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  1. HUGE step forward for NP's!!!

    popopopo replied to MikeFNPC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the clarification of primary care. I agree there will still be a shortage for now since residency spots aren't keeping up with the med school expansion. Family med has the highest unfilled...

  2. HUGE step forward for NP's!!!

    popopopo replied to MikeFNPC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Debt isn't the only reason why primary care isn't chosen by more medical students. Like picking any career, it is a multifaceted decision- job satisfaction, salary, passion, and board scores. As more...

  3. Full Practice Authority

    popopopo replied to rkealy's topic in Advanced Practice

    Very good point. MD/DO should be able to go primary care straight out of medical school. All that extra training in residency is probably going to waste in primary care, since the outcome we have with...

  4. How do you apply your knowledge for advanced pathophysiology exams?

    popopopo replied to strawberryluv's topic in General Students

    Do as many questions as you can. Also, if you're going to do flashcards, learn to use

  5. Advice needed about changing majors... I feel like I've made a mistake

    popopopo replied to jss1985's topic in General Students

    Nahh, you have legitimate concerns. This matters. You have a good 30-40 years of work left in you. I am a career changer myself and won't finish schooling until my mid-thirties also. Job satisfaction...

  6. Advice needed about changing majors... I feel like I've made a mistake

    popopopo replied to jss1985's topic in General Students

    I vote to finish your BSN. It's the shortest and most practical use of your time from my standpoint. What's the point of finishing your accounting degree if you don't want to use it? In regards to...

  7. One NP with online education

    popopopo replied to Subee2's topic in General Nursing

    I actually don't see a problem with online education. The requirements for admission is another issue. It's commonly agreed on that even md/do students hunger for online didactics because it's just...

  8. BSN to MD

    popopopo replied to Mr.Mrs.RN's topic in Advanced Practice

    You need the pre-reqs completed before matriculation(start of class). MCAT and GPA won't be

  9. First NP Job

    popopopo replied to dnpfnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    Not an NP, but I'd quit in a heart beat. Know your worth. I did the same for "dream" jobs in the past, only to find out the people/culture were horrible, despite the big brand

  10. Full Practice Authority

    popopopo replied to rkealy's topic in Advanced Practice

    This has been discussed many times over the years. Common points for FPA seems to be 1. primary care is "easy" 2. already doing it d/t poor physician supervision 3. physician "shortage" 4. outcomes...

  11. CRNAs: We are the Answer

    popopopo replied to Bluebolt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ^You're partially right about medical students in your first paragraph. Depends on the rotation/attending, they certainly do make decisions and put in orders. They at minimum come up with a...

  12. CRNAs: We are the Answer

    popopopo replied to Bluebolt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I wish this were the case, but CRNAs are the answer,

  13. Anatomy and Physiology 1 Tips?

    popopopo replied to mmwill0256's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1. Play with models or whatever is available to you. I ended up getting a fake skull when going over sutures and all the foramens. 2. Get Complete Anatomy or something similar like Essential Anatomy....

  14. Paramedic discrimination?

    popopopo replied to Estateboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Been in a similar situation. I had a group of nurses teamed up and basically bullied me until I quit (I left by choice since I know I'm valuable and got immediate offers). For your situation, I think...

  15. A Fib in a young person...

    popopopo replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    Conduction problems can be secondary to drugs, but don't know your friend. A defect called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (the thing that kills young athletes), can mimic aortic stenosis which would...

  16. Do you use the title "Dr."?

    popopopo replied to DreameRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Probably won't find any, doesn't even sound ethical to design such a

  17. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

    popopopo replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think people chased him away a while

  18. PAs Do Not Like Us

    popopopo replied to Dodongo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Don't you think the physician does that too? This sounds like that whole heart of a nurse, brain of a doctor campaign. It does, I agree. However, the differences is that MDs/DOs have similar...

  19. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

    popopopo replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Bottom 30%, did you go to a school with a gpa and not pass fail? Have you taken

  20. FNP to PA?

    popopopo replied to danceluver's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Where I'm from, most PA schools require hundreds of hours of clinical experiences to be a competitive applicant. One school near me has 1k+ hour average for their matriculated students. Your NP...

  21. CNA During Nursing School Worth It?

    popopopo replied to GKursteiner1097's topic in General Specialties

    I did PCA work during school and I'm also from Texas. From what I remembered, if you had one semester of nursing school, the places I worked waived the PCA certificate. I was really clueless at the...

  22. DNP vs MD

    popopopo replied to healthstar's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I do agree that many will not have substantial hospital experiences compared to an RN, but their knowledge base are there and they will quickly learn the flow of

  23. Will becoming a Nurse practitioner be enough for me?

    popopopo replied to Marcuscollins's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Don't worry about the age thing. I know you're 18 and you probably think 24 or even 25 is ancient, but the truth is that you'll be hitting 30+ regardless. In a decade, do you want to be an NP at 30 or...

  24. New RN, terrified of codes and emergencies

    popopopo replied to Dd04321's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have mock codes on your unit? You can gather 2-3 coworkers and run through some mock codes to get the order of events down correctly. If you don't have mock codes implemented, this sounds like...

  25. Taking CRNA school Pre-Req's during Nursing School?

    popopopo replied to Jcassid3's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would use that time to network/volunteer/work and make sure I secure a desirable ICU position before thinking about