TiffyRN BSN, PhD

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Need Mentor ASAP

TiffyRN replied to NorthEastRN07's topic in General Nursing

I am open to helping. I don't have a MSN as I went through a BSN to PhD program and currently work as a nurse scientist for the last 2.5
Raises for RN certifications

TiffyRN replied to ICURN2177's topic in General Nursing

Different facilities will offer clinical ladders that can offer hourly difs for achieving various clinical and professional activities. Some (like my employer), will often cap how high one can go on...
Walden University - PhD

TiffyRN replied to HRICHMOND's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

What is particularly attractive to you about Walden? it's usually wise to focus on universities with strong research programs on the topic you are interested in. I didn't do that and was...
Doctorate for Psych, Non DNP, PMHNP

TiffyRN replied to dancewithme1's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

Well, I have learned some about this topic. It does seem that at Vanderbilt, they will integrate 500 hours of clinical practice so that no DNP grad has only 500 hours. That is the only mention of...
Doctorate for Psych, Non DNP, PMHNP

TiffyRN replied to dancewithme1's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

"MY goal here is complete the terminal degree while learning something applicable onthe patient care side" There really aren't too many options for a terminal degree unless you...
Has anyone dropped out of a PhD program (or contemplated it)?

TiffyRN replied to saheckler's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

@saheckler I haven't been on this site for a while for reasons. I'm glad you are sticking it out and about to finish. My advisor was a perfect fit for me, but not for a couple of my classmates....
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) - PhD or DNP

TiffyRN replied to CStan00's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

I defended my PhD in nursing in Fall 2019. I had a couple of classes shared with the DNP students. The dean of the DNP program was on my committee. I know much more about the PhD program obviously....
Defense date set

TiffyRN posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

August 21 at 11am CDT. It hardly seems real since I've been continuously enrolled in coursework or dissertation work since Fall 2014 and that was after only about half a year break after finishing my...
Weaning to open bed

TiffyRN replied to hallie56's topic in NICU, Neonatal

First of all I'd recommend anything you write be a "guideline" and now a strict policy. This will allow for some flexibility for individualized patient care. Our thermoregulation...
NGT policies about days until removal for Neonates

TiffyRN replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in NICU, Neonatal

I've been in my current unit for 18 years. The dwell time for tubes was originally 3 days but those were stiffer plastic tubes. When we changed to silastic tubes the dwell time was changed to 3 weeks,...
What do you use to secure og tube and edi cath for babies on Niv Nava?

TiffyRN replied to JJ1994's topic in NICU, Neonatal

Not familiar with the niv-nava but kind of have an idea from internet searches. Maybe lay down a square or rectangle of duoderm on the chin for stability, then use H-cut tape with one half on the...
What is your view using PhDc after you pass comprehensive examinations?

TiffyRN replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

Apparently it is very much dependent on how your department feels. The dean of my PhD program didn't like students to list PhDc so it wouldn't have been in my best interest to go against her. As for...
Earning a PhD in Nursing after a JD and MSN

TiffyRN replied to Carlos Bertin Larrauri's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

One of my PhD professors was/is a JD as well. I don't know which one came first. I know she's tenured and has now moved into the position of director of the PhD program recently. She's taught special...
PhD and DNP programs not traditionally online, are they now online?

TiffyRN replied to SummerGarden's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

While I'm not sure my program is classified as "competitive", it is a based out of traditional brick and mortar State university. The PhD program is largely online. I was required to go to a campus...
Cluster Care & Vital Sign Frequency

TiffyRN replied to NurseOfTheLittlePeople's topic in NICU, Neonatal

Feeders (what I do most): BP once a shift unless on anti-HTN meds. Temps Q3 if eating, can be stretched out further if they kid is ad lib and eats less frequently. For those more stable older kids we...
Finishing Excelsior ADN Soon, BSN concerns

TiffyRN replied to Medic6940's topic in Excelsior College

The biggest issue with BSN schools after getting your ADN at EC is because many EC students only have 6 instead of 8 credits for A&P I & II (since no lab). My husband was an ADN EC grad so we...
CNEcl

TiffyRN replied to ProfessorD's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

Congrats on that defense!! Sorry I don't have any advice, I just took my regular CNE exam today and passed. My only advice which doesn't really apply to you is just schedule that test so that it will...
Ideas for my Ph.D. dissertation

TiffyRN replied to hafez's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

It kind of needs to be something you are attracted to. As you've done lit reviews around diabetic patients, what questions have you asked that haven't popped out of the literature. Or comb through the...
Critical care RN to PMHNP, am I crazy? Looking for advice

TiffyRN replied to ScottMedicRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

I know this thread is a few weeks old but I was having some similar questions. My DH is about 1/4 through PMHNP school, he also came from a non-psych background. Whereas he knew most PMHNPs mostly do...
UTA Spring 2019 PMHNP

TiffyRN replied to deza's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

Anybody know if UTA takes transfer students from other Texas schools. Backstory: Hubby got into Texas State's program knowing it was one of the fastest in the nation and is now regretting the pace....
Grand Canyon University DNP Program

TiffyRN replied to Midge66's topic in School, College Programs

I thought for sure this was incorrect but apparently my information was out of date. GCU was nonprofit (or maybe not-for-profit, because apparently these are different things) for many years until...
A friend bought her degree from the Philippines.

TiffyRN replied to thatgirlisangel's topic in General Nursing

I really went down a rabbit hole for this. The closest I found was an Allnurses link suggesting that there might be a 6 month RN school in Florida. No one could confirm but they threw out Sienna...
A friend bought her degree from the Philippines.

TiffyRN replied to thatgirlisangel's topic in General Nursing

Not to be difficult, but seriously, to help your friend, I would ask for the name of the website and look into it. I don't believe this happens in the US. That's why Excelsior has been in trouble and...
A friend bought her degree from the Philippines.

TiffyRN replied to thatgirlisangel's topic in General Nursing

What I think you are saying is that there is a course offered from a website that allows 6 months of study then you can take the RN boards? I seriously doubt this. The closest I've ever seen come to...
A friend bought her degree from the Philippines.

TiffyRN replied to thatgirlisangel's topic in General Nursing

I knew I hadn't taken patho as a separate course back in the early 90s for my ADN. I just checked the program of study for my old community college and it's still not a separate course; patho is...

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