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  1. More frustration as an MD or an NP?

    studentdrtobe replied to sapphire18's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    26 is pretty young. Suck it up and go the MD route -- it offers the highest level of training in whatever field you end up in, hands down. The average age of matriculation in med school is a little...

  2. Fevers in adults

    studentdrtobe replied to muzikluvr83's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed.

  3. Ooops, I told off a doctor

    studentdrtobe replied to catladynurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This whole scenario reeks of unprofessionalism. I'm with the crowd that would have waited till leaving the room before discussing patient management rather than attempting to make the physician look...

  4. American Academy of Family Physicians thoughts on NPs

    studentdrtobe replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the concern, netglow. I appreciate it. I'm not asking for sympathy or anything. However, I'm not worried about the future either. No matter what, I'll always be able to find a job. Pretty...

  5. How many years will it take to get my MSN?

    studentdrtobe replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Why don't you focus on getting quality training instead of being worried about how quickly you can get through it? There are no shortcuts to developing into a good

  6. American Academy of Family Physicians thoughts on NPs

    studentdrtobe replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Agreed. That's a huge reason why many of us in medicine have also preferred to hire PAs rather than NPs. Their curriculum is pretty solid! Plus, it's standardized! So we have a pretty good idea of...

  7. Did anyone get there degree online?

    studentdrtobe replied to RN123456789's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not really for those reasons. Trust me, no physician is "fearful" of midlevel incursion. We still know we have the highest level of training in our fields, by far. It's mostly the bad associations...

  8. How are your grades posted?

    studentdrtobe replied to poog's topic in General Students

    +1. Best post of the

  9. Feeling insulted but not inferior

    studentdrtobe replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Again, I don't really see what the big deal here is. If I was your physician, I wouldn't give out a referral either. Especially if you call me and say you need a referral to get some steroids. That's...

  10. Broken spirit....

    studentdrtobe replied to RNsuperstar's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, no. This may have been true a few decades ago, but certainly isn't true anymore. Are there still a lot of nerds who make it to med school? Absolutely. You have to be smart and, more importantly,...

  11. Feeling insulted but not inferior

    studentdrtobe replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why would the physician risk a potential lawsuit in case you turned out to be wrong? I refuse to give anyone a referral just because they ask if I don't physically assess them myself. The physician...

  12. Experienced Nurses Should Leave Legacies to New Nurses

    studentdrtobe replied to jasnms's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's where residents present articles and dissect them. Ex. the results of a large, potentially practice-changing clinical trial are published. A resident presents this data, along with a thorough...

  13. Experienced Nurses Should Leave Legacies to New Nurses

    studentdrtobe replied to jasnms's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually, that's completely wrong. We "go back to the classroom" throughout residency training and beyond. During residency, we have mandatory conferences, grand rounds, journal clubs, and weekly...

  14. Can you help me to understand Acid- Base Balances?

    studentdrtobe replied to itk3838's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm not DocsWifey, but no, pH isn't the only measurement you look at when trying to figure out compensation. You also have to take into account the HCO3- and pCO2 levels, along with the rest of the...

  15. Can you help me to understand Acid- Base Balances?

    studentdrtobe replied to itk3838's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Use a systematic, step-wise approach to acid-base physiology: 1) What's the pH? If it's below 7.35, it's acidosis. If it's above 7.45, it alkalosis. Now, you've established whether the patient is...

  16. Why is it so hard to find a preceptor?

    studentdrtobe replied to WRNCEN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Very eloquently put! The last sentence seems especially true. With this in mind, it would be a better idea to focus on improving the curriculum rather than opening more schools and looking to...

  17. Why is it so hard to find a preceptor?

    studentdrtobe replied to WRNCEN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Are you sure about that? Admittedly, I don't know as much about billing (since we don't really get any formal education on that issue), but I was under the impression that it's illegal to bill for...

  18. Why is it so hard to find a preceptor?

    studentdrtobe replied to WRNCEN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yea, that was the point I was getting at. LOL! No. Just because you have an RN background and are an NP student absolutely DOES NOT make you equivalent to a resident or fellow! Extensive bedside...

  19. Why is it so hard to find a preceptor?

    studentdrtobe replied to WRNCEN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Forgot to mention one thing. That's really, really scary that your schools don't offer organized clinical training for you guys! Seems like graduates will have a broad range of training, even within a...

  20. Why is it so hard to find a preceptor?

    studentdrtobe replied to WRNCEN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That's not true actually. Med students are not preceptored (if that's a word) by non-physicians. During our pre-clinical years, we are taught by PhDs and MDs/DOs and during our clinical years, we're...

  21. How to deal with physicians effectively

    studentdrtobe replied to Born_2BRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A tip for the future: Please have all issues regarding a patient ready when you call us instead of making multiple calls. It really does make things so much easier and, for residents who're on call...

  22. Our jobs as nurses is to protect/help/serve the doctors.

    studentdrtobe replied to thesundowner's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    you just made my point. there's a huuuuuge difference between venting with colleagues in private or on an online message board, like sdn or an, and walking around in public wearing t-shirts saying...

  23. Our jobs as nurses is to protect/help/serve the doctors.

    studentdrtobe replied to thesundowner's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Did I ever say that this was my mindset or that I'm even an EM resident? No. So, don't put words in my mouth. It can't be denied, however, that in certain areas, a significant portion of patients who...

  24. Our jobs as nurses is to protect/help/serve the doctors.

    studentdrtobe replied to thesundowner's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's a fair critique. Unfortunately, it's all too common to encounter drug seekers in the ED. I feel like it's to the point where patients are assumed to be drug seekers unless proven

  25. Our jobs as nurses is to protect/help/serve the doctors.

    studentdrtobe replied to thesundowner's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    this whole "we protect patient's from those stupid, mean doctors" mantra has probably been one of the most annoying things i've encountered in medical training so far. you'd be surprised how often...