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  1. Med school enrollment and NP's/PA's

    Papadoc replied to brownrice's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey Brownrice! I don't want to argue with the article, but from my personal experience could tell you that getting in med school is still very, very competive. The ever increasing tuition,...

  2. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    Papadoc replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for your repply,Cyndee,MSN,NP! I've considered PA route also after leaving the med school. With all my pre-med prereqs, and NO BSN, PA could be a faster route, but I gather not neccessarily a...

  3. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    Papadoc replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey All! Happy Holidays! Someone please enlighten me on this. Why do I see more PAs and vertualy no NPs in surgical/ortho area. From what I understand these fields are quite competitive (for MD/DO...

  4. Man shoots himself in the ER

    Papadoc replied to SANDMAN_RN's topic in Emergency

    It's a terrible thing to happen, esp on your watch:o . But thinnk of what could have happened...G-d forbid. He probably was quite unstable psych case.He turned gun on himself, but... I don't even want...

  5. ? re: becoming an NP specializing in infertility

    Papadoc replied to vmcneill01's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey there! Don't know for sure,but more than likely you'd need a strong background in OB/GYN as well as in the field of genetics,biochem and cell/mollecular biology,histology etc.All of those are...

  6. Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    Papadoc replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Amen! The word of caution is DO NOT look for shortcuts if you want to go to med school. There is one school in Antigua that gives "advanced placements" to chiropractors, and other allied health...

  7. Would you become a nurse again

    Papadoc replied to Human nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I could do it again. But in this economy...even many doctors wished they were nurses. There are many things you could do with your RN. I've done many things, from cleaning poop on...

  8. online FNP programs

    Papadoc replied to ullnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey MT-FNP! You bring up some interesting points.But I think I can shed some light on medical education, since I've done it before. Most, if not all, of my classmates (about 350) who started at the...

  9. Online BSN Programs

    Papadoc replied to CB1993's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi all! Does anyone have exp with Kaplan University? Good or Bad...please share some some info THANKS

  10. FNG with BS and MS not in nursing needs advice, please

    Papadoc posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi Guys! Great forum. Thanks to all of you who contribute. Got a Q though. I've graduated from foreign diploma type program back in 1989. I've been licensed in U.S. as an RN since 1993. Also have...

  11. FNG with BS and MS not in nursing needs advice, please

    Papadoc replied to Papadoc's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi Suzanne4! Thanks for your repply. The BON seems like the only viable option at this point. I didn't enter the country on the basis of working here as a nurse. I'm a U.S. citizen for ober 12 years...

  12. FNG with BS and MS not in nursing needs advice, please

    Papadoc replied to Papadoc's topic in Online Distance Learning

    But...I'm already an RN, and had been one for a while. The programs you are referring to are for non nurses. I'll check with few other schools. It's just a stupid formality, which I'll have to find a...

  13. FNG with BS and MS not in nursing needs advice, please

    Papadoc replied to Papadoc's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi Siri! Yup, I went on that website, requested a bunch of info. I pretty much now have to screen my calls:chuckle. I also spoke with a few online-based programs,they seem to require the eval of my...

  14. Am I making a mistake?

    Papadoc posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi guys! Need some honest opinions. After being out of a hospital work for over 10 yrs,and doing many other things like home care, case management, UR etc...I've applied for the ER position, and much...

  15. online FNP programs

    Papadoc replied to ullnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey Zenman! Thanks for a tip. I'll check UAB out. It only makes sense that they charge resident rates for the online course. You could be a resident of any place on Earth on the net:chuckle . But of...

  16. Am I making a mistake?

    Papadoc replied to Papadoc's topic in Emergency

    Hi KatieBell! I had an FNP classmate at my Acupuncture school. She works in the busiest NY City hospital Level1 trauma. From what she told me when we were still in touch (she graduated one year before...

  17. Am I making a mistake?

    Papadoc replied to Papadoc's topic in Emergency

    Hi Carachel again! Unfortunetly I don't have any real critical care exp per se, but the unit I worked on during my hospital yrs (over 10 yrs ago) cared for HIV/AIDS,multi-drug resistent TB folks, with...

  18. Am I making a mistake?

    Papadoc replied to Papadoc's topic in Emergency

    Hey Tweety! (Ahh, I thought I saw a puttycat:chuckle ) Yup!I couldn't stress the "inexperienced" part to them during the interview.But it may not register that much. They see lots and lots of other...

  19. Am I making a mistake?

    Papadoc replied to Papadoc's topic in Emergency

    Hey Carachel2! It's all of the above. You hit the nail on the head there. I'm really lookiking for an answer to "What I wanna be when I graw up." I know I have a great potential, but I can't seem to...

  20. online FNP programs

    Papadoc replied to ullnurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey Guys! I hope you don't mind my jumping in here:) Quick Q: Does it make any sense for me to do RN-BSN-MSN route online, and later apply for FNP cert program? I have both B.S (premed), and...

  21. RN to BSN to MSN....questions

    Papadoc replied to lccougar02's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi All! I'm so happy to find this thread. Looks like lots of folks on here use UOP. I went on allnursingschools.com, and really "went to town" requesting info on RN to BSN programs. Two who's gotten...

  22. Owning your own practice?

    Papadoc replied to Critical Care-Bear's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi All! Great topic. I've been wondering also how realistic this is. I'm in NY (Brooklyn). We have docs almost literally sitting on each other here, bunch of all kinds of area specialties. I just...

  23. ER job interview, need help!!!

    Papadoc posted a topic in Emergency

    Hey guys! I'm quite new here, and need some advise from you in the know outthere. I've been an RN x 15 yrs, but left my staff RN position (med/surg) back in 19 95 I've done all kinds of paper-pushing...

  24. ER job interview, need help!!!

    Papadoc replied to Papadoc's topic in Emergency

    Hi NYNewGrad! Congratulations! You should not have any problems getting a job, even though you've just graduated. Emphasize your willingness, and the ability to learn. You'll get orientation first,...

  25. Considering dropping NP School

    Papadoc replied to brownrice's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi Brownrice! This quest for an independence was exactly the thing that led me into the med school. But taking a closer look at what's in store for me after jumping through all these hoops, and...