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  1. Lines and tubes

    pro-student replied to nurselove757's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In my experience, the person who ordered the line/tube is also responsible to write the orders pertaining to maintainance. As an RN, that was who got called if there we questions or problems. The only...

  2. The Reality of the New York University (NYU) Acute Care NP program

    pro-student replied to maxdog's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Wow! Thanks for sharing. I feel like NYU's reputation in its APN programs is really

  3. Fnp vs AG ACNP ... whats the difference? Is one "better" than the other?

    pro-student replied to Aik0's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    With the Consensus Model, the push is to get NPs to practice within the scope that corresponds to their certification. Primary care NPs (FNP, PNP, AG/ANP) should really either be in primary care...

  4. Advanced physical assessment class

    pro-student replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What the OP described is pretty common. The online part of the class is really just explaining the ideas behind assessment techniques and the various findings (hopefully challenging you to think about...

  5. Acute Care NP vs FNP--advice, experiences?

    pro-student replied to soyoureanurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You really need ACNP to work inpatient. Some primary care NPs (which includes all FNP) get away with it but you really don't want to skimp on your education especially if you're sure you don't want to...

  6. Are you supposed to check a boy's foreskin during a physical?

    pro-student replied to SydneyKidney's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    For a normal physical, I wouldn't. The likelihood that there's a problem that hasn't been detected is very low (boys are pretty aware if something is not right with their member). If you did need to...

  7. Equal work for Equal Pay

    pro-student replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Let me just point out that a major advantage attributed to APNs is precisely our cost-effectiveness. For example, in most situations roughly two NPs (or CNMs or CRNAs) can be hired for the same salary...

  8. Dual specialty

    pro-student replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There's not 1 board examination for APNs. There is a unique exam (or sometime two options) for each specialty. You have to take each one to be certified. If you want to keep both certifications and...

  9. Which NP is "safest"?

    pro-student replied to totoRN12's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That completely untrue. If you complete an FNP program, you can get certified as an FNP. If you want to get "whatever specialty certified" you'd have to do a post-masters program in "whatever...

  10. DNP Residency Project

    pro-student replied to SweetRaine's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    It totally depends on the specifics of your program. Your school should have objectives for the practicum which may or may not be applicable to an education setting. Some schools have a clinically...

  11. Evolution and Nursing

    pro-student replied to TheFowldogg's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I always sigh in regret for how poorly people understand science when issues like this come up. Let me just say if you're a nurse you believe in evolution! Ever heard of antibiotic-resistant microbes?...

  12. Nurse practitioners and Hair Transplantation

    pro-student replied to Tanner23's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    True, by the OP's question was about opening an independent nurse-managed surgical clinic without a supervising physician. That's a great deal different from the vast majority of NPs who work under...

  13. Nurse practitioners and Hair Transplantation

    pro-student replied to Tanner23's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It would depend on your state but often hair transplantation including FUE is considered surgery and therefore outside the SOP for NPs. The International Societey for Hair Restoration Sugery however...

  14. NP to DNP, but in a different discipline.

    pro-student replied to nursetim's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    It's possible but I don't know of any that have a formal program as such. Schools that ofter a post-BSN DNP would be your best bet since your course of study would be similar (minus the core NP work...

  15. How do you approach parents who refuse pediatric vaccines?

    pro-student replied to Pachinko's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes every single med carries a risk which is precisely why, aside from very narrow circumstances, individuals have the right to decline. It's a huge Orwellian jump to go from choosing to assume the...

  16. How do you approach parents who refuse pediatric vaccines?

    pro-student replied to Pachinko's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That seems excessive! I'm all for vaccines but they do carry real, albeit rare, risks. It's up to parents to make an informed decision and providers to ensure parents are properly informed but not to...

  17. Why can't I do everything a RN does as a LPN? We should be equal.

    pro-student replied to SweetPoo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The main reason LPNs don't get the same pay/have same responsibilities as RNs is simply because they're not RNs. While the work we do may look similar, it only looks that way. >90% of nursing care...

  18. Vandy's travel requirments?

    pro-student replied to rse3's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Housing is completely up to students. For the summer and second fall (integration) sites, students have mostly sublet or stay in an extended-stay hotel. For the days on campus in Nashville they are...

  19. NP or MHA?

    pro-student replied to friendlylark's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Those are pretty different career directions. I'd recommend spending time soul-searching, job shadowing, and looking at job outlook in the area you intend to work. There's really not much help others...

  20. Neonatal NP??

    pro-student replied to Road2CNO's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    NCC has done away with the 2 years of NICU experience within the last few years. Most programs however have not changed their admissions requirement. Also, the National Association for Neonatal Nurse...

  21. CEN as a New Grad

    pro-student replied to mterrybsn's topic in Emergency

    I'm going to buck the trend and say if emergency nursing is what you want to do then go for it. There is no conceivable way CEN is going to hurt you as an applicant and it will at least give you an...

  22. Family PMHNP

    pro-student posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    With the changes to NP certifications that came with the Consensus Model, the adult and child/adolescent psych NP is being phased out in favor of the family or lifespan psych NP. I'm curious what...

  23. Starting FNP school in March...Mental Health after graduation?

    pro-student replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There's a growing number of FNPs and other primary care NPs seeking to add psych credentials to their scope of practice. There's a profound lack of mental health care and a dearth of collaboration...

  24. Women's Health NP

    pro-student replied to Road2CNO's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You might want to consider a career as a nurse-midwife. CNM scope of practice includes all of WHNP (gynecology, antepartum, postpartum, primary care for women) and also includes managing labor and...

  25. Applying in the military

    pro-student replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It sound like you misunderstand what the military is. Nurses and other healthcare providers in the military are soldiers/sailors/airmem first and HCPs second. If that's not something you can sign on...