time2go MSN, RN, NP

Hospice and Palliative Care

AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN

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About time2go

time2go has 5 years experience as a MSN, RN, NP and specializes in Hospice and Palliative Care.


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    CA APN's and collaborating/supervising physician

    This is old but I'll respond because the independent practice in CA is not nearly what I or any other NPs I know expected. There are now 2 types of NPs: 103s which work somewhere there are MDs or DOs working (like a medical practice, hospital, clini...
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    adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner

    You don't need a hospice NP as preceptor. Whatever your NP designation is going to be is who needs to precept. For example, if you're heading toward Adult/Geriatric Primary Care, you need a primary care preceptor. Hospice NP is not a licensed desi...
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    Hospice NP asked to perform RN visits?

    I'm in that position now. I agreed to it but I'm getting tired of it. I'm ACHPN NP and I agreed to do admissions (RN job) in a pinch. Well, since hospices do indeed tend to run lean, I do way more admissions than I had anticipated. Doing F2Fs doe...
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    ACHPN exam?

    I could never find a definitive recommendation for pre-test study and review. Seems like experience is the only thing that absolutely will help but you know how that goes. Like with the NCLEX, what you learn in school is different from what you lea...
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    ACHPN exam?

    I took it twice, passed the second time and there were not many similarities between the two. Seems they concentrate on hospital palliative things more than hospice. I remember when I took the CHPN a few years ago, it was heavy on hospice. Not so on...
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    ACHPN exam?

    Old thread but I took the test today for the second time and passed. Both times I took the test, the questions were so different. I would be interested to hear if anyone used a test prep they thought was useful. I think the test is so broad, there...
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    Why The Future of NP Practice Maybe A Two Edged Sword

    The bottom line as I see it is an NPs willingness to take a job where he or she is expected to function as the MD or DO, knowing there will be a pay disparity. So many "midlevels" (I know, many hate that term) want to show what they know and be comp...
  8. Started pre-reqs at 53! Finished AGNP at 64. Take that! Never say you're too old to change something unless you're already dead.
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    adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner

    Agreed. I was a CHPN, hospice RN before I finished my NP. Now I'm a hospice NP. Knowing the role of the hospice NP was a comfort to me because I knew that if I got through the education and credentialing process, I could absolutely do the job! I a...
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    ACHPN exam?

    I have the same concerns about this book. There are, indeed, tons of typos but I'm going with the actual content, along with other things, because, well, can't hurt!
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    AGNP'S please respond here!

    1. I'm a hospice nurse and my employer kept me on as an AGNP. We only do adults who are mostly in the geriatric age range so it's perfect. 2. I have many opportunities that looked interesting but then the opportunity came up to stay where I am so th...
  12. Clinicals were a whirlwind. There were papers and assignments and clinicals and charting on the patients you see in clinicals.
  13. Just graduated from Spring Arbor AGNP. The clinical portion is by far the most problematic. You have your clinicals which require the practice hours in addition to online assignments/modules plus you will likely have another class so that makes bas...
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    Wanting to Quit Nursing School

    I wanted to quit nursing school nearly every semester. I'm now finishing my AGNP and I've wanted to quit that too. Before you quit, learn about all the jobs you can do that are not in the hospital. Hospital nursing is not for everyone but nursing ...
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    Older Student/Over 60 years old

    This thread has been around a long time and I'm happy to see it got continued recently. I was a claims adjuster, real estate agent, dog groomer, etc., etc. prior to starting my nursing school journey at the age of 53 with pre-reqs at a community col...