Dodongo

Dodongo APRN, NP

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  1. Graduate level courses

    Dodongo replied to Zbodensteiner's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would say the majority of schools allow you to take a certain number of credits as a non degree seeking candidate prior to enrolling in a program. And most programs allow you to transfer a certain...

  2. PAs Do Not Like Us

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

    The funny thing is all of my preceptors were

  3. PAs Do Not Like Us

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

    Totally. The problems NPs are facing (and creating) are not missed by PAs and

  4. New NP, embarrassing salary offer!

    Dodongo replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This thread is too long;didn't read. What area of the country is this? UPMC in Pittsburgh offers new NP/PAs

  5. Future of Nurse Practitioners

    Dodongo replied to Lightning Rose's topic in Advanced Practice

    Yes, this... so

  6. Did you keep your RN license and why?

    Dodongo replied to DelightfulNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm pretty certain each state requires you to maintain your RN license as a NP. That = $$$$ for the state board of nursing. Nurses truly looking out for their

  7. Can FNP's work in the O.R.?

    Dodongo replied to AbbyLane's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    ACNPs can work in outpatient specialties. So that shouldn't be a reason to choose FNP. In my area the compensation typically goes OR/ICU > inpatient non-surgery > outpatient specialty >...

  8. CCNE Releases New Standards

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

    Clarification from Lori Schroeder, CCNE Director of Accreditation Services for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. "While programs (whether online or on-ground) may continue to allow...

  9. NP schools now required to find clinical sites?

    Dodongo replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Absolutely agree. Each profession is judged by their weakest members and their weakest programs. Unfortunately, out of the 3 provider level professions, NPs have the lowest average... But is it any...

  10. NP schools now required to find clinical sites?

    Dodongo replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I always ask other NPs where they attended school and where they worked as a nurse and prior NP experience. You should at least do that before painting with such a broad brush. Now, if a NP tells me...

  11. Can FNP's work in the O.R.?

    Dodongo replied to AbbyLane's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The chief of surgery for my hospital system is trying to make it so that only ACNPs can work on any surgical service - in the OR or not. And if you want to work in the OR you should pursue your RNFA....

  12. NP schools now required to find clinical sites?

    Dodongo replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Seriously. I just had this happen on Facebook yesterday. Woman complaining that she had to sit out a semester from WALDEN because she couldn't find a preceptor. I said, maybe don't go to Walden or...

  13. NP schools now required to find clinical sites?

    Dodongo replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You have to remember that for most nurses pursuing NP, convenience is their ultimate concern. They aren't looking for a challenge. They aren't concerned with actually learning or mastering medicine....

  14. NP schools now required to find clinical sites?

    Dodongo replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Nothing would make me happier than to see poorly qualified applicants complaining because they can't just become an NP whenever they want. I will comment on every single one of those

  15. Help choosing FNP school! Walden vs Bradley

    Dodongo replied to bluenurse10's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Walden is not mixed. It's unanimously viewed as a subpar "school". And my understanding is that Bradley is in the same vein. It has no professors, the students teach themselves via reading and open...

  16. Help choosing FNP school! Walden vs Bradley

    Dodongo replied to bluenurse10's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You know you'll have to pay Simmons, right? Would you be willing to go to a reputable school? Not a crappy school like Walden or

  17. NP schools now required to find clinical sites?

    Dodongo replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Exactly. Convenience shouldn't matter. Not everyone should get to be a NP just because they want to

  18. Considering a change, will this make finding an ACNP job more difficult?

    Dodongo replied to RNDarling's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do you have connections? Are your preceptors already lined up (verbal agreements)? Finding a job in an inpatient environment will be a cinch as an ACNP. Only FNPs really need to have current RN...

  19. Provide clinical sites and preceptors

    Dodongo replied to bassgirl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    After January 1, 2019 the CCNE is requiring all NP programs to find clinical preceptors and sites for all of their matriculants. If the school does not do this, the CCNE and NCSBN are urging students...

  20. Best critical care book

    Dodongo replied to abidingpanda's topic in MICU, SICU

    From a NP point of view (but this would also be super beneficial for a RN) the go to book for CCM is Marino's The ICU

  21. Having difficulty determining my next step

    Dodongo replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Advanced Practice

    Outpatient work sounds like a literal

  22. Having difficulty determining my next step

    Dodongo replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Advanced Practice

    I guess I just dont get it. If you don't know what you want to do, why are you rushing to go to grad school. Being an NP isn't just some job you do when you don't know what else to do. It's far too...

  23. Having difficulty determining my next step

    Dodongo replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Advanced Practice

    Don't become a NP unless you want to be a medical provider. You won't be dealing with the bedside nurses except during rounds. You're job isn't to teach bedside nurses or support them. You'll be...

  24. NP schools now required to find clinical sites?

    Dodongo replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Only for CCNE. As if ACEN wasn't already second rate and

  25. Internal Medicine vs specialty (pain management)

    Dodongo replied to islandsyndrome's topic in Advanced Practice

    IM. Pain medicine is sketch. Plus, your skill set, knowledge base and future job prospects will be waaaaay better in