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  1. GNP or FNP?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to TaylorMade,R.N.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    First off, why doesn't your hospital hire NP's in the ER? That makes no sense at all. Also, is an ACNP allowed to work in primary care in your state? What I don't understand is, if all these NP's...

  2. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    ANPFNPGNP replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    It is not up to the consumer to prove that a medication causes harm, it is up to the pharmaceutical company to prove that it doesn't. That is how the system works. Do you really trust the...

  3. GNP or FNP?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to TaylorMade,R.N.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Are there Adult NP's in your hospital? When I went through the Adult NP program, I trained with internists and also in the hospital. The program I attended trained us to see patients over the age of...

  4. GNP or FNP?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to TaylorMade,R.N.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You can look up the various scopes of practice on the ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) website. I went to school with people from across the U.S. and the vast majority of them were in the...

  5. Advantages to being and FNP?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to allopurinol's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would definitely recommend that you get the FNP certification, because you will have the broadest scope of practice than any other specialty. I don't know where you live, but if they're hiring...

  6. How broad/narrow is your scope of practice as an NP?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work as an independent contractor in primary care and urgent care and I LOVE the variety. After NP school, I went to work in pain management...good pay, but totally repetitious and boring. In...

  7. Post-Masters Certificate question

    ANPFNPGNP replied to jla623's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You can do that...I did. I got a MS in Nursing from one school (I got certified as an ANP & GNP), then went back to another school 3 years later and got a post-Master's certificate as a FNP. The...

  8. GNP or FNP?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to TaylorMade,R.N.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i'm glad to see there are acnp's practicing in the hospital. if someone wants to practice strictly in a hospital setting, then acnp is the only way to

  9. Attending Vandy Bridge Program This Fall - Need Advice

    ANPFNPGNP replied to kmcsis's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I graduated from their dual ANP/GNP program 3 years ago. I had to go back to school to get my FNP certification, since it made me more marketable, so PLEASE rethink your choice in programs....

  10. Help I Failed!

    ANPFNPGNP replied to mp478's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    the ancc certification is supposed to be more respected and i'm not sure why - i just remember my professors telling us that. i took the ancc anp and gnp exams and they were definitely more difficult...

  11. Online program recommendations

    ANPFNPGNP replied to bhstarz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As an experienced NP who precepts NP students from a 100% online program...I don't recommend it! I've been very disappointed in the preparedness of my students and the majority of them have years of...

  12. I made my appt for the FNP exam

    ANPFNPGNP replied to johnson0424's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Definitely, practice the review questions. I distinctly remember some of those same questions that are in the Fitzgerald review book appearing on the test! I'm curious as to why you chose to take...

  13. Private Nursing Schools Protest New 5 YEAR BSN Requirement

    ANPFNPGNP replied to Hoss's topic in International Nursing

    I would love to hear what you think about the 2 year programs for R.N.'s in the United States. It's amazing that all these other countries have higher educational standards for registered nurses than...

  14. GNP or FNP?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to TaylorMade,R.N.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The FNP is the way to go, because it has the broadest scope of practice, no matter which state you live in. We can see patients of any age and we can "specialize" in some areas (geriatrics, OB/GYN,...

  15. PSA Result Question

    ANPFNPGNP replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    It's also important to remember that a PSA should be ZERO in a patient who has had their prostate removed. If it's anything other than zero, then some cancer cells are floating

  16. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NP's in Texas can write controlled substances (Schedules III-V), but we must have a DEA # tied to a physician in order to do so. However, there are very few NP's who even bother to get a DEA number,...

  17. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I live in Texas and we are presently fighting for complete independence from physician oversight. We're going after it in urban and rural areas, but the MD lobbyists are fighting us like crazy, but I...

  18. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Obviously, the nursing assistants would take a different exam than the registered

  19. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The type of educational instititute they're referring to is along the lines of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and NOT some vocational school. Do you understand the difference between the...

  20. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I just have a big problem with nursing being the only profession that doesn't require a minimum of a 4 year degree. The minimum requirement for a nurse practitioner is a Master's degree, so why aren't...

  21. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I googled the word "professional" and found the following criteria listed in the definition... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional Therefore it would be appropriate to state that a 'true'...

  22. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    ANPFNPGNP replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    When I went to Vanderbilt, they made a point of telling us that it was not an online program, but a modified distance program with concentrated time on campus. They said there were some states that...

  23. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    ANPFNPGNP replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As long as there's a "fast track" ER, then the FNP's can do it. I noticed there is now a ACNP/FNP and a EM/FNP program at Vanderbilt. There was a EM/FNP program at UT-Houston, but they were thinking...

  24. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    ANPFNPGNP replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So, a pediatrician would hire a PNP, an internist would hire a ANP, a family practice doctor would hire a FNP...is that

  25. GNP or FNP?

    ANPFNPGNP replied to TaylorMade,R.N.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    you are 100% right! i did the anp/gnp and found out that it severely limited my job opportunites in my neck of the woods, so i went back to ut-houston to get my fnp. if i lived in houston, i would...