That's frustrating about the schedulers- I've been having a hard time with them deciding what should or should not be seen in person - but trying to be patient and scrub as soon as I get an appointment booked. The way you're using youre MA's is close...
bebbercorn replied to applepie2013's topic in NP Students
You have two trips onsite for a few days a piece. The first is an orientation before you start, the second is a physical assessment review and test. You do your orientation, then complete all of your didactic. You do "clinical bound" before you compl...
bebbercorn replied to applepie2013's topic in NP Students
I went to Frontier for my FNP and really liked their program, I felt well prepared to start. They have a psych NP program, some friends are/have attended and liked it. Only downside is you have to find your own preceptors.
bebbercorn replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Advanced
In some fields, the training and practice is vastly different. Our MD in a primary care FQHC said, "I can't believe I'm making nearly double what you make and the only difference is I can order home health and diabetic shoes." Hence, the primary care...
bebbercorn replied to Michelle91518's topic in Advanced
One program I like is Be Nourished, which has a certification that is a few grand, but it's less about weight loss and more about introducing better nutrition and lifestyle changes for the sake of health. It's more along the lines of the Health at Ev...
Djmatte, are you having anyone do any blood draws for any reason? My numbers have been picking up and we had some staffing decreases but I see no reason why our MA's can't help out here- their workload is down a lot because with telehealth they aren'...
Hello, all. My small FQHC just started layoffs and hour reductions. Most providers were not impacted, but we lost psych, and there were a couple of providers that had modest reductions. However, we lost a lot of staff that do a lot of the paperwork, ...
bebbercorn replied to mefifome's topic in New Nurse
Today I received a denial letter, despite being approved, signing a contract, and having a date established in my contract. When I log into my participant file, it looks like I still have an award... anyone else panicking?
bebbercorn replied to mefifome's topic in New Nurse
Good morning, I received confirmation yesterday (07/18) that I am now an award recipient and now a "Participant" not an "applicant." I'm so grateful and sending up a prayer that everyone else gets good news soon.
bebbercorn replied to mefifome's topic in New Nurse
My credit was checked twice, I did apply for both. I was received the email for NHSC. My Nurse Corps status automatically changed to "declined award." I would have broke even either way so I was hoping for this one, I'm not over the moon yet because ...