DrNurseEd

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1. Quitting job

   DrNurseEd replied to delrionurse's topic in General Specialties

   No job is worth misery! It sounds like a very unsafe environment for both your patients and your license. Employers are not loyal, and if the worst happens, your employer will throw you straight under...

2. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

   DrNurseEd replied to klone's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   When I mentioned advanced education, I meant a doctorate, specifically. Your post came across as being very "catty" towards people who obtain

3. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

   DrNurseEd replied to klone's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   First of all, nobody said anyone needed a doctorate for anything. I was responding to someone else (not you) who quoted an earlier post of mine. Getting an advanced education is not about getting...

4. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

   DrNurseEd replied to klone's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I think everyone has to do what's best for them when it comes to advancing their education (or not). Getting a Doctorate is not necessary for everyone because for many nursing jobs, a doctorate (or...

5. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

   DrNurseEd replied to klone's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I have a Doctorate. It's not in Nursing. It wasn't from an online school. For me, the DNP or PhD in Nursing didn't fit what I was looking for in a terminal degree to achieve my career goals. However,...

6. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

   DrNurseEd replied to klone's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I am aware of what this so-called bill is about. It's utterly ridiculous!! Is any other profession being harassed over identifying themselves? Nope, just Nurses! Nurses are not claiming to be...

7. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

   DrNurseEd replied to klone's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   This is definitely gender-based discrimination because Nursing is predominately female. What other professions are physicians going after for using the term "Dr."? None. This is because other...

8. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

   DrNurseEd replied to klone's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   There is an NP in CA challenging this same law by suing her state medical board and a bunch of others. The law is super stupid and ridiculous! An NP in CA was actually fined for having a DNP and...

9. Changing Careers At 42

   DrNurseEd replied to Zakando Z's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Before you change careers, please be sure Nursing is really what you want to do! Many people, like my students, have a "romanticized" view of what Nursing truly is. Many have decided upon Nursing...

10. Changing Careers At 42

    DrNurseEd replied to Zakando Z's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I understand what you're saying! However, I think Nursing is still a career where you can make a decent living and "make a difference". I do agree that you don't get paid nearly enough for all the...

11. Student Loan Debt Direct Entry

    DrNurseEd replied to jentl2002's topic in Psychiatric

    I wish you well, but it's not realistic to expect that you will complete an NP Program in only 2 years without already being an RN and having RN experience. I am an Educator and have experience with...

12. Nurse manager blacklisted me

    DrNurseEd replied to secretblue's topic in Nursing Career

    It it is a very unfortunate situation. In my own personal experience, some of the meanest, nastiest, prejudiced, unprofessional, and most back-stabbing individuals I have come across in my life have...

13. Not sure I am right for nursing.

    DrNurseEd replied to squirrel12's topic in Nursing Career

    There's no shame in feeling that you are not cut out for bedside nursing. It's not for everyone. Even though I did it, it's not my favorite area either. I'm not ashamed to say it, and I don't feel...

14. Becoming a Nurse Educator

    DrNurseEd replied to xhalox's topic in General Nursing

    I think with your experience you would be suited to teach some didactic courses that don't have a clinical component to it (i.e., theory, research, nutrition, etc.). I also think that you should try...

15. Strait to med-surg or can I specialize strait out of school?

    DrNurseEd replied to rhernandez748's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't think working med-surg in and of itself will make you "a better nurse overall". I think the quality of your nursing will be more dependent upon what you learned in your nursing program, how...