Dodongo

Dodongo APRN, NP

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  1. ACPNP or FNP

    Dodongo replied to MarkPICU's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm not saying there aren't some good FNP programs out there - although no NP programs have an appropriate required number of hours and every student should get at least 2000 or so, no matter the...

  2. PA, NP, or RNFA in the OR?

    Dodongo replied to megannbeck's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    AH, maybe you don't have enough posts or something. Well, it's just the way NPs chose to structure their education I suppose. FNPs attempt to train a generalist, primary care provider similar to PAs,...

  3. PA, NP, or RNFA in the OR?

    Dodongo replied to megannbeck's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am attending an ACNP program and RNFA program separately. You can PM me for more details if you would like. I, too, cannot stand the idea of working in a clinic or primary care role. I need to be...

  4. ACPNP or FNP

    Dodongo replied to MarkPICU's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My program has the option of doing a Pediatric Primary Care/Pediatric Acute Care Dual Program. I would look into this. If you know you want 18 years and below do this and you will be able to...

  5. PA, NP, or RNFA in the OR?

    Dodongo replied to megannbeck's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In my area all pediatric cases go to the local children's hospital. So unless you work there, you are only going to see ages 13 and up. It was a no brainer for me to pick ACNP. I only want to work...

  6. PA, NP, or RNFA in the OR?

    Dodongo replied to megannbeck's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As an NP you really need to also be a RNFA. I am currently in ACNP school and will start the RNFA program this fall, and finish the NP program in 2019. Older NPs were (very rarely) given OTJ...

  7. CCRN Help

    Dodongo replied to USNRN90's topic in Critical Care

    I used a book by gasparis that is essentially all questions. Thousands of them. It gets your brain into that mode. I always tell people to learn, not to memorize. For example, of course you can...

  8. ARDS patient, dialysis

    Dodongo replied to zzyzx's topic in Critical Care

    Give bicarb when the patient has been resuscitated adequately with fluids/products, Ca is ok, and they are refractory to pressors and actively trying to die. The drips are the worst. You're...

  9. ARDS patient, dialysis

    Dodongo replied to zzyzx's topic in Critical Care

    Sounds like she could benefit from being proned. What is the patients Tv and RR on the vent? Which mode is the patient on? A/C, SIMV, PC? How far into this process is she? The kidneys are not...

  10. Haunted by my past...What are my options?

    Dodongo replied to MathewB's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Most schools (including every one I've attended) want transcripts from every course you've taken at every school you've attended. Could you get away with hiding some of that coursework. Probably....

  11. Haunted by my past...What are my options?

    Dodongo replied to MathewB's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    He's right. He would need 32 credits to raise his gpa to 3.0 with 145 credits - and that's if he maintains a 4.0 moving forward. Not

  12. Walden University for FNP, any suggestions?

    Dodongo replied to Luvbuble's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Coooooome oooooon. I can't stand these Walden posts. It's embarrassing. Every post on this site about Walden makes me

  13. Opinions... Family DNP vs CRNA

    Dodongo replied to 2bnursern220's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Graduate and get a job in the ICU. Working as a RN showed me that I didn't want to work as a CRNA. Way too specific and no laterality. You're stuck doing anesthesia and that's it. An NP can do so...

  14. Brave or just stupid?

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

    THIS.

  15. Dual roles under same employer

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

    I wouldn't be surprised if within the next decade or so the "FNPs can do anything" mantra will be a thing of the past. With the push for independent practice, the consensus model gaining traction and...

  16. Best GRE prep books??

    Dodongo replied to Cath9789's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I went to B&N for 2 weeks and studied out of a princeton review book so I didn't have to buy it. Frugal, I know. I liked the book and I did

  17. Current ACNP job market for new grads

    Dodongo replied to Motherofcorgis's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm also in Pittsburgh (Hey ghillbert) and almost all inpatient/specialty NP jobs prefer ACNP - and there are multiple postings for each health system. A big part of why I chose

  18. C-Section First Assist Training

    Dodongo replied to simplysuzy56's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I can't speak directly to the CNM functioning as a first assist (solely for cesareans), however, I would imagine they would want you to get your RNFA. This would give you training in surgical...

  19. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    Dodongo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'll have to agree with a lot of this. Theprincessbride is correct in, and reinforces my point that, all NP programs should require a minimum amount of RN experience. It affords the NP student a...

  20. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    Dodongo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, the value of my experience as a critical care nurse is invaluable in NP school (or PA school should I have chosen to pursue that). Don't mistake my statement. Physical assessment,...

  21. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    Dodongo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously. No FNP programs require RN work experience. None. The only advanced practice nursing specialities that (for the most part) require RN work experience are CRNA (1 year ICU), NNP (1-2...

  22. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    Dodongo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly it. These nursing texts condense and abridge everything into snippets that schools are trying to get you to learn by rote memorization, rather than going to the medical texts to have...

  23. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    Dodongo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This person didn't specifically state USMLE step 1. Probably talking about steps 2 and 3. I agree with a lot of what you said. The majority of NP schools are too easy to matriculate into and waaaay...

  24. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    Dodongo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Totally. It's a political

  25. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    Dodongo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    There are NP residencies. Apply to one and you'll get thousands more hours of training. MD and PA students do not work in their programs. There is no option. Those students take out loans and...