What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP? - Page 12

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  1. Apr 18, '07 by
    Quote from BAtoCNM
    I'm not the first person to ask this but only one person seems to be offering more detail about why Illinois is such a terrbiel place to be an NP. Several people have mentioned it's among the worst, but only one person has offered her 2 cents (thanks, mamanaynay!). Any body else want to comment? IL is also not ranked well on one of the websites that offers a measure of job conditions for NPs.
    From what I know, that response is essentially it. The AMA keeps the use of NPs limited, as well as keeping the NP salaries artificially low. That, in itself, is enough to make it undesireable.

    Search for posts by traumaRUs. She has some advice on this topic as well.
  2. Apr 18, '07 by
    Quote from susanperu
    Worst state? Georgia, hands down....we are in "good old boy" country here......Hopefully soon things will change, although I'm not holding my breath!


    Hello. We should not be stereotyping. The CDC is in Atlanta, hardly a group of yahoos.
  3. May 4, '07 by
    Quote from suziesunshine
    Hello. We should not be stereotyping. The CDC is in Atlanta, hardly a group of yahoos.
    Everybody,
    Would be nice to have a resource with side-by-side comparisons of states.
    If anybody knows of such a thing, do tell. Matter of fact, I'm going to check my library now. The data probably changes from year to year, though.
    Diahni
  4. May 4, '07 by
    RE: Info about nurse practitioners:
    There is a journal with a web site:
    http://www.tnpj.com/pt/re/nursepract
    On amazon, it looks like books are either reviews for certification exams, or specifics about the practice. Pubmed has an abstract about statistics from the government concerning state regulations, but it's not exactly new.
    Each state definitely will have their rules online, but as far as knowing the "real deal" about working state to state, allnurses.com seems like a reliable source, eh?
    Diahni
  5. May 4, '07 by
    Try this. It's called the Pearson Report and has information on all the states.
    http://www.webnp.net/ajnp08.html
    http://www.webnp.net/downloads/pears..._pearson08.pdf
    David Carpenter, PA-C
    Last edit by sirI on Dec 17, '08 : Reason: reparied broken link
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  6. May 4, '07 by
    Thanks, David.


    Quote from core0
    Try this. It's called the Pearson Report and has information on all the states.
    http://www.webnp.net/ajnp08.html
    http://www.webnp.net/downloads/pears..._pearson08.pdf

    David Carpenter, PA-C
    Last edit by sirI on Dec 17, '08 : Reason: quoted edited post
  7. May 9, '07 by
    Here is a great reference with each state regarding legisative issues for NPs (includes legal authority, reimbursement, & prescriptive authority)

    Philips, S.J. (2006) Eighteenth annual legislative update: A comprehensive look at legislative issues affecting advanced nursing practice. The Nurse Practitioner, 31(1), 6-38.
    www.tnpj.com
  8. May 13, '07 by
    Quote from chris_at_lucas
    I wonder why California is waiting until 2008 to require NP's to have a master's degree? Anybody know?
    They have a large whiney lobby - look at san fran freeko - the legislature refusing to cooperate with the FEDERAL government regarding illegal aliens, its a disgrace.
  9. May 22, '07 by
    How is Florida? I hear it isn't so good and can't prescribe controlled substances...is that going to change anytime? (I hear there are plans to change that)
    Thank you
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    May 22, '07 by
    Hello, flute421,

    Read the Pearson Report that core0 provided regarding RX privileges in FL. I don't have firsthand information if this will change or not.

    http://www.webnp.net/images/pearsonR...ma_Georgia.pdf



    http://www.webnp.net/ajnp08.html
    http://www.webnp.net/downloads/pears..._pearson08.pdf
    Last edit by sirI on Dec 17, '08 : Reason: reparied broken link