Spacklehead

Spacklehead MSN, NP

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  1. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    Spacklehead replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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  2. Advocating for the Integrity of the ARNP

    Spacklehead replied to JackStrawRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I have to say that my 10+ years of ER experience as a RN are what prepared me best to become an NP. As a triage RN, many times you are the one trying to figure out what could possibly be wrong with...

  3. As a new NP, did you do a residency program?

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

    I don’t recall there being NP residencies when I graduated in 2009. As much as some people on here disagree with me, it was my previous ER nursing experience (10+ years) that helped and still helps...

  4. Worksite or occupational health NP

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

    I worked as an on-site NP for personal medical issues at a large pharma company but also assisted the OHN’s with OH injuries and surveillances just to broaden my skills. My RN background was 10...

  5. Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

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

    Ah. Gotcha. My school did not. They kept the class sizes very small, so not all applicants made it through

  6. Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

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

    I actually see the “does school matter” discussion quite frequently as I also belong to a college discussion forum (daughter is heading off to college next year). Numerous people ask, If I’m...

  7. Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

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

    FullGlass, I have to say that the tone of your posts really come across as having issues with RN’s who actually work or have worked as RN’s. No one is putting down new grad NPs on here with no...

  8. Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

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

    Sigh......again, no one fully reads my posts. If you did, you’d see that I mentioned attending a brick and mortar program - not a fully for-profit, online program. I am not arguing that one should...

  9. Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

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

    Point being if the school is CCNE accredited it will be approved by the state BON. That means the content of the program will meet what is needed for a grad to sit for the boards and get their NP from...

  10. Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

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

    Both Penn and Yale use CCNE for their programs’

  11. Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

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

    That is the reason I said to obtain strong clinical experiences. They will make a huge difference with finding a job. I was lucky in that my program, a state school, had a dedicated person who...

  12. Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

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

    Sure, those classes are helpful for your NP Program, but your future employer is not going to ask for a transcript. I would also hope that NP students, no matter which school they attend, are...

  13. Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

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

    You put two new NP grads up against each other for a job interview and I can pretty much guarantee you that the new NP grad from a local state school who has several years’ hospital-based RN...

  14. Importance of NP Program Reputation, Name Recognition

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

    Just my anecdotal 2 cents - the school I graduated from (a known state school in the region) did not even come up in any of my NP position interviews. What did come up as a new grad were my clinical...

  15. NP Certification Exams and Pass Rates

    Spacklehead posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have noticed over the past several months that there have been quite a few threads where new grads were having trouble passing their certification exams. I'm not trying to be snarky at all and am...

  16. Veterinary Technician or RN?

    Spacklehead replied to SugarBabe99's topic in Nursing Career

    I worked as a vet tech while completing my BSN - this was back in the mid-90's and it paid $8.00/hour. I LOVED that job!!! If it didn't pay squat I would do it again in a heartbeat! It also helped...

  17. is an online RN-BSN program a hindrance to entrance to NP program?

    Spacklehead replied to geekgolightly's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just a little food for thought, here. If you currently work as a RN in one state and attend an online BSN program several states away from where you currently live during the same time-frame (both...

  18. Competent programs? NP or PA...

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

    Move to the East Coast and I'll give you names of excellent NP

  19. Uncomfortable with Batrim order transcription.

    Spacklehead replied to AraJZgam's topic in General Nursing

    No it does not! Bactrim DS is typically given BID for UTI's. It might be that in LTC facilities the older folks might have decreased renal function so that plain Bactrim might be given vs. the...

  20. Uncomfortable with Batrim order transcription.

    Spacklehead replied to AraJZgam's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitly be clarifying that Bactrim order. I, personally, have only seen and used Bactrim DS (and it can be given BID) in my 14 years of nursing - especially if this is for a UTI. I am...

  21. Competent programs? NP or PA...

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

    Here you go (keep in mind I mentioned "self-proclaimed" #1 program in the US): http://www.desales.edu/default.aspx?pageid=1437 One semester of O-chem (which we had in my BSN program), no calculus and...

  22. Competent programs? NP or PA...

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

  23. Competent programs? NP or PA...

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

    Well, with what you mention then, I can't honestly explain what happened with your wife's education. It sounds like she had great RN experiences which should have provided her an excellent foundation....

  24. Competent programs? NP or PA...

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

    See next

  25. Competent programs? NP or PA...

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

    I completely agree, Juan. I really do believe a lot of new nurses go into NP programs thinking they will be taught "everything" they need to know in order to function in any type of setting. It's...