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    B&M vs Online

    Skippingtowork replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think we need to dial this down a bit. First, I really did mean overrated, as in too much emphasis. Reason is this: a person who comes into a program with great undergrad or high school grades may...
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    B&M vs Online

    Skippingtowork replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    OK if I was an RN with 1 year experience, and saw $150,000 flashing before my eyes, I would go back to school too. I would study morning, noon and night to be the best I could be, but I would be that...
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    B&M vs Online

    Skippingtowork replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Online discussion posts are not exams. Exams are exams. Why would an exam from an online school be any different from an exam at a B&M? All these schools must be accredited. Sometimes we are a...
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    B&M vs Online

    Skippingtowork replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    OK, GPAs are overrated. Go to school in Finland, Germany, France, China, Taiwan, Japan, Egypt, Nigeria, etc. etc. Then you can tell me about GPA. Passing or failing boards has nothing to do with the...
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    New nurse having a hard time with coworkers

    Skippingtowork replied to Me93RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry Ruby Vee, but I have to say that wolves run in packs. That's how they get their strength, and they never see themselves that way, until called on the carpet. Then they become defensive. Some...
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    Is the NP role in hospitals changing?

    Skippingtowork replied to Therese_RN's topic in Advanced Practice

    "Acute" only means hospital. It does not mean intensive care, although ICU falls under the umbrella. Most hospital patients are not in the intensive care and can be managed by someone without...
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    Hospitalist NP Certification ever be likely?

    Skippingtowork replied to Bumashes's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do not worry about the title "hospitalist." A hospitalist is just someone that only sees patients in the hospital. It also has nothing to do with intensive care, as most physicians that work in...
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    Hospitalist NP Certification ever be likely?

    Skippingtowork replied to Bumashes's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I like your comment about doing it like PAs do. But additionally, instead of a fellowship, how about your last semester spent where you would like to work? Acute care? Do a few more months in acute...
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    Psychiatric NP

    Skippingtowork replied to xtl311's topic in Advanced Practice

    Good for you. I think you will be able to gain a deep understanding of what you're already doing and maybe make some practice changes of your own. "Personalize it," as my preceptors have told me in...
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    Psychiatric NP

    Skippingtowork replied to xtl311's topic in Advanced Practice

    Dear old Cali doesn't require board certification for anyone, unless you graduated out-of-state. That being said, you're employer would probably want it, if you are a new hire or within a certain...
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    Psychiatric NP

    Skippingtowork replied to xtl311's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you graduated from an out-of-state school you have be
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    New nurse having a hard time with coworkers

    Skippingtowork replied to Me93RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is difficult to learn in a negative or predatory environment. Nurses that have a lot of experience should lead by example. The medical/nursing world is best approached with a spirit of...
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    "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    Skippingtowork replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Because THEY didn't invtervene soon enough? Where is your
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    Is the NP role in hospitals changing?

    Skippingtowork replied to Therese_RN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Do not limit yourself. There are programs that educate and train you for both family practice primary care and acute adult/gerontology care. I believe you have to be boarded in both if in a state...
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    Psychiatric NP

    Skippingtowork replied to xtl311's topic in Advanced Practice

    This is not pertaining to an advanced practice license and is only pertaining to counselling
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    B&M vs Online

    Skippingtowork replied to Owlgal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Salary negotiations is quite complex, depending where you work. Working as an NP for a physician is different from working for a hospital as a nurse and you don't have as many protections. No NP...
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    Advice?? Having trouble finding NP job.

    Skippingtowork replied to seibeb2012's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, but there are major top schools that have online programs. Many people who are returning to school cannot move out of the area to do so, but they are top notch. And how do you determine who is...
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    Advice?? Having trouble finding NP job.

    Skippingtowork replied to seibeb2012's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are tons of jobs out there. You just have to be in the right area. And nobody cares about the school you went to. When I interviewed for my first job, they only asked me where my clinicals were....
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    "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    Skippingtowork replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, there are people with way more experience than that who don't think that's ok outside a private conversation. A person's concerns has nothing to do with the number of years they work. Neither...
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    "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    Skippingtowork replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    What does being a nurse have to do with her concern? Would a doctor wear a t-shirt with that on it? Or think that was ok to say outside a small circle? Dark humor is used by some to cope, but not...
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    Ditching NP school for MD?

    Skippingtowork replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    Felix, thank you for answering so quickly. Was this your experience in NP school? I have lots of suggestions for improving NP education, but I can't go as far as your last sentence. If that is what...
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    Ditching NP school for MD?

    Skippingtowork replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    Felix, can you expand on this
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    Ditching NP school for MD?

    Skippingtowork replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    forgot to hit
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    Brave or just stupid?

    Skippingtowork replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    One thing we all agree on is that we want the best for patients, and the best means proper education and training. It appers there is a lot of misunderstanding about the training for PAs and NPs....
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    Skippingtowork replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Describe "incidentals." Some people, like myself, come from cultures which are very private and secretive. What you may consider incidental, may not be incidental to me. The best and only practice...