Dodongo

Dodongo APRN, NP

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  1. How much did NP school prepare you?

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

    I would absolutely be on board to have NP residencies funded in the same manner as physician residencies. This would require more specialization on the part of the NP - something I personally...

  2. How much did NP school prepare you?

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

    I feel like a broken record here, but the vast majority of MD and PA students do not work. So you know 1 med student who worked part-time during school? That, compared to thousands and thousands of...

  3. How much did NP school prepare you?

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

    So - you *chose* to go to NP school. Knowing full well you would be responsible for arranging your own clinical rotations. AGAIN - do I think that NP programs should find their students preceptors....

  4. Writing the Prescription to Fix Broken Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education (Pt. I)

    Dodongo replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    I see the point you're trying to make but you have a majority of students pursuing the FNP degree and then not practicing in primary care, rather, treating it like a PA degree, thinking they can...

  5. How much did NP school prepare you?

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

    Extremely discouraging... It will come down to employers only hiring from certain programs. Supply and demand is the last barrier. Once the supply of NPs reaches a critical max employers will become...

  6. How much did NP school prepare you?

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

    I completely agree. What, however, can be done? Posting on this forum isn't changing these programs or the BON's approval of them. How do we go about, as a profession, changing our profession's...

  7. How much did NP school prepare you?

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

    Haha, maybe some day! 4000 pages vs 1100 pages. I think for now the 1100 pages will

  8. How much did NP school prepare you?

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

    Read/study these texts and you will be golden: Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology Robbin and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease Andreoli and Carpenter's...

  9. How much did NP school prepare you?

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

    Programs should be structured as follows: -Pre-requisite courses in bio 1/2, chem 1/2, organic chem 1/2, physics 1/2, microbiology, nutrition, etc - like many PA programs. If we aren't given that in...

  10. How much did NP school prepare you?

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

    Did you only find preceptors who worked casually? Or did they just flat out refuse to have you follow them for more than the bare minimum required? Or was it that you worked full-time and found it...

  11. How much did NP school prepare you?

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

    You can do more clinical hours than what is required in the program. I don't understand why this fact escapes so many NP students. It's not at all hard to get over 2000 hours in the clinical year....

  12. I just failed my aanp exam june 2017

    Dodongo replied to RM, MSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Which program did you

  13. 2 yrs exp. ideal to go for FNP?

    Dodongo replied to ella2990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree that the roles of RN and NP are very different, however, I would expect someone entering a NP program to be comfortable as a RN first. If you aren't competent/comfortable as a RN then you...

  14. Nursing Student work in ICU or ER before becoming ACNP?

    Dodongo replied to LexSavDav's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My program only accepts nurses with ICU

  15. B&M vs Online

    Dodongo replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So scary there are people like this practicing

  16. B&M vs Online

    Dodongo replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Haha. Someone completely missed the point. In fact, you perfectly illustrated our major complaint with NP programs. So medical students and PA students who go to school full-time and study/read for...

  17. Antagonistic NP Article

    Dodongo posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would love to hear what the NPs on this forum have to say about this article: Nurse Practitioners in Texas Want to Work Without Doctor Supervision | Houston

  18. B&M vs Online

    Dodongo replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    NP residencies are fine but they are only to enhance your education - not make up for it. And why is it that med students and PAs don't have to support themselves but NPs HAVE to support themselves...

  19. IVDU pt kept asking for pain meds. Managment kept saying to just give it to her.

    Dodongo replied to ella2990's topic in General Nursing

    Next time you post, mention the objective data and leave the denigratory/demeaning remarks about the patient out. I think that is what turned off most of the posters (including myself). I really...

  20. IVDU pt kept asking for pain meds. Managment kept saying to just give it to her.

    Dodongo replied to ella2990's topic in General Nursing

    First, when I hear nurses say things like this about patients my blood boils. Do you think any person wants to be an addict? Do you think they enjoy their lives falling apart, their closest...

  21. B&M vs Online

    Dodongo replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Asking you that was my attempt at deriding the comments made... It was said tongue-in-cheek. I wish we could leave voice messages. Things would be so much more clearly understood. And it's more...

  22. B&M vs Online

    Dodongo replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    1. So many things I couldn't even go through and quote it all. Grades and GPA are essentially the ONLY way (along with pre-admission testing - MCAT, GRE, etc) of assessing a candidates academic...

  23. B&M vs Online

    Dodongo replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ummmm... Do you not know any physicians? The physician route is ALL about rank and prestige. You try to get accepted to the best school, best residency and best fellowship you can....

  24. Best specialty for ACNP

    Dodongo replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A lot of ACNP programs require 1-2 years of ICU experience. So I would say critical care would serve you

  25. B&M vs Online

    Dodongo replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'll PM