HikingNinja BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN, NP

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    Easiest/quickest online MSN-DNP program

    HikingNinja replied to ClayH's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I loved the Touro DNP program. Highly
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    Touro University - Nevada DNP Program - anyone???

    HikingNinja replied to traumaRUs's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Just finished the program. Like with any other program it has its kinks but overall very good. The pace is hectic, but I learned alot. I'd recommend it to anyone thinking of obtaining their DNP....
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    Psychiatric Telehealth

    HikingNinja replied to BaileyARNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    Try the Telepsychiatry and Mental Health Discussion Group on Facebook. Pretty active group of over 800 members, all telepsych. Many
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    Need psych np preceptor

    HikingNinja replied to Texas_Nurse77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Glad I could
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    Need psych np preceptor

    HikingNinja replied to Texas_Nurse77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    First, how many hours do you need this Fall? My program wanted 100 hrs child, 100 hrs senior, 200 adult and 200 whatever we wanted. But these were spread over 3 semesters & we could mix age...
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    Need psych np preceptor

    HikingNinja replied to Texas_Nurse77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Did you ever find a preceptor? Do you need child hours only? Or would adult be okay? What school? I might know of a place in Nevada. Quick licensure. But at this point I don't know if you'd be...
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    Looking at psych NP programs

    HikingNinja replied to tokumoshi's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm currently finishing up a PMHNP program. Expect to invest 2 - 3 years of your life. I'd go for a MSN PMHNP not the DNP. You can always get a DNP later if you want and it's not required for...
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    Brave or just stupid?

    HikingNinja replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Here's the one for Oregon. Still looking for Colorado. Oregon Secretary of State Archives
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    Brave or just stupid?

    HikingNinja replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I truly believe you could work fulltime and complete the NP part time. ICU experience would be ideal and most places require a fulltime 2 year contract to be hired into the ICU. As a previous poster...
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    Brave or just stupid?

    HikingNinja replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A few things: Have you checked with local physician's groups, hospitals, etc. to see if they'll even hire you as an ACNP without RN experience? Where I'm from, ACNP's must have RN ICU/ER experience....
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    NP Programs, Preceptors and You - Get Your Voice Heard!

    HikingNinja replied to stickit34's topic in Advanced Practice

    Done. Not sure what good it will do. But it's worth a try. Just had a clinical buddy tell me her school popped up just a couple of weeks ago and told the class they decided their entire summer...
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    PMHNP Student Helpful FB Groups list

    HikingNinja posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello fellow PMHNP students, I just wanted to put out there a few FB groups that have been invaluable to me. Some are career oriented, others are more clinical case consultation, some are strictly...
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    New Grad PMHNP Salary negotiation

    HikingNinja replied to linoleum's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There's a FB group called PMHNP. You can join if you are a PMHNP, student PMHNP. They have over 3000 members. They do a yearly salary survey located in their files and often offer advice on salary...
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    Weird meeting with manager

    HikingNinja replied to amzyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Fellow ER nurse here. Do you have a union? If so, you can bring up these issues with a union rep? Even using procedural pyxis, i've always either written the pts name & MRN # down, rolled the...
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    PMHNP Student Helpful FB Groups list

    HikingNinja replied to HikingNinja's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm attending Gonzaga. I chose it for a variety of reasons. First - It is a second masters (I have an MSN Ed) already and wanted to be able to use federal loans. Post certs are out of pocket or...
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    psychiatric nurse practitioner

    HikingNinja replied to JLOWE03's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are very few programs out there anymore that will provide preceptors. At the time I started my program there were no PMHNP programs in my state. I chose a distance program with with a top...
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    ED Pay vs Med/Surg Pay

    HikingNinja replied to trumley's topic in Emergency

    Not trying to start a fight. Just stating what I've observed. I have had a different experience than you most likely because we have not worked the same hospital systems. I have never worked on the...
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    ED Pay vs Med/Surg Pay

    HikingNinja replied to trumley's topic in Emergency

    Here are the systems I've worked for, or am working at now, as perm staff in Las Vegas. Valley Health, HCA, St. Roses. All of these pay med surg/tele a lower base pay than critical care. This was...
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    ED Pay vs Med/Surg Pay

    HikingNinja replied to trumley's topic in Emergency

    Nope. This was perm jobs. I always find out the pay scale for regular perm jobs at the hospitals I've gone to as a travel nurse. I'm currently perm staff in Nevada & those in critical care get...
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    Jobs as new grad?!

    HikingNinja replied to RB808's topic in Nevada Nursing

    If the hospital route is not working out, you could try LTC or home health agencies. Many of those hire new grads. Also I if you are interested in psych check out some of the inpatient psych...
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    Any Post -Master's certificate NP/FNPs here, after receiving your MSN from WGU ??

    HikingNinja replied to Salmo23,RN's topic in Western Governors University

    I'm currently attending Gonzaga for my PMHNP. They did not have a problem with WGU's pass/fail format. I know of a few other students who were accepted into FNP programs at Drexel, Duke, Frontier...
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    PES Nursing

    HikingNinja replied to sportyscrubRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't know of any written models out there, but I can tell you what I've seen in the ED. I'm an ER and Psych nurse. In the ER the psych patients are assigned to an ER nurse until they are...
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    ED Pay vs Med/Surg Pay

    HikingNinja replied to trumley's topic in Emergency

    In my geographic area, and at all the assignments I've taken as a travel nurse, the pay scale is different. ER is considered critical care and is paid more per hour, even for new grads. I've lived...
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    What age is "too old" to switch from RN to APRN?

    HikingNinja replied to WestCoastSunRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Where do you want to be in 5 years? 10 years? Health, and life in general is enigmatic. You might have a serendipitous life or one frought with poor health and calamities. There's little way to...
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    I Need Help In My PMHNP Program

    HikingNinja replied to Mr. Haldol's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm currently in a PMHNP program and these are my go to's. Also I have a wonderful preceptor (which helps immensely). The pharm book is like $10 and extremely helpful. The diff dx book has all the...