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  1. BlueDevil,DNP

    NP program cost. Your input please!

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to hik9258's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are a lot of variables to consider. Are you single? Do you have savings? Assets? Other debt? How old are you now and how much have you put away for your retirement already? Do you have...
  2. BlueDevil,DNP

    Much needed career advice.

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to SublimeEMTP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I also think you and your spouse should go to couples counseling and work on the issue together before you make a decision. Couples counseling is not just for couples in trouble, it is to help avoid...
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    Areas of focus for DNP capstone project...

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to christvs's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Your school should have all the projects that have been completed bound in the library, and you are likely invited to attend the defenses that are ongoing each semester. You can also read the...
  4. BlueDevil,DNP

    Need some insight into career direction

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to MrsRachelle_NSMTC's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Yes, also agree with llg. I too knew just exactly what I wanted to do when I was a nursing student, and then I got the "dream job" and hated it because it turned out to be nothing like I expected....
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    Too smart for my own good... :-/

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to AndrewSRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, I feel I have gleaned enough about what is happening here. My advice is to quiet down. You can look up all the arcane facts you like, but it isn't necessary to share with you coworkers what you...
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    Too smart for my own good... :-/

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to AndrewSRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This comment is unfair. I understand what he is saying
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    Prejudice

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to jhawka10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds more like a systems issue to me. When I am late, it is always, 100% of the time, because of 1 of 2 reasons: I am either post-call or someone screwed up the schedule. I'm not going to rush...
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Compassion is nice, indeed. Communication skills are very valuable in all instances. Incompetence in any nurse is obviously always a concerning safety issue. However, one can never overstate the...
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Nothing of any quality is just going to be sent to you, lol. You would have to subscribe. RN and Nursing, of course, are barely any better than Cosmo or Redbook. I am referring to real scholarly...
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    Narcotic free areas?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Most health departments, I
  11. BlueDevil,DNP

    Learning Spanish is a plus, bilingual? trilingual?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to jtoms's topic in General Nursing

    We must have several staff members who speak Spanish, and it is an absolute requirement for the RN. Could not function safely
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    LOL at who reads that stuff? Who reads it? Who's who in our field, that's who. The leaders, the change makers, the innovators, the best of us. I read it. You should too. Your practice will be...
  13. BlueDevil,DNP

    Benifits of a Masters in Nursing?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to youhavegreatveins23's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You are going to have to clarify the question. What type of MSN? If you had an MSN in nursing administration, yes, I assume you would seek a managerial position involving more of the "paperwork side...
  14. BlueDevil,DNP

    Rant: sick of MAs

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to mclennan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's a shame, our MAs our outstanding. Your administrative leadership needs to set the standard for professionalism. I agree, the behavior you describe is indeed appalling. However, I really must...
  15. BlueDevil,DNP

    MD versus NP as a primary care provider

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

    Agree with teejay. I see just as many patients as my MD colleagues, and I don't spend any more time with patients than they do. I can't. I have the same responsibilities and the same number of...
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    NPs...Would you do it again?

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

    How truly autonomous are you in your practice? (I think this may vary by state?) Completely. I have my own practice in a consortium in an independent practice state that recognizes NPs as fully...
  17. BlueDevil,DNP

    Do your co-workers know if you are an ADN or BSN nurse?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, they knew. There were a myriad of ways for them to figure it out. I was a huge fan of my alma mater team , season ticket holder and booster, and that University doesn't award ASN degrees, so...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Floored that you would brandish a firearm in your workplace as a means to intimidate a patient. You have made some suspect comments in the past, but this is truly the most unprofessional thing I have...
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    Nurse with Disdain

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to StuckInTheMiddle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't remember and I have no idea in what context I was speaking at the time. My point in this thread is that the posters suggesting the OP, whom appears to be long gone LOL, will not be successful...
  20. BlueDevil,DNP

    Affordable Health Care for All, Except Smokers

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to SC_RNDude's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't see what that piece has to do with gov't control of healthcare. It seems to have nothing at all to do with your comment. Did you link the wrong article? Of course people with higher...
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    Facebook notification

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

    I have a friend who gets personal messages of that sort via FB all the time. She ignores them, as would I. I don't have a FB page, but if I did, I'd use my nickname that only my family know. I...
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    Nurse with Disdain

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to StuckInTheMiddle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I stopped reading after page 2, forgive me if I missed something pertinent. In a nutshell I am just like you and I am extremely successful in my present position. Patients self select. If they want...
  23. BlueDevil,DNP

    I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to hershdawg's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, I too would like to be told more about a subject I have already authored one book and four chapters in two textbooks (one of which I'm willing to bet my bottom doller you used in nursing school,...
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    The OP's situation sounds very typical. It is what it is. My oldest child was clerking at a law firm over the winter holiday. He wasn't entitled to PTO, but did take note of the policy. Support...
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    I feel like they should change the title of this site to "reasons why my job sucks"

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to hershdawg's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are being hyperbolic. I don't care to be your teacher, I didn't sign up for that. You hired nurse educators to teach you in school, and your employers assigned preceptors to you in the work...