Spacklehead

Spacklehead MSN, NP

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  1. ACNP hours and settings vs FNP...

    Spacklehead replied to cruisin_woodward's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am an FNP and just landed a new job in preadmissions testing/SPU and I will be there M-F, no weekends, no

  2. Credentialing

    Spacklehead replied to Spacklehead's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks, David. My school does have all of my patient logs/hours spent at the site, etc., and I kept copies for myself, also. I just didn't know if I would need to track down these two preceptors in...

  3. Credentialing

    Spacklehead replied to Spacklehead's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks, Sheri - I appreciate your

  4. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Spacklehead replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    We will be grandfathered

  5. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Spacklehead replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Yes, and I realize I spelled "empowered" as "embowered" - my

  6. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Spacklehead replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    What I just don't get is why it seems there always has to be this bashing of NPs and their education on a strictly NURSING Web site. Actually, I am quite surprised since you (as a nurse) should know...

  7. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Spacklehead replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    OK. Below are the prereqs required for the number one PA school in the nation according to their Web site. Here are the "hard" sciences for the pre-professional phase for the students who get...

  8. Financial Aid Letter - Vanderbilt

    Spacklehead replied to MedVision's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I believe with Stafford loans, anyone can get them no matter how much money they make. The difference is that people with a lower EIC can qualify for subsidized loans (where interest will not...

  9. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Spacklehead replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    OK, so substract 320 hours for 8 weeks of surgery (FNPs don't need that for they don't do surgery), 160 hours of emergency medicine (FNPs don't need that specifically to practice in the office...

  10. Really, I don't know where they get their info from..

    Spacklehead replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't heard anything about the extra pay in my 13 years as and RN, but I do know that in my area many institutions are starting to only accept new BSN grads - no ADNs, but these are Magnet...

  11. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    Spacklehead replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Let me start off by saying that I am not a huge supporter of the whole DNP movement, because I believe us MSN-NPs are doing just fine, but I must ask you this - how much more patho, pharm and anatomy...

  12. what experience needed for a new Adult NP to be hired?

    Spacklehead replied to Grnrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I never had a problem when I applied for nursing positions having my MSN school listed while I was a current student. However, I had over 10 years of ED experience when I applied to the EDs I was...

  13. Pumping and working as RN

    Spacklehead replied to Summers_Off's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work weekend nights in the ED, so more times than not I did find time to pump at least once during the shift, if not twice. However, there were those shifts where I would go all night...

  14. Does it really matter what school you get your Master's degree from?

    Spacklehead replied to melody_SJ/NYC's topic in General Nursing

    This is a question that always brings about two very different opinions on the topic, neither which are probably more right or wrong than the other. I, personally, feel that as an NP who practices...

  15. Please Help! Major ERROR

    Spacklehead replied to FLA-RN's topic in General Nursing

    This mistake is one of the exact reasons why telephone orders should no longer be used! Especially in this day and age with all the technology/computerized systems, etc. It would be so much easier...

  16. I"M SOOOOO TIRED OF NURSE RECRUITERS! (Rant)

    Spacklehead replied to StayLost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just wanted to throw this out there - a lot of places actually have to try filling positions with internal candidates first before opening up the position to the general public, so this is why you...

  17. Need Advice on FNP school!

    Spacklehead replied to amberthenurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have worked in three different EDs in three different communities (one a very rural, poor area; one in a blue-collar type community; and one in a very well-to-do community just outside of a large...

  18. what experience needed for a new Adult NP to be hired?

    Spacklehead replied to Grnrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree with the above poster; however, if you truly think that you would want to do home care as an NP, then it could be beneficial. I know that here in my area (mid-Atlantic), there are several...

  19. DNP question

    Spacklehead replied to ksreuter's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not that I'm aware

  20. First clinical, any suggestions on organization..

    Spacklehead replied to buster4's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I used Uphold and Grahams' Family Practice Guidelines during my clinical rotations. It is a pretty big soft-covered book that has most of the common diagnoses you would see in a FP setting. It then...

  21. Please HELP advise on which is the best RN-MSN program?

    Spacklehead replied to veeka25's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Wow, I'm sorry to hear that was your experience with them. All of my experiences with them have been very positive, although I do know that their graduate program coordinator position has recently...

  22. Please HELP advise on which is the best RN-MSN program?

    Spacklehead replied to veeka25's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I realize a pp mentioned that they would not apply to TCNJ due to an email response they received, but they are a fabulous school with a great

  23. Advice from experienced RNs please!!!!

    Spacklehead replied to Missy89's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'll be honest - when I was going through nursing school, I wasn't the student who loved clinicals; nor did I really enjoy floor nursing very much as a new grad. What I did love, though, was the...

  24. ADN RN Working For UPenn Hospitals

    Spacklehead replied to HappyMeNow's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I do know that Paoli (part of Main Line Health) is now requiring a BSN for new grads,

  25. Can turning down a job cost you a chance later?

    Spacklehead replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    I was offered a job that I decided to turn down and then about a year later, reapplied and got an interview again with the same exact dept. manager who wound up remembering me. However, I had a very...