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  1. Antagonizing patients--just a vent

    priorities2 replied to Isitpossible's topic in Psychiatric

    What does that mean - caffeine free unit? For staff, patients, or both? What's the purpose of

  2. Post-Master's FNP versus Med School

    priorities2 replied to HealthyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't think the OP needs to make a decision for MD because they are young and uncommitted. Age and family status are factors but not the only

  3. What made you decide to go for ASN or BSN?

    priorities2 replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a traditional-age college student with no previous degrees, and come from a background where a 4-year degree is expected of me. Hence, BSN. Had I thought about it more rationally, I might have...

  4. Any NPs working for the VA?

    priorities2 replied to NPAlby's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Salary range is soooo variable by state. I regularly stalk psych NP job postings on Indeed and I never see a range that goes over 115k, starting is 75k-95k where I'm at. We don't have NP independence...

  5. What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    priorities2 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. Reread it. I thought you were comparing apples to apples, saying 97% found jobs at a point last year and 34% did this year. Thanks for clarifying - those are good

  6. What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    priorities2 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's kind of frightening. I think I want to be a psych NP no matter how bad the market is, but still that's kind of

  7. What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    priorities2 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm only 20, but I did switch majors into nursing from psychology. I could have graduated 2 years early but will instead be graduating right on time with a BSN. My reasoning: -- PMHNP job choices are...

  8. How hard is nursing school for the student who is average or below at math & science?

    priorities2 replied to kelkel587's topic in General Students

    I was never a math and science person. I got a 29 on my ACT, but my reading was like 35 so my math and science were pretty average. I just worked really hard and thought really hard about the...

  9. Random drug tests in nursing school?!

    priorities2 replied to Yolopilas's topic in General Students

    Personally I don't do drugs, but I don't believe that occasional marijuana or hallucinogen use would make one a worse healthcare provider. Actually, it seems arbitrary to me. I think those who test...

  10. Public's lack of knowledge about what nursing actually is

    priorities2 posted a topic in General Students

    I understand that people can't be informed about all the roles in every career out there, but am I the only one who sometimes gets frustrated about people's misconceptions about nursing/your personal...

  11. DMU for those who want to be a Psych Nurse

    priorities2 replied to BeOne77's topic in Psychiatric

    Confused nursing student here. I read through this whole thread. OP, I'm sorry about what's happened. But, on a general scale, should a nursing student who's been diagnosed with generalized anxiety...

  12. Clinical Psychologist or Psychiatric Nursing?

    priorities2 replied to eroo's topic in Psychiatric

    if the op is considering graduate study anyways, I thought it was worth mentioning what psych NPs do. Even outpatient psych RNs have less gory/scary jobs than what you are describing - triage, intake,...

  13. Clinical Psychologist or Psychiatric Nursing?

    priorities2 replied to eroo's topic in Psychiatric

    Actually, many PMHNPs do have private practices (especially in states with NP independence) and basically function like outpatient psychiatrists. Others work in outpatient settings and don't deal with...

  14. How to pay back your student loans

    priorities2 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    For those who haven't taken out debt yet, check out some of the calculators online and play with them. It's really interesting to see how much you end up paying in interest on various

  15. Public's lack of knowledge about what nursing actually is

    priorities2 replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    The difference is that you don't presume to know anything about engineering school, the way that so many presume to know about nurses and nursing

  16. Attrition/Retention rate at your School

    priorities2 replied to Sadala's topic in General Students

    Well, in my program, people apply during their sophomore year of college and the nursing program only lasts for junior and senior year. So, attrition is extremely low, as most people who can't...

  17. It really annoys me when nurses say they are going to go to med school...

    priorities2 replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who looked into pre-med before deciding on nursing, I just want to add (if it hasn't yet been added) that med schools actually prefer degrees like Spanish Studies, Sociology,...

  18. Nurses are getting younger...

    priorities2 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have always had a problem with looking young-- at 17 people thought I was 12, at 19 people see me as 15-16... I'll graduate my BSN program at 21 and I imagine people will see me as looking extremely...

  19. Waiting on acceptance/rejection letters

    priorities2 replied to tortia1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got into the nursing major at an awesome school where I'll get in-state tuition! And I get to graduate on time! So excited, yet incredibly nervous.

  20. Pre-nursing GPA?

    priorities2 replied to BSNinprogress22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I FINALLY just got into an awesome in-state BSN program today! So excited!! I had a 3.97 or so in the prerequisites (one A- in 1-credit chemistry lab), but I only had a little over half my prereqs...

  21. Waiting on acceptance/rejection letters

    priorities2 replied to tortia1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The wait is terrible! I need to focus on finishing my classes, but I could hear back as soon as Friday and am just SO excited to know whether I got in or

  22. The waiting game...

    priorities2 replied to ShannonKelly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ShannonKelly, I'm expecting to get my decision on Friday or after too! I'm

  23. FNP in a non-clinical position

    priorities2 replied to Kgantt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Isn't there a way for nurses to go into the business side of health care? Like, somehow CNOs become CNOs, and I imagine they have other business roles along the way. Not sure how that would work...

  24. Applying to NP school with a C in anatomy?

    priorities2 replied to priorities2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Running_nurse: Thank you so much for telling me your story! That makes me feel a lot better! Congrats on your success. I'm thankful that I've already applied for a BSN major and have confirmed that my...

  25. Applying to NP school with a C in anatomy?

    priorities2 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I might get as low as a C in Anatomy. How will this affect my chances of being admitted to an NP MSN program - assuming everything else about my app is good? I should also say that I'm going to apply...