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I have heard that the main difference b/w PA and NP is that NP can own their own practice, they don't have to work under someone, while a PA works in a doctor's office. I have seen many PAs that work in doctors offices, but I have never seen a NP th...

Thanks so much for the information! I think I'm really more into just caring for the babies, and not really L&D, so I would just rather work in the NICU. It does sound exciting to be around and care for the babies seconds after they are born. I...

This might be sort of random, but while working in a NICU I would want the oportunity to help with deliveries every now and then. I definitely don't want to do OB/GYN, but I think it would be kind of cool to deliver babies sometimes. I heard that N...

I know that hospitals usually have tuition reimbursement, but I don't know if they pay for it completely. I work at 2 hospitals right now as a pharmacy tech and one of them only gives you $3000 a year if you work full time and $1500 part time. I co...

CapeMaui, I think we are in the same position! I am also in the Long Island area, and want to be a NNP. I know that I couldn't do the distance program at Stony Brook, although I am currently doing undergrad there. Fortunately, I do have the abili...

Im going to be starting nursing school and I was wondering about this too...I have 4 in each ear, 1 in the cartilige in each side, 1 in my tragus, 1 nipple (got it done 2 weeks ago! i think I want another!), 1 navel, and a tattoo...I figured I would ...

Im going to be starting nursing school and I was wondering about this too...I have 4 in each ear, 1 in the cartilige in each side, 1 in my tragus, 1 nipple (got it done 2 weeks ago! i think I want another!), 1 navel, and a tattoo...I figured I would ...

You should look into Strattera, it is marketed especially for Adult ADD. I know that it is fairly new, and some doctors may not know a lot about it but I started taking it a few months ago and its working out great...oh and its stimulant free.

Hey everyone, I have heard that NP can practice independently (as opposed to PA practicing under MD) and I have seen many NP in MDs office, but I have never seen a NP that own their own office. Does anyone know anyone that does, or do you have any i...

Well I mean, you still see doctors working in an office, even if it is with other doctors, I thought maybe just most NP prefer to work in hospitals. Does anybody know where I can find the laws for NY?

I was just asking in general, I thought that basically NPs can work independently and was wondering why most of them don't.

I was just wondering how everybody's nursing/pharmacy relations are because I currently work in a pharmacy in a hospital so I know our side of the story, but I was wondering what nurses think of their pharmacy. I saw in one post somone complaining t...

Oh and I agree that joint comission is just a pain altogether! I have been spending the last few weeks checking the expiration dates on EVERY SINGLE ITEM we have in the pharmacy...believe me, my idea of a good time ona friday is NOT inspecting suppos...

I guess it is because no one knows how the other works...I am usually the oneat the other end of those missing med phone calls but what the nurses don't realize is that while we also have nurses on other units (and even nurses on their unit) who are ...

i'm looking for some information, and i hope someone can help me out. i am currently a sophomore at stony brook university and am majoring in psychology. my original career goal was to be a genetics counselor, but i changed my mind and decided i wa...

SUNY Stony Brook has an accelerated program. It is 12 months, and I think it is pretty cheap (definitely not 25,000 maybe 15,000). It might be far from you, but I hear it is very good (very competitive also).

I dont' know if this a good thing or not, but I've noticed something...I know that I want to be a nurse because I love my job in the hospital, but I wish I was doing something more with direct patient contact instead of being stuck in the basement fi...

I go to SUNY Stony Brook right now (majoring in psych) and when I graduate I'm gonna go for nursing there. Stony Brook has a great rep and it's on Long Island where I live, so its convenient

I am only 19 years old, but am going into nursing and I just got my first tat last week...I never thought about it being a problem as a nurse! It is usually covered up though, a small shamrock on the left side of my lower back, and is definitely cove...

Hey, does anybody know of any cheap (or free) CNA programs on LI, specifically Suffolk County? I can only do it during the summer (or weekends) because I go to SBU full time. I know BOCES has one but it it $1100 (too expensive). If anyone has any s...

Thanks for the CNA advice! I will look into finding a program. Now I just need any advice on grad schools. Has anyone heard anything about particular schools? I have awhile before I have to start on that but it can't hurt to do some research now.

Yeah, I am figuring that being a CNA would also reinforce my decision to work w/babies! Its one thing to change the diapers and clean up after a baby, it's another thing to clean up after an adult. I saw practice tests online, and it seems like a ve...

I still have 2 more years before deciding which program to do, but I am grateful for all the advice! Will working as a CNA in general let me see if I am even interested in nursing at all? During school you have to learn all areas right? I think at St...

Wow, again everybody thank you soo much for replying! At Stony Brook, the advanced RN program is 12 months...I know it will be fast paced, but I think I can handle it, and I figured I couldn't work during that time...also it is not expensive at all.....

I have been in a NICU, but only for a short while at a time. Also, the hospital where I work is not very busy...they consider 3 babies to be a lot. I have always been interested in neonatals, I originally wanted to be a genetics counselor. After w...