IsabelK

IsabelK

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  1. Things Little Old Ladies Say

    IsabelK replied to raiisfun's topic in Nursing Humor

    My first evening as an LPN on a new floor: LOL comes walking around the corner, sweet, nice, polite. Asks for her meds. An hour later: LOL comes screaming down the hall sitting a in wheelchair and...

  2. Anyone hate nursing school then love being a nurse?

    IsabelK replied to SeattleJess's topic in General Nursing

    Hated my RN program's didactic stuff (bored with lectures, mostly slept through them and just read the material; actually liked the material, though--that was fun). Loved labs and patient contact....

  3. Nursing school on probation

    IsabelK replied to summerskye23's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the other posters: pre-reqs are generally similar for every program. Like A&P, psych, etc. Most of those will transfer easily. So will most, if not all, of your general education...

  4. DNP for Nurse Educators

    IsabelK replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Check with Loyola University in New Orleans--a fair number of my cohort were nurse educators and working in

  5. The Term Physician

    IsabelK replied to motoluver's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have a DNP. In the clinical setting podiatrists, dentists, optometrists (not ophthalmologists--they are MDs), and others are called "Dr. So and So" without issue. I work in a clinical setting and...

  6. DNP vs MD

    IsabelK replied to healthstar's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    New York State requires something like 3600 hours of practice before an NP can practice without a collaborating physician. I think it makes sense, but I would also say that any provider...

  7. To all DNP

    IsabelK replied to Hope99's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Depends on whether you want a brick and mortar school or a primarily online school. Look online--lots of

  8. HELP DNP vs FNP

    IsabelK replied to nurseNsearch15's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hhmmm...I just looked you up jlmPMHNPStudent. You do not even a year of experience as an RN according to your profile. Before you bristle, however, let me say that one year of experience does not make...

  9. HELP DNP vs FNP

    IsabelK replied to nurseNsearch15's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Then take some extra classes or CEUs. That is not what the DNP is. It's clinical application and can be for NPs or non-NPs. There were more non-NPs in my class than NPs and I learned a lot from them....

  10. HELP DNP vs FNP

    IsabelK replied to nurseNsearch15's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The DNP is the clinical doctorate. It is designed to teach nurses to take research generated by PhD nurses (and the still existing DNS nurses out there) and figure out how to apply it. Yes, I did a...

  11. HELP DNP vs FNP

    IsabelK replied to nurseNsearch15's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I went to a private school but look at the private medical schools--can't tell me they aren't for profit such as Yale or Harvard. Private/for-profit versus state is meaningless; it's the academic...

  12. HELP DNP vs FNP

    IsabelK replied to nurseNsearch15's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Which is precisely the reason we should use it: We've earned it and eventually it will become the norm. People can roll their eyes or say that it's uncalled for, but the truth is that doctorally...

  13. HELP DNP vs FNP

    IsabelK replied to nurseNsearch15's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I've been told I can't introduce myself as "Dr." in the clinical setting because it might confuse patients even though I do have the DNP. I always let people know I am not a physician, but that I do...

  14. To all DNP

    IsabelK replied to Hope99's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Actually, most schools I've looked at seem to be doing the extra NP credential at the Master's level. Doesn't really matter--you get the extra credential without it impacting the DNP. You'll always be...

  15. Post master's DNP

    IsabelK replied to aprnKate's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hi-- I just completed the DNP through Loyola University New Orleans. I went from ASN to BSN to MSN/ANP to DNP. I found the classes challenging and enjoyed the interaction with my cohort and with most...