NuggetsHuman BSN, RN

If ONLY I had known this in pathophysiology!

Oh--I also wanted to add that as I look back on my original post, I have a lot of thoughts and feelings. Among them are: -GRATITUDE for the encouragement of you all, and critical thinking encouraged about which path (PMHNP/FNP, NP/PA). I feel really ...

Pharmacology kicked my ***, but I kicked back! It's really interesting to me that I catch myself at work thinking about information in different ways than I have in the past. For example, I look at a patient's problem and med lists and find myself t...

Ohh. I didn't see all these replies... need to remember to turn on some kind of alert. This is my first semester of hands-on patient care. We have had a communication clinical and health assessment lab where we practiced on each other. Summer term ju...

I really appreciate this thread. Thank you. I get annoyed when my favorite pants of any sort get thigh rubbing holes before the rest wears out. I'm still a student in a part-time second degree program, but we have lab one evening a week followed by ...

We aren’t old... just used to a regular schedule!!!

Thanks for the encouragement. It also helps that I’m in a job where my role is really interesting and worthwhile in an organization that is a good match for my personal values. It will be 6 years from starting the BSN program to psychNP without any h...

One definitely can take the direct entry route, and it would be much more time efficient. Unfortunately I’m not in a position where I can stop my full time job to attend school full time.

I decided to go for it at 43. I had been chipping away at prerequisites one at a time over a few years, but got to the point where I had to decide to dive in or not, as half time is the minimum number of credits I could take for the BSN program. Sinc...

I hear you, @ThirdGenNurse. It's easy to focus on what's available right now, and how it might affect you right now without thinking too far down the line about how a three year commitment might impact your longer-term plans. If you're feeling flexib...

I'm so happy to hear it's working out for you. That's great! Also, not sure if you have student loans, but there's been some expansion of National Health Service Corps loan repayment program to help combat "opiate epidemic" issues by extending the po...

It's really creepy how Facebook algorithms can mess with things in ways you'd never intend. I currently work as a clinical social worker, and have heard validated stories of colleagues and others in the field who have had Facebook suggest they friend...

Tech industry jobs are really driving the market. Seattle has many large and small tech firms that often will start their full time programmers at upwards or $100k or more.

I also want to add that housing first really does work. It's a very cost effective way to save lives, improve health, increase human dignity, decrease homelessness, and save money with regard to demand on public services. The program in Philadlephia...

I work for ProjectHOME and have provided behavioral health services at the Hub (drop in day time center for people experiencing homelessness). On the busiest of days, there are more than 500 people who come into the Hub to have a safe place to sit, h...

I think it also depends on what state you want to practice in when you graduate. When I moved away from Seattle ~3 years ago, they were pretty heavily legislating and programs were moving away from offering MSN for nurse practitioners. Also, please ...

Ahahahahahahah.... Pharmacology. is. kicking. my. ass. It will be fine. I'm just having some challenges with how to organize the information. Rote memorization is definitely not my strong suit, but writing things over and over and over and over again...

Thanks for the pro-tip and continuing encouragement. I'm making some adjustments to life to minimize and condense my remaining private practice clients and not taking any new people. Hopefully eventually everyone will feel like they have enough suppo...

Wow. The assumption that a transwoman would masturbate in front of a ciswoman is rife with inherent bias and, I hope you hear this kindly, a lot of ignorance about being trans. Simply because someone is transgendered does NOT make them any more or le...

I think the difference is whether you're providing "general psychoeducation, supportive listening, and helping the patient decide their goals and how to get there" versus psychotherapy assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. As an LCSW it is within my ...

Curious to hear what you decided and how it's going.

I'm breaking out the popcorn here and hoping to see an update about what you've decided! Would love to hear from you about whether you decided to go for it, if you did, and how it's going.

Finishing up the first semester of the BSN! WHOOP! Here's what's left: One very short presentation with a 1 page reflection paper 1 regular patho exam intro to nursing final patho final In terms of academic performance, I'm doing just fine. Solid cus...

In 4 years you could be 50 and be exactly where you are now in terms of education, or you could be 50 with an associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing. Play the long game! You got this! Also, you mentioned that you have ADHD. It might be really he...