BirkieGirl

I am in agreement with many others here. I am also a mom in my 40s, happily married and working full time while I go through DNP education. My initial plan out of high school was always to do the PA school route, however I was TERRIBLY homesick when ...

Well like others have said, you need to be a RN first, and that's when you will do a lot of base learning as far as 'how' to be a nurse. THEN you can go onward to the NP route. There are some options for that, and direct entry is just one. There are ...

I work in a supervision role and have worked full time straight through. My advantage is that I work nights and alternating weekends. I am saving time off bank like crazy so that during my heaviest clinical semesters I can use some time off every wee...

Any of David Hayes booksHeart Rhythm society (http://www.hrsonline)Heart Rhythm sessions (spring)I come from ep background, but am leaning towards strictly family practice. there's lots of good resources, feel free to PM. good luck!!

tell me in a few words, what are the top ethical concerns to nurses? Doing some research...thanks!

My university encourages us to start while we are still in school, and recommend any of the review systems that we like the best. I bought the Barclay CD set off of Amazon and I listen to them while commuting, because I'm on the road a lot. It seems ...

I will be DNP/FNP but still chipping away in school (5 semesters to go)

I think the term 'fluff' can be looked at critically depending on what exact graduate track you are on. For those of us on a clinical track, taking those 10-12 classes of the early stuff just seems silly when (like another poster said), myself and ot...

The hospital where I work has multiple options, because they are served by 2 groups. The main group of hospitalists works the 7 on-7 off option. there is also a second smaller group that is mostly NP/PAs and just a few MD/DOs, and they all work a 3-1...

Jules- I agree with you completely. I am looking at the total picture, and am considering the loan repayment amount to be part of my actual hiring package. I am happy to accept something that is well less than the urban areas are paying, because firs...

I think your professor's 'know it all' attitude is probably a bit much, especially for somebody who isn't even an actual nurse! That said, I believe it really matters what part of the country you are in. In my area, there are dozens of postings for N...

I get the best of both worlds- I'm in a Half+Half Program. We are online for some classes (mostly the early course work) and on campus at the university for some classes. It makes a different for ME because my school lines up preceptors and we have o...

Seasoned- A Polish Mistake is the name given to recipes that my granny gave me over the years. There were several, with a funny story behind them. My grannie used to tell us about when she and her sister worked at a small hotel in Detroit in the late...

It's me-hubs-kids and my mom this year. Hubs and I are pretty strict Paleo and will be actually eating some forms of grain and dairy for the holiday, so I'm sure we will pay for it the next day. However, the few things that we'll be having are my gra...

Well, I have tossed and turned and debated and made lists...and in the end I really still want to pursue my PMHNP vs my fnp. I am looking for a POST MSN certificate, and it needs to be online. I am very familiar with EKU and USI, and would really l...

You might also look at post MSN certificate in psych/MH. I looked at several of them and there are a lot of really good ones out there. Most DNP programs that I glanced at seem to have a 3.5-ish GPA minimum for MSN grads. However most of the certific...

My only reason in getting the DNP is because I fouled up big time in my graduate program and took too long to decide which focus area I wanted, and was basically talked into going into administration route. I really desire to be a provider and can't ...

I agree with you, my MSN research has really nothing to do with where I am now, or where I'm going. I'm at a crossroads right now and actually considering a completely different DNP program and will petition to do something completely different AND u...

I have some tips for you. I have been a RN for 20+ years and although I didn't have kids when I went through undergrad, I did have kids for both my MSN and now my DNP. First off, you WILL need to arrange some child care plan. I would really advise yo...

I'm still in school too, however there are NPs in the ER of my facility that still work the 3/12 option. I love that. I really like 12 hour options because it allows time at home and to be a Mom. One of them works 1p-1a, one works 11a-11p, and one wo...

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I am entering a DNP program, and just finished MSN. It took me well over a full semester to get IRB approval. It was VERY nerve wracking! I had to clear through two IRBs, one for my university and one for the facility where I was conducting my MSN re...

I have to agree with the above. SO grateful my school does all of the work lining up the preceptors. if we know anybody that we prefer to be with, we just give that name to the school and they do the contacting, contract, etc. Otherwise it's random a...

ONLY EIGHTY THOUSAND!!!! ONLY 80k. With tuition reimbursement from my workplace and taking 1 class a semester I will finish my entire MSN for well under 18k, and next fall when I continue on to my DNP/FNP program, I will be able to finish that for un...

I guess you need to ask yourself which model suits you more. Medical model is going to be more focused on cure- disease treatment, surgery, etc., whereas nurses are going to focus more on care. Nurses are going to look more at holistic type care-whol...