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  1. NP education - a rant

    CatskillNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I came to the site today and saw lot's of posts of wonderfully excited people interested in becoming NP's. The vast majority of the tones of education were: "I have the opportunity to become and NP...

  2. New York CNA's...

    CatskillNP posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sorry, title should be CRNA's Tell me what you know/knew about the move to NP status in NY. Was looking through SED laws recently and saw CRNA's listed as an NP in NYS. That is new, very new. Did you...

  3. New York CNA's...

    CatskillNP replied to CatskillNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    that wasn't isn't the worry. No turf wars here :) Was actually much more interested in the process. How it came to be. What was the impetis? what is the gain? If CRNA's can petition and become...

  4. New York CNA's...

    CatskillNP replied to CatskillNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I believe they were in the same title category as CNS's. Certified Nurse Specialists. Their specialty being anesthesia. I have further learned today that not all CRNA's will be NP's. It will...

  5. New York CNA's...

    CatskillNP replied to CatskillNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Nitecap. as smogmatt says, CRNA's were not APRN's in NY. Only NP's were APRN's in NYS. All specialties of NP's are NP's. CRNA's were not APRN's. They were not NP's. Now they are....

  6. New York CNA's...

    CatskillNP replied to CatskillNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You're right, they didn't change the name of the profession, they made them nurse practitioners. In NYS only Nurse practitioners are APRN's. Still looking for NY CRNA's. Prior to this summer, a...

  7. New York CNA's...

    CatskillNP replied to CatskillNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You're absolutely right. So sorry to all the CRNA's out there. My bad. Anyone out there???? CRNA's have been reclassified as NP's in

  8. What kind of nursing do you do????

    CatskillNP replied to dspring's topic in Men in Nursing

    LPN geriatrics...LPN progressive care...RN progressive care..RN ED...Nurse practitioner family care...NP Peds...NP Geriatrics...now back t NP in family

  9. Organizations

    CatskillNP replied to LuvaNurse04's topic in New York Nursing

    Hey Linda, where are you??? NP's are great. But I'll never say that physicians don't have a place. I bring many years of nursing to my role as healthcare provider and feel this allows me to better...

  10. AACN Position paper on DNP

    CatskillNP posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    If you haven't already looked at it, go out to the AACN web site and review the DNP proposition paper. This effects everyone of us working as an ANP. I;d like to hear comments on it. I have some of...

  11. AACN Position paper on DNP

    CatskillNP replied to CatskillNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    FNP/DNP I don't disagree, we have seen most of the other professions go to a Doctorate level of preparation, but I think we are in a unique position. First, we're nursing, and nursing has always had...

  12. AACN Position paper on DNP

    CatskillNP replied to CatskillNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    :) LOL I think the record was something like 837 in a 6 week period Keep em

  13. NP education - a rant

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

    They work "under he direct supervision of the MD" we work on collabotion, huge difference of responsibility and role. Also they go througha miniature medical model f a full time 40 hour plus week of...

  14. A few questions :)

    CatskillNP replied to myoung's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you're not from a nursing background, go the PA route, they'll teach you how to be little doctors. NP's are not little doctors. They are nurses with advanced education in assessment, diagnosis...

  15. NP education - a rant

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

    Congrats on a huge accomplishment YRNS. I graduated at 19 with my LPN,a nd was pretty sure I was headed for a masters in nursing anesthesia some day. Oh well, times and ideas change. This wasn't a...

  16. NP education - a rant

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

    Ufortunately, alot of the impetus behind the fast tracking came from scholastic need to fill seats. Additionally, NP's didn't put their foot down and say NO, WE won't treat this profession like this....

  17. Organizations

    CatskillNP replied to LuvaNurse04's topic in New York Nursing

    Nurse Practitioner Association New York State...the lone voice for NP's in this empire state. Congratulatins on your new RN status. Now get out there and make a differnce on someones life

  18. Physician Hostility

    CatskillNP replied to blake's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    PAC-DO you said: "How can an NP practice without knowing some of the more detailed pathophysiology taugth in medical schools? I am at least willing to admit that NP's probably get decent pharm and...