SycamoreGuy

Even those areas are difficult for new grad ADNs. The market is just too saturated with traditional BSNs and second degree BSNs

Does you're state have online license verification? Some do and they will post your status as soon as 24hrs after your exam. That's better than any unofficial results. Usually free too.

I've taken both AHA BLS and ARC CPR/AED for the professional rescuer. I couldn't tell a difference. I've worked places where they would accept either.

Perfect example of why not to go to a for-profit school

I worked in a PCU for a little while, I thought it was a lot less hectic than med-surg. The patients weren't usually that much sicker than the more acute med-surg patients and we only had 3-4 of them sometimes only 2. That's just my experience, I can imagine it being different in other hospitals.

Along with not being entirely accurate.

The math isn't really that hard. It's all basic arithmetic, you just have to pay real close attention. There is no room for error. Although in the real world the math is pretty much done for you anyway.

DO NOT attend medtech! They have abysmal NCLEX pass rates and a horrible reputation. Their RN program is barely holding on to BON accreditation and I would not be surprised if they lose it.

More stupidity... Your response adds nothing substantive to the conversation. A representatives perception of a provider has no correlation to their ability to provide care. As far as I am concerned your inability to provide objective evidence that APNs are unsafe is an admission that you concede the argument. If you have objective evidence to support your position please provide it.

27 pages in and what have we learned? Who has changed their mind? You can spout off credentials and anecdotes all you want but as far as I know you are all a bunch of janitors at walmart. I can read peer-reviewed articles and judge their applicability myself. So far I haven't seen any objective data to indicate the APNs are unsafe or unqualified. Comparing curricula doesn't prove anything. Both engineers and mechanics know how to rebuild an engine, by gluteus's logic only engineer education is sufficient to to rebuild engines.

This can be tricky with mac's sometimes but generally if you do a google search there is a work around. I have never had to use a pc because of compatibility issues. I have had to do some googling and get creative.

Have you been in a classroom in the past 10 years? EVERYONE uses a laptop or iPad / tablet for taking notes. Maybe

I can't say enough about the quality and performance of my 2007 aluminum MacBook (before they were all called pro's) after 7 years the only thing that is starting to show any wear is the battery but even that will still hold a charge for 2+ hours. Sure you can "build" a computer with better performance on paper but when it come to actually using it you can't beat a computer built to work with your operating system. As with everything in life you get what you pay for. Get a cheap PC from Walmart and you WILL be sorry. Aside from the brand, the 11" MacBook Air should be fine for nursing school. I actually used an iPad for notes when I was in school so small screens don't bother me.

I don't like to label myself with one ideology or another but my feeling generally align with conservatism and occasionally libertarianism.

Nope, haven't heard of that. Perhaps it was a protocol at a hospital your nursing faculty worked at.

Right but I thought this thread was about the ACA and not part D. It seems like you are just trying to stick your finger in the posters eye.

What difference does that make?

Because there is no standard requirement for DNP clinical hours. Some schools may have thousands of clinical hours in their BSN to DNP programs, other post-masters DNP programs may have no additional clinical requirements. This is especially true if it is a DNP in management / leadership or education (as a previous poster pointed out).

I should have said a small percentage of those newly insured under the ACA didn't already have coverage. What are the current uninsured figures?

Most people did have insurance before, only a small percentage didn't. So most people had to buy a new and more expensive plan because most of them were on plans that were discontinued as a result of the ACA.

Last time I talked to an army reserve recruiter (almost a year ago) they wouldn't even consider you without a year of med-surg experience.

As another tricare recipient I have to disagree with your assessment of socialized medicine. Sure if you live in a large military area you can find an in network provider. Try finding one in an area with a smaller military population. It took two months for me to find an in network provider that was accepting patients when I moved. Then if I needed to see her I had to schedule appointments two months out. That ruled out any sick visits, my only options for sick visits (the majority of my visits beside annual physicals) are urgent care clinics (a $90+ copay) or the ER. I'm really not much better off than just paying the full cost of urgent care visits, oh but wait, if I don't carry insurance I get a tax penalty.

Nope, sorry. The debate is over. Obamacare is the law of the land, Nancy Polcy has called it beautiful, and if you don't agree that it is the best thing ever you are racist, stupid, ignorant, uncaring, a horrible nurse, and/or a member of the tea party.

No but it sounds like she was planning on using the religion card to get out of working weekends

I didn't think USI has a BSN to DNP program. Or are you talking about a different south indiana school?