*RN123ABC*

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1. horror stories--are they true?

   *RN123ABC* replied to NPs4health's topic in NP

   ugh, stop GL, you are scaring me. Seriously, these patients are the main reason I want out of the hospital. I am sure they will always be around, but at least in my area, the NPs here can discharge drug seekers from the practice if they can't ma...

2. What is the typical loan forgiveness commitment?

   *RN123ABC* replied to subjectgreen's topic in NP

   You can look at the Health and Human services website to see if there is an area identified as high needs that you might be willing to relocate to in exchange for federal dollars toward your outstanding loans. Also, the Indian Health Service has very...

3. Fear of online NP programs..words of wisdom?

   *RN123ABC* replied to inthesky's topic in Post Graduate

   I guess you are referring to the regents program? I have never heard anything about it. Some buzz that it exists, but haven't heard of anyone actually going through it yet. I will tell you that ETSUs reputation in this area is unsurpassed. The ...

4. If you were in NP school again, what would you do different?

   *RN123ABC* replied to NPs4health's topic in NP

   Do you mind sharing where you went?

5. Feeling the heat for not passing driver's DOT physical

   *RN123ABC* replied to TPfan24's topic in NP

   Thank you for failing him. Just Saturday night I took care of a commercial truck driver having his 9th AMI. He is 5'7", 308 pounds, smokes 3 packs a day, is a noncompliant insulin dependent diabetic and was eating a hamburger and "throwing bck a fe...

6. US News Rankings

   *RN123ABC* replied to jnd1213's topic in NP

   I am not personally acquainted with the Vandy grads, save one. She was not a DE stuent. She had been a CCU/ED nurse for about 10 years. I was suprised to hear she didn't take to NP, b/c when I knew her as a coworker in the unit, she was excellent....

7. US News Rankings

   *RN123ABC* replied to jnd1213's topic in NP

   And on another note, is there a reliable place that ranks graduate nursing programs? I've never seens one and I hope to be presented with a tough choice myself here, very soon.

8. US News Rankings

   *RN123ABC* replied to jnd1213's topic in NP

   I am acquainted with a physician that is a graduate of Emory. Great school, right? He's a moron. The other docs are pretty vocal about not trusting him. He's in internal med, was on call, surgeon wanted a med opinion on an issue tangential to his...

9. US News Rankings

   *RN123ABC* replied to jnd1213's topic in NP

   I get where you are coming from, because I have kids who have been in the same position. I do appreciate the value of an Ivy League education. If your expensive school is one of the genuine Ivy's, I might go for it. Outside of those, I don't think...

10. Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

    *RN123ABC* replied to Brian's topic in Doctoral

    Isn't is really a moot point? I know a dozen NPs and I don't know a single one that goes by a title. They are not Mr or Ms so and so. They are Sue, Joe and Mike, etc, the nurse practitioner. I really doubt if "Mike" goes back for his DNP, he is going...

11. New GRE format?

    *RN123ABC* replied to mommy2three2's topic in Post Graduate

    Honestly, I thought the GRE was pretty easy. I didn't prep at all, other than read the NYT every day (a vocab boost). In retrospect, I wish I had practiced writing, b/c I only got a 4 and I'm not happy with that. Upper tier sachools want a 5 minim...

12. Have you heard anything about financial aid?

    *RN123ABC* replied to *RN123ABC*'s topic in Post Graduate

    I really appreciatre your response!

13. So, not everyone thinks highly of NPs.

    *RN123ABC* replied to Jo Dirt's topic in NP

    I work with an ED physician who is widely known (by other docs as well) to order every available test just to cover his own incompetence, so it doesn't shock me that a NP might. I just don't think it is fair to make blanket statements, regardless of...

14. Have you heard anything about financial aid?

    *RN123ABC* posted a topic in Post Graduate

    I saw a story in MSNBC that college financial aid is drying up and that student loans are going to be very hard to get next year. They were speaking about undergrad specifically, but I assume the same will apply to graduate programs. I filled out the...

15. A thread for those awaiting decisions...

    *RN123ABC* replied to Sarah7781's topic in Post Graduate

    I think all of the program are getting many more applications this year. I was in email contact with MUSC and they said they have been inundated with applications for their brand new DNP program. Thy have many many more applications than they ant...