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  1. Locum Tenens FNP?

    I am an experienced FNP and I am considering locum tenens but can't find much information online from other providers about their experiences. Would love to hear the pros, cons, important questions to consider when looking at staffing agencies and co...
  2. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    Ugh, I'm sorry this happened to you. I've been nurse for 1.5 years now and still fear getting fired pretty much all the time (my supervisor was recently cut along with a lot of other staff, so it hits close to home). I wasn't there, so who knows what...
  3. Ambulatory vs. Acute Care

    I graduated from a BSN program about 1.5 years ago, but have approximately eight years' experience in various outpatient settings (case management, medical assistant, etc.). My passion is ambulatory care, and for the most part, I would be alright if ...
  4. Procedure Error: How Bad Is It?

    I did not realize until after the procedure was completed. You are correct, at a facility where I previously worked it was the clinician's responsibility to obtain both written and verbal consent, which is why it slipped my mind. Discussed with my ma...
  5. Procedure Error: How Bad Is It?

    It's the weekend and I haven't been able to sleep since this happened. Looking for some advice, insight, and possibly self-forgiveness? Last week I was asked by one of the UAP to set up for an outpatient procedure that I had not been trained to set ...
  6. Primary Care/IM: Ask me anything.

    Hello, thank you for the offer to help! I was just accepted to a DNP/FNP program and although this has been a career goal for many years, I am already getting nervous about job prospects after graduation as a new APRN. Background: I have about eight...
  7. Best Specialty for an RN before becoming an FNP?

    I agree with the above post. My husband is a paramedic; I wish I'd fully understood the paramedic role before going to nursing school. I love being a nurse, but my ultimate goal, like yours, is to become a midlevel provider. I went through a lot of h...
  8. Participating in Protests?

    Thanks for the helpful advice, friends! Yes, I knew my original post would ruffle some feathers but I hope everyone can agree we're in the business of helping all people live full, dignified, and healthy lives, and the current administration seems t...
  9. Best Specialty for an RN before becoming an FNP?

    Community health nursing. You get a very broad base of experience and also work closely with midlevel providers as part of a team. There are also a lot of FNP programs that require community health nursing experience, or favor it. Programs also look ...
  10. Community Health to ED Nursing?

    I will have one year of nursing experience come June. I currently working in community health, which is also what I did prior to obtaining my nursing license. My role in the clinic includes triaging patients and assisting in procedures (including EKG...
  11. How to get involved in community as new grad RN??

    If you're interested in activism, National Nurses United is very involved politically.
  12. I will have one year of nursing experience come June. I currently working in community health, which is also what I did prior to obtaining my nursing license. My role in the clinic includes triaging patients and assisting in procedures (including EKG...
  13. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    Colorado as a new nurse in community health--->$60,000/year. It's expensive to live here but the job market is great and so is the quality of life.
  14. Participating in Protests?

    I am a nurse and therefore believe in human rights, which naturally means that I do not support the actions of the current administration to dehumanize women, poor people, minorities, the LGBTQ community, and basically everyone who is not wealthy and...
  15. Criminal History

    All I can say is be honest. There are situations in which the past is the past, but applying to school, your license, and ultimately employment are not the place for that. I had a few very minor brushes with the legal system as a youth (no actual cha...