ghillbert MSN, NP

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About ghillbert

ghillbert has 28 years experience as a MSN, NP and specializes in CTICU.


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  1. ghillbert

    Acute Care NP without ICU experience?

    Why? You make no sense. You can have acutely or complex chronically ill patients at specialty outpatient clinics just as much as inpatient. Decompensated heart failure with concomitant poorly controlled diabetes, cardiorenal syndrome etc.
  2. ghillbert

    Acute Care NP without ICU experience?

    I am talking about the definition of Acute Care NP, as per the Consensus Model, as I stated. I know many ACNPs who work outpatient specialty clinics.
  3. ghillbert

    Acute Care NP without ICU experience?

    This is not confusing. Acute care NPs work with acutely ill patients. Family NPs work in primary care. If you want to do a critical care NP fellowship, yes you need acute care NP Program of course. You don't need to stay in ICU all your life as an ac...
  4. ghillbert

    Acute Care NP without ICU experience?

    This is not correct. Acute care can take care of acutely ill or complex chronically ill patients, regardless of the setting. See: Consensus Model.
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    Does RN experience affect NP salary quote?

    UCSF is in San Francisco...
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    Does RN experience affect NP salary quote?

    More than 50% inpatient = union NP at my system (southwest PA). UCSF, for one is union but there are plenty.
  7. ghillbert

    Does RN experience affect NP salary quote?

    In a hospital where RNs and NPs are in the union, years of nursing experience absolutely contributes to the starting NP salary.
  8. ghillbert

    Am I crazy?

    I don't think a hiring manager owes you an interview. Perhaps they didn't think it was a good fit once they met you. Perhaps they had another applicant who fit in better. Maybe they got feedback from a current supervisor that was not good. Perhaps a ...
  9. ghillbert

    Clinical tidbits I wish someone would've told me.

    Read the patient, not the chart. Sooooo many times someone tells me something based on what is documented but they didn't check it themselves. Don't go by someone else's assessment - do your own, as soon as you can get in the room.
  10. ghillbert

    MICU to CVICU tips?

    Also if you'll have fresh postops, make sure you know the consequences of cardiopulmonary bypass and you will understand what you see in your postops a lot more easily. Agree regarding reviewing anatomy and physiology. Knowing which valve is where, w...
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    Resignation and thoughts?

    Yes. All you need is please accept my resignation effective xxxx. Check your contract if you have one to ensure you give adequate notice to get any PTO etc paid out.
  12. ghillbert

    Wilkes University - BEWARE!

    From memory it was about 770 clinical hours when I did it, they found placements (they are affiliated with a large hospital system), all profs have doctoral degrees but no idea about tenure, academics required GRE, admission essay, I can't recall the...
  13. ghillbert

    Wilkes University - BEWARE!

    Disagree. I went to Pitt in person, and it was entirely not like that at all. I am clinical faculty for other schools that are entirely not like that. I agree that the schools need to be held accountable to provide appropriate preceptors and programs...
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    Acute Care NP Preceptor

    Local professional associations you can join as a student to network with NPs is the best, if your school doesn't provide preceptors.
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    Australian nurse wanting to work in America

    I was referring to the poster above me. I know what NY BON requires, but I think they have the terminology confused.