nurseman78

nurseman78 BSN, RN, NP

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  1. Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant?

    nurseman78 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    Bajasauce07, great comments. I agree, I believe that the NP clinical requirement should be much greater. Most CRNA programs have a least a year to two years of hardcore clinical immersion, which...

  2. does nursing seem boring?

    nurseman78 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    Nice thing about nursing is that there are a lot of directions you can go. Sounds like you need to work in a busy ICU or ER unit. Have you considered getting a Master's and becoming an NP or maybe a...

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

    nurseman78 replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Wowza, right on the money. If you wanted to be called a doctor, you should have gone to medical school. If you didn't, just be happy being called whatever you're called, and accept the limitations...

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

    nurseman78 replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    A DNP wanting to be called "doctor" just really isn't gonna' happen much. Though technically they have a doctorate, they still are an NP. I don't see why people have to get caught up in...

  5. Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant?

    nurseman78 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    An ADN nurse has 1 and 1/2 years of pharmacology training, including mechanisms, side effects and reasons why different meds are prescribed. So technically, they have more formal education on...

  6. Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant?

    nurseman78 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's funny that all this fuss is made to differentiate them when they basically fulfill the same task. Seems like the bottom line is: 1. They both require some level of physician...

  7. Ohsu - Ocne/bsn

    nurseman78 replied to NicoleInHisWill's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hey, NicoleInHisWill, did you end up starting nursing school somewhere? Just curious, hope you

  8. OHSU RN-BSN Program

    nurseman78 replied to akspudus's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I honestly doubt you'd have a problem getting into any RN to BSN program with a 3.92. That's more than good enough for any CRNA or NP Master's program, so I'm sure a simple Bachelor's program will...

  9. Prospective nursing student

    nurseman78 replied to Nemo0n's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a current nursing student, and from what I've experienced and been told, there are a number of qualities that you'll want as a nurse. I think the biggest qualities are compassion, courage,...

  10. Seton Hospital New Grad Pay?

    nurseman78 replied to frankiebaby's topic in California Nursing

    Ah, gotcha'. That makes sense. Sorry about that,

  11. Seton Hospital New Grad Pay?

    nurseman78 replied to frankiebaby's topic in California Nursing

    This page http://www.seton.net/employment/nursing/rn_residency/, and if you follow through to the job board, click on "nursing" as a search criterion and then scroll through the jobs, there is a job...

  12. Seton Hospital New Grad Pay?

    nurseman78 replied to frankiebaby's topic in California Nursing

    Did they tell you personally that they won't have the new grad residency anymore? I just searched their job board today (November 27th, 2009) and they're advertising slots for it on the job

  13. Seeking Advice On whether to go for FNP, ACNP or CRNA

    nurseman78 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hey all, I'm a 2nd semester LPN/RN student, with about a year to go until I have my RN. I know for sure that I want to become some type of advanced practice nurse. I crave the greater education,...

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

    nurseman78 replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Wow, there is a lot of energy expended on this debate. Looking at all of the health professions who would like to be called "doctor", it's no wonder that HR put their feet down just to establish a...

  15. Acute care NP program versus Family NP program...

    nurseman78 replied to stellina615's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Seems like going the ACNP route would be better. Let me know if you hear of any increase in the use of NP's as hospitalists and such, because it interests me as well. Seems like if you're interested...

  16. Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant?

    nurseman78 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    That link isn't working, it just redirects to

  17. RN's how much do you make here in Utah?

    nurseman78 replied to blueyezz71's topic in General Nursing

    I've called the various hospitals around here looking to get a feel for what starting wages are. I know that they're higher than $18/hr. IHC's hospitals pay around $21-22/hr to start. All the...

  18. Pay range for new grads...

    nurseman78 replied to CrazyPremed's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like I'm moving when i graduate, haha. Seriously, I'm not going to settle for $18/hr when I know that other states are starting near

  19. How long is Nursing School?

    nurseman78 replied to RosellaBellaNY's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, nursing is awesome, so you're in for a treat. Nursing is also challenging, complex and very time-consuming. But it's infinitely rewarding, especially if you love taking care of people,...

  20. pH Acid Base question

    nurseman78 replied to dbarnes2's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that's tough. I believe if your teacher actually cared, she would admit that she doesn't know, and then try to help you find out. Sounds like she doesn't know, doesn't care, and just wants you...

  21. pH Acid Base question

    nurseman78 replied to dbarnes2's topic in General Nursing

    From my experience in nursing school, a good skill to learn is picking your battles. Sometimes, teachers are wrong, plain and simple. But there are appropriate times and places to talk to them...

  22. MD likes to make you feel stupid

    nurseman78 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    My dad's a doctor. Trust me, doctor's are not perfect, they're completely as fallible as anyone, so don't put them on a pedestal. I would just go in and talk to him in an assertive but not...

  23. What would you do?

    nurseman78 replied to cnafromaz's topic in General Nursing

    And for the record, DATC has a very good reputation and a 100% NCLEX pass

  24. What would you do?

    nurseman78 replied to cnafromaz's topic in General Nursing

    Right, we all do have different situations. I would just be very cautious. I would hate to have someone spend 30-50k only to get an 89% (still not bad by any means) and be booted out of the program...

  25. What would you do?

    nurseman78 replied to cnafromaz's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, let me say that I'm glad that you're excited about going into nursing. It's awesome, challenging, and exciting. I'm glad you've found a school you're excited about. That's good that...