umbdude MSN, APRN

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    Does name of school matter?

    umbdude replied to ToBeMSNNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    "Requires" probably isn't the right word. CCNE clarified that the ultimate responsibility of securing preceptors rests on the program. But CCNE isn't going to proactively investigate every school to...
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    Does name of school matter?

    umbdude replied to ToBeMSNNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are extremely few online NP programs that will guarantee preceptors. I think Duke is the only school that guarantees preceptors regardless of your location. I recommend that you begin by looking...
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    Switch from AGPCNP to FNP? AGACNP? or ENP?

    umbdude replied to kelsey939's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That's a good
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    Women's Right to Choose

    umbdude replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    We all have different definitions of what "human life" is. Some think any fertilized egg is a life, some think it isn't until it's able to support itself outside of the womb. The folks in Alabama...
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    For-Profit NP admissions... I thought they were joking!

    umbdude replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Increasing access is important, but lowering quality and standards for the sake of access in this line of work where patients' lives and well being are on the line is
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    umbdude replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    It's your personal choice to refuse getting more education. It's the hospitals' prerogative to set minimum educational standards. If you don't want to play the game, you won't get the
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    umbdude replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    That's probably true. Keep in mind that it's a job to bridge you over to something better while you're getting the needed credentials. I never worked in SNFs (I'm in psych), but some facilities are...
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    umbdude replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    You can become an RN with a BSN for ~$30k by getting an ADN first, then BSN. That is cheap relative to other professions especially considering that RNs can make a decent living. If you have houses,...
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    umbdude replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    I guess we have different definitions of "cheap." A local state college here charge ~$20k for a RN-BSN, which I think it's affordable. You're right that it's rare to find classes under $1k. But ADNs...
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    umbdude replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Becoming a RN is ridiculously affordable with an ADN and then a cheap online RN-BSN. You can't really do that in other professions. I am also a career changer and only went straight to a BSN because...
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    Is it like this everywhere now?

    umbdude replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. It was exactly like that when I was working inpatient psych. On top of that, management laid off the unit secretary shortly after I started and RNs and MHWs had to answer phone calls. The volume...
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    Switch from AGPCNP to FNP? AGACNP? or ENP?

    umbdude replied to kelsey939's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Most schools will not accept too many transfer credits from another school because it doesn't make financial sense for them. Why would the school go through all the trouble of placing a transfer...
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    NPs: What Clinical Rotations Did You LEARN the MOST?

    umbdude replied to the VEGAN Professor's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You don't get primary care (FNP) experience in an acute-care inpatient unit within a hospital. Some hospitals have outpatient specialty clinics and those might make sense for FNP/AGNP, but surely not...
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    PMHNP Time Management advice

    umbdude replied to BishopLPN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not being disrespectful, but I got the same impression when I read your original post. I think it's because there are so many posts similar to yours - Nurses who don't want to give up their full-time...
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    Enough with the violence

    umbdude replied to Pinky Nepal's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm sorry you're going through this. For me? I would get out ASAP before I lose a limb or my license. We are nurses, not saviors. TBH I have zero faith in hospital management or doctors. If I want to...
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    Augmenting your education for bad NP programs

    umbdude replied to SublimeEMTP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you're just starting your third class, maybe you're still taking some of the fluff courses? The advanced clinical knowledge probably won't come 'til later and likely during your clinical. There are...
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    Clinical NP

    umbdude replied to CardiacDork's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    @ZenLover I think most programs that secure clinical placements will allow for some flexibility for students to secure their own preceptors. My program, on paper, tells students not to find their own...
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    NCLEX U world

    umbdude replied to NurseeDeeva's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It sounds like you might need to do a comprehensive review before attempting more UWorld exams. Saunders or ATI review books are usually pretty
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    Who Did NOT Do a Year of Med Surg?

    umbdude replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    I never worked in med surg, but I did leave my first RN job after 5-6 months. If you can land another job offer that fits your interests and you believe you will stay in the new job for at least 1-2...
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    Advice requested

    umbdude replied to Clara Martin's topic in Psychiatric

    Consider picking up a psych tech (aka mental health worker) job while you're in nursing school. Also, if your school has a final semester capstone/preceptorship, ask to be assigned to a psych unit. I...
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    Regular accuchecks for patients on atypical antipsychotics?

    umbdude replied to dbabz's topic in Psychiatric

    No. I work at a CSU and we only monitor blood glucose if a patient has diabetes. If a patient's DM is well controlled and he/she doesn't need insulin, we don't even check BG regularly. It is the...
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    good online pmhnp programs

    umbdude replied to thenurseguy88's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The only online PMHNP that claims to secure preceptors is Duke, and I believe it has the capability to deliver. Otherwise, if you're hundreds or thousands miles away from campus, you'll have to find...
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    Post-Masters Certification vs Advance Practice Nursing

    umbdude replied to PMHNP2023's topic in Post Graduate Students

    My school doesn't accept non-NP for post-masters, but I understand that many do. I still wouldn't get a master in admin/education/IT just because it's free. The PMHNP market is still robust right now...
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    Med reconciliation

    umbdude replied to schoolforever's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised that they would let a student do med recon. We have to do med recon for new admits and that's what patients will get when they're at my facility, and even seasoned RNs get stuff mixed up...
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    Why such a push to get more men into nursing?

    umbdude replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Medscape recently posted another article about "More men in nursing." There is no "push" to get men into nursing. Posting a few articles here and there is hardly a "push." If you want to see push,...