westcoastgirl

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westcoastgirl has 10 years experience.


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  1. NP Dilemma

    ITA with the response above. If you're looking forward to semi or full-time retirement in 9 years it seems the return on your investment is hardly worthwhile and I speak as a nurse practitioner. However if you cannot afford to retire in 9 years but f...
  2. What do your patients call you?

    they call me by first name or they'll say "doc" but when I correct them most will say yes yes I know you're a nurse practitioner but you're essentially my doc (I am a primary care provider). So they know I am an ARNP but basically don't have a quick...
  3. Got my latest Advance issue and salary wise........

    It is sad to me that nurse practitioners as a whole seem to be underpaid given the level of education and also responsibility. I was in a similar situation as you where I liked the job and people and benefits were pretty good but I was significantly ...
  4. I currently work as a NP but in another state as I left California years ago, but am thinking of possibly returning. Most of the salary data do not break down California into northern vs. southern and so I don't really know if there is quite a differ...
  5. I am doing a bit of research into how I would obtain my NP license if I were to move to another state, I believe this is licensure by endorsement? Mainly it would be the west coast states CA, WA, OR. The CA BON information was rather confusing, wou...
  6. FNP in Hawaii

    you may want to google an article/survey about NP practice which I recall being posted within the last 2 years. They looked at many factors including scope of practice and assigned each state a letter grade for how 'good' of a place that state is fo...
  7. Views on the Nurse Practitioner Professionals

    compensation and scope of practice for nurse practitioners depend a lot on your geographic area, so I cannot speak to that since you didn't specify whereabout you live but you can certainly look it up, get a realistic sense by searching for jobs in y...
  8. HELP SOON, Need immediate help with contract negotiations

    I agree with the poster that the key issue here seems to be how disorganized the employer is and the pay is secondary to that problem. I work at a very poorly run stingy place and even we have systems in place to cover for providers who aren't in th...
  9. Psych nurse practitioner

    they are definitely in demand on the west coast those grads have the easiest time finding employment and with great pay too. I don't know anything about South Dakota but if you move then you can't go wrong with psych NP route
  10. NPs/Saturated Markets

    Seattle is very saturated for that exact reason. too many nursing schools nearby. My friend believes the pay is depressed because of that too, and it's not a cheap city to live in either.
  11. The Politics of Mgmt Cleaning house

    you won't want to work at a place that has such nasty politics or unprofessional management anyway. bet you'll be glad to be gone once you gain some distance.
  12. are nursing politics preventing hiring NP's?

    I am feeling a little depressed here, because in spite of all the regular hoopla about how NP's are the future of primary care and the need for us in primary care that I always see in my AANP newsletter, I'm beginning to wonder if those folks are doi...
  13. medicare reimbursement 85%

    I've asked the same question myself. And around here, we see the same patient loads as the MDs so no they're not seeing "double the number of patients". A professor told me it's because we sell ourselves short as a profession which is sad but I thi...
  14. NP or MD?

    I'm really unhappy with my current position right now due to compensation issues, otherwise I like being an NP. I work with docs some of whom do not take call and work no evenings or weekends so I don't think MD = always have to be on call. Your ear...
  15. Wanting to live in WA sooo bad

    I wish you the best but I have heard through the grapevine things are tough out there right now even for experienced nurses, although if you're flexible I'm sure it makes the search easier. There is a RN here I think Linda who knows a lot about the R...