stickit34

stickit34 has 5 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics.

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1. For-Profit NP admissions... I thought they were joking!

   stickit34 replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

   Boards seek the absolute minimum for entry-level practice, which is a 65% or better on the exams. To me, 65% is failing, and not "weeding out" people who do not know what they're doing. What's more,...

2. Questionable practices?

   stickit34 replied to stickit34's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thank you everyone. Unfortunately I still with this practice, but I was able to convince them to credential me through CAQHC. However, there are also numerous other problems with overall practice....

3. Questionable practices?

   stickit34 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hello everyone, So I accepted a job in a private pediatric office, and had my "orientation" yesterday. I put quotations marks in there because it wasn't an orientation at all. Instead, it was the...

4. For-Profit NP admissions... I thought they were joking!

   stickit34 replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

   This disturbs me. It's hard enough to promote the profession amongst other healthcare providers, but when you have schools like this accepting and pumping out students who should not have been...

5. How much debt would you go into for NP school?

   stickit34 replied to nursing_student93's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I paid completely out of pocket by working overtime and living with my parents haha. It totaled to $42,000. Private

6. Minimum Scores for Boards

   stickit34 replied to stickit34's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I have passed ANCC at 88%. While I agree that passing is passing in the eyes of the certifying body, do you still agree that practitioners are at the same degree of competency whether they passed at...

7. Why pediatrics?

   stickit34 replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Pediatric

   1) Kids hate being sick. 2) They never give up (sometimes good, sometimes bad haha) 3) I love family-centered care and sometimes healing the whole family, not just the child. 4) I love the raw...

8. Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, advice please!

   stickit34 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hello everyone, I just recently graduated from my FNP program and just today passed the ANCC!! My RN resume consists mainly of pediatric primary care, and I truly desire to work in this population. I...

9. Minimum Scores for Boards

   stickit34 replied to stickit34's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I guess I find it disturbing that there is such a low passing score for both board certification exams for FNPs, and I see and hear so many students fail one exam or both exams. It makes me think...

10. Minimum Scores for Boards

    stickit34 replied to stickit34's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I do find that funny. My program required a B to pass, and anything less would result in dismissal from the program. But when it comes to national certification, a basically failing score is...

11. Minimum Scores for Boards

    stickit34 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello, I was speaking with family members the other day about my board certification exam. I plan to take the ANCC for FNP and have been studying diligently for it. A family member asked what the...

12. Brave or just stupid?

    stickit34 replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We don't think highly of our training because it is severely lacking already without people entering into direct-entry programs getting ready to prescribe to human beings, especially the most...

13. Brave or just stupid?

    stickit34 replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would highly suggest you pursue a PA path, and here's why. NP schools are already lacking in education in terms of pathophysiology, pharmacology, science courses, clinical hours, etc. Add to this...

14. Argument against full practice authority

    stickit34 replied to stickit34's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you everyone for your response! Pro-student, I have to agree with you on some points in that there does seem to be a pattern with NPs. I have also noticed that a majority of NPs tend to...

15. Argument against full practice authority

    stickit34 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Please read this article: Nurses are not physicians What are your thoughts? I've seen similar posts and arguments on PA and physician forums as well as in their associations. What do you think helps...