zenman

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    np school

    zenman replied to фpigeongangф's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank God for Jack
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    TX NP Autonomy Bill

    zenman replied to TexanRN10's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Can we sign if we don't live in TX but would if NPs become
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    When should I start a family?

    zenman replied to nyc2011's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why don't you ask a
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    Nurse Practitioners or FNP salary in Bay Area/San Francisco Area

    zenman replied to bayareaFNPstud's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Cost of living there is probably way up there
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    Can an FNP get certification in Psych later?

    zenman replied to 3**835Y's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You should really like anything you do or you'll burn out quicker. I plan on doing psych till I die at my desk or they make me
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    Need to interview NP for class

    zenman replied to mangopeach's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'll help you, and you can be sure I'm for
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    Anyone do an online PMHNP Post-Master's?

    zenman replied to AtomicWoman's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I went through Rush University but it is now a DNP program. I started while living in Bangladesh and Thailand. Did some clinical in Okinawa and came to Texas to finish
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    NP Scope of Practice - alternative medicine?

    zenman replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm glad you're effective as we need you to come over and stop veterans from killing themselves. In psych we barely know how the brain works, how our meds work, why they work, they cause side effects,...
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    NP Scope of Practice - alternative medicine?

    zenman replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When you say this you must also include, The same goes for modern Western medicine.” 80 percent of non-randomized studies (by far the most common type) turn out to be wrong, as do 25 percent of...
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    PA vs NP and Recommended Texts for the Latter

    zenman replied to ChronicSG's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    For the most part we used same textbooks as in med school. I'd steer clear of any management and research fluff course unless you actually intend to survive or do evidence-based
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    NP Scope of Practice - alternative medicine?

    zenman replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just as i
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    NP Scope of Practice - alternative medicine?

    zenman replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, that makes 2 people who seem to be
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    "NPs don't practice medicine"

    zenman replied to sonar's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sigh…so sad. Now ask yourself where in my comment did you come up with your entire 1st paragraph as it has nothing to do with my comment. Playing with dead people is not good experience for...
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    "NPs don't practice medicine"

    zenman replied to sonar's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A cadaver is a waste of time for me. I practice on real people. And I do not want to practice like a physician, and you might not either, if you listen to patient's
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    Any Psych NP's with advice???

    zenman replied to elbumphis02's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Interesting that you would find my post very belitting and sarcastic especially since you posted which most would take to mean that you never plan to use much of what you did in health assessment....
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    Any Psych NP's with advice???

    zenman replied to elbumphis02's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    "Let me start at the end of this thread and see if I can get through it with any nausea medication." This thread, not your
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    Any Psych NP's with advice???

    zenman replied to elbumphis02's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Did someone forget to tell you that a great many mental health patients have physical problems? That's why I do a complete ROS with every new patient and followup every visit for any new problems....
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    Any Psych NP's with advice???

    zenman replied to elbumphis02's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Let me start at the end of this thread and see if I can get through it with any nausea medication. I do 30 minute sessions with both meds and therapy. The most important part of any therapy is the...
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    Foreign trained MD

    zenman replied to mlcastaneda's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Some of the Chinese acupuncturists I used to work with were M.D.s in China. On their business card they would put "M.D. (China)" after their name. This was in
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    Learning From the Ancients: The Nurse Becomes a Shaman

    zenman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I barely caught a glimpse of a blue and white polka dot dress as the medics entered the only available room in the Emergency Department. It was the usual busy evening and thankfully, she didn't seem...
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    Differential Diagnosis in Psych

    zenman replied to Barnstormin' PMHNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Check out his other books also. They are all
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    Differential Diagnosis in Psych

    zenman replied to Barnstormin' PMHNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We have a lot of "iffy" diagnosis but I bet you meant "differential diagnosis." Differential diagnosis are as much a part of the psych scene as any other. Yesterday, a patient came in for her 3rd...
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    Thinking of leaving being an NP: job market vs. quality of life questions

    zenman replied to phosphorus's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There's a problem when people talk about RNs making $30K more than an NP by working OT. The goal is to not work OT. Another goal is not to take orders but to give them. Another goal is to see how your...
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    Need a confidence boost

    zenman replied to 2bnpcout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Get a GS position with the VA or military. Good benefits and loan
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    Questions from Prospective PMHNP

    zenman replied to DanaerysTargaryen's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'd do psych if that's what you want to do. I had a lot of nursing experience before I went the psych route so it helped. Many psych patients have medical problems and you need to know how your drugs...