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  1. switch from medical school to nursing?

    Birthday_Girl replied to gj101's topic in General Students

    Run now and run fast. Because the reality is, if you two have a child together, it will not cure the problems that exist in your marriage. In fact, it will cause all of those problems to rise to the...

  2. Another reason unions suck!

    Birthday_Girl replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am not a nurse. I am planning to enter a nursing program in 2016. Having said that, I am a lawyer and sociologist by education and training who currently works in state government. A decade ago, I...

  3. Any Wise Way to Spend Education Assistance Money (not CME money)?

    Birthday_Girl replied to Budrow's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do Lean or process improvement classes

  4. What is the Direct Entry MSN?

    Birthday_Girl replied to kinkin92's topic in General Students

    I think there is a distinction to be made here. There are Direct Entry MSN programs which prepare graduates to become Registered Nurses upon graduation. That's it. Then there are accelerated BSN/MSN...

  5. Hostile work environment - Violent Doctor

    Birthday_Girl replied to Summer70's topic in General Nursing

    Please, please consider doing the following. 1. Document, Document, and Document some more. I am sure as nurses, you are used to documenting medication, glucose levels, etc. Please document each and...

  6. Swedish Hospital

    Birthday_Girl replied to TmC1999's topic in Washington Nursing

    Congrats!

  7. Any Military psych NP? Needs some overview regarding military life

    Birthday_Girl replied to gilversplace's topic in Government, Military

    I was under the impression that the Navy was only allowing NPs into the Reserves? Is that still

  8. Yale GEPN 2016

    Birthday_Girl replied to Bruins_2012's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Good luck everyone! Tomorrow will be the end of our

  9. Yale GEPN 2016

    Birthday_Girl replied to Bruins_2012's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I applied for

  10. New grad first job

    Birthday_Girl replied to Junondfnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is the second new grad post where they reported there were no or very few sick days. Is this common in healthcare? I currently work in a state department and we earn 12 sick days a year plus a...

  11. Direct Entry MSN Program Opinion

    Birthday_Girl replied to med_life_for_me's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am aware of Yale and Seattle University. Penn has an accelerated BSN/MSN option. I found them by using

  12. Direct Entry MSN Program Opinion

    Birthday_Girl replied to med_life_for_me's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've come across a few programs that have direct entry MSN programs. Many do not offer a BSN

  13. Yale GEPN 2016

    Birthday_Girl replied to Bruins_2012's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I did a double take reading your post. We are so alike (with the exception of me attending a Big 10 school for undergrad and law school). Good luck to

  14. Can Psych NPs wear suits to work?

    Birthday_Girl replied to kj954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was reading PMHNP-1 responses. They read like they were responding to another poster, but I think they may have been responding to the OP instead. My

  15. Can Psych NPs wear suits to work?

    Birthday_Girl replied to kj954's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm reading through this thread and it seems that either someone has me on ignore or a couple of posts have been

  16. Yale GEPN 2016

    Birthday_Girl replied to Bruins_2012's topic in Post Graduate Students

    It's a long shot for me. I didn't get my application submitted in early October, and I am asking for a waiver since I have a master's degree and wrote a dissertation. I'm delayed in applying since my...

  17. PNP but don't want to be...

    Birthday_Girl replied to jessimee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm reading her to mean that she worked for eight years, had a family, stayed home for eight years, and now wants to re-enter the

  18. Mom of 2 looking into becoming Lvn put down by recruiter at kaplan

    Birthday_Girl replied to Rose90's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Let me first say that I'm not a nurse or a nursing student. I'm still in the application process of a MSN program. Saying that, I absolutely LOATHE For Profit schools. Their goal is not to churn out a...

  19. PMHNPs in military - what was your experience like?

    Birthday_Girl replied to jlld789's topic in Government, Military

    I learned that the Yale Graduate Entry program may be switching to a two year program. Something to look

  20. PMHNPs in military - what was your experience like?

    Birthday_Girl replied to jlld789's topic in Government, Military

    I've seen some programs at 2.5 years (Penn) but I think it's the amount of clinical hours that push it to 3 years. Thus, I think most programs will be between 2.5 to 3 years. Just to confirm, the...

  21. MSN for PMHNP and Post-Masters for FNP?

    Birthday_Girl posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I recently attend the informational session for the APNI. I spoke with the assistant dean about which program I should pursue. I have a law degree and a master's in sociology. I currently work in the...

  22. MSN for PMHNP and Post-Masters for FNP?

    Birthday_Girl replied to Birthday_Girl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you for the very thorough response! In my field, I work with many licensed social workers and, for some reason, their job satisfaction does not seem very high. It may just be this particular...

  23. MSN for PMHNP and Post-Masters for FNP?

    Birthday_Girl replied to Birthday_Girl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I should have included that before working for myself, I also hoped to join the military and serve three-four years working with sexual assault survivors. I think I could leverage both my JD and MSN...

  24. PMHNPs in military - what was your experience like?

    Birthday_Girl replied to jlld789's topic in Government, Military

    We are on the same path! I am also applying to direct entry MSN and am considering the HPSP scholarship. What school, if you don't mind my asking? The information below doesn't address the questions...

  25. Seattle University APNI 2015

    Birthday_Girl replied to May25's topic in Washington Nursing

    Well, if it makes anyone feel better, I made the decision to apply for 2016 at the last minute, so I don't have any pre-reqs done. I am going to take Nutrition and Math 098 (pre-req for Math 147) at...