KansasFNP

KansasFNP

ER, ICU, Family Practice

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About KansasFNP

KansasFNP has 10 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU, Family Practice.


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  1. Any regret taking NHSC loan repayment?

    No regrets. Held on for 2 years, learned a lot, and got a ton of loan money off my back.
  2. Future of Nurse Practitioners

    I live and work in Kansas. I am educated as a FNP did an extended residency in EM, then became ENP certified. Own and operate my own locums company. I provide emergency department coverage for 6 hospitals across the state. I had to cut back on workin...
  3. Best Doctorate Degree

    Hey everyone. I am a nurse practitioner with a masters degree in nursing with an emphasis in family practice and a postmaster certificate as an emergency nurse practitioner. I'm duly certified as a family NP and emergency nurse practitioner from AANP...
  4. experience with Barton ?

    I work with them now. Great recruiter. Great shifts. Good pay.
  5. VA NPs, I need some advice!

    Hi everybody. I am a nurse practitioner that works in the emergency department and have recently been offered a job opportunity in another state by the VA. I used to work for the Department of Defense at an army facility but have never worked for the...
  6. Krogers "The Little Clinic"

    Does anyone have experience working at The Little Clinic? I'm a FNP with just over a year of practice. Planning to go back to school and need something that will provide me a bit more time to dedicate to studies. There are currently none in the area....
  7. Futureeastcoast I don't know whether to be insulted or just laugh myself half-to-death. You know as much about living in Kansas as you know about being a nurse practitioner which is obviously not much. I do not live in a "rural" or a "poverty-stricke...
  8. Why did you become a Nurse Practitioner?

    I became a NP because I love being a nurse. As nurses we are taught to relate to individuals, look at the details, and approach health from a psychosocial model that takes environment and interpersonal relationships into account when addressing disea...
  9. It always interests me to see posts like this on allnurses. I live and practice in rural Kansas at a Federally Qualified Health Center. In this facility, I am one of 6 nurse practitioners. The medical director for the clinic is a... drumroll... nurse...
  10. Ancc exam/aanp failure

    I tested just a few months ago and really thought they were great. Use SAVE-ELOSK and get I think 10% off. A friend gave me this code and it worked then. They are WAY cheaper than the practice tests through AANP or Barkely and I think they were just ...
  11. Ancc exam/aanp failure

    I have to say that I used Fitzgerald, Barkley, Leik, and AANP-FNP.com. I really felt quite confident and well prepared after using the AANP-FNP practice exams and credit my passing to those practice exams. I would suggest the Leik book as a good stud...
  12. What would you say to a co-worker, negative about DE programs

    I'm personally torn on this one. I relied heavily on my years as a dually certified emergency room and ICU nurse when completing my advanced education. The 7 years of direct, hands-on experience assessing patients, administering treatments/medication...
  13. Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    FuturecoastNP you are very vocal about the standards of Nurse Practitioner education in the US and it's implications on patient care and health delivery. You will no doubt be a fierce advocate for the profession once you complete your schooling and b...
  14. Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    Goodness knows I wish I could've received my educational kicking back and drinking beer. If you know of a program that allows this please let me know ASAP!
  15. Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    You provide some very great anecdotal "facts" based on your experiences in your area of the country. I live in a very rural area in Kansas. There is not a graduate school of nursing for 200 miles in any direction. Utilizing the online program from on...