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  1. AANP ENP CERT

    synaptic posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So I went on the AANP website and it looks like they are going to start offering an ENP certification. For a minute I was like cool, maybe that will help FNPs secure jobs in the ER, so it may have...

  2. To the APRN Curriculum Critics

    synaptic replied to Psychcns's topic in Advanced Practice

    I glanced through the posts. Good responses esp by psych guy. Will respond more later when I'm not at work but..... Clinical training is supposed to be a filter to make sure people are at least...

  3. Nps in the er

    synaptic replied to NSC Nursing's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Intubate I mean

  4. Nps in the er

    synaptic replied to NSC Nursing's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Intimate and suture. Not credded for tubes tho. I work in main

  5. Recommended Text: Not just Exam Prep Reviews

    synaptic replied to carboncyclist's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    robin and cohans pathology is probably the one stop shop for diseases if your looking for a one hit wonder, follow it up with the current medical dx and a physical exam book and youll have more...

  6. Would a 75% NCLEX pass rate scare you away from a school?

    synaptic replied to RaggedyAm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I didn't know people actually failed the nclex. I thought all of the fails where from people like, not showing up, or falling asleep while clicking random buttons thus running out of time and

  7. Most marketable?

    synaptic replied to Coffee&Tea&Me's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've heard your job prospects are pretty good after working in a pain clinic for a

  8. Policy Differences Between AANP and ANCC?

    synaptic replied to TheSquire's topic in Advanced Practice

    First sentence sums it up, they want our money so they can go buy bigger purses, more shoes, and faster

  9. Why preceptors don't precept

    synaptic replied to sauce's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    well, yeah i suppose it can be difficult to make that transition. I mean going from a nurse to a nurse practitioner your moving from a position where you simply follow protocols, pass out meds, start...

  10. Please help me make this life-changing decision

    synaptic replied to Uncomfortably Numb's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    trust us, do medical school. its a lot harder than this nursing stuff, but thats why it pays more. All you have to do to get a doctorate in nursing is write papers and pass easy tests written by...

  11. Patient f/u frustration

    synaptic replied to malapata's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    don't worry about it just chart thoroughly. its their problem. don't get emotionally involved with patients. That is

  12. Chamberlain's DNP

    synaptic replied to MC1906's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    its awful, its an online for

  13. Please help me make this life-changing decision

    synaptic replied to Uncomfortably Numb's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Im not quite sure I understand all of your first post, since we are able to bill all insurance companies and stuff, and i don't understand the drug testing part either. But it seems that you know the...

  14. Please help me make this life-changing decision

    synaptic replied to Uncomfortably Numb's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    just go to medical school, its worth it in the end. Otherwise youll either end up wiping tail for the rest of your life, or if you get your masters, (by the time your done) the job market will be so...

  15. Who's at fault here?

    synaptic replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    your all dumb, go back to grade

  16. How accurate is the ATI Exit exam

    synaptic replied to Rn 1979's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ATI is just some scumbag company with its hands in your colleges pockets. Ours required it too. The lecturer back in the day talked like she was deepthroating a gopher and had no idea what she was...

  17. Discouraged

    synaptic replied to shermainenevels's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ive heard women's studies is pretty easy. No science required. Tons of jobs too. At

  18. All the degrees, no job

    synaptic replied to DNPFNP15's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Our status will never rise, because of the women on the bodies of the credentials boards will never admit they are mental ill. No, I'm not sexist, but if you look at them, its all women. Like they...

  19. What is your take home pay as Nurse Practitioner?

    synaptic replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I make 500 bucks an hour being

  20. Do crnas deserve that much salary?

    synaptic replied to jasy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yeah in high school i played super nintendo like a freaking pro. Never got a dollar. Do you see how unfair this world

  21. CRNA vs FNP-ER

    synaptic replied to Ivytherapy's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    yeah, don't go for FNP. if all this salary shyt keeps dropping I'm going back to work in my old career. Everybody and their mom wants to be an FNP. Its the new cool thing. and once something becomes...

  22. In my feelings

    synaptic replied to Shanella25's topic in General Students

    your having feelings why? If your feelings over this are overwhelming you, it may be better to like, go into accounting or something. I don't think you would handle dead people well. just

  23. ED tech role in code situation

    synaptic replied to kateee's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    oh, and to the OP.. why don't you just ask your supervisor? you know, if you follow advise on here and something happens.. you can't really just spout off "OMG GUYZ ALLNURSES SAYD I CAN DO THAT STUF...

  24. ED tech role in code situation

    synaptic replied to kateee's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    omg they let u start IVs????? how dare you intrude on what only an RN should do. Don't you know that starting IVs is a very dangerous endeavor and you can like cause huge hematoma and stuff if you...

  25. Things you wish you knew about NP school?

    synaptic replied to simplicityscape2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Nursing education (especially in NP schools) is notoriously awful at most places. You have these previous nurses trying to teach to diagnose with little or no understanding of the basic sciences. its...