replied to Terryb1985's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Spring arbor has a good reputation, but it's fnp program I believe is brand new. In an online education, brand new is something I world be skeptical of. I world be very interested in how they're...

  15. Need help deciding on an FNP school- feedback wanted!

    djmatte replied to Terryb1985's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Terrible practice... But I don't think anyone's gonna tell someone their education at University of Michigan is will be sub par simply because they expect that student to find a

  16. Schools that require you to find a preceptor (rant)

    djmatte replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The only thing I disagree is the idea that finding your own preceptor translates to "low standards". In an online environment having minimal requirements for clinical quality is what translates to...

  17. Need help deciding on an FNP school- feedback wanted!

    djmatte replied to Terryb1985's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My school (frontier) we found our own. But they had a solid staff that assisted with arranging and paperwork as well as maintained a database of all current and former contracted preceptors to make...

  18. Need help deciding on an FNP school- feedback wanted!

    djmatte replied to Terryb1985's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Spring Arbor is a brick and mortar...so it has that in its favor (just rode the motorcycle past it this weekend). Though I believe their FNP program is new-er. So something to

  19. Physical exam form question

    djmatte replied to sydneyqueens14's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Also consider neither condition is considered "abnormal" in this country. Neither technically is a condition that you could treat or has a risk specifically related to schools or personal

  20. Can I work in OB/GYN as a FNP?

    djmatte replied to JennaSnow's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I know plenty of FNPs that work in obgyn. While there is nothing precluding you from it, you probably would be the long shot over someone who's a whnp. Really comes down to your local market and what...

  21. FNP Oversaturation

    djmatte replied to brinksta's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Where are there flaws in their estimates? Even here people are already seeing saturation in their markets. The only flaw imo is the suggestion that it will make up the difference in rural needed...

  22. Do you want to become an NP?

    djmatte replied to Riburn3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Also it's logical to make the comparison as nurse practitioners are first and foremost a registered nurse... No matter how much some want to run away from that title. They represent the highest level...

  23. Education

    djmatte replied to Knurse0806's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Most from my understanding will require a BSN or have a bridge to fill the

  24. FNP Oversaturation

    djmatte replied to brinksta's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Most states with required collaboration have specific totals for "reasonable"collaboration. Meaning a stated limit in the total mid levels a doc could reasonably keep tabs on. In some cases there are...

  25. FNP Oversaturation

    djmatte replied to brinksta's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Also encouragement for those gainfully employed to make themselves indisposable within their