Dodongo

Dodongo APRN, NP

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  1. Administrative Duties

    Dodongo replied to Ashley_113's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Tell the physician to get an office manager or you're leaving. Unacceptable. Start the job search

  2. CCRN as a requirement?

    Dodongo replied to Steph41's topic in Critical Care

    I got it just to apply to school. More nurses will get it if you pay them for it - and I mean increase in hourly pay (even if it's not much), not just reimbursement for the exam

  3. NP Preceptors and advice wanted

    Dodongo replied to HAL_APRN19's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Did you not give any forethought to how this would work prior to this point? You knew when you matriculated into this program you would have to find your own preceptors. And you knew you would need a...

  4. Jobless FNP

    Dodongo replied to Nicola301975's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I want to know the schools that everyone

  5. Is it necessary to get experience as a Rn before NP?

    Dodongo replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Every one of my preceptors wanted my resume. They wanted to know my experience as a RN and where I attended NP school. For at least 3 of my preceptors it was the deciding factor to agree to act as a...

  6. What happened to all the Walden Haters?

    Dodongo replied to Mark Hill BSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As long as your tuition payments clear you'll be good to

  7. I hate group assignments

    Dodongo replied to JBMmom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Group projects? In an NP program?

  8. In which APN track do you learn the most?

    Dodongo replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You really need to explore the different graduate level training options available within nursing. A CRNA will do essentially nothing than an FNP does, and, similarly, and FNP will not be doing...

  9. In which APN track do you learn the most?

    Dodongo replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    NPs will not be doing what an RN does in any given specialty. They are different roles. Can an NP do what an ICU/ER/CCU RN does? Sure... Will an NP be doing what an ICU/ER/CCU RN does?

  10. In which APN track do you learn the most?

    Dodongo replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    First of all, there is no APRN role that encompasses all other roles. There is no APRN role that learns, or can do, *more* than any other. Similarly to physician practice, NPs choose specialties to...

  11. Jobless FNP

    Dodongo replied to Nicola301975's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Where did you attend school? Any networking you did during clinicals that may be able to pull some

  12. Want to be a HOSPICE NP

    Dodongo replied to fivestar719's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you would have to work with children then you either need the FNP or a

  13. Want to be a HOSPICE NP

    Dodongo replied to fivestar719's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Kind of, yeah. Go get all of your clinical hours with adults instead of just a fraction. Getting an FNP does not make you "more marketable" or "give you more options" if you know what specialty or...

  14. Decreased Clinical Opportunities for Acute Care PNPs?

    Dodongo replied to FentyNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    But by attending a dual program, you'll be exposed to each setting in clinicals, and then you can decide which you prefer - inpatient or outpatient. And if you ever change your mind in the future...

  15. Consumer Reports Article - What Do You Think?

    Dodongo posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Will You See an Actual Doctor the Next Time You Go to the Doctor? It used to be so simple: You made an appointment with a doctor and would almost certainly see an M.D., someone who spent four years in...

  16. Consumer Reports Article - What Do You Think?

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

    I agree with the majority of the points made in the article. I just have an issue with how they try and present common vs complicated health problems. An unexplained fever that has lasted for a few...

  17. Clarification on NP Curriculum?

    Dodongo replied to DO_question's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    OH come on now. So the next time I see another one of those silly infographics released during NP week that break down NP work force by practice area, stating that more NPs work in primary care vs...

  18. Clarification on NP Curriculum?

    Dodongo replied to DO_question's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The ED is a unique environment that no NP program adequately trains their graduates to practice in. ACNP programs have the acute care/emergency medicine aspect, but you don't train in peds or OB...

  19. Stay away from Walden University

    Dodongo replied to BLACK HAWK's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    lol. This is one of the silliest things I've heard in a long time. Walden not accepting someone. Too

  20. FNP in acute inpatient specialty role

    Dodongo replied to Julia77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Same. I've worked with both FNPs and ACNPs inpatient. There's a clear difference. The hospitals are seeing this and are exhibiting hiring

  21. FNP in acute inpatient specialty role

    Dodongo replied to Julia77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My advice is to find a job she is educated and trained to

  22. FNP in acute inpatient specialty role

    Dodongo replied to Julia77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is why I so dislike NPs practicing in areas they weren't trained for in school. Prior RN experience shouldn't matter. It makes all NPs look incompetent. For some reason it's only FNPs that do...

  23. Decreased Clinical Opportunities for Acute Care PNPs?

    Dodongo replied to FentyNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Go to a dual PCPNP/ACPNP Program. I know Drexel University has

  24. FNP in acute inpatient specialty role

    Dodongo replied to Julia77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You should be concerned that you're practicing outside of your scope and

  25. APRN Required To Have First Assist

    Dodongo replied to ggoodman's topic in Advanced Practice

    I had a professor that was dual certified AG-ACNP/AC-PNP and he worked in a rural ED. I agree with you though. There should be an all ages ACNP. FNPs are not trained to work in many of the...