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  1. How low would you go?

    Agree with all - wages are way too low. In my area, psych NPs are commanding salary more than twice that to start. I just looked at a job ad in my area by that particular company, outraged at the same low salary advertised for a similar APNP positi...
  2. Left handed nurses, med personnel

    Has anyone else ever noticed just how many left handed people seem drawn into the medical field? I'm a lefty myself and will often see 3 or 4 lefties at the same desk and am curious...have seen this at several facilities, mainly in ED settings, anyon...
  3. Entering NP School Directly from BSN program

    If its the last class, as in last class ever before the university nixes the program for the DNP, then I would consider trying to enroll in an FNP program instead of ANP if it is offered-otherwise, as an Adult NP you will be limiting your practice to...
  4. Rheumatology

    It would be very beneficial for you and your resume to work as an RN and precept in the field when you are in your MSN training, learning all you can about the labs, therapies, medications so you can slip right into the role when you are finished wit...
  5. FNP in hospital

    As it has been explained to me-of course before you would start practice you would get a legal opinion or something on this-as long as you can back up your particular specialty area with the proper work experience/certifications/education/seminars, y...
  6. Admitting Privileges

    In my last NP position in nephrology, I had admission privleges and admitted our patients for nephrology or other acute concerns. I wrote admission orders, did daily rounds, even coordinated transfers on in and outpatients. I have since transferred ...
  7. Views on the Nurse Practitioner Professionals

    as you consider your options, realistically you have minimally 4 and likely 5 or more years schooling ahead of you although some may be part time. Nursing school requires specific credits-despite your BA and MEd, sadly you may need additional credit...
  8. Am I really an RN

    Have you read Patricia Benner's book, From Novice to Expert? It's a classic, like 25 years old and used to be required reading for many programs. Perhaps it has fallen from favor now but as a new RN I found it invaluable for many of the reasons you a...
  9. How to keep track of Dr orders?

    The underlying theme here is that you need to find a way to work within the system at the facility you work and develop a practice for MD orders that makes sense to you and is compatible with your work habits. I remember learning this early on, simu...
  10. Will NP salary increase b/c of health care reform

    I believe everyone's responsibilities and workloads and paperwork will increase. Certain tasks, formerly the MD's will soon fall to the NP who will drop some to the RN who will delegate some to the CNA or MA and some will be taught to the patient. (R...
  11. Proper salutation for a NP?

    In day to day life ,"Your Highness" is my preferred, but rarely used, title. As an NP, I introduce myself as XYZ, an FNP. Many times, I give a short tutorial on what actually an NP is and does. Many people don't really know why NP's are so wonderful...
  12. What did you take away from your ADN to BSN program

    Most of the value from my BSN was from the collaboration with other RN's doing the same thing. We were in a program that met face to face once weekly and we networked and learned a lot from each other. I felt I did pull some human nature stuff from t...
  13. How many mEq's of K would it take to kill a 54lb woman?

    Maybe what your instructor was trying to ask was-was the amount you came up with quickly in your head enough to kill a 54# woman? Depending on a patient's coexisting conditions, there is a gray area where various amounts may or may not kill em but mi...
  14. Advice on job offers?

    #1 sounds booooring, like a job you'd take at the end of a career, not at the beginning. Hospital work would give you the greatest experience for your nursing career but with that small baby at home you need to figure out which of the two jobs would ...
  15. Adult nursespractioner

    It's like childbirth, you blank the test after its over. I felt like Fitzgerald prepared me very well-I took her review course and reviewed her book (except the stuff relating to peds/OB). I actually thought the ANP exam very manageable. I reviewed ...