Dodongo

Dodongo APRN, NP

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  1. Did you do all readings in FNP school?

    Dodongo replied to NEMurse95's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    For the universal fluff courses (ethics, EBP, Policy) I did what I needed to complete the assignments/exams and moved on. For the medical/clinical courses I read it all. The entire text book. And...

  2. Pathophysiology help

    Dodongo replied to Appledust7's topic in General Students

    Pathophysiology made ridiculously simple. And then buy all the books in that series. So

  3. Recently met a FNP grad from Chamberlain

    Dodongo replied to raindrop's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    All the prior nursing experience in the world doesn't make up for poor quality training as an NP. The ideal model (IMO) is 2-5 years of applicable/relevant RN experience and then attending a...

  4. Recently met a FNP grad from Chamberlain

    Dodongo replied to raindrop's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To contribute in a meaningful way to this post - my health care system absolutely cares which program was attended. I have spoken with the medical director and she is extremely selective and biased...

  5. Recently met a FNP grad from Chamberlain

    Dodongo replied to raindrop's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I realize it hurts the feelings of those attending these schools BUT this is

  6. Steatorrhea

    Dodongo replied to Chronicallychanging's topic in General Students

    Any disease state affecting the exocrine function of the pancreas (lipase) can cause steatorrhea. I wouldn't expect to see steatorrhea in truly *acute* disease. Pancreatic disease, hepatic/biliary...

  7. Nurse Practitioner School: FNP vs ACNP?

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

    Many threads have gone over this topic. For some reason, many NPs have it in their heads that the FNP will give them so many more job prospects - but in practice areas they are not interested in.......

  8. On-Line Schools

    Dodongo replied to Kndlllange's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Look into Vanderbilt, Drexel, Rush, Duke, Columbia, Georgetown, etc. There are plenty of good hybrid programs. The ones I mentioned have required on campus time for skills and exams, live lectures,...

  9. Metal worker needs MRI

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

    We order plain orbital films, not

  10. Prewritten Photocopies of CII Forms

    Dodongo replied to determined2banurse's topic in General Nursing

    Determined 2 B A

  11. I'm glad I have never rx'd xanax

    Dodongo replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in Advanced Practice

    Well, last I checked, Martha Mccallum has no bearing on the practice of medicine and the prescribing of medications. I will agree, to an extent, in that primary care should have a very low threshold...

  12. Interested in becoming Intensivist APN

    Dodongo replied to lcgivz12's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This just doesn't make much sense to me, I suppose. FNPs are not trained to be in the ICU (or inpatient at all for that matter), and it is considered outside of their scope of practice (whether any...

  13. Cardiac Step Down- ACLS Required for RN's?

    Dodongo replied to NurseFidg's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Absolutely should be required for any type of step-down

  14. I'm glad I have never rx'd xanax

    Dodongo replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in Advanced Practice

    As long as you have an accurate diagnosis and an appropriate indication with sufficient counseling for the patient and monitoring, you're doing the right thing for you patient. Benzos have their...

  15. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    Dodongo replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    I declined interviews for medical school, and a year later decided to go into nursing instead. I'm pretty happy with my decision overall. And I live right next to that bridge program here in...

  16. so frustrated about setting up NP clinical

    Dodongo replied to treeye's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just don't understand how programs can make this your job? Once you find an NP/MD willing to precept, it should be up to the school to set up an affiliation agreement and hammer out the details. How...

  17. Experienced NP seeking Derm Job

    Dodongo replied to Mdkrzyange1's topic in Advanced Practice

    That's less than a new grad RN earns. Come on now. I would decline that offer and explain to them exactly why. What a disrespectful and completely preposterous

  18. Experienced NP seeking Derm Job

    Dodongo replied to Mdkrzyange1's topic in Advanced Practice

    In no way, shape or form is this acceptable. Even for a new grad NP. You are an NP - not an MA. To ask a RN to do this is unacceptable. Even if they paid you an NP salary while you acted as a MA...

  19. Cath Lab to ICU

    Dodongo replied to devouTTT's topic in Critical Care

    I'm surprised you were hired into the cath lab without ICU experience to begin with. Most health systems (mine included) won't hire a nurse in cath lab/IR without that background. But, I agree that...

  20. Struggling With the Magnitude of My Responsibilities.

    Dodongo replied to 23AtTheTeeth's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Your manager needs to sit down and shut it. The dobutamine in addition to the milrinone would be kind of superfluous. It would add essentially no additional contractility. Either agent can be used -...

  21. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

    Dodongo replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    Every position in my area lists "BSN preferred" right in the posting, and the hospitals system where I am employed now requires ADN and diploma nurses to finish their BSN within 4 years. It's...

  22. NO experience new graduate BSN student applying for MSN-FNP graduate school?

    Dodongo replied to 2bABLE's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So we shouldn't do this because it would mean more time in school and that costs money. So that's a bad idea. BUT... We don't care that people would have to relocate, arguably a MUCH more...

  23. NO experience new graduate BSN student applying for MSN-FNP graduate school?

    Dodongo replied to 2bABLE's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It doesn't work that way. Bad research is not preferable to no research. Poorly powered, low level of evidence designs that lend to multiple biases produce low quality studies. And, as anyone...

  24. NO experience new graduate BSN student applying for MSN-FNP graduate school?

    Dodongo replied to 2bABLE's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I really fail to follow this logic. I am not a physician but I have heavily researched their educational process and I have formed opinions on it - as I think most of us have. Just because you're...

  25. NO experience new graduate BSN student applying for MSN-FNP graduate school?

    Dodongo replied to 2bABLE's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Definitely not saying it would be free to all stakeholders. But let's assume the average NP program has about a year of clinical time. Telling students you must attend clinical 4-5 days of the week,...