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1. Would home health care be a bad decision

   hello101 replied to neeniebean's topic in NP

   I personally do not think it is a bad thing...but I do think sticking with hospital patients/environment you'll get more experience and see more stuff than doing home visit. I am not a FNP but I do internal medicine/infectious disease and after I got...

2. NPs help me please!!

   hello101 replied to ghillbert's topic in NP

   I have been a cardiac RN for over 10years before getting my APN degree and functioning as an NP. I thought for sure that I will work as a cardiac NP but I came to realize that I wanted to challenge myself more ("something out of my comfort zone box")...

3. 2 PT NP jobs

   hello101 replied to emtneel's topic in NP

   I have tried working two jobs....I was so so so tired!!! When I stayed as a prn or weekender as a staff RN and then went to my NP work...let me tell ya...I felt drain. I had no time for myself. I though I could do it but it was extremely hard...so I ...

4. Different roles for CNS's??? Come on guys share what you do!

   hello101 replied to traumaRUs's topic in CNS

   I am a CNS and most physicians I know look as CNS as an educator or researcher. I work for a doctor and function as an NP (diagnosis, prescribe, bill etc). The doctor who hired me knew that I was an ANP and did not care what if I was a CNS, NP, or PA...

5. New Nurse - need help with wounds

   hello101 replied to chrisg0705's topic in Wound

   I am sorry to hear that your facility does not offer this!! You would think everybody should get on board with basic wound stuff since a lot of law suits are out there! Any how, there are a lot of info on wounds. You can Google this (ie Stages of wou...

6. Wound VAC and Granulation Tissue

   hello101 replied to albertsm's topic in Wound

   I am a wound specialist and a practitioner. I see a lot of people doing wound vac applicaton wrong...like "stuffing" the foam. I should be cut to fit. Does your wound have any undermining or tunnelling? How much drain are you having? It's not infecte...

7. Acute Care CNS: Any of you out there?

   hello101 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in CNS

   I don't have my Acute CNS but have my CNS. I have a classmate with the same degree but works in acute care (ER) and she loves it. I am assuming Acute CNS is like an NP who works primarily in acute care?

8. CNS vs NP?

   hello101 replied to NICUplease's topic in CNS

   Yes, me as the CNS I have my own NPI number, I bill...I have an NP role, I do what they can do. Yes, CNL is NOT an APN, as "TRAUMARUS" has stated. I'm in the Chicago areas and I see that they are fading out CNS title, so that either you go for an NP ...

9. CNS vs NP?

   hello101 replied to NICUplease's topic in CNS

   I thought that they got rid of CNS program (at least in IL).. and now they have the new CNL (Certified Nursing Leadership) program. I believe that they did this to try to clarify the difference between CNS and NP. I am personally a CNS but work more ...

10. Long time experience RN w/new NP license ready for NP role-enough financial benefit

    hello101 replied to hello101's topic in NP

    Thanks for the input! I think about if I don't make more money and have higher liability and lose benefit..it's not worth the change...just got to keep on looking if that is what I really want to do. I still love staff nursing but the lifting patient...

11. Long time experience RN w/new NP license ready for NP role-enough financial benefit

    hello101 posted a topic in NP

    I know many nurses who has been an RN for a long time (10-20yrs) who finished NP program and tried to get a job as an NP but pay wise is not much to what they are already making! Does anyone had this problem. If they were to take their new role and g...

12. Does what school you go for your FNP matter?

    hello101 replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in NP

    Yes and No...Most doctors want an experience NP but really don't care where they got their degree..as long as they can perform and bill-be productive. When I was going to school and doing my clinicals I had a lot of opportunities for jobs before I gr...