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  1. Nurses are the real heroes ?

    studentdrtobe replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Heroism is individual. No profession as a whole consists of heroes. Just because you're a nurse or a doctor or a firefighter or an EMT or a policeman, etc, doesn't mean you're automatically a hero....

  2. TIP FOR THE DAY - Anticoagulants

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

    Just wanted to add some clarifications: Heparin -- IV, quick action, works by activating antithrombin III and can be rapidly reversed with protamine Warfarin -- oral, delayed action, works by...

  3. She got fired...

    studentdrtobe replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. Nothing in this story adds

  4. A&P refresher book suggestions?

    studentdrtobe replied to Kato2685's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want a solid textbook that explains things really well but doesn't go into ridiculous detail about the minutiae of physio, look into "Physiology" by Linda Costanzo. It's about 500 pgs long and...

  5. How messed up is this?

    studentdrtobe replied to jelly221,RN's topic in General Nursing

    One of most eloquently written posts I've seen and one I completely agree with. We're all adults here and professionals. We don't need someone to keep patting us on the back and telling us we did a...

  6. How messed up is this?

    studentdrtobe replied to jelly221,RN's topic in General Nursing

    If it makes you feel better, physicians only get a single day, not a week. And no one ever remembers doctor's day. So, we get no recognition by the hospitals whatsoever. Maybe it's different at...

  7. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

    studentdrtobe replied to hoosier guy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Agreed. This has been my experience as well. TX RN, even if some PA schools don't specifically require these hours of clinical experience, it's pretty much an unwritten requirement at most PA schools,...

  8. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

    studentdrtobe replied to hoosier guy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Any citations to back up that statement that the majority of NP applicants have a minimum of 5+ years of clinical experience? The rate at which direct-entry programs have been expanding, in addition...

  9. Post-Master's FNP versus Med School

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

    It can be done, yes, but for the vast majority of people, it's going to be extremely difficult, if not downright impossible. Med school and residency aren't things you can do part-time or as a...

  10. difficulty of CRNA school

    studentdrtobe replied to ginaw623's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    They don't let just "anyone" into med school with "just an MCAT score." You need a strong GPA, strong MCAT score (and the MCAT is generally considered the toughest entrance exam out of all the ones...

  11. A landmark decision in my workplace

    studentdrtobe replied to BlueDevil,DNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the response. Good

  12. Just saying no to drugs.

    studentdrtobe replied to BlueDevil,DNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yea, I don't really see what the prior MD was doing wrong here. Especially considering that there is some evidence supporting that practice (depending on the patient's situation of course...and we...

  13. A landmark decision in my workplace

    studentdrtobe replied to BlueDevil,DNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    They're basing the pay on "years" of experience rather than number of clinical hours of experience? Does that mean that physicians who trained for 80 hrs/week for 3 years of residency are getting paid...

  14. APRNs should only be DNPs!

    studentdrtobe replied to Lovanurse's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Sorry, but none of that produces a better clinician (unless, by informatics, you're talking about learning how to better evaluate the clinical literature). They don't improve your ability to diagnose...

  15. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

    studentdrtobe replied to hoosier guy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's not as simple as adding a year or two. It's very unlikely for there to ever be a bridge program between nurse practitioners and medicine because the content that is taught in each respective...

  16. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

    studentdrtobe replied to hoosier guy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    DOs became equivalent to MDs because DO schools changed their curriculum to match that of MD schools. So, as a DO, you have the exact same curriculum as you do with MD schools (with the exception of...

  17. NPs practicing as DRs

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

    I've never seen any other profession refer themselves as a doctor in the clinical setting (other than clinical psychologists). More and more hospitals are instituting rules where only physicians can...

  18. NPs practicing as DRs

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

    If you honestly think that nurses and NPs/DNPs get more pathophys and pharm training than physicians do, there's nothing I can do or say that would change your mind. It's clear that you have a hatred...

  19. NPs practicing as DRs

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

    You guys should be fighting for more clinical hours of training and more basic science courses (eg. more courses on phys, pathophys, pharm, etc) in the DNP programs. In my opinion, they would be more...

  20. Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    studentdrtobe replied to jilljw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks for the link. It's an interesting article for sure. The main downside I see is that it allowed students to self-select whether they wanted the online or on-campus version of the class:...

  21. Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    studentdrtobe replied to jilljw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey, I'm curious. Is there any single- or multi-institutional study comparing students physically attending school vs. those doing the online program? I mean, something looking at objective measures...

  22. NP salary too low?

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

    Well said. It's exactly the kind of attitude that nomadcrna has that leads to conflicts between physicians and NPs. That's one of the reasons physicians were/are so riled up about the comments that...

  23. Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    studentdrtobe replied to jilljw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Sigh. And you missed the important points again: "The DNP certifying examination is not designed to replicate the USMLE assessment for medical licensure. [it's referring to Step III here, since Step...

  24. Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    studentdrtobe replied to jilljw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yea, no. Not even close. Each Step builds upon previous knowledge, and assumes that you've maintained that knowledge, thus requiring years of knowledge of both basic sciences and clinical sciences in...

  25. Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    studentdrtobe replied to jilljw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No, no it's not. The exam you take is a watered-down version of the USMLE Step III, which is widely considered to be the easiest of all the Step exams that physicians take. Your comprehensive exam is...