greygooseuria

greygooseuria

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About greygooseuria

greygooseuria has 6 years experience and specializes in Family Practice, Primary Care.


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  1. Direct Entry NP Programs: Anti-Intellectualism/Bullying

    I personally think RN experience is helpful when starting out as an NP for reasons others have stated. You can get a feel for what you're dealing with in different situations after you've seen several MIs, COPD exacerbations, seizures, hypoglycemias,...
  2. Gave up DNP

    I'm getting my MBA now, then my DNP. My employer definitely is valuing the MBA, I think, though my practice medical director urged I get both since having a doctorate in nursing will put me "at the top of my field" degree-wise.
  3. Nasal endoscopy in office?

    Hey all, so I work in an outpatient family med office, and we're currently experiencing a backlog of referrals to ENT providers. I was wondering if anyone knows of how one gets certified to/can have their office buy the equipment to do flexible nasal...
  4. Want to get a DNP but need help with a research project

    7. I'm doing an MSN-DNP program part time so it's basically 1-2 classes a semester.
  5. Want to get a DNP but need help with a research project

    I am debating dropping out of my DNP program (in the first semester) and this thread is making me want to do it even more. I find the classes so....useless.
  6. How are you saving for retirement?

    Real estate is actually one of the riskiest places to invest in (see: the housing bubble). Also, your income is at the mercy of your tenants. If they don't pay, you have to go through a whole eviction process which does not favor the landlord in man...
  7. Psych NPs: Do you touch your clients?

    I'm in primary care, not psych, but when I am dealing with patients with depression and psychiatric disorders and they start crying, I'll often lean in and put a hand on their shoulder, knee, etc. and they often hug me since I've validated their feel...
  8. Average DNP loans

    I'm 100k in student loan debt, but that is from my first two bachelors PLUS my MSN. My payment is about $700/month (on the 30 year fixed plan) and is manageable, but I would feel MUCH better not having it/paid out of pocket for my MSN (which was unfo...
  9. How are you saving for retirement?

    I can't believe llg called me out on my advice but not this. Don't buy bonds? Bonds are stable investment vehicles and great for those close to retirement. They also change in value inversely to interest rates, so if you buy a bond when interest rate...
  10. How are you saving for retirement?

    There's a psych hospital near me that contributes 15.65% of your yearly salary to a retirement fund for you in addition to a 401k match. If only I were credentialed as a PMHNP *sigh*
  11. How are you saving for retirement?

    I appreciate your comments, but it's not solely a personal finance class at a community college I've taken; I've just finished my prerequisite classes I've been taking for an MBA (I completely all the courses required for a BS in finance, minus the g...
  12. Will there be too many NPs?

    You're kidding, right? It is NOT hard to kill a patient, at all. Prescribed an ACE inhibitor to someone but didn't check their potassium and it was already high and they love eating bananas and potatoes? Very easily could become an arrythmia. I have ...
  13. new grad np contract negotiation help

    I'm fairly certain I worked for the company you're talking about. PM me.
  14. Dangerous to be psych NP

    No, you'll be fine. Providers are rarely assaulted, even in psych. Drug seekers worry me more than those with mental illness. Someone with a psychiatric disorder is far more dangerous to themselves than others. Psych NPs make great salaries and you c...
  15. Will there be too many NPs?

    I think the proliferation of online schools will do us in, plus lowering requirements all around. Direct entry programs should be gotten rid of completely. Do I know direct entry grads from my program that were amazing in school and now in practice? ...