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  1. FNP student disappointed

    db2xs replied to iNurseK's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I feel pretty dissatisfied with my NP program as well, and I'm already halfway through. However, I heard previously from several people that NP/MSN school is not going to be as intense as RN/BSN...

  2. New grad: move out of state or should i stay?

    db2xs replied to sleepyyyyyyy's topic in California Nursing

    Los Angeles/So Cal may not pay as well as Nor Cal, but all of California (except for maybe rural health areas, I don't know, really) pays better than pretty much anywhere else in the country. Plus, as...

  3. ideas for RN activism & volunteering?

    db2xs replied to ferminadaza's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Good for you! I really admire your drive, courage, and care! With a full-time job and being a grad student to boot, I don't have enough time right now, unfortunately, to be actively involved in...

  4. It's a scary world out there

    db2xs replied to lovingnurse1967's topic in Home Health

    I don't work in home health, but the client's expectations of having the RN and CNA do all the laundry and housework doesn't sound right to me. You are not the

  5. patient attitude

    db2xs replied to ali1347's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A "My life is more than this disease" attitude? Sounds like acceptance to

  6. New Grad RN in the OR feeling discouraged... Need advice

    db2xs replied to YelenaRN's topic in Operating Room

    I am not a new grad nor an OR nurse, but I thought I'd like to pipe in. First, I am very sad and sorry to hear that you have colleagues that are trying to tear you down instead of bring you up with...

  7. Do most nurses not like writing papers?

    db2xs replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I would say the population in general hates writing papers. Nursing is my second career and I used to be a writer/editor in my previous career. Lots of people told me they hated writing formal papers....

  8. Am I too old to start this?

    db2xs replied to mightyaphrodite's topic in General Students

    I think the OP's question is a reflection on our society that sends out the message that only younger people are capable of doing things successfully and that if you're older than 30, then you're...

  9. Moving to Los Angeles, thoughts on best hospital to work for as an RN?

    db2xs replied to sherrisl's topic in California Nursing

    I'm from California and have been living/working in Los Angeles for the past three years. I started off as a new grad. This is my second career. I was living in San Francisco but went to school out of...

  10. Helping patients kill themselves

    db2xs replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What an inflammatory title, yes. This is about

  11. Not firing a nurse for being unsafe

    db2xs replied to db2xs's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, safety is also a factor here. I appreciate everyone telling me to mind my own business, but patient safety is at risk here and best practices are not being implemented. If I provided more detail,...

  12. Not firing a nurse for being unsafe

    db2xs posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can't get into details here but I have a question: What could be the reason(s) that a nurse doesn't/wouldn't/couldn't get fired despite numerous grievances against them, many of them which include...

  13. Is this something i should follow through with?

    db2xs replied to nthestar55's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I imagine you're in the SF Bay Area, maybe even UCSF or Stanford. If $71 is your RN base pay, then your NP base pay after six years will more than likely exceed what you're making now if you decide to...

  14. What do you think of 12 hour shifts?

    db2xs replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Even though they're long and I'm exhausted at the end of the day, I would much rather work three days a week vs. five days a week. That to me is a no-brainer. I am also one of those weirdos that...

  15. What do you do to volunteer and give back?

    db2xs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you think you sound awful? True compassion and intelligence means being compassionate to all living entities (and no, I'm not a Christian). Animals are

  16. Suggestions for finding preceptors

    db2xs replied to db2xs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you,

  17. Suggestions for finding preceptors

    db2xs posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am enrolled in a distance NP program and need to find preceptors (MDs or NPs) in primary care internal medicine to start in fall 2017. I have asked around to people I know, and I have also looked...

  18. NP Programs w/o (or with less) Fluff/Theory?

    db2xs replied to cocoa_puff's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It looks like what you've posted is the DNP curriculum, which is filled with fluff, and which is why I withdrew from the DNP program and am just going to finish up the MSN NP program. I did a...

  19. Not firing a nurse for being unsafe

    db2xs replied to db2xs's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you for your response, Rose Queen. I know it is not my business, I'm just trying to understand in general why someone would not be fired, especially since I've seen other nurses fired for lesser...

  20. Difference between Ped Onc Nurse and Ped Hem Nurse

    db2xs replied to cardenas_a's topic in Oncology

    I am not a peds nurse but I am an adult oncology/heme nurse and I imagine the wording is the same: oncology refers to solid tumors, e.g., lung cancer, breast cancer, etc., and hematology refers to...

  21. Is it worth it?

    db2xs replied to Acmnurse's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Acmnurse, if it's being an NP that you really want to do, then do that. The DNP curriculum, despite the higher ups saying that it's a clinical degree, is not really a clinical degree. All the classes...

  22. So much for DNP being clinical doctorate

    db2xs replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I know that this is two years down the road from the last post and no one may respond to this, but please, tell me, what is the point of the DNP then? I am in a post-BSN to DNP program and I realized...

  23. Palliative Care NP job

    db2xs replied to kbj1125's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It sounds like you have a wonderful job offer!! I am in NP school right now and it is my goal to specialise in palliative care, so congratulations! Everyone needs palliative care, not just those with...

  24. Do nurse practioners round with doctors?

    db2xs replied to RN to be soon's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    At my hospital, the hematology primary teams consist of physicians and nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants. They usually round together, except on the weekends. I usually never see the...

  25. OCN and Chemo/Bio Card

    db2xs posted a topic in Oncology

    I have my Chemo/Bio Card and it is going to expire in May 2016. I also want to study and take the OCN certification in 2016. A colleague told me I still need to do/have the Chemo/Bio Card even if I...