CoolLikeThat

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1. Are you a nurse practitioner without any nursing experience?

   CoolLikeThat replied to bethymaester's topic in Advanced

   And people ask me why I will never let my children be seen by a midlevel.

2. My first week as an NP

   CoolLikeThat replied to 2bNotAnotherMaleNurse7's topic in NP

   The first year can be tough. You graduate and feel you know stuff then go to work for/with providers who know way more and have so much more experience on top of that. It is intimidating and frustrating. There can be a huge learning curve and it t...

3. Same Undergraduate & Graduate College?

   CoolLikeThat replied to Icooka4u's topic in NP Students

   I do not think it makes a difference either way as long as you of to a decent school and not a pay-for-degree online program. I moved around a lot and ever program I completed was with a different university in a different state. It was brought up...

4. Make more $$ and Work Less.

   CoolLikeThat replied to SkiBumNP's topic in NP

   Maybe consider moving up the coast. I receive about 10 emails a week for jobs in Oregon, Washington and no Alaska with some pretty attractive salaries plus moving expenses and loan forgiveness. Some have made me stop and take a minute. I was under...

5. Military Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

   CoolLikeThat replied to bnw6385's topic in NP

   I deployed with an FNP that was put bedside as an RN - the needs of the military come first. She did throw a major girl scout tantrum which did not endear her to anyone.

6. FNP in hospitalist or internist role?

   CoolLikeThat replied to ashurtle's topic in Advanced

   Yup, If in doubt check with your BON. People on this share opinions that are not always based in facts or my be the case in their state but not all states.

7. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

   CoolLikeThat replied to AAC.271's topic in NP

   Where I am there is a significant lack of family physicians so just about all the clinics are staffed with NPs with maybe a physician rotating between several clinics. The problems come when these many inexperienced NPs refer patients who should be ...

8. Misdiagnosis

   CoolLikeThat replied to orangepink's topic in NP

   It happens and it provides a learning opportunity. I feel for the ED physicians and those who work primary care as they are faced with everything and have a higher likelihood of misdiagnosing. I see more of the failure to rule out differential DX a...

9. The hospitalist dilemma

   CoolLikeThat replied to sauce's topic in Advanced

   No I am the farthest thing from a bad ass! I just benefited from one on one training by a brilliant specialist who brought me along slowly and forced me to learn and grow. There is no way an NP program could come close to the education I received o...

10. My professor told us NPs have no future...

    CoolLikeThat replied to anilechim's topic in NP Students

    Remember the saying, "Those who can't do, teach"

11. The hospitalist dilemma

    CoolLikeThat replied to sauce's topic in Advanced

    They did not have an ACNP program near me when I decided to return to school for my FNP. I believe I would have gone that route or even the dual ACNP/FNP route, but programs have changed since then and added more options. My RN background was deepl...

12. What type of shifts do you work?

    CoolLikeThat replied to missdeevah's topic in NP

    Monday thru Friday 8-5 (usually done by 3 or 4) no holidays,nights, weekends or call!!! I work with an intensivist group.

13. reading EKGs- an advanced privilege?

    CoolLikeThat replied to NPmimzy75's topic in NP

    During my RN career I do not ever recall an NP signing off on EKGs and as an NP I am happy to have someone else have the responsibility for that job. MDs in my hospital can read them, but if there is ever any question that bad boy gets read by cards...

14. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    CoolLikeThat replied to AAC.271's topic in NP

    My A&P class had us responsible for every bone. It was a cool class we had the exam with all these bones in different stations with numbered areas and we went from station to station filling out our blank sheets. I cannot remember hardly any of...

15. What do NP's wear

    CoolLikeThat replied to FutureNP111315's topic in NP

    In my NP program I was in scrubs and a ponytail everyday even though my program insisted on business attire. Starting my first job I went all out with the clothes and the shoes and actually woke up early to do my hair and makeup. That did not last ...