time2go MSN, RN, NP

Hospice and Palliative Care

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    CA APN's and collaborating/supervising physician

    time2go replied to ac123's topic in Advanced Practice

    This is old but I'll respond because the independent practice in CA is not nearly what I or any other NPs I know expected. There are now 2 types of NPs: 103s which work somewhere there are MDs or DOs...
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    adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner

    time2go replied to redsnapper19's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You don't need a hospice NP as preceptor. Whatever your NP designation is going to be is who needs to precept. For example, if you're heading toward Adult/Geriatric Primary Care, you need a primary...
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    Hospice NP asked to perform RN visits?

    time2go replied to pierogi's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm in that position now. I agreed to it but I'm getting tired of it. I'm ACHPN NP and I agreed to do admissions (RN job) in a pinch. Well, since hospices do indeed tend to run lean, I do way more...
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    ACHPN exam?

    time2go replied to archiebel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I could never find a definitive recommendation for pre-test study and review. Seems like experience is the only thing that absolutely will help but you know how that goes. Like with the NCLEX, what...
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    ACHPN exam?

    time2go replied to archiebel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I took it twice, passed the second time and there were not many similarities between the two. Seems they concentrate on hospital palliative things more than hospice. I remember when I took the CHPN a...
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    ACHPN exam?

    time2go replied to archiebel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Old thread but I took the test today for the second time and passed. Both times I took the test, the questions were so different. I would be interested to hear if anyone used a test prep they...
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    Why The Future of NP Practice Maybe A Two Edged Sword

    time2go replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    The bottom line as I see it is an NPs willingness to take a job where he or she is expected to function as the MD or DO, knowing there will be a pay disparity. So many "midlevels" (I know, many hate...
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    How old were you when you started nursing school?

    time2go replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Started pre-reqs at 53! Finished AGNP at 64. Take that! Never say you're too old to change something unless you're already
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    adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner

    time2go replied to redsnapper19's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Agreed. I was a CHPN, hospice RN before I finished my NP. Now I'm a hospice NP. Knowing the role of the hospice NP was a comfort to me because I knew that if I got through the education and...
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    ACHPN exam?

    time2go replied to archiebel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have the same concerns about this book. There are, indeed, tons of typos but I'm going with the actual content, along with other things, because, well, can't
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    AGNP'S please respond here!

    time2go replied to nurseTdawg1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    1. I'm a hospice nurse and my employer kept me on as an AGNP. We only do adults who are mostly in the geriatric age range so it's perfect. 2. I have many opportunities that looked interesting but...
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    Anyone enrolled or graduated from Spring Arbor's MSN FNP program?

    time2go replied to FloridagalRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Clinicals were a whirlwind. There were papers and assignments and clinicals and charting on the patients you see in
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    Anyone enrolled or graduated from Spring Arbor's MSN FNP program?

    time2go replied to FloridagalRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just graduated from Spring Arbor AGNP. The clinical portion is by far the most problematic. You have your clinicals which require the practice hours in addition to online assignments/modules plus...
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    Wanting to Quit Nursing School

    time2go replied to _ashley_'s topic in General Students

    I wanted to quit nursing school nearly every semester. I'm now finishing my AGNP and I've wanted to quit that too. Before you quit, learn about all the jobs you can do that are not in the hospital....
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    Older Student/Over 60 years old

    time2go replied to forestlover's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This thread has been around a long time and I'm happy to see it got continued recently. I was a claims adjuster, real estate agent, dog groomer, etc., etc. prior to starting my nursing school journey...
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    Too old to become a nurse??

    time2go replied to MyteMite's topic in General Nursing

    Started prerequisites at age 53, graduated with BSN at 58, currently working hospice with CHPN, just started my AGNP at age 61 so I can do face to face, monthly facility visits and palliative care...
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    Can a nurse start a hospice?

    time2go replied to anashenwrath's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    As a CHPN, I would go with what heron stated, "Start an inpatient care home that can contract with hospice agencies to provide respite care without having to provide all the services required by...
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    Almost 2 weeks and no results

    time2go replied to bummercity's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had a similar issue when I got my CA license by endorsement. It took me 4 months to finally get my license and I was already in the state working as an MA until my license came through. Turns out...
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    List of California Hospitals Offering New Grad Residencies

    time2go replied to stripec30's topic in California Nursing

    Can you just call and ask or maybe go through the information they have sent you thus far for the answer? Maybe check the website and see if it mentions whether you need a CA nursing license when you...
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    Older Student/Over 60 years old

    time2go replied to forestlover's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey there fellow folks of a certain age: Felt the need to chime in again after a long while: I graduated a BSN program at South Dakota State University when I was 58. If anyone is being discouraged by...
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    Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    time2go replied to zornzo's topic in California Nursing

    Laudamia: I was posting on here earlier this year and it took me a ridiculous amount of time to get my license. Nothing on breeze ever indicated anything was being done on my application. Each time I...
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    Is my GPA competitive enough?

    time2go replied to dsingh24's topic in California Nursing

    I'm from southern California and I started nursing school in 2010. There were waiting lists up the wazoo then too in California. I graduated with my BSN last December from SDSU--South Dakota State...
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    Nursing School and Careers for over 50

    time2go replied to Jewels51's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I'm 59 and approaching a year since I got my BSN. My final senior project was to do something that embodied my nursing school journey. I wrote a poem that my classmates seemed to identify with and...
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    How old were you when you started nursing school?

    time2go replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    RHIT to RN: If you want it badly enough, you can find the stamina. I started my pre-reqs at 53 and graduated with my BSN at 58. I must say it was hard but not necessarily because of my age per se as...
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    Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    time2go replied to zornzo's topic in California Nursing

    cecilbee thanks for the 800#. I got to someone who actually put a tracer on my file to see why the heck I was still unlicensed. Couple days later (today) finally got my license. Holy cow, what a...