penNpaper NP

penNpaper has 6 years experience as a NP.

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1. New NP going into nephrology

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   Your degree is FNP, therefore you can only take FNP certifcation exam. If you try applying for AGNP exam, it will be rejected. https://www.aanpcert.org/resource/documents/AGNP FNP Candidate Handbook.pdf Yes you can work in nephrology clinic with an F...

2. New NP going into nephrology

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   I forgot to mention that with CKD 1-5, the #1 cause is diabetes / diabetic nephropathy at about 45%. #2 cause is HTN / hypertensive nephrosclerosis at about 25%. That makes up about 70% of the cause for chronic kidney disease. The other 30% come from...

3. New NP going into nephrology

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   Congrats on the new position cheights! I recommend reading the Handbook of Dialysis by John T. Daugirdas, MD. It’s a good resource for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Also see previous comments by traumaRus. Just like any other specialty, it wi...

4. CNN-NP Exam

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   That's great to hear. It's definitely possible to enter the field after passing boards. I didn't have any prior nephrology or NP experience. I worked as an RN in med-surg for abt 3 years. How was the experience with the internal med/nephro doc? I agr...

5. CNN-NP Exam

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   Hello, I took this exam/passed today. The exam was 175 questions and 4 hours long. I studied a lot using uptodate and other online materials but I recommend reviewing the Handbook of Dialysis by John T. Daugirdas and also reviewing the Henryford Hea...

6. New NP going into nephrology

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   Hi traumaRUs, I tried to send PM but it won't let me since I haven't created the minimum amount of topics

7. New NP going into nephrology

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   Hi here is an update. So I took the nephrology position and I am currently 6-7 months in. So far it's been a good learning experience. Lately I have been missing the acute care/hospital setting but I plan to stick with this and take the cnn-np cert i...

8. New NP going into nephrology

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   Thank you for the thorough and descriptive reply, I appreciate that! The information is very helpful. And thanks for the heads up on on CMS and AKIs. I have a few more questions and will ask them here in case anyone else is curious also. Since you h...

9. New NP going into nephrology

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   Hello, so I just got offered a position at an educational institution seeing patients for outpatient dialysis. I graduated in June 2017 and this will be my first job. The nephrologist said he would train me for 3-6months and go from there depending o...