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  1. Time to remove the "nurse" in APN?

    Many of the concerns in this thread are from people who seem to be conflating "direct entry" NP programs with "online" NP programs. It'd be nice to know where the concern really lies - in providers...
  2. Feel I was wrongfully dismissed

    Why did you ask to be allowed to complete the course at a slower pace if you don't find that to be an acceptable solution? You are being offered something that most students are not and still...
  3. Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    That's going to be a hospital-specific policy - I do not routinely order narcotics for lady partsl
  4. Best way to study from PowerPoints??

    I essentially copied the power points into a notebook all through my MSN. Many of my classmates would print and take notes next to the slides, or had an application on the computer, but if I'm not...
  5. Inappropriate nurses?

    It's "wildly inappropriate" to ask a coworker how many patients they have? That's news to
  6. Hospital NPs & Lounge Access

    As a CNM, I have access to the "doctor's" lounge at my hospital, but I sure do get dirty looks from the doctors when I dare to grab a full sized soda from the fridge (the rest of the hospital has the...
  7. 2.5 GPA and Desire to go for FNP

    Just a clarification - although Georgetown is highly ranked and very reputable, it is not an Ivy League
  8. Best quality DNP education

    Columbia has a well-respected direct-entry NP program so I'm not sure it fits your
  9. Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    Thank you for your post, OP, I just hope that women in need of medical care continue to be able to find it from safe, non-judgemental providers. I'm lucky to have only worked OB in the post-RVW era...
  10. -You need the full 30 for your renewal + 2 hours of child abuse reporting. -I have not yet gotten my renewal for April 2017. For my advanced practice license I got my renewal about 6 weeks before...
  11. Pos UA 29w preg

    This is going to depend on the state you practice in. Some states have laws requiring reporting of positive drug tests in pregnancy, others only if pt. tests positive intrapartum or if the infant...
  12. Ethics question

    Why would somebody even do this? This makes no sense to
  13. In Pennsylvania, nurse practitioners are under the nursing board, but certified nurse-midwives are under the medical board. I (a CNM) am able to directly admit patients to my hospital, but our...
  14. Weight and reduced chances of employment.

    And my "personal opinion" is that this view is horribly judgmental and exactly what the original poster is afraid of. You don't know a person's life by looking at them. You don't know if your...
  15. Weight and reduced chances of employment.

    As someone who is "morbidly obese" and has overcome over a decade of an eating disorder, I'm sure I look more healthy and can provide better patient care than I did when I was not "morbidly obese." OP...