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    DNP Program Application Process

    zmansc replied to karashinnp's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm sure that would be program specific..... What is it you want out of this program and how does that mesh with our mission statement? My program's mission is rural healthcare related, so if I had an...
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    codes in the ER?

    zmansc replied to aroRNBrooke's topic in Emergency

    Who would we call again? We don't have anyone that is more experienced or knowledgeable that can take over or advise us. Sometimes someone will call a code in the ER throughout the house, like when...
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    Future Market Saturation

    zmansc replied to guest538567's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    To answer this question properly one would have to accurately model the needs for these four healthcare professions as well as several others that overlap. I doubt any of us could accurately model how...
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    Laptops for online school

    zmansc replied to OBigdog26's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My laptop is an ultrabook which retails for under $500, it is comparable to a roughly $2000 mac book. If you don't mind paying the extra, mac books are great. You should check with your school...
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    PA vs NP and Recommended Texts for the Latter

    zmansc replied to ChronicSG's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Re: PA vs NP education. Are the models different? Absolutely. Does one graduate not have to learn on the job? Absolutely not. Both will require you to learn on the job and to be a top notch clinician...
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    Online NP school vs In class NP school

    zmansc replied to ShifraSaraRice's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    First, thanks for you and your families service. 'May have to move' while in a B&M school would be a bit issue I would think. My school does not offer ACNP, but it like many of the online programs...
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    Flow improvement

    zmansc replied to RNCEN's topic in Emergency

    If I was so slammed that I didn't have the time to do that transport, I'd call my house supervisor and tell them to find someone to transport the pt or to come down and take over my other patients...
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    Disclosure of a 2nd job to Employer

    zmansc replied to BrokePHIBroke's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would think I would tell the first job about the second. If they asked why I would express those two reasons, $$ and increased exposure/education. If they don't like it they could offer you more...
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    zmansc replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Many of the people complaining about formaldehyde in vaccines are probably discussing it while getting their botox
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    Online FNP Programs vs B&M

    zmansc replied to ISLANDER RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would agree with vetting them, the school most certainly should do that, any school that doesn't, and that doesn't monitor the students progress throughout the clinicals with onsite visits as well...
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    When is D5NS IV solution given?

    zmansc replied to nursejl1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A complete answer would be too long for a post in a forum, however I'll try to make a synopsis of some of the points here: 1) Fluids are given to either keep the patient from dehydrating, or rehydrate...
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    suggestion needed on negotiating job offer

    zmansc replied to SCalNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Make sure the malpractice has tail
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    FNP preceptor for Primary Care

    zmansc replied to RNtoFNP18's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As honeykrown mentioned, using the list of past facilities and past preceptors is a good place to start. Have you joined the state NP organization? Regional ones? Any Facebook groups for your region's...
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    Do schools give preference to full time vs part time applicants?

    zmansc replied to ritit123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I seriously doubt that, most of the time part time students end up paying more in tuition and far more in tuition and fees than full time students over the course of the degree. It would be school and...
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    General Chemistry before CRNA School

    zmansc replied to dreamerachiever's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I briefly looked into CRNA school many years ago, but if memory serves me correctly you needed at minimum organic and I believe bio-chem for most/all of the programs I looked at. I would check with...
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    DNP for Nurse Educators

    zmansc replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    An old prof of mine is going to St something of Maine for her DNP in education, at least that's the word I heard from a common friend. Good Luck on whatever you
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    DNP seems like a waste...

    zmansc replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm sorry but I have to respectfully disagree. This thread is for an open discussion about the merits of the degree, a fairly new degree and how it relates to the direction of the profession. I do...
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    TNCC exam

    zmansc replied to Reggie686's topic in Emergency

    Read the book, and go to class and pay attention. It's not so hard that you need to prepare more than
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    FNP program in so cal

    zmansc replied to babymeena's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Online programs have been adequately preparing APRNs for many decades, so I can answer that question fairly easily. In fact many B&M schools are not offering their didactic portions of their...
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    zmansc replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That is a very good question IrishIzRN, To answer it we have to remember that vaccines are not 100%, not everyone who get's vaccinated develops sufficient immunity to the disease, but if a sufficient...
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    Preceptor Finding Blues

    zmansc replied to RebeNurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    @ICURN7: I agree in general it would be good to have a backup plan as well, however in reality you don't want to tell two folks they are going to be precepting you full time for say three months and...
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    Travel Nursing While in Graduate School

    zmansc replied to Soliloquy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have two classmates who were travel nurses for the didactic portion of our program. They went back to working at their local facility shortly before they started the clinical portion of the program...
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    Which school would you attend and why to become an FNP

    zmansc replied to alexevans21's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would not get too hung up in rankings of programs, there really is very little objective data being used in these rankings. I certainly wouldn't ignore them completely, but I think if you look at...
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    More work, no pay increase..

    zmansc replied to Muse4723's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    During my RN program, I made a suggestion about shifting a due date on an assignment to make it easier for the students to get two assignments that were both due at the same time done. The professor I...
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    Is there such thing as a Perinatal Nurse Practitioner?

    zmansc replied to BrooklynHD's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are two roles you are talking about, the Advanced Practice RN (APRN) that attends the birth and cares for the mother throughout the pregnancy is a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM). Some CNMs...