Dixiecup

Dixiecup

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  1. I failed my FNP boards...help.

    I don't think it has anything to do with the way you study it's the test you get dealt. there are several versions. I believe there is one test that very few pass and only by luck. I failed the AANP the first try with this horrible test. It was like ...
  2. Looking back, would you obtain NP credential??

    Would absolutely do it again. Just wish I had done it a little quicker. Started out as an LPN at 30. Worked, went to school and repeat. I am now 57 and have been an NP 5 years. It's worth it if for nothing else to be able to take care of my family. I...
  3. Only a nurse will understand...

    Had a job where we had monthly staff meetings. They were always scheduled at 1PM. They were mandatory. So if you worked night shift you had to get up, clean up and be there by 1pm usually half asleep and then go to work that night. I suggested that o...
  4. LPN Starting pay in your area?

    I live in rural MO. Not an LPN but I was a ADON at a skilled nursing facility a few years ago. Starting salary with no experience about 15 an hour. But at the hospital medical clinic, Dr office LPN only started at 9 and hour! Crazy!
  5. Productivity Bonus

    I worked family practice for about three years. I got five dollars extra for every pt I saw over 12 per day. It was paid annually.
  6. How does your program verify clinical hrs?

    Most of my clinicals were in very rural areas. Some days we would see 25 pts, other days 3! I still got to claim eight hours of clinical time if I was there eight hours. I had one instructor actually acuse me of forging my preceptors signature! My pr...
  7. Anyone in Advanced Patho?

    Most difficult course in the whole program! Some people love that stuff, I am not one of them! Thankfully my instructor also offered a study guide for tests. Otherwise I would have flunked. Also my school only required a C to pass non-nursing classes...
  8. What is/was your job going through grad school?

    i was in a totally online program. Took two classes per semester including summers. I worked as an ADON at a skilled nursing facility. I could flex my hours to fit my needs as long as I got my 40 hours in so that was nice. The last year I pretty much...
  9. online np program

    I could not have got my degree without it. I worked fulltime during the whole program! Couldn't afford to quit. It was tough but doable.
  10. Negotiating the new job

    The deciding factor in my job now (it's a convenient care walk-in clinic. similar to urgent care) was a monthly stipend of $650 a month for student loan repayment. I have a large student loan debt and this almost makes my whole payment. Pay is good t...
  11. Job opening for FNP in Missouri

    what part of Missouri do you live in?
  12. Failed AANP

    Just register and take the test again. Unless you get the same test again, you will pass. I was in the same boat as you are about 3 years ago. I have come to the conclusion it's a money making scam. There are several tests and you never know which on...
  13. The raw truth about what NPs really do

    I refuse to work for salary. I get paid an hourly wage and time and a half for every hour over that.
  14. NHSC-Anyone with experience??

    my clinic's score was 19
  15. NHSC-Anyone with experience??

    I coulde neverget them to give me a clear cut answer as to why I wans'nt awarded the money. The clinic I worked for really played this up as a big marketing tool. When I left I told them they needed to stop doing that as in my case I feel I got scamm...