DanaNP

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1. Anyone Going for DNP now or Later??

   DanaNP replied to nicolein's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

   I have my MSN (nurse practitioner) and had the option of attending a school that offered an MSN or going to a school where I could get a DNP. I chose to do it in two steps because I wanted to limit...

2. Advice please!

   DanaNP replied to HisTiming's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Different people have different abilities and different obligations outside school. Take inventory of YOUR skills, abilities, and obligations and decide what is best for YOU! The most important...

3. Nursing Kits???

   DanaNP replied to HopefulLPN83's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   If there is a local med supply store in your area, look at (and listen through) the stethoscopes and try each before you buy. What works well for one person isn't necessarily the best for another....

4. Advice...please

   DanaNP replied to Toaster's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   There is great logic in choosing something and sticking with it. But, there's common sense in quitting if you hate every moment of the path you've just started. But, it doesn't sound like you hate...

5. Does nursing school look at your overall GPA?

   DanaNP replied to kidd5006's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Nursing programs aren't like most colleges; they often have guidelines and stick to them as if they are super glue! As others suggested, go to your prospective school and ask. This will clarify their...

6. Passport ID instead of State ID

   DanaNP replied to souleater11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   A passport trumps any other form of ID. The only issue may be your address. I don't believe my passport even HAS my address on

7. Am I in the wrong job?

   DanaNP replied to Denise81's topic in Nursing Career

   I'm a mental health NP, so my focus is usually on mental health issues and I often explore possibilities if there is even a hint of concern. I may be totally off base, but being a prudent practitioner...

8. The New Grad & Charting

   DanaNP replied to CoffeePVCs's topic in First Year After Licensure

   When I was a new nurse, we charted everything we did, and were told that if 'we didn't chart it, we didn't do it'. My second job required charting by exception. I had a hard time with the transition....

9. New nurses feel like quitting?

   DanaNP replied to Patti_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   A young woman just shadowed me (I'm a Nurse Practitioner) who wanted to enter the field because she got discouraged with nursing. She sees the work as an NP as very different than that of a nurse--and...

10. Need advice from current students and alumni about loans

    DanaNP replied to AniLMT's topic in General Students

    Patti, I wish I had read your advice before entering my BSN and MSN programs. Yes, I was 'thrilled' at being accepted at a well-known, highly respected university, that I couldn't afford. Not one to...