Dodongo

Dodongo APRN, NP

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  1. Judment call on pre-req AP

    Dodongo replied to Moved-on's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It was a huge pain to get approval to do it, actually. I was able to take the lecture through the medical school. They made me submit my undergrad transcripts and MCAT scores (which I had taken a...

  2. FNP vs AGNP vs ACNP

    Dodongo replied to EN9087's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    At this moment in time, you can definitely find a job somewhere in the hospital with an FNP. In the future - 10, 15, 20 years - this will probably not be the case. ACNP is rapidly becoming the...

  3. Judment call on pre-req AP

    Dodongo replied to Moved-on's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You're going to do whatever you want so why even bother asking. In all honesty, this is exactly the reason every NP program should include a gross anatomy class and a physiology class. Undergrad...

  4. Low Diastolic Pressure - I mean REALLy Low

    Dodongo replied to AlabamaBelle's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You're in a hospital setting? Are these pressures seen constantly or only during treatments? In a simple sense, diastolic BP reflects the patient's SVR. So it could be low from hypovolemia or...

  5. Texas Online NP Programs

    Dodongo replied to trj524's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you want to be a surgical NP then I would recommend ACNP over FNP. Many employers are beginning to show considerable preference for ACNP in inpatient/specialty practice. Further, I would strongly...

  6. RN / NP ambivalence and a little regret

    Dodongo replied to np830's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you are trained as an ACNP you are qualified to work inpatient/ICU. You do not need to go back to get ICU experience as an RN if you are already an NP. You are a provider. Continue being a...

  7. Real Talk

    Dodongo replied to CardiacDork's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree with your first point. There are studies showing NP practice is equivalent or superior to MD practice as well, so to counter bluebolt's previous point, what does training even matter then? In...

  8. Brick & Mortar NP Programs- are they no longer a thing?

    Dodongo replied to EKTheRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I go to a hybrid brick and mortar program, but I do know of a couple fully on campus programs. The University of Pittsburgh is one, but it only offers the DNP now. Vanderbilt's intensivist ACNP...

  9. Real Talk

    Dodongo replied to CardiacDork's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Haha. I really just read this part. I think you should read through some of my other posts on this site to see how I truly feel about NP education. I don't know what I said to make you think I was...

  10. Real Talk

    Dodongo replied to CardiacDork's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Look, you can attempt to equate CRNA training to Anesthesiologist training all you want. They are not the same. Nor is CRNA independence similar to Anesthesiologist independence. The vast majority of...

  11. Real Talk

    Dodongo replied to CardiacDork's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    And that's great - if the program was what I was going to do for the rest of my life, then I'm sure I would have chosen CRNA. But the school is 2 years out of a lifetime. You need to make a decision...

  12. What is the easiest CRRT machine to use?

    Dodongo replied to gest1971's topic in Critical Care

    The prisma machine I have experience with was scale/weight dependent and every time you bumped the darn thing it stopped and alarmed so with the vent, IV pumps, etc, it was not fun. I thought NxStage...

  13. Real Talk

    Dodongo replied to CardiacDork's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think it's awesome you realized this. I know how hard of a decision it is to make. I was hell bent on CRNA, and went to get my BSN and worked in an ICU to make it happen. But I ultimately didn't...

  14. Ever respond on a plane? Videoed?

    Dodongo replied to GoodNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    So strange I came upon this topic today, as I just read this article this morning: Good Samaritans save man's life at Pennridge football game - Story |

  15. Question about the NP Assisting in Surgery

    Dodongo replied to Jalyn2205's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just like a PA, an NP can bill for 85% of 16% of the surgeon's fee, because a surgical first assist using the AS modifier can bill 16%, and non-physician providers are reimbursed at 85% of physicians...

  16. FNP care compared to MD

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

    550 hours is nothing. I completely agree. It's embarrassingly low. But you could/should have done more hours. No sense in complaining about it now. I'm assuming you are reading every medical text...

  17. Which program is more intensive

    Dodongo replied to Big_Mike's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's not fair to compare the two. A PA program is at the provider level - working a patient up, diagnosing, treating, etc. So it will be more intense, naturally, than an ABSN. Comparing a NP...

  18. Did you do all readings in FNP school?

    Dodongo replied to NEMurse95's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This got pretty heated. Some pretty shocking/macabre statements were made. I agree with Boston here... NPs are "above" RNs in the medical hierarchy. Are they our bosses? No. Neither are...

  19. First Assist Without An RNFA Program

    Dodongo replied to ballzyard's topic in Operating Room

    It says "proficiency in circulating, scrubbing OR first assisting". 99/100 people applying won't have any first assisting experience. That's part of why they're doing the program. You just have to be...

  20. Can I Work as an Infectious Disease Specialist?

    Dodongo replied to pearlbubbles's topic in Advanced Practice

    The ID service at my hospital has a couple NPs. So, I would say,

  21. Is Nutrition course really the hardest course?

    Dodongo replied to Farrah 34's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My nutrition course was difficult. Knowing the signs and symptoms of vitamin deficiencies and hypervitaminosis (differentiating between the B vitamins killed me - Niacin vs biotin vs pyridoxine vs...

  22. First Assist Without An RNFA Program

    Dodongo replied to ballzyard's topic in Operating Room

    Your chances of getting a job as a first assist without any training is beyond slim to none. Even as an RNFA it is going to be more difficult if you are not an NP. There aren't any programs in my...

  23. Invasive procedures?

    Dodongo replied to francoml's topic in Advanced Practice

    The NPs in ICU do central lines, a lines, intubate, etc. The intensivists are around but not always present. The NPs in IR do many procedures without supervision including ports, para/thora, biopsies...

  24. Mid Level practitioner best for surgery.

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

    You sound like me. I am in ACNP school and in the middle of an RNFA program. You will be well prepared to practice in the OR, IR, etc. I work in IR and the PAs and NPs do procedures independently...

  25. Nurse Practitioner School: FNP vs ACNP?

    Dodongo replied to CSKing.RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was just looking at a job posted for an inpatient surgical specialty at a huge health system in my area, and this is what's listed: Physician assistant graduates: PANCE certification (if applicable)...