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    Chatham vs NOVA DNP program

    ghillbert replied to deediaz's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Congratulations! They told me they are reviewing applications this month and making admission notifications mid November. I work full-time plus, so will be looking at part
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    Jokes on me....?

    ghillbert replied to Ms.UndastoodRn's topic in General Nursing

    What advice are you looking for? Sounds like you reported the incident, there's an investigation pending, and you're out of that contract. Nothing more to be done,
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    Sepsis, causes,vitamin c?????

    ghillbert replied to loriaz's topic in MICU, SICU

    Follow up - Vanderbilt and Johns Hopkins are about to start a multi center RCT into VitC/Thiamine/Steroids for septic
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    DNP vs MD

    ghillbert replied to healthstar's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    LOL I missed these last few posts until now for some reason. I made no threatening statements and find that statement pretty laughable. I think I was very clear that I feel you cannot possibly...
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    Walden PhD

    ghillbert replied to AJpcvRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Their admission requirements are $$$, transcripts and "work history". No recommendations required, no true admission criteria. I would be wary of such a program, depending on what you want to get out...
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    Chatham vs NOVA DNP program

    ghillbert replied to deediaz's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I applied for spring start also
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    Anyone do Transitional Heart Failure??

    ghillbert replied to traumaRUs's topic in Advanced Practice

    Congrats - sounds great! I work on the other end with CTICU heart failure patients when they get LVADs etc. They certainly have a high burden of care in the community and so many meds to keep up on...
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    If you don't have to be (insert job) before becoming a PA, why become an RN before NP?

    ghillbert replied to nightingale4me's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know if that was meant as a dig, but you won't get a very good reception by describing our practice and profession as "mid level practice of medicine". It's a pretty simple concept - nurse...
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    Critical Care interview

    ghillbert replied to Nolagrace1202's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Things I'd want to know - are you an admitting or consult service? - will you (NP) be doing notes and billing for critical care? for E/M services? both? - who will be your preceptor and how do they...
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    For-Profit NP admissions... I thought they were joking!

    ghillbert replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    What are you not understanding? I think people were fairly clear in their criticisms of the program. I am not sure what your point is. As has been stated multiple times, not all students at Walden...
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    Tips for New Critical Care NP

    ghillbert replied to ColoradoKT's topic in Advanced Practice

    Agree with most of the above. - Read, read, read. - Listen to everyone (nurses, RT, specialists, ccm), but don't act on every suggestion, or that's all you will do all day. You have to sort and...
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    ICU NP/PA schedules

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

    Thanks! I am really trying to pinpoint who is the keeper of the data... it's hard bc the ICU is mixed cardiac surgery, vascular, thoracic, transplant... and all the primary services seem to keep and...
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    ICU NP/PA schedules

    ghillbert posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We currently just have 2 ACNPs for a 24-bed cardiothoracic ICU which is very high acuity and busy. We round, do notes and bill on our 6-12 patients, do procedures, allocate patients to any...
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    ICU NP/PA schedules

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

    Sorry for confusion. By this I mean the APP is working in critical care, seeing patients and managing issues during the day. The physicians round, see patients in person and complete exam, discuss as...
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    Any Hospitalist APRNS?

    ghillbert replied to traumaRUs's topic in Advanced Practice

    Is the collaborating physician actually seeing all the patients as well as you seeing them? Or just signing notes and
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    ICU NP/PA schedules

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

    One more critical care question re billing: - Those of you that have the physicians rather than APP bill for critical care - how do you track APP productivity apart from RVUs and billing? I have one...
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    New NP Job Not What I Thought...

    ghillbert replied to psych.nurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    Good luck. And remember next job - get all these pre-employment promises in
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    Brick and Mortar AGACNP Programs

    ghillbert replied to Motherofcorgis's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did brick and mortar and found a lot of it redundant - lectures particularly that were available by PPT prior to class - I didn't see the need to go to a class to have a teacher read out slides I...
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    How much debt would you go into for NP school?

    ghillbert replied to nursing_student93's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My MSN was around $35k. I did not go into any debt as I saved and worked full-time to pay for it. I had tuition assistance from my employer and a few small scholarships but essentially paid from...
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    What is a challenging specialty

    ghillbert replied to direw0lf's topic in General Specialties

    I am a similar nature and went right into critical care as a new grad and have loved it and found it endlessly challenging for 20 yrs. I am now an ACNP in critical care and I still learn things I...
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    CCTN Transplant Nurse Certification Study Advice

    ghillbert replied to msdaniwagner's topic in General Specialties

    I did CCTC. It was the hardest certification I have done, including CCRN, subspecialty CC certs AND my NP cert lol. Mostly because it covers every organ transplant including pediatrics so it was a lot...
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    Sepsis, causes,vitamin c?????

    ghillbert replied to loriaz's topic in MICU, SICU

    We use Vit c/Thiamine/Steroids for patients in septic shock with hypotension refractory to multiple vasopressor agents. Unclear if it helps - not enough evidence and the patients are at death's door...
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    ICU NP/PA schedules

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

    Thanks again, guys - this is super helpful! I think I'd die doing 24hr shifts, babyNP - although I have friends that do and they love it. It would be nice to work that few shifts per month and perhaps...
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    New NP Job Not What I Thought...

    ghillbert replied to psych.nurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    You're a psych nurse, now having to do dressings in home health? What is your NP certification? I agree I would clarify the role responsibilities in your job description. I certainly would not be...
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    Australian Nurse wants to work in USA

    ghillbert replied to ChelseaE92's topic in International Nursing

    -I had a job in PA which at that time required CGFNS exam, so I applied for initial licensure in Vermont and then endorsed my license to PA. - I fully expected to be deficient in OB and/or pediatrics,...