Goatie

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1. NP in Nursing Home/SNF

   Goatie replied to anh06005's topic in NP

   This is a reply for Susan D.H. I admire you for taking a break from nursing to take care of your family. Kids grow up way to soon; before you know it, they are teens and off to college. I have LTC experience as an NP. I am a geriatric NP, so I lov...

2. Anyone accepted into USC (southern california) FNP program?

   Goatie replied to dJAYRN639's topic in NP Students

   Nursing@USC is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and pursuing initial accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). ... Request information to learn more about Nursing@USC. Yes very expen...

3. Anyone accepted into USC (southern california) FNP program?

   Goatie replied to dJAYRN639's topic in NP Students

   Sorry, this is a duplicate response

4. Anyone accepted into USC (southern california) FNP program?

   Goatie replied to dJAYRN639's topic in NP Students

5. In home health risk assessment

   Goatie replied to Kitkatfnpbc's topic in NP

   For an old dinosaur like me, HRA's are great in terms of flexibility and pay. You are often paid per case, not per hour. So I do 3 assessments a day (each lasting 1-2 hours depending on complexity and needing a language translator), and then pick u...

6. FNPs don't let me down!!! Where's the Money?

   Goatie replied to Cwoods's topic in NP

   I believe hospitalist NPs and anesthetists make the most bucks. Psyc NP's too, coz not everyone has the constitution for mental health problems/illnesses. If you work in snf's, this is a high paying gig, because pts can be so sick in the snfs (just...

7. Nurse practitioner lives?

   Goatie replied to taylordawn's topic in NP Students

   OMG, I remember a job where there was no end. Just because the time has ended seeing pts face to face, you have to deal with all the tasks as stated above, plus doing admin emails, calling families/snf staff, etc. Not to mention being on-call at nig...

8. In-home NP Medicare Assessments

   Goatie replied to lvICU's topic in NP

   Hello! RN's cannot do HRA's- You must be an NP, PA, or MD because you are diagnosing and the health care companies are using these diagnoses very heavily for Medicare reimbursement. And of course you need to be in advanced practice to bill the fed...

9. NP in Nursing Home/SNF

   Goatie replied to anh06005's topic in NP

   Its so awesome to hear Snf/ltc NP's who like what they do. More power and best regards. For me, I did not like it and I swear I will not do it again. I used to work for a large HMO. I had a panel I had to take care of which was a mixture of long ...

10. Professionalism Issues/Questions

    Goatie replied to AAC.271's topic in NP Students

    Sorry to hear that. Maybe its all in your demeanor? I mean, some patients may think you are too loud and "overly friendly" (which helps to calm people down during an emergency when you were an EMT, but may translate as intimidating and unprofession...

11. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

    Goatie replied to HealingThoughts's topic in NP Students

    There is a huge demand for Psyc NP's. With that being said, there is a large demand because these jobs are hard to fill for the employer- not everyone has a stomach or the constitution for psyc. Personally for me, I found it too challenging. With...

12. Nurse Practitioner

    Goatie replied to urp007's topic in NP

    I looked up the H1 b Visa now... It looks like the reason the admin said 'mandatory' $130K salary is to discourage companies from hiring foreign NP's (or other highly trained foreign workers) and instead find U.S. trained or U.S. based workers. Thi...

13. Anyone accepted into USC (southern california) FNP program?

    Goatie replied to dJAYRN639's topic in NP Students

    USC places students in clinicals; you don't have to go around time searching for your own clinical hours (as I know other universities require you to do, and is a shame. If a school will charge a lot for tuition, they should place at clinical settin...

14. Nurse Practitioner

    Goatie replied to urp007's topic in NP

    That's interesting. Ive never heard of this. Ive never heard of any salary being 'mandatory' at all at 130K. I mean Ive been an NP for 20 years, and the NPs who make above $120K usually work as anesthetists, OB, specialties, and usually work very ...

15. Passed my adult/gero AANP boards!!

    Goatie replied to mimiclack's topic in NP Students

    CONGRATS!!! I had to take the ANCC Gero test twice coz I didn't seriously study the first time around. I definitely would suggest ordering study guides/CD's for anyone who wants to take the test. And I also stayed at a nearby hotel so I didn't hav...