Dodongo

Dodongo APRN, NP

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  1. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    Dodongo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the thing - medical schools don't teach their students everything either. Medical students put in hundreds upon hundreds of hours studying on their own time. I remember seeing a stat...

  2. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    Dodongo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    So the retort would be that accreditation standards are low and certifying exams are tailored towards the information presented in these programs, or, conversely, the information presented in these...

  3. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    Dodongo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    But isn't a large part of this problem the programs that admit these students? You're always going to have unqualified applicants applying, whether it be MD/DO, CRNA, NP, PA, etc. The school should...

  4. Those who have done distance learning

    Dodongo replied to ItsYourJourney's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I should also note that my program has synchronous classes as well. So there are scheduled times during the week we are required to log on and listen/watch the professor lecture in real

  5. Which schools eliminated the MN and only offer DNP?

    Dodongo replied to kmn1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The University of Pittsburgh only offers the DNP as of a few years

  6. How hard is NP school compared to pharmacy school?

    Dodongo replied to cn4207's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Pharmacy is heavy on chem - although, the math is relatively easy and straight forward. It's mostly algebra. There are programs for PharmD that are a 2+4. 2 years "undergrad" and then 4 years...

  7. Advice on Which Unit to Choose as GN to become CVICU RN

    Dodongo replied to cvrnstephanie's topic in General Nursing

    I would do the ICU. Critical care experience is critical care experience. That is usually going to trump any step down or med-surg work history. It's always easier to take an ICU nurse and train...

  8. Which practitioner should I go for?

    Dodongo replied to JDJones89's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So why don't you go for the Primary Peds/Acute care Peds role? The school I attend offers a combined program. You can work at a children's hospital in the ED. Consider the area in which you live....

  9. ACNP - Job Opportunities and Long Term Viability

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

    That's too bad. I can't speak to all programs, but, in mine we have hospitalist/ICU rotations, and we also have specialty rotations where I am expected to be in clinic with my preceptor and round on...

  10. ACNP - Job Opportunities and Long Term Viability

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

    In my area it is starting to matter. The large, academic hospitals around me are using only ACNPs to staff their ICUs and there is definitely a preference for ACNPs on hospitalist and surgical teams....

  11. Those who have done distance learning

    Dodongo replied to ItsYourJourney's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So far I'm really liking the modified distance set-up. My first two degrees were face to face and, in all honesty, much of it was unnecessary and a waste of my time. One of my professor's this...

  12. Should I take Anatomy again??

    Dodongo replied to blivingston04's topic in General Students

    The choice is up to you. This class (as with most classes) is just rote memorization. Devote time to it. Go over the information over and over again until you get it. Google search clever...

  13. Contrast Dye

    Dodongo replied to kbbbb2's topic in General Students

    Haha! I seem to have made quite the

  14. HESI Exam receive lowered grade than wanted

    Dodongo replied to Dejabanks4's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    This was kind of a douche move considering the topic of this

  15. Diabetes

    Dodongo replied to JenJens1112's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you have a textbook for this class? Do you know how to do a literature search? Have you ever used up-to-date or emedicine/medscape? Pubmed? Check these sources first and then if you have specific...

  16. OR considered acute care?

    Dodongo replied to jellybean5's topic in General Students

    Anything in the hospital is acute care. Med-surg floors, OR, cath lab, ICU - all of it is under the umbrella of acute care. Acute care NPs are NPs who are trained in hospital based medicine. As...

  17. Contrast Dye

    Dodongo replied to kbbbb2's topic in General Students

    Do your own

  18. Endocrine System & Blood Questions?

    Dodongo replied to CedarGirl10's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would say chemoattraction as that's the first step in diapedesis, followed by adhesion, transmigration and chemotaxis. When glucose is in the urine it creates a hyperosmolar concentration gradient...

  19. Priming and blood return

    Dodongo replied to BandaidBunny's topic in Oncology

    Do the ER nurses get signed off on this skill? In my system only the IR, IV team and chemo nurses are allowed to access a port. Other nurses don't do it enough and the risks associated with it...

  20. Noradrenaline Administration Protocol

    Dodongo replied to cazrella's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Let's say you have a triple lumen IJ CVC. The distal lumen is transducing CVP, the proximal lumen is infusing levophed (noradrenaline, norepinephrine) and the medial is a lock. I would aspirate and...

  21. What next ... ?

    Dodongo replied to brighidh's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Surgical NPs and PAs are paid exactly the same for the same work. Typically NPs do not have surgical training whereas PAs do in their program, hence their being used far more often as first assists....

  22. AGNP or FNP

    Dodongo replied to Kromine's topic in General Students

    She is considering the AGNP not the ACNP. Don't get caught up in thinking the FNP is so, super marketable. You'll find plenty of work as an AGNP. If you never want to work with kids then you're...

  23. Accepted to FNP program but having change of heart

    Dodongo replied to phoenixrn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you search yourself and find there is absolutely no desire to work primary care, skip the FNP and do the ACNP. I knew I wanted to learn inpatient/critical care/specialty practice. I would rather...

  24. FNP to CRNA, advice, thoughts, insight

    Dodongo replied to MexicanFNP's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There are post master's certificates for NPs who want to switch to CRNA. My university offers this pathway. Search

  25. CRNA school question

    Dodongo replied to ShockMe's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am not a CRNA or in CRNA school, however, my first degree was in molecular biology and I had 24 credits of chemistry as a part of that (I was 1 class away from a minor but I just couldn't do that to...