akoster

akoster has 6 years experience.

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1. advice please sports pe on pts you will never see again

   akoster replied to pedspnp's topic in NP

   we see sports physicals all the time that are never seen again and have no doctor, they are not full on preventative visits, most of these kids only see the doctor when they are sick because the majority of them are healthy and the only visits they ...

2. Have patients here ever refused service from you for being an NP?

   akoster replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in NP

   I have had people ask me if they could see the doctor but most often they are an older generation who are used to seeing "the doctor". I also worked in a small ER and then I would tell them Im the only one there, so its their choice if they want ...

3. Coumadin, yes or no?

   akoster replied to BCgradnurse's topic in NP

   What about something like aggrenox. Its not optimal but either is your situation. I have seen high risk patients like yours not placed on coumadin because of many of the same reasons and we just did the best we could and documented the risks both ...

4. Sleeping at night for Hospital-based NP?

   akoster replied to ohsleepy1's topic in NP

   I worked in a small rural ER and was the only coverage overnight into the next day and was treated like any other provider that worked there. I was able to sleep if able in a call room and there was even an apt attached to the hospital I could have ...

5. DNP application

   akoster replied to akoster's topic in Doctoral

   thanks

6. Any Nurse Practitioners work at a Medical Marijuana Referal Clinic?

   akoster replied to DucatiNP's topic in NP

   Ive never even heard of these

7. FNP clinical questions?

   akoster replied to buster4's topic in NP

   Remember you are a student and are there to learn you are not expected to know everythiing already. Put the book knowledge together with patient presentations and it will stick.

8. DNP application

   akoster posted a topic in Doctoral

   So I want to get my DNP but it seems like the schools already want you to know a specific project that you want to do before you even apply. It seems like saying that you want to get the DNP "because its there" is not good enough. I dont have a spe...

9. What do you think about Retail medicine ?

   akoster replied to patrick1rn's topic in NP

   I worked for one for 2 years which was affiliated with a hospital system. We had no protocols to follow but we stick to a lower scope of practice due to the setting. The visits are at least 1/2 the price of the urgent care and I have been there mys...

10. Graceland University online FNP program

    akoster replied to TerryBSN's topic in NP

    I did the same thing started as paramedic then adn excelsior and adn-msn at graceland 7 years ago. I would go there again. I think you get what you give out of any schooling no matter what the "name" is

11. Do you think this is reasonable?

    akoster replied to BCgradnurse's topic in NP

    I agree sounds like you are doing primary care visits and alot of those visits to take longer

12. Do you think this is reasonable?

    akoster replied to BCgradnurse's topic in NP

    Im confused? If you are working urgent care, like I do, those should be short focused visits? You should be seeing alot more patients than if you were doing primary care visits? Not sure why you would only see 2-3 an hour.

13. PDA for FNP school

    akoster replied to Floridanurse's topic in NP

    iphone

14. interview

    akoster replied to pedspnp's topic in NP

    I drove to an interview once and they paid for mileage that I gave them. If you want that job then you just have to fill out the application for it to be a HRSA location then they will designate how many providers there can be reimbursed then you ca...

15. Materials list for FNP, yet?

    akoster replied to SpudID's topic in NP

    What makes a good lab coat? Lots of pockets!