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  1. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    efy2178 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Really? I thought this was a nursing forum not a bash nursing forum. You have nothing positive to say about nursing so why are you on this board? Who needs this? I agree with Tammy-- I think it...

  2. working during clinicals

    efy2178 replied to Rachel D's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think I gained 20 pounds getting my masters!!! All day on the computer for work and then all evening. Not nearly enough exercise. Now I am paying for

  3. Can ANP work in ICU

    efy2178 replied to meghanq21's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks--I it sounds as though it is open to interpretation. Fortunately, I work in a state that purposefully keeps the language vague so opportunities are kept open. Iowa does not require a...

  4. Can ANP work in ICU

    efy2178 replied to meghanq21's topic in General Nursing

    I did find a very good article about the role of ACNPs:

  5. Can ANP work in ICU

    efy2178 replied to meghanq21's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a reference for this comment? I didn't realize that any state specified what kind of NP could practice in the

  6. working during clinicals

    efy2178 replied to Rachel D's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I worked 1/2 time and it was doable. Tough but

  7. AANP Certification Exam

    efy2178 replied to Dixiecup's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did Barkley and the one thing that he suggested was to form study groups. That is a difficult thing to do when yo live far apart fro others. So do what we did. Study the material--he sugests not...

  8. Can ANP work in ICU

    efy2178 replied to meghanq21's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely an ANP can work in an ICU. You may be trained for primary care but in an inpatient area you will most likely have a collaborative agreement and with trainig you can work in this area. I...

  9. practice without physician involvement?

    efy2178 replied to krazyhopnurse21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is the report you need to look at:

  10. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    efy2178 replied to ajhill00's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Very well

  11. Hospitalist NPs...Any others out there?

    efy2178 replied to LSUCRNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Good point. I just got hired as a NP hospitalist in Cardiology. There is a collaborative agreement and I will work with physician hospitalists. But when NPs can't get admitting priviledges, it...

  12. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    efy2178 replied to ajhill00's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I am finding this thread very unproductive. This debate has become NPs vs Physicians. I work closely with physicians and will continue to do so. If in primary care I decide when I need to...

  13. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    efy2178 replied to ajhill00's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The difference might be that they are referring to themselves as being a nurse--NPs are stating they have a doctorate--they are not calling themselves a "physician" so this is not the same thing.....

  14. USA Today Article: Nursing covering more health care

    efy2178 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    http://www.ask.com/bar?q=usa+today+nurse+practitioners&page=1&qsrc=121&dm=all&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2F2010-03-11-nurse-practitioners_N.htm&sg=4zIe...

  15. MRSA, Is this true?

    efy2178 replied to cute2's topic in General Nursing

    Its probably true. And if you work in an endoscopy lab you are probably infected with H-pylori--there is research about

  16. NPs Help Please!!!

    efy2178 replied to Missy89's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in a hospital--cardiology. Not

  17. Problem with Hep B Titer...Please Help

    efy2178 replied to muzica10's topic in General Students

    I have had 10 vaccinations for hep B and cannot convert. I guess I am just one of those who

  18. USA Today Article: Nursing covering more health care

    efy2178 replied to efy2178's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    "Dealing with doctor shortage As the debate over health care legislation continues in Washington, advocates for nurse practitioners say it is these primary care nurses who will make up for the...

  19. Anyone here pay out of pocket for np school?

    efy2178 replied to haitianrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did to some extent and then decided to apply for every grant scholarship I could find. I got a full scholarship my last year. Think about getting employed somewhere where they have tuition...

  20. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    efy2178 replied to ajhill00's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    There are a number of med students and phsycians posing as NPs on this board. Interesting they have so much time to come NP bashing instead of studying for their degree. I am not a med-level...

  21. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    efy2178 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Sorry--It is a year full time but I am doing it part time. It will probably take me three years to complete. BTW--I finished my masters this past summer so I have those courses done. The BSN to DNP...

  22. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    efy2178 replied to ajhill00's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    DNP is doctorate of clinical nursing practice. Doctorate being the key word. We don't say Physician Smith. We say Dr. Smith. Who says physicians have the right to rob the title only for themselves?...

  23. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    efy2178 replied to ajhill00's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I start the DNP program at the University of Iowa this summer. The curriculum does not look 'watered down' to

  24. Ok.. so.... what state PAYS the best for an RN in your opinion?

    efy2178 replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    I would bet

  25. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    efy2178 replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Possibly not. If you let your license laspe then you might even need to go back and get the DNP to get re-licensed. That is how I understand it after talking with some professors in the DNP