umbdude MSN, APRN

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    Getting into NP school

    umbdude replied to NCKristiBA's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What's your cumulative GPA? (including your undergrad business, nursing pre-reqs, ADN, and BSN.) Some schools might have a 3.0 minimum. But it's best to ask the programs directly. If you meet the 3.0...
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    I need a change!

    umbdude replied to Nrs4Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    How about
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    Pre nursing student has a question for current RNs

    umbdude replied to HotSauce77's topic in General Nursing

    To me, "helping people" and "calling" are pretty vague reasons to want to be a nurse. What you said up in quote are far more concrete and believable. Also, it is not evil to want a career that pays...
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    What makes a PMHNP applicant attractive in the eyes of grad schools?

    umbdude replied to jcssagaz's topic in Psychiatric

    Psych RN experience would make you a lot more
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    Needing Advice --- Work Environment?? Possible Switching Specialties??

    umbdude replied to carls23's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, in regards to the unsafe staffing ratio in inpatient psych, it is pretty commonplace (at least in my area). It's incredibly hard to find an inpatient hospital that pays you well and have good...
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    Do You Still Believe These 6 Shingle Virus Myths?

    umbdude replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Actually last year I learned that you can have shingles without rash. My SO was diagnosed with it and then put on
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    Is it just me or is nursing school not as difficult as everyone makes it sound?

    umbdude replied to Nicolecn's topic in General Students

    Depends on how you define "difficult." For my program, it was extremely difficult to get A (needs a 94) in clinical nursing courses (adult health, critical care, peds, OB, psych, community), but it...
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    Another "Thrown to The Wolves" Preceptor Search

    umbdude replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Here is a summary of what changed (see standard II for clinical site): https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/42/CCNE/PDF/Summary-Major-Revisions-to-2018-Standards.pdf Here's the link to the entire CCNE...
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    Another "Thrown to The Wolves" Preceptor Search

    umbdude replied to naptimeRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You need to file complaints to AACN for it to work. Inform your school about the new 2019 CCNE standard and tell them that if they do not place you, you will file a
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    Pros and Cons of Direct Entry NP Programs?

    umbdude replied to daisychains11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You weren't clear when asking your question. I can tell you a bit about BC. I don't know as much about the others but I got into BC, MGH, and NEU's traditional NP programs couple years ago. Your top...
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    Duke NP graduates.... worth it?

    umbdude replied to StephaAnn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think $75-$100k for a Duke NP degree is worth it. Most decent and nationally-known NP program will cost $60k+ anyways (excluding state schools). Anything beyond $100k for a MSN-NP degree is way too...
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    Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    umbdude replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    If you treat clinical like this (showing up late for entirely non-emergent situation), I can't picture what you will be like as a working RN. Showing up late to work is a huge pet peeve of mine...
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    Simmons online fnp, will I regret it?

    umbdude replied to Avictorious's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would be wary. A lot of online programs say they'll offer clinical placements, but in reality they only offer you assistance when you go around begging for preceptors. Simmons might place you but...
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    Stay in the MSN+DNP or drop out after the MSN?

    umbdude replied to HappierTimesAreComing's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I voted to drop out, but thinking more carefully, it's hard to say either way. I think the biggest problem isn't so much the $100k DNP, but the $100k MSN that does not lead you to an FNP. Question...
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    Resignition Timeline?

    umbdude replied to Dragonfly949697's topic in General Nursing

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    Unsafe staffing with 4:1 ICU ratios 8:1 on floor.

    umbdude replied to cmueller's topic in General Nursing

    How about writing an anonymous Op Ed in a large local newspaper detailing how this endangers patients' lives? You could name the hospital, but that risks exposing the
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    Help! Pre-MSN?!?! Is there a point?

    umbdude replied to Toreylogan17's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No. It won't make you more in demand. My view is that MSN/CNL is a massive waste of time and
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    Holiday Bonus

    umbdude replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    haha
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    Holiday Bonus

    umbdude replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    A whopping $0 is what we're getting this year, on top of $0 raise. Worked in healthcare for 4 years now and the most I got was maybe a $25 gift card. Missing the days when I used to get $12k-$16k...
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    A&P 2 with microbiology

    umbdude replied to seericap's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you ended up with a 67 in A&P 2, it means that you are far from proficient. Adding another course will most likely do more harm than
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    As seen on TV

    umbdude replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^ hahaha...I just saw this in a TV series I watched (I think it's Manifest). I had to stop and tell my SO, "we don't inject patients in the neck in real life, just so you
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    As seen on TV

    umbdude replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Some character did 5 chest compressions (yes, slowly with bent elbows) then pronounced, "I'm sorry, but he's
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    FNP vs psych NP

    umbdude replied to krisgo88's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Once you're in an NP program, join a PMHNP facebook group. You'll see a lot of day-to-day cases. It's a good resource for both NPs and psych NP
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    Difficulty Level: ABSN vs NP school

    umbdude replied to PhillyNurse11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    NP classes aren't hard. I work part-time and am halfway through a part-time NP program. In the first semester I took 3 classes, and then 2 classes in the next two semesters. It is an in-person program...
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    RN's are you happy with your career, why or why not?

    umbdude replied to anjoku13's topic in General Nursing

    I am ambivalent. On one hand, I love the health/medical science knowledge, albeit not deep enough, that came with nursing, and I enjoy working with patients. On the other hand, most inpatient...