joshindfw

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1. I want to become a Nurse Practitioner, any advice?

   joshindfw replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for your feedback. I really want this so bad and I am making sure I have good grades right now so I can get into NS. I thought about becoming an MD, but I am more into patient care than I am in "other aspects" of medicine. I know it is ...

2. I want to become an NP but which specialty?

   joshindfw posted a topic in NP

   I am still taking my prereq's for nursing school, but I have thought about my long term goals for nursing and I really want to become an NP, I was thinking either ACNP or CRNP or FNP. I know there is a gap of pay difference in between the two, any su...

3. I want to become a Nurse Practitioner, any advice?

   joshindfw replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

   LOL, yes sorry, that is correct, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.

4. I want to become a Nurse Practitioner, any advice?

   joshindfw posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone, I wanted to get some information from nurses who are NP's or RN's that work with NP's. I have often thought about getting an MD, but I want be more patient oriented. I know NP's and RN's have a difficult duty on their jobs and it isnt...

5. What was your inspiration to become a nurse?

   joshindfw replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

   The interesting thing is, God is my inspiration as well. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about finally becoming a nurse and I work so hard on my school work to make sure I have the best grades possible to get into nursing school. ...

6. What was your inspiration to become a nurse?

   joshindfw replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

   With no offense to wanting to have a good stable career and making a good paycheck. But from what I have seen, people who go into this profession only for the money, end up not making very good nurses? Is that true? I am just wondering because every ...

7. What was your inspiration to become a nurse?

   joshindfw posted a topic in General Nursing

   My inspiration to pursue nursing is my father. He was involved in a debilitating auto accident. I hate to see him in pain. He is always on pain medication and is always in pain. He told me certain nurses that took care of him were good as gold and ma...

8. Doctor and Nurse compatibility

   joshindfw posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am abouto go enter into nursing school about a year from now and I am trying to learn and gain as much information as possible. I was wondering, do nurses in general, RN'S or NP's ever have major conflicts with their doctors in charge? I am startin...

9. Where to Start

   joshindfw posted a topic in General Students

   I am currently taking my prereq's for nursing school and I would like to be able to get some experience now, but I find it nearly impossible to find a place that will take the time to even look at my resume, since I am not licensed right now. Any sug...

10. HOW Do I DO IT!!

    joshindfw replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have to have a license or anything to start off as a tech position in whatever unit? I live in the DFW area and there are lots of hospitals but I dont know how or where to really begin. Unfortunately my resume is basically business focused wit...

11. HOW Do I DO IT!!

    joshindfw replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

    The only medical experience I have at this moment is that I am a studying for my pharmacy tech license so i can do that in the mean time. I would much prefer to work in a hospital doing something besides pharmacy. I would like to get an early touch o...

12. HOW Do I DO IT!!

    joshindfw posted a topic in General Nursing

    In a couple of years I am going to enroll into nursing school to be an RN. The school I am going to offers classes only during the day and of course you all know about the clinicals. Well right now I am still getting my prereq's out of the way before...

13. Does Pharmacy Experience Help??

    joshindfw replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing that I wanted to add is that, I currently work for Allstate insurance, at a corporate office, and i personally dont want to be here for the fact it isnt any where close to the field that I want to go into, the only problem I am facing i...

14. Does Pharmacy Experience Help??

    joshindfw replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I actually plan on getting iv certified, and certified in compounding, and work in a hospital setting. I would rather prefer to work in the hospital than a retail pharmacy, I have worked mail order pharmacy, but you do not get much experience in...

15. Does Pharmacy Experience Help??

    joshindfw replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, I really appreciate that. I am not an expert at math, but I can learn. I did just finish learning the formulas and iv flow rates and stuff like that. It did take me a while to get a grasp on it, 1. I am self studying for the pharmacy exam,...