PG2018

PG2018

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  1. (Mental Health vs Adult Gero)-unable to decide

    PG2018 replied to Temmuz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know if the latter is true. A post masters program will cover the same stuff. It's not like it's hard to beat our 750 hours of training,

  2. Does anyone have good experiences in the nursing profession

    PG2018 replied to magslu's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why not just scrap the nursing and go learn networking, network security, database management, coding, etc and run the hospital IT department? I've never seen an open informatics position. Or, get...

  3. Will my EMT experience help get a job as an ER-Nurse?

    PG2018 replied to Socal_EMT's topic in Emergency

    I was thinking about my prior reply. Just to add, I did not personally find any overlap in curricula between nursing and paramedic other than something as base as "stick the stethoscope in your...

  4. (Mental Health vs Adult Gero)-unable to decide

    PG2018 replied to Temmuz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, the benefits, etc. of each field are going to be individual. I don't like doing physical things with patients so immediately that rules out anything outside of talking. Psych generally only...

  5. Splinters - To remove or not to remove

    PG2018 replied to halohg's topic in School

    Do people stop getting splinters as adults? I bet I haven't had one in at least 15

  6. Questions about FNP

    PG2018 replied to Mrs. Ford's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A school that's public and in your state with like a real building that has classes in it and tuition costs less than a quarter of what you'll make as a NP. That's the best one. Just a word of...

  7. Does anyone have good experiences in the nursing profession

    PG2018 replied to magslu's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LPNs get some of the crappiest jobs. I don't blame you for hating them. I would too. Home health, nursing homes, and hospice are where you guys generally work. I guess the only other option is a...

  8. Federally employed nurses- Leaving service?

    PG2018 replied to magris's topic in Government, Military

    How much are you vested in the retirement system? There are other retirement options out

  9. Will my EMT experience help get a job as an ER-Nurse?

    PG2018 replied to Socal_EMT's topic in Emergency

    So from a totally outside perspective, I didn't find being a paramedic helpful from a process perspective. The ED is typically staffed by anal retentive types, in my experience, focused on throughput...

  10. Fnp

    PG2018 replied to Hnmoving's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hard to say. Money and isolation keep me happy at my present job. If I worked with another clinician I'd probably hate

  11. Resume-Navy Nurse

    PG2018 replied to texlak's topic in Government, Military

    I haven't had a request from navy to change my CV format, however, the army wants exactly dates of employment. Month and year are insufficient. That was hard to track down. Also, army said it is newly...

  12. Are there any NPs here working in the VA?

    PG2018 replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The benefits may be good but the pay isn't. You can find a higher paying job offset the benefits. I don't get the benefit

  13. Psych NP

    PG2018 replied to Robinson1957's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just try phenobarbital and see what

  14. How hard is CRNA programs vs NP programs?

    PG2018 replied to WishfulCRNA's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've never been a CRNA, but a MSN is a pretty easy degree as a NP. I think accounting was more cognitively taxing. Heh heh. Taxing. Accounting,

  15. Scope of Practice information.

    PG2018 replied to finally03gt's topic in Advanced Practice

    There isn't. Same reason I'm not a

  16. Scope of Practice information.

    PG2018 replied to finally03gt's topic in Advanced Practice

    I've actually been witness to a guy killing himself. I've been around a lot of that although not under my clinical care. I'm sure it'll be something to add to my box of traumas and

  17. Scope of Practice information.

    PG2018 replied to finally03gt's topic in Advanced Practice

    Ok so, I have zero interest in inpatient and think of it as a far off, indelicate land psych patients some times go from which they often return taking unsuitable medication regimens. Regarding gross...

  18. Scope of Practice information.

    PG2018 replied to finally03gt's topic in Advanced Practice

    Have you considered physician assistant? No need to pick a specialty. Similar scope. More depth of science in training. More exposure to the medical specialties. Cons:

  19. Why Are There Neonatal NPs When There's Pediatric NPs

    PG2018 replied to Shookclays's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why did so many people like this? Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics. Med school+Peds residency+ neonatology

  20. Why Are There Neonatal NPs When There's Pediatric NPs

    PG2018 replied to Shookclays's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Of course I'm dissatisfied. That's why I invested all of my free time for a year in learning what the punctuated training provided. If you're satisfied you didn't learn anything. Bedside was never an...

  21. Scope of Practice information.

    PG2018 replied to finally03gt's topic in Advanced Practice

    Headache - a specialty that only treats headache disorders. Provider - patient evaluators and orderers of treatment, doc, NP, PA, etc. Not nurse. Psych - the specialty where gross medical things...

  22. "smart enough" for DNP program?

    PG2018 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    If you're willing to pay the bill, you're automatically admitted to two-thirds of

  23. What do NP's wear

    PG2018 replied to FutureNP111315's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Try pepper spray. You can find fire extinguisher sized cans. If aggressive, I recommend a 12 gauge. And a turkey

  24. Why is our salary so low?

    PG2018 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, same here. Interestingly, the business skims more from the revenue of individual and group therapy than medication management as well as case manager interventions. In my region, I'm the sole...

  25. Why is our salary so low?

    PG2018 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    They should increase slowly with inflation. You make a valid point about not pricing the employer out of business, but the better option is to cut costs and staff who serve less need, if applicable....