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  1. AANP Response to Comments on O'Reilly Factor

    Pachinko replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is the same guy who, because he was mad about an interview on NPR,told his audience that public radio received "billions" of dollars in support from the government every year. Of course, most...

  2. How do you approach parents who refuse pediatric vaccines?

    Pachinko posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an FNP student doing my peds clinicals now. I'm amazed at the number of parents who casually refuse vaccines that could make a huge difference in their children's lives. HPV is one; flu is...

  3. Nurse Practitioner Residency Program - will it be necessary?

    Pachinko replied to DragonNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    UCLA's FNP residency program is no longer

  4. Expanding the Scope of APRN's Does Not Endanger Patients

    Pachinko replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This underscores the fact that MD objections to expanded scope for APRNs stems (IMO) from unfounded bias at best and territoriality at worst. You have to look at the research,

  5. Help finding info on loan forgiveness program+

    Pachinko replied to TheDude77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think it depends on how much money they have. They will start with the neediest places and fund practitioners for them, then work their way up to less needy places until the money runs out. I called...

  6. New grad NP and differential diagnoses

    Pachinko replied to RN623's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    5 Minute Clinical Consult is great for this and includes Diagnosaurus (but it's expensive, about $100). I'm still a student but use it at every clinical I go to. There's a separate one for peds that...

  7. NP Programs that Provide Preceptors

    Pachinko replied to diana_lopez's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think the UCs do. At least UCLA

  8. RN or NP: which role was more stressful?

    Pachinko posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    For those who practiced bedside as RNs (especially for a few years or more) and then became NPs: which role did, or do, you find more stressful? And why? (asking as one who's very burned out at...

  9. California NP's

    Pachinko replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks juan. Your designation "guide" is well

  10. Loan Repayment-National Health Service Corps

    Pachinko replied to midwestFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am graduating next year. Does that mean that the HRSA money for tuition payback will not be there? I did not commit to the two years while in school, I was going to get a job at a HRSA site and then...

  11. California NP's

    Pachinko replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Is this bill bad enough to actively

  12. California NP's

    Pachinko replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The article I'm linking at the bottom of this post describes some of the changes as follows: "Hernandez said the amended version of the bill no longer allows nurse practitioners to set up their own...

  13. RN or NP: which role was more stressful?

    Pachinko replied to Pachinko's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I should've asked in my original post, please explain your

  14. Guys, what do you like best about being a nurse?

    Pachinko replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    Funny, I'm also a second career RN. Also do not miss the drudgery, thought the 12 hour shifts are starting to wear on me. What I like most about nursing doesn't really revolve around gender: helping...

  15. School Interview: Relax. Your Past Won't Haunt You.

    Pachinko replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    I kind of agree with Altra. The past can, indeed, come back to haunt you--not for pulling your sister's hair, but for mistakes you made when younger, especially if it left a legal record. I was...

  16. What do you think of 12 hour shifts?

    Pachinko replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I used to love 12 hour shifts but they really wear me down now (I'm forty and have been a nurse for six years). I am so worn out by the end, especially if it's a night shift. I find myself having to...

  17. California NP's

    Pachinko replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Anyone want to take a stab at guessing what any proposed amendments would look

  18. California NP's

    Pachinko replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm afraid it will be amended into meaninglessness, effectively changing nothing. I just hope it doesn't make things

  19. California NP's

    Pachinko replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Bill died a few minutes ago. very sad.

  20. Ipad and FNP school!

    Pachinko replied to marienurse18's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have am Ipad mini and it's the best of both worlds, small enough to fit in a lab jacket pocket (though it's a little bulky) but big enough to read and type on

  21. California NP's

    Pachinko replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So NPs will basically have to practice under the current model for two or three years, then can become independent? That's actually seems pretty reasonable. Or will MD "supervision" have other...

  22. "Why didn't you go to medical school?"

    Pachinko replied to shannonFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I explain the NP role to people by telling them it's midway between an RN and a doctor. When asked why I didn't go to med school, I tell them the truth: I got a late start in the healthcare field and...

  23. UCLA NP program Fall 2013

    Pachinko replied to mnmary's topic in Post Graduate Students

    There are no clinicals the first quarter; for our cohort at least, classes were Tues-Weds-Thurs, either partial or whole days, all classroom. For FNP, clinicals begin at the beginning of second...

  24. UCLA NP program Fall 2013

    Pachinko replied to mnmary's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You are assigned preceptors, you don't have to find your

  25. UCLA NP program Fall 2013

    Pachinko replied to mnmary's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi RNBSN7777--most of the people I got to know did work at least part time during the program. Some worked full time; they got through and did okay academically but were miserable. Classes are mostly...