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The University I have been teaching form in their graduate program will go non-profit as of July 1st. Student Loan Forgiveness here I come!

Having been through an online FNP program and teaching in an online program I can tell you that every student feels ill-prepared. It's all new. Different from nursing duties. It's only natural. Do the best you can in the program you are in. Make the most of your clinicals and you'll be fine. I don't think changing schools will make a difference.

You can definitely do both. No law against it. There is one issue which the hospital informed me of. If you ever get in a lawsuit you will be held to the standards of your highest degree. I would keep NP and RN insurance for that reason.

Thank you DizzyJon and Shanimal, Both of you have provided the information that I need. I want to only use the title doctor when using my CV to apply for teaching position with the state, other than that I wouldn't use it. I am a nurse educator.

I don't think she would be responsible. The agency is responsible, she no longer works for them. She would be responsible if she goes back and re does the documentation.

No way! They should have known through case conference and daily phone meetings whether or not the patient was truly homebound. It is their problem. They only want you to do it so that they can get paid for that patient. You resigned. You're done. What they are asking you to do is wrong. You are no longer their employee so ethically it's wrong but it's also legally wrong due to HIPAA. It is their problem. Tell them NO!

I considering getting my Ph.D in nursing education. Many online programs offer Ed.D. Is this the same as a doctorate but just that it is education? Are you still considered a doctor? Is it considered a terminal degree? I want to teach for a New Jersey state university so that I can get some loan foregiveness. I currently teach in an FNP program online with my MSN, FNP. State universities all seem to want a terminal degree. Thanks!

I am checking into Ph.D. programs in Nursing Education. I am currently teaching in an FNP program online for a not for profit university. If you teach full-time at a university or online for a non-profit univeristy you can get $20,000 a year loan foregivess for up to 4 years. One big issue is that the State Universities want you to have a Ph.D or a Ph.D in progress.

The first nurse is guilty of patient abandonment unless the patient was a known DNR but I still would have called their contact number(s) If the patient was not a DNR I would first call their contact (daughter/son/POA, etc) if no answer I would go ahead and call the ambulance. The manager is incompetent. My manager would NEVER EVER tell me to leave and send two other nurses at a later time!

' I will message you as soon as I figure out how. Thanks so much!

I was recently been hired by WGU as a nurse evaluator. I am very excited but find the orientation very challenging. The Stoplight Method of grading is foreign to me. Does it get easier once you get to your team and start evaluating papers? I feel so lost! I have tried for 2 years to get into education. I am an FNP but really want to work in education. $22 an hour is not much but it takes $20,000 a year off of my student loan for 4 years. If that occurs it will very nearly be paid off by the time I am 65 plus, no weekends, holidays, can work anytime of day, can work in pajama's, etc.... If anyone has worked as an evaluator at WGU could you please comment or IM me if you don't feel comfortable putting it out there in public. Thank you so much!

Not true. I am an evaluator at WGU and I am an MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

I ordered this book and it was the "biggest" waste of money. I was lucky that Amazon would take it back. It is nothing more than a small think paperback book with like 50 multiple choices questions in it.

41 years ago at $3.25 an hour I have absolutely no idea! I'm sure I filled up my car for less than $1.00 a gallon. Money went a lot further in those days and I was still living at home and was only 20 years old. LOL.

I spent the same amt of time at Chamberlain but it was $32,000. Wish I could re-do. However I spent $9,000 for my Masters at a local New Jersey University so I guess that balanced it out.