zenman

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    A personal NP vs PA debate

    zenman replied to Renny03's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What kind of patients do you want to see? It might make a difference in the route you chose. If you want to do primary care, then you do need to load up on those science courses and become a...
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    A personal NP vs PA debate

    zenman replied to Renny03's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Excellent, really excellent Psychonaut, you're out of this
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    Don't Hate Me, All....

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

    One thing many might not consider is what kind of patients they want to see. Do you need a heavy science load to treat all patients? Is science curing all our
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    A personal NP vs PA debate

    zenman replied to Renny03's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, that's a relief! At least you'll be able to think outside the box. Whether you go PA or NP probably won't matter after grads of each have been in practice five years. So, pick what will be the...
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    A personal NP vs PA debate

    zenman replied to Renny03's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It might help you understand your place in the health care system and how you can better care for your patients, all who might be wondering whether to take their kids to the doctor or to eat that day....
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    Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    zenman replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    Nope. I'm not a fan of that
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    zenman replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    What the real issue is for me is that nursing just can't get it together at both ends. Just looking at the higher end, we've had a Ph.D. which seems to be the most solid. We've had the N.D. (Nursing...
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    NP age??

    zenman replied to kayakin08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm 58 and will probably graduate this year as an np. There are several in my class who are
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    Day in the life of psych NP/CNS

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

    Class is going good. Just having to read this first week. I think I'll come through Maryville on the way back to Cleveland, TN. Should be a more interesting drive than the
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    Question for psych NPs

    zenman replied to ivanh3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Check out https://allnurses.com/nurse-practitioners-np/day-life-psych-128551.html al dente is the man you want to talk
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    Working offshore

    zenman replied to fifi65's topic in Rural

    i hear the french foreign legion is looking for nurses. if only i was younger...and could speak
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    Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    zenman replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    Now you're getting it. I haven't looked at any nursing diagnoses in years but anyone who enters the doors of a hospital will have a "disturbed energy field." Review the mind-body
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    Day in the life of psych NP/CNS

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

    No rain today. I've been to Maryville a long time ago. I remember it was a pretty place. How far is it from Gatlinburg? Guess I could look it up on a
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    Day in the life of psych NP/CNS

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

    I'm in a cabin at Cobbly Nob outside of
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    Rethink my career path: PharmD VS PMH-NP

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

    I applied to both FNP and PMHNP programs and they were equal in this regards. With wars and the world falling apart, maybe there is a great need to get more of
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    Question for psych NPs

    zenman replied to ivanh3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Probably not in itself. You'd need more psychology courses than you get in psych np program. There was a post earlier from someone who is both a psych np and clinical psychologist. Can't remember the...
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    Day in the life of psych NP/CNS

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

    Hey, I'm in Gatlinburg, TN in a cabin on vacation. I've already seen a fox and a black bear off my balcony. Unfortunately, my online course starts
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    Experience with Distance Ed NP programs

    zenman replied to Dr. Tammy, FNP/GNP-C's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've taken 6 hrs of NP pharm. One class was multiple choice tests, which is a poor measure of anything. The other class, at another school, was case studies. In business school we also used case...
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    Indications for diagnostic testing

    zenman replied to johnson0424's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Uh, they didn't cover that in
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    Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    zenman replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    Remember, everything is
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    Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    zenman replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    This was so funny. My wife had her last day at her old school June 11th. All the principals and superintendant were telling a little about each teacher that was not returning next year. The high...
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    Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    zenman replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    Sit in the middle of say, a gym floor with your eyes covered and ear plugs in. Have someone sneak up on you from all directions and whack you with a bamboo pole. After about an hour you'll feel their...
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    Mental Health Care

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

    If you're already a NP, your BON might require you to be a PMHNP to diagnose and prescribe for psych
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    Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

    zenman replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    "Snarky" I love that, ha, ha! Ah yes, the mystery and beauty of it all. Cognitive understanding does little to change a person, but feeling "it all" can do
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    Mental Health Care

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

    Elaborate