chillnurse BSN, RN, NP

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    Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

    chillnurse posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You may not be able to work in your favorite specialty.Currently, work in the ER as an RN? Do you love it? Good, well your first job out of school may not be in the ER as you have lingered during your...
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    Why the NP degree will be the next MBA with 7 simple, quick reasons

    chillnurse posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    1. Overabundance of programs- schools are opening up left and right handing out these degrees. Why? Many of the online schools charge 40-60k + dollars for these programs. Outrageous, but with the...
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    Online nurse practitioner programs

    chillnurse posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What are you alls take on the online programs. Reason I ask, is it seems many people who complete online only FNP programs seem to have trouble finding jobs. As i read in a post from one of the...
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    why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    chillnurse posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you are expecting an elaborate article, you won't get it here. 1. cost too much to transfer license from another state. About 220 bucks just for me to transfer my RN license since I am moving to...
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    My stack of books was taller in RN school than in NP school

    chillnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been pondering this question for around 2 years now. I still have been unable to provide myself with a reasonable answer to this question. My stack of books was probably about 1 foot taller in...
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    We should make our own online FNP program

    chillnurse posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are several smart FNPs on this website that could easily produce very good context driven content much better than provided by many programs out there. Get 5 or so graduated FNPs, each to cover...
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    why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Actually, Some chick in one of my undergrad classes pulled up a picture of the tampon in lemonade. It was some sort of picmonic I guess. Give me a few hours and I'll write a double blind peer reviewed...
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    why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    yeah that article about that nursing student was pretty funny. man we would have gotten failed if we played on our phone in clinical in RN school. I got written up for basically pooping longer than 15...
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    why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    medical journals, not nursing journals. I agree that the PA education is better than many NP schools also. *GASP* I have stated this in previous posts. I still went NP though due to less restrictions...
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    why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I read nursing journals in school. Never will again. I'll stick to epocrates and uptodate. Where they leave out the fluff and to straight to the point. If we followed all of the stuff they put in...
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    why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A non partially offensive post would not have 40 responses. Success. :) works
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    why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Actually I like my job. Doesn't require nursing diagnoses. Medical diagnoses are more fun. Oh look his creatinine high he's got an AKI. Time to find out why. Not.... Hmm diarrhea. Increased chance of...
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    why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Another thing I never understood. NURSING DRUG MANUALS. These things are thicker and have more elaborate over kill explanations that anything I ever used in graduate school and practice. It's just a...
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    why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    chillnurse replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I do I feel much better. 240 bucks is a
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    Job Hunting Tips- part one

    chillnurse posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I am far from all knowing, but have been through the trenches. If this article helps one person find a job or career faster, then it was worth the time put into the article. College doesn't teach many...
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    FNP or PNP

    chillnurse replied to jcubb's topic in Advanced Practice

    why limit yourself. broader scope= more marketable.
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    Which NP route would be best?

    chillnurse replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I only know one acnp, all the rest are fnp. Our hospitalist group employs only FNP since we see kids in the hospital also. FNP all the way. Of course I am biased though so.... I do a reputable program...
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    NP Specializing in Cardiology - Out of Scope?

    chillnurse replied to Plbe's topic in Advanced Practice

    Hospital rules. More fun than clinic. It is in our scope. Otherwide I'd be unemployed. From er to icu patients on 4 pressors. We fit it
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    First job offer questions

    chillnurse replied to JMC5678's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i moved from TN to ky for a better job area. U from east TN? thats where i moved from. knoxville area sucks, but cleveland and chattanooga have more jobs then even where i am in KY. i moved cuz of GF...
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    Enticing preceptors: What to offer?

    chillnurse replied to juschillin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    buy me beer. jk. you shoudlnt have to offer anything. Id take anybody pretty much as long as they are human and not ridiculous. I mean since when has humanity stooped so low to where we don't help...
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    Quick tips on Combating the Commoditization of the nurse practitioner degree

    chillnurse posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    First off, there are many very experienced and very well educated NPs on this forum (much more than I) so feel free to add to this list. Second of all, please don't mind my tone. Don't be offended, I...
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    RN experience helpful and essential to be a NP

    chillnurse replied to apostolic4eva's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think as I said above. Helps with pe but the mess used in clinic are totally different than icu. Minus putting the patients home meds down their peg tube. Diagnosing which is one of the biggest...
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    FNPs in Urgent Care

    chillnurse replied to alfnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Beter pay 150k a year if u gotta see 40 pts a day. Otherwise I'd day no thanks
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    Are NPs and PAs "Interchangeable"

    chillnurse replied to TakeBack's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Probably depends on recruiter and personal experiences. That would be my guess and what I have seen in the past. HBU? Also, if i was a recruiter and looking into hiring a new grad I would probably...
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    AANP position on NP education and post-grad training

    chillnurse replied to Corey Narry's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am probably the most FOR person for 1 year post grad residencies. pay us 50k a year, give us benefits, free food, and teach us cool stuff, and id gladly take a pay cut in half for a year. esp if it...