JanetMI

This happened to me and ex husband once many years ago on an International flight from the UK to Israel. Both of us were ICU nurses and we were travelling with small children. Neither of us were NPs then and a man who was being deported from the UK to Israel had wangled his way to the toilet where he had tried to kill himself by cutting himself from one end of his sternum to the other with some sort of blade. As he came out of the bathroom he yelled out some incoherent stuff demanding the plane be taken to Russia at which point these two huge plain clothes cops jumped on him and wrestled him back to his seat where they handcuffed him. Then they put out a call for a doctor but the only person was an elderly GP so we volunteered and I cleaned the wound and packed it with a wet to dry ABD pad dressing and a ton of tape. It was actually kind of funny. They didn't stop the flight and just continued on to Tel Aviv. I was slightly peeved because I did most of the "repair work" but the Israeli papers had a headline "Israeli doctor saves passenger" -of course the "Israeli Doctor" was my ex-husband who was quite proud of himself! No one videoed it thank God but that was before the days of cell phones everywhere. I wouldn't hesitate if it was to happen again

I am also having a similar issue. I finally did it and obtained post masters certification as PNP but was really floored by the total lack of full time positions. My previous employer (where I had worked for 10 years) had nothing to offer me and I ended up in a very high volume Medicaid clinic. Basically I was a warm body with a pulse and a prescription pad and that was all they wanted. I saw anywhere from 40-56 per day and almost everyone needed a translator. I worked twelve hour shifts and although I learned a lot and the pay was great I felt under pressure the whole time. I lasted 5 months and it was so bad that I jumped at the current job I have. It is a great environment and lots of support but the pay is awful. Currently I am prn until another provider goes part time in February when I finally will have benefits and PTO but the pay will still be awful. I figure it's a trade off: my sanity and health in exchange for lower pay but increased job satisfaction.My main worry on top of everything is that I have huge student loan debt and I am 61 years old. I feel I will just have to figure it all out along the way and work it out however I can. Honestly there needs to be a big reality check about NP programs and what the job situation really is-- most of us are only offered part time or prn for really low pay.

Hi --I am also a newly graduated PNP and I am in Austin. It is very difficult to find anything here at all unless you can accept a day here and there at more than one office or clinic. It is also extremely expensive in Austin. I'm currently not finding anything so I am looking at relocating also. I wouldn't recommend Austin for a new PNP at all.