umbdude MSN, APRN

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    Opinions: Online ARNP/CRNA

    umbdude replied to CritCare_RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There is no online option for CRNA. Whether online school is good depends on your personal style, preferences, flexibility, and ability to secure your own preceptors. Most online NP programs do not...
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    PMHNP advice

    umbdude replied to mtnbiker's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Why not get some psych RN experience if you are apprehensive? You can develop important insights into this population working as a psych nurse and whether it is for
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    PMHNP prescribing questions

    umbdude replied to Joebird21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would be wary about putting someone on a medication every time there's a side effect. That's why I see patients coming in with 15+ meds. If it comes to a point where it's necessary, collaborate with...
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    Walden Success Stories?

    umbdude replied to RNeuro's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What makes Walden so much more flexible than the numerous other online NP programs with better
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    Is it wrong to leave a job during orientation?

    umbdude replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Not wrong at all. Employees have no obligations other than giving 2 weeks and none if you're still on
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    Nursing then NP or CRNA as a second Job.

    umbdude replied to jobjohnson's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    29 is not too old to go for an MD or DO. If your career requirement includes >150k pay, your options within nursing is very limited because majority of NPs do not make near that and the NP job...
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    Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    umbdude replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    I still think that if OP can move, OP should be able to find a PMHNP job that pays $100-$120k as a new grad at a pretty low COL location. If you live frugally for 2-4 years you could pay the debt off...
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    Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    umbdude replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    I used to think that too but I don't think it's necessarily the case if someone pays a reasonable rent and simultaneously put a lot of money into savings. It's true that buying a house helps build...
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    For-Profit NP admissions... I thought they were joking!

    umbdude replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    That is
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    Will you get your DNP

    umbdude replied to DannyBoy8's topic in Advanced Practice

    I really don't think I will get a DNP even though I've been mulling over it. I look at the classes and I just get so turned
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    Husband Wants to Become a Nurse Too

    umbdude replied to GoodWifeLife's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's nice that you're both going into nursing. I think outside of nursing and healthcare, few people know what it's like to be a nurse. It's nice to have someone close who understands the...
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    Interest in PMHNP but no experience in psych

    umbdude replied to Applesauce520's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It probably depends on the areas and specific jobs (take a look at the jobs in your area). There is no preference for undergrad in
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    Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    umbdude replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    There's some truth to this. I did a ton of research before going into nursing and had realistic expectations, but there's simply no way to really know until you start working. Likewise, you wouldn't...
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    Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    umbdude replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty much impossible in today's world
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    Want to open PMHNP business on Oahu or Kauai

    umbdude replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    @myoglobin I haven't done much actual research, but I'm wondering whether the demand is large enough for an independent PMHNP to build a large enough case load, especially outside of Oahu (Honolulu)....
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    What one law would most improve nursing?

    umbdude replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    There are solutions to the so-called blind staffing ratios once the regulation is implemented. The mandatory ratio forces management to take staffing ratios seriously, which simply won't happen if...
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    What one law would most improve nursing?

    umbdude replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    It would be logical wouldn't it? Except MDs, hospitals, and many nurses would not get behind it. Massachusetts is a great example (read MA 2018 ballot: Safe Patient Limits). The ANA (and a local NP...
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    Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    umbdude replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Many come from other non-nursing industries. But neither you nor OP provided any reliable figures that define "leaving in droves" except limited observations from your own environments and...
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    Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    umbdude replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you work. I worked in a community hospital where none of my RN coworkers had any desire to become NP. On the other hand, when I worked at a research hospital as a psych tech, 80%+ of...
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    I am not good at nursing

    umbdude replied to Lostinorlando's topic in General Nursing

    Learn your lesson and move on. There are so many distractions when working as a nurse mistakes are almost inevitable. The fact that you feel bad and care about mistakes makes you a caring nurse, IMO....
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    Nurses Are Leaving the Bedside In Droves

    umbdude replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Is there evidence that nurses are "leaving bedside in droves?" I don't see this in my area at all, and there's no
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    PMHNP program - please help me choose

    umbdude replied to Al Kalosis's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    ^^ Agree with this. Go to a program that secures clinical
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    Is it like this everywhere now?

    umbdude replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    Wow are you serious? I'd call that a new low for the nursing
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    How much did NP school prepare you?

    umbdude replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Did you have a separate course in psychopharm while in grad school? We covered a lot of what you mentioned in our advanced psychopharm course. I do think the NP clinical portion should be at minimum...
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    Going to NP school

    umbdude replied to HappyMRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm surprised that you have years of experience in psych but don't know the Psych NP job market. It's good, much better than FNP for the most part. But in some large cities, even psych NPs are...