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I think it is ridiculous and unacceptable (even in the interim) to name non-nurses to lead one of the most influential nursing research organizations. But I also think there is a growing danger to nursing research overall. With the explosion of the D...

Constant med errors and lying to staff are huge problems that suggest the demands of this career are just not a good fit with your personal situation. I can totally empathize with feeling scared and anxious as a new nurse in some less than supportive...

Most MSW programs are set up for students whose undergrad was something other than social work. There's often an "advanced standing" option for those who have a BSW and truncates the program but the traditional 2 year MSW is designed from those with ...

Based on what you said, it would make the most sense for you to become a CNM. As you know, the scope of practice and training would allow you to provide full scope midwifery care including during labor and delivery. The scope of practice for midwifer...

They are NOT the same and tbh it’s a bit scary that you don’t know that. It is possible to have delirium in a patient with a history of dementia (it’s typically call DSD- delirium superimposed upon dementia). I would strongly recommend you do some re...

The Consensus Model does not specify setting but rather populations that APNs should be spending the majority of their time caring for. EDs are not considered inpatient either. An FNP can and do work in EDs especially when the majority of the patient...

I think you should absolutely be proud of your accomplishments and I hope I didn't sound like I was diminishing them in any way. I just urge you to be very thoughtful about your potential for higher level study. It's entirely possible that you could ...

I'm all for advocacy but it will only be effective if done intelligently. Such ignorant comments as calling a petition drive and website "basically a law", claiming to quote policy when only screenshotting a executive summary of said policy, and fail...

This is not true and reflects a gross (although unfortunately not uncommon) misunderstanding of the Consensus Model and NP Scope of Practice which makes the distinction on patient population and not setting. Aside from state-specific issues, ACNPs sh...

Wow! This is one of the most ignorant and uninformed things I have ever read. The “Sawyer Initiative” is one NP’s personal attempt at petitioning the CCNE to change policy regarding clinical placement requirements. To placate her, someone from the or...

Without improving your GPA, you are not likely to be admitted to a program other than a degree mill. I don’t know of any grad school that “emphasizes” GPA as the sole or primary indicator of an applicant’s potential but all reputable programs do have...

You should take (and pass) the PMHNP exam to become a PMHNP. Completing the coursework and earning a certificate alone doesn't qualify you to practice as a psych provider. There is also no such thing as an "ANCC exam for the ARNP" since there are mul...

You might as well change. Without a clinical you aren't going to be able to practice at all and without a quality clinical, you're not going to be prepared to provide quality care. Adult-Gero does include women's health so you still might (and defini...

Ask Maryville for an extension. The worst they can say is no. Neither program is known for being competitive (although the PMHNP program at Fronteir is new) and tend to admit whoever meets their minimum criteria.

Haha, that's cute. Kids come with their own set of challenges, usually that means families. You will see all kinds of parenting styles and deal with parents who are extremely difficult to say the least. With kids, you also have to keep development in...

It's hard to answer that question without any context. The best experience will vary depending on what your goals are. There is no objectively best experience.

Spend a little time figuring out what she wants and working from there. She is likely to be resistant to any plan you (or anyone else) tries to impose on here. Investing in building some rapport and guiding her to make a plan. For instance, if she wa...

I second this. I have read manuscripts from PhD students at both the mentioned online for-profit schools and they were laughably inadequate. The level was below what would be acceptable in (real) BSN programs. Interestingly, the faculty almost never ...

"Under current law, [APRNs] are able to pronounce death, ascertain the cause of death and provide the medical information required by the death certificate, but by Florida law, they are not authorized to sign the death certificate." This would seem ...

In graduate schools in general, B (or B- if they use the plus/minus) is usually the minimum passing grade. Also, you are generally required to maintain at least a 3.0 GPA and if your semester GPA falls below that, you might find yourself on academic ...

I would respectfully suggest that if you're only willing to put in as little time as necessary with people you or anyone else views as "less desirable" and if you use the term "undesireable" even if it is n quotes, you don't actually want to work in ...

I'm not sure what you're asking because unless you are actually a provider billing fee-for-service, you actually cost the hospital money. Since most providers are not actually employees of hospitals, they also usually only generate revenue for the ho...

Wait, she thinks you're selling yourself short going into nursing but then cautioning you because it's too hard to get into? Doesn't make any sense. Is she a nurse? Chances are that, unless she is, she probably doesn't have a good idea of what nursin...

The basic content is probably very similar but the psych version will likely be more applied. The type of examples they are likely to use in psych stats are probably closer to what we encounter in nursing whereas a math stats class will probably have...

PMHNPs are expected to be trained and qualified to provide psychotherapy in addition to their other functions however the reality of both education and the job market heavily lean away from psychotherapy. In most job markets, it simply is not practic...