FCMike11

FCMike11 BSN

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Registered Nurse - Fourth year medical student

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  1. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    FCMike11 replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You cant compare the two, or even say RN is the starting point for NPs (ive known many nps who just went straight through from rn-np never getting any clinical exp). Really where nps are stepping on...

  2. thinking of dropping out of RN program for Radiologic Technology

    FCMike11 replied to mttzakr87's topic in Nursing Career

    To the OP, i dont actually think your test grades are that bad, the program i went to i think most were just getting by. First semester i hated the most, everything became a more systematic approach...

  3. thinking of dropping out of RN program for Radiologic Technology

    FCMike11 replied to mttzakr87's topic in Nursing Career

    Where I live (Texas) Rad tech jobs are few an far between, a friend I know who graduated rad tech school the same time I graduated RN is now waiting tables. FYI if exam questions are the issue, that...

  4. Can I bolus this patient? A legal / practice question about sedatives and narcotics

    FCMike11 replied to simvee's topic in MICU, SICU

    Right exactly why I tried not to assume much, maybe I wasn't looking that specifically and the MD just happened to be closer to the iv site. Main reason I noticed he walked in at the beginning of the...

  5. Young ACLS instructor

    FCMike11 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Today I took ACLS for the first time, with yesterday being our "lecture" and practice day. I felt pretty comfortable with the material, and I am a big academic guy so I didn't have any issues studying...

  6. Change of Name.

    FCMike11 replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Nurse practitioner is still a nurse, if just called them "Practitioners" that could be misinterpreted as physician, which NP's are

  7. Can I bolus this patient? A legal / practice question about sedatives and narcotics

    FCMike11 replied to simvee's topic in MICU, SICU

    Just an example. Nurses in my icu will bolus 3 ml or so of propofol for an agitated situation like you described an in front of the pulmonologist at some point mentioned she had to "give the patient...

  8. Where is the best online NP program

    FCMike11 replied to n4dcb's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What makes me uninformed? 600/800 clinical hours is actually a fact....Its still a little blurry to me why people strive to compare NP to MD/DO when np curriculum doesnt even marginally compare to...

  9. Update on offer from Dr. working as RN there while in NP school

    FCMike11 replied to lynn5707's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The outcry is because these nursing "doctors" are claiming that they're equivalent to physicians. Not only that, the person who came up with the DNP (and is a big proponent of it), Mary Mundinger, has...

  10. Update on offer from Dr. working as RN there while in NP school

    FCMike11 replied to lynn5707's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Right in a academic setting that's fine, why is everyone pretending that using the term "Doctor" in the clinical setting doesnt carry huge implications? An really sorry to OP ill go elsewhere now,...

  11. Where is the best online NP program

    FCMike11 replied to n4dcb's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Zenman? You must be the same guy from

  12. Update on offer from Dr. working as RN there while in NP school

    FCMike11 replied to lynn5707's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you are a NP you are a nurse...not a doctor...if you are a CRNA ....you are a nurse...not a

  13. Update on offer from Dr. working as RN there while in NP school

    FCMike11 replied to lynn5707's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Dr. Tammy? Honestly good grief....let's see I'm an RN but I'm going to get my doctorate in liberal arts(hypothetically) then I'll go work in a hospital/clinic and demand/introduce myself as a...

  14. Is "reasonable" tuition for NP programs unheard of?

    FCMike11 replied to Enfermera85's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Consider this the cheapest med schools in state tuition will be 15k a year where as average is 20k and upwards to 34/42/62k. Student loans are a reality, I agree with the other poster learn to be an...

  15. Where is the best online NP program

    FCMike11 replied to n4dcb's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm sorry but what a f*cking joke that there are online NP programs....and NP's expect to be respected! Holy cow wow.....never try to sell your profession/ask for advanced roles because this is...

  16. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    FCMike11 replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As I said before I have no idea how we can expect to be proper diagnostician (in clinics/urgent care/fasttrack) because not everything fits a specific algorithim (diagnosis X = treatment/medication...

  17. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    FCMike11 replied to djaychris's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A DNP should not be addressed or asked to be addressed as a "Doctor" in a hospital setting, it is much to confusing to the patient...you know the one that matters. Yes you have a Doctorate in...

  18. Are LPNs being phased out?

    FCMike11 replied to zandile2011's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hospitals are more apt to hire RN's this is true, I did my LVN halfway through RN school (my school's interesting option) and worked the following year at a skilled rehab facility/nursing home making...

  19. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    FCMike11 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Congrats on all the pretty initials behind your name, noone give a

  20. Why do Doctors think they are................God!!

    FCMike11 replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    People do realize the doctors spend 1-2 years studying science at a molecular level, 4 years in medical school, and another 3+ years in residency (making comparable pay to what we make. So yes they...

  21. take the job or not...what would you do?

    FCMike11 replied to AngRN6726's topic in General Nursing

    I know it's training, but are they not going to pay you? I'm a little confused since you said you are considering keeping both of the PRN

  22. Please help need advice...Take the job offer??

    FCMike11 replied to AngRN6726's topic in General Nursing

    You starting pay an hour is nearly 5$ more than here in Texas, but of course CA has higher standards of living. I started out in ICU as an RN making 20$ for new grad, I work nights so I get 4$ shift...

  23. Setting up a Mentorship Program for an ADN school

    FCMike11 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last year I graduated from a 2 year ADN RN program, I am looking to add leadership etc experience to my resume, I suggested to one of my old instructors that I could implement a mentor ship program....

  24. does anyone regret becoming a nurse?

    FCMike11 replied to CC999's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ICU, only reason I have the smallest tinge of regret is because I know in my heart I should of gone to med school, and I am doing that now. That said i've lost about 3 years but i've...

  25. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    FCMike11 replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think they serve their purpose as a midlevel provider, I considered it, and that was about it, I know this isnt true for all of them but what i've seen of them working in a hospital setting is them...