Neuro Guy NP

Neuro Guy NP DNP, PhD, APRN

Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care

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  1. Outpatient Specialty Offices

    Neuro Guy NP replied to JBMmom's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sounds negligent to be honest. If you identify an abnormal finding, you need to intervene. That intervention does not necessarily need to be ordering a test or medication that is outside your...

  2. APRN Consensus is Complicating Things

    Neuro Guy NP replied to Alexander Rotolo's topic in Advanced Practice

    What part of New York State did you live with zero ACNP programs? You are right that the New York BON (Office of the Professions) licenses you according to specialty, so strictly speaking if your...

  3. Can Acute Care Adult-Geri NP work in the ER/ ICU?

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cb57's topic in Advanced Practice

    All good

  4. Can Acute Care Adult-Geri NP work in the ER/ ICU?

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cb57's topic in Advanced Practice

    Yeah, no need to so sarcastic and nasty, or so it seems. I was just making a reply and happened to miss a point. We don't need to be jackasses to one another on here. Calm down and let's be more...

  5. Can Acute Care Adult-Geri NP work in the ER/ ICU?

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cb57's topic in Advanced Practice

    ACNP CAN work in the ED. There are many EDs with adult side only with peds being seen in dedicated peds ED by separate providers. Of course, smaller hospitals with mixed EDs would be a problem for the...

  6. First job as a new AGACNP

    Neuro Guy NP replied to TraumaLlamaBSN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If ICU or surgery is what you want ultimately, I'd highly advise against rehab. If you do physiatry, you'll physically, doing almost no medical management since there is usually a hospitalist on...

  7. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The conversation has moved past this. Move along with

  8. Hiring Manager Question

    Neuro Guy NP replied to ApolloC's topic in Advanced Practice

    I can't speak for the entire school or even entire nursing program (there are various programs and degrees), just my experience. I'm sure there are Walden students who do just fine. On the one hand,...

  9. Hiring Manager Question

    Neuro Guy NP replied to ApolloC's topic in Advanced Practice

    Walden. The curriculum was not rigorous and what seemed to be a pervasive culture amongst the students of what I call 'grade grubbing'. The students did not have a lot of basic knowledge coming into...

  10. Hiring Manager Question

    Neuro Guy NP replied to ApolloC's topic in Advanced Practice

    It's not bias in the way you mean it. I have had more than one negative experience with such students. I even taught at one such program for a while and was appalled by what I saw. So my opinion is...

  11. Hiring Manager Question

    Neuro Guy NP replied to ApolloC's topic in Advanced Practice

    I've got my hands in many different things including academia, clinical practice, my own venture, and public service. In my clinical practice, I am in a hiring role and YES there are certain program I...

  12. The Frustration of Getting Licensed

    Neuro Guy NP replied to CarolinaRN0501's topic in Advanced Practice

    No, in full practice states you do not need a collaborator, or else it wouldn't be a full practice state. States like Delaware, Connecticut and several others allow an NP to practice without any...

  13. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My clinical placements were arranged for me. I wouldn't make such a sweeping

  14. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, I can't believe you're missing my point. I didn't say RNs aren't valuable so don't put words in my mouth. I explicitly acknowledged I value bedside RNs, and I do. It isn't lip service....

  15. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Personally I'd be hesitant to do such a study as the ones you propose as I'd be extremely embarrassed if it were true and these results were published. Our profession would look so bad. I'd be...

  16. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yup. But do realize certain states don't permit certain out of school programs to operate in the state, I.e certain schools can't have their students do clinicala in that state. Some states don't...

  17. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hahaha, well thank you. I'm a graduate nursing professor, director at a health system, and most recently as of some months ago I sit on a state BON, so I'd hope my head would be screwed at on at least...

  18. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well please explain the similarity in what NPs do and RNs. I don't find myself at the bedside doing Nursing care plans, assessments q4h in the ICU, doing ADLs, vitals, calling providers for orders,...

  19. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think your program sounds wonderful. Sounds like Drexel if I had to guess. I like the connectedness with real faculty with real lectures. That's key for

  20. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well I can say from my experience that I taught online for a couple terms at one the programs in question. I wasn't impressed..... That informed a large part of my opinion at

  21. As a new NP, did you do a residency program?

    Neuro Guy NP replied to jensfbay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, I did one and it put me light years ahead of where I'd have been otherwise and taught me competencies, skills, etc that I now have that I probably still wouldn't have if I hadn't done it. I...

  22. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I never said that. Re-read this and subsequent threads rather than cherry pick certain parts for comment. Of course the RN with years of experience will be better prepared. But that's all it is -...

  23. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You're entitled to this opinion. But the reality is that meeting minimum requirements does not automatically mean things are up to snuff. We've all met people from various health disciplines who have...

  24. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's different because as an NP you are establishing a diagnosis and creating a MEDICAL plan of care for the patient. You are directing the patient’s overall care. As an RN you are not doing any of...

  25. We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    Neuro Guy NP replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I should clarify that I don't mean that RN experience contributes NOTHING, just not ad much as some would believe because it's an entirely different paradigm. The focus is entirely different that you...