umbdude MSN, APRN

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    Which school should I attend.

    umbdude replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    OP - are you sure that they arrange clinical sites for you? Do both programs *guarantee* clinical placements or do they just "assist" you in finding preceptors? It might worth clarifying. I have never...
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    Financial Aid or Grants, PMHNP working as an RN Full Time?

    umbdude replied to PMHNP2023's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think you can still get financial aid (loans) even if you have a high income. Nursing schools rarely ever give out scholarships. You might have better luck getting scholarship from your hospital....
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    Best thing about being a nurse?

    umbdude replied to LM838's topic in General Nursing

    Best thing is interacting with patients from all walks of life. I also like most of my coworkers. The pay is definitely not it for me. RN pay simply isn't great when you factor in the stress,...
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    Keep going?

    umbdude replied to jphill15's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I would not choose LPN. As it is, bedside nursing is high stress with high burnout. I suspect LPN is even worse. It would be worse if you have zero motivation. Make sure you explore career...
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    If you apply and accept a job, don't bail out for no good reason

    umbdude replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    ^^ This. Most of today's organizations in the US have absolutely no loyalty or care for their employees. Pensions are stripped, health care cost for employees are up, and they find every way possible...
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    Brave or just stupid?

    umbdude replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    @simcc Have you take pre-reqs yet? If not, start there first because it could play a role in your decision making. DE programs generally require very high GPAs. First off, OP applied to a Acute-Care...
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    Advice on furthering education

    umbdude replied to BurnedoutICURN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Another possibility is to aggressively save up money by picking up more shifts for 2-3 years, enough to cover living expenses during an NP program; Then attend NP program full time and work per-diem...
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    Opinion on "direct entry/immersion" NP programs for non-nurses?

    umbdude replied to simcc's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My facility (psych) for one does not hire anyone without psych NP experience but will accept psych RN experience as a substitute. The current and the last PMHNPs both have years of Psych NP/RN...
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    ABSN or MSN CNL to be an Nurse Practitioner??

    umbdude replied to charisma00's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Simple - Do not waste your money on the CNL program. It does not get you anywhere except in a lot of debt. Based on your post, you are incredibly confused even on the basics, so last thing you need is...
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    Urgent Care or Cardiac Step Down: future FNP

    umbdude replied to ADNRN2016's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You should talk to the schools and ask whether they have any preferences. I don't think where you work matters so much for FNP programs. However, I know at least 1 FNP program that gives preference to...
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    Scholarship for MSN

    umbdude replied to zeekhan's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You could also look into Nurse Corps or NHSC Loan Repayment
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    Should I quit FNP program for a Case Manager job?

    umbdude replied to Black Coffee's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It really depends on whether you want to become a provider and you have the desire to further your intellectual pursuit in the medical area. If you want to become an NP almost solely because of better...
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    University Options

    umbdude replied to LivMSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Your timeline doesn't seem realistic especially when your 3 P's aren't full credit courses. Even if such program exists, have you thought about the fact that you will most likely need to secure your...
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    Is the online bls at American Heart Association hard to pass?

    umbdude replied to Steven11998's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it was a pain and I had a hard time giving the right amount of time for breaths (or something like that). I did that once and never again. It also took up much more time than the typical...
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    Laboure college/transfer credits

    umbdude replied to studentrn728's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    That's terrible. I spent one semester at QC in 2014 and thought it was a good program. Be *very* careful about Laboure because that school's pass rates have been very low as well. It is a private...
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    2.5 GPA and Desire to go for FNP

    umbdude replied to JanetFNP2b's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That's insane! Consider submitting "CCNE Third-Party Comments" and you can submit these comments about a specific school. I think AACN takes these comments into account and this would be very helpful...
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    Starting nursing school this fall. Any tips?

    umbdude replied to Jeage's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It varies by individual. For me I just familiarized myself with the nursing diagnosis handbook and nursing process, then I picked a few diagnoses to look deeper into. It helped a lot when I had to...
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    BSN/Pre-Med

    umbdude replied to Verlina's topic in General Nursing

    Bachelor's degree is required to apply to med
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    BSN/Pre-Med

    umbdude replied to Verlina's topic in General Nursing

    Your pre-med courses GPA (and to a lesser extent your ASN nursing courses) will matter far more than where you get your BSN. Most RN-BSN courses are fluff and med schools can spot it right away....
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    Cardiac question

    umbdude replied to Philly85's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OP- I think the question (your professor) is literal, not you. Technically preload is wall stress against myocardiocytes which I guess does include the atria, and hence tricuspid stenosis might...
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    Courses to improve my GPA for graduate school

    umbdude replied to amb1234's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Take graduate courses but for these to be useful you have to get "A" in
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    Courses to improve my GPA for graduate school

    umbdude replied to amb1234's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You've already asked this question in another thread. You might first want to make sure that NP programs will actually accept international students. Are you currently in the USA and have a RN license...
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    How much do new nurses working in psych make?

    umbdude replied to nina12345's topic in Psychiatric

    Northeast city. Early 2017 when I got offers the rates ranged $29-$32 per hour (new grad). Search for a thread on here about salary survey. You might find more info
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    Registered nurse

    umbdude replied to Skelley11168's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity, I hear RNs talk about "working for an insurance company" often, but what kind of job titles do RNs usually get if working for an insurance
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    Should I pursue an NP degree? I need advice

    umbdude replied to vmm1995's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think NPs have a different kind of relationship with patients. In primary care, NPs don't normally see a patient just once. NPs spend ~1 hour for initial eval, then the patient comes back for...