twalker

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1. Job you would NEVER do in nursing....

   twalker replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

   I have tried clinic work and just hated it. Complain, Nag, Complain, Nag on and on and on for days. I was to the point of saying, O My God enough already, I hear you stop Complaining.

2. Salaries for FNP

   twalker replied to drfitness's topic in NP

   When I am asked about FNP and if I would recommend this career to anyone, I always ask why the person is thinking about becoming a FNP. If the reason is for money, the answer is no. Why go to school for so many years any not make the money that you a...

3. New Arkansas Laws (bad news for nurses) ???

   twalker replied to lavarn's topic in Arkansas

   that would be a good thing, however, I said something to the doctor here before about the MAs and our laws and she quickly made comments to let me know that "it is cheaper to keep them". As if it is such a monetary help for the clinic if they work h...

4. New Arkansas Laws (bad news for nurses) ???

   twalker replied to lavarn's topic in Arkansas

   In the clinic they introduce theirselves or when they are talking to patients they say that they are nurses. MAs don't even have nurse in their title, so how can they addrress theirselves as nurses.

5. Salaries for FNP

   twalker replied to drfitness's topic in NP

   Just to answer the above questions. I am employed. No I do not get money for anything---I pay for my own insurance. I work for hourly rate. As far as a bonus. I started working there a little less than a year ago. I was to get a bonus in December--d...

6. Salaries for FNP

   twalker replied to drfitness's topic in NP

   I live in Arkansas and make more as a nurse than I do as a FNP. Actually I work as a RN in the hospital to make up for what I am missing.

7. New Arkansas Laws (bad news for nurses) ???

   twalker replied to lavarn's topic in Arkansas

   I am glad that I found this question. I am an APN in a clinic in Arkansas. The doctor that I work for do not want to pay a LPN to do what they are trained to do so he has hired several MAs. They give shots and every thing. They constantly complain ab...

8. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

   twalker replied to Roland's topic in NP

   arkansas---the doctors think that we are trying to take their jobs and the rns think we are stuck up...plus the pay is bad

9. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

   twalker replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   Hello, I am a clinical instructor for a small college. I am so happy to find this thread because I need someone who can relate. I am somewhat new and need some advice.

10. narcotics

    twalker replied to twalker's topic in NP

    I am new to the field, less than a year expierence and I thought that I would actually be helping people, and well I know that I am. However I have seen nurses just burned out because they are being abused by people who feel that it is there duty to ...

11. narcotics

    twalker posted a topic in NP

    Hello fellow NPs. I have a question for each of you. Do you have to deal with pts that abuse narcotics and how do you deal with them. In the clinic that I work at their are so many pts that are just narcotic seeking. A prime example is, I saw a pt ap...

12. Rural Midlevel Abuse

    twalker replied to cgfnp's topic in NP

    This forum is so real. I work in a rural health clinic. I am still officially a new grad. I graduated last May. I went to work for a rural clinic that offered $60K, which is a pay cut of what I was making as a RN. They promised me many things and sug...

13. Anybody planning to attend the AANP conference this year?

    twalker replied to yellow finch's topic in NP

    I would love to go this year, please explain more about the student discount. Are you saying if you graduated or was a student after Sept. 07, I graduated in May 07. Terri

14. Would like to become a parish nurse

    twalker posted a topic in Parish

    I notice that there is not much activity on this forum, however I was wondering if I can get some insight on parish nursing. I am actually an APN in Arkansas. I would like to work in my church and community as a parish nurse---volunteer if need be. H...

15. questions to ask interviewers -1st np job interview

    twalker replied to johnson0424's topic in NP

    :nurse:The contract that I have (that I did not really understand and comprehend the way that I should b/c I was just so happy that I passed boards) states how far that I can work from the clinic after I stop working there, if I do resign how long I ...