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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 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...

  3. 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....

  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. 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...

  6. 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

  7. 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...

  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. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    stickit34 replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    I think it largely depends on where you live. If you live in a rural, isolated area, most likely there is a nursing shortage. Urban areas are often either over-saturated or a severe shortage depending...

  17. NP Programs, Preceptors and You - Get Your Voice Heard!

    stickit34 posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Over the years I've read numerous posts and articles about nurse practitioner education - the pros, the cons and the absolutely unacceptable. One of the things I am passionately opposed to is schools...

  18. NP Programs, Preceptors and You - Get Your Voice Heard!

    stickit34 replied to stickit34's topic in Advanced Practice

    It is so sad that so many do not have the faith for change! I wish there was something that we knew we could do to change things. I just finished reading a number of articles from a physician's...

  19. FNP ANCC EXAM

    stickit34 replied to Bbabygrrl13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congratulations!! What a great accomplishment! I plan to take the FNP ANCC exam in August, and I am so grateful for your advice. I will definitely add it to my study

  20. NP Programs, Preceptors and You - Get Your Voice Heard!

    stickit34 replied to stickit34's topic in Advanced Practice

    I wrote the same comments! In my area, preceptors are paid pretty well for taking in PA students. Hence why they are more willing to precept PA students over NP

  21. NP Programs, Preceptors and You - Get Your Voice Heard!

    stickit34 replied to stickit34's topic in Advanced Practice

    I completely agree with you, elkpark. I wish students would be more mindful of how their schools benefit them and their profession rather than what benefits their pocket and time. Thank you for your...

  22. Advance Practice Preceptorships - Should students find their own preceptors?

    stickit34 replied to husky171's topic in Advanced Practice

    This article is fantastic, and I love the discussion below. I am two months from completely my program that is a mix of brick and mortar and online, and they found preceptors for every single one of...

  23. if you graduated in the last 5 years

    stickit34 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    I had a job lined up before I graduated with my BSN. Graduated in May, passed NLCEX in June and started my job in July

  24. why do nurses need to be licensed?

    stickit34 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's not about compassion, it's about the safety of the public. The NCLEX is a test that helps determine minimum competency to practice safely. These are people's lives, including neonates, children...

  25. Future Market Saturation

    stickit34 replied to guest538567's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I couldn't agree with you more. As a FNP student myself, I worked hard to be even able to apply to NP schools. I studied for half a year for my GRE, gained valuable floor, homecare and ambulatory RN...