LisaDNP

Good luck to you on getting a RN job in Hawaii! It was a totally different situation when I was there. Basically, a RN could write his or her own ticket. Just don't get discouraged and don't give up. Also realize that you're in a different world ove...

It doesn't matter at all where you take the NCLEX. If you want to take it in Hawaii to be with your husband, then do so. Don't work as a CNA for three years while you're in Hawaii. If you do this, you'll still be a new grad then you PCS back to CONUS...

I've heard of a situation similar to this where the School Nurse had to go to the School Board before any action was taken. I think you have a duty to keep advocating for this child or to find someone else (CPS) to if you're unable.

Please please please do not let your license lapse....even if you have to pick up aluminum cans to pay for the renewal...do not let your license go!!!

Really? I had no idea things were that bad. My husband works for a one of the large freight carriers and although they have had a cut in their hours, things are still fairly static for us. He's a captain with 15+ years seniority. I always say that in...

Totally OT but I have to ask why "professional airline pilot" is in RN school. I'm a FNP working full time. My husband is a pilot and he makes 3x what I make! Going from being a pilot to a RN makes no financial sense to me at all............

I think it's impossible to judge when we obviously do not have the whole story.

I answered B for all too. I didn't think the questions were all that hard, but I haven't been studying a book that acknowledged some of the other choices.

Ok, now I have truly heard it all................

Elkpark, you're right. I forgot the CNM in my original post. I think the CNL is a generalist type masters and not considered an advanced practice nurse. Sorry for the mistake.

Pretty much, it's no big deal. Most BONs just want $$$ to change your license to their state, but remember that each state is different and the things you could do in one state may be against the Nurse Practice Act in another.

I don't understand what's confusing or scary. Perhaps you can elaborate. NP/CNS/CRNA/CNL require a MSN (as far as I know). If you do some research, you'll see that any NP/CRNA programs require more hours to obtain a Masters than say a education degre...

Smitty, I see you're a FNP and a PMHNP. Which did you do first? If you were a FNP first, how long did it take to get your PMHNP? Lisa

My turn! 1) Chatham University 2) DNP 3) Continuing to work full time 4) I'm classified as a part time student 5) Hoping to finish by May 2011!

OP, I hope you're still reading. First, let me say welcome home and thank you for your service to our country. Now, sit down. Bottom line, you are self-medicating. PTSD is not a problem you should be trying to handle alone. Smoking helps in the s...

Read the article in this month's Clinician Reviews on Hospitalists. Clinician Reviews is a peer-reviewed journal for both NPs and PAs, so there should be no bias. http://www.clinicianreviews.com

I'm uncertain...Are you a nurse or in nursing school?

Petite nurses are usually awesome at kneeling on the pts bed while doing CPR. When I worked in CVICU and we had a pt go bad and had to go back to the OR, our tiniest nurse would be the one to do compressions while they rolled the bed back. Lisa

If you took the GRE and made it through NP school successfully, I think you'll find the certification exam very anticlimactic. No one from my cohort failed. Don't worry, really!!

Please, if anyone knows of a DNP program that is "accredited," post it here. I haven't seen any program that uses that terminology in their descriptions. Accreditation is critical to be eligible for licensure. I'm not sure it applies to a doctoral pr...

I know the university is accredited but I'm not sure is any DNP program is accedited yet. I was accepted at several programs, even one that is local, but Chatham looked like the most realistic of the ones I looked at. Plus the have a full time and pa...

I start this fall.

Stop, take a deep breath and remember that the new interns will be out on July 1st. They are much more fun to chomp on!

"No, I'm not a diabetic." " I have naturally high blood sugar." "Those lab numbers don't apply to me." Or how about this... "I control my blood sugar by drinking water." "It flushes out the extra sugar."

I'm accepted into a DNP program starting in the fall 2009. I've never done distance learning, only a few telecourses (dating myself!) while getting my BSN. I know some of you are passionate about your support of distance learning...others not so much...