FullGlass

FullGlass BSN, MSN, NP

Psychiatric and Mental Health NP (PMHNP)

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  1. Is it worth becoming an NP at 45 years of age?

    FullGlass replied to Sage1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Nursing is my 2nd career. I started my ABSN at age 53, became an NP at 56. No regrets at all. I plan to work FT until age 70, then PT as long as I can. I will caution that a lot of RNs on this...

  2. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care (AGAC), Adult Gerontology Primary Care (AGPC), or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)?

    FullGlass replied to NewRookie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Some very large hospitals have separate adult and peds ERs, but most do not. Problem with ACNP is that they have to declare Adult or Peds as a specialty. If they want to do both, then they...

  3. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care (AGAC), Adult Gerontology Primary Care (AGPC), or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)?

    FullGlass replied to NewRookie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A key point is that different states may have different laws and regulations around this, so any FNP who wants to work in an ER needs to be aware of this. The other key point is that the OP...

  4. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care (AGAC), Adult Gerontology Primary Care (AGPC), or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)?

    FullGlass replied to NewRookie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was an AGPCNP and am now a PMHNP. When completing the NP Program at Johns Hopkins, our professors told us very clearly that we were NOT qualified to work in acute care in an ED. We weren't, and...

  5. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care (AGAC), Adult Gerontology Primary Care (AGPC), or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)?

    FullGlass replied to NewRookie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm not sure where you are getting that information. FNPs are NOT educated or trained in acute care. They should not be working in an ER. If they work in the ER, and there is a liability issue,...

  6. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care (AGAC), Adult Gerontology Primary Care (AGPC), or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)?

    FullGlass replied to NewRookie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you want to work in the ER, then you must choose an Acute Care specialty. Do not do the FNP program, as that is for primary care. Frankly, you would be better off going for a PA program....

  7. New Reports on NP Compensation

    FullGlass replied to FullGlass's topic in Advanced Practice

    Wow! That is a great

  8. Travel RN to New FNP - Is it worth it?

    FullGlass replied to SublimeEMTP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I used to have to travel a lot - a "road warrior" - when working for high tech consulting firms. It got so bad that sometimes I would wake up in the middle of the night and panic because I didn't...

  9. First term RN school

    FullGlass replied to Erickalcar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started nursing school at age 53, after having been a high tech business executive. I was in a 16 month ABSN. I strongly advise against a 12 month program - it is just too fast and you are not...

  10. About to take my ANCC PMHNP- Questions please need help! :)

    FullGlass replied to Jasmine Madeleine's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    All of this information is on the BRN website. You are going to have to sit down and read it. The ability to read and comprehend complex material is required to become a PMHNP and to pass the board...

  11. new job as a PMHNP

    FullGlass replied to FFLCS's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Whether or not this is a reasonable job offer depends. Do you need benefits? If not, then this may be a decent position. However, if benefits are important to you, then keep looking. As a new...

  12. Nurse Practitioners, New Grads especially, be realistic about compensation

    FullGlass replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    $65 an hour for a new grad NP is good. You are absolutely right that benefits are an important part of compensation. In general, better benefits usually means lower pay. It's just a matter of each...

  13. Nurse Practitioners, New Grads especially, be realistic about compensation

    FullGlass posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As a PMHNP who is also helping recruit NPs for our practice, I am running across new grads who have no idea what a realistic salary range is. Especially for new grads, I strongly urge you to look at...

  14. Nurse Practitioner had live sex for online viewing

    FullGlass replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It is obvious you just have some ax to grind, but I have no idea what it is. I have made my opinion on this matter very

  15. Nurse Practitioner had live sex for online viewing

    FullGlass replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why do you insist this is only about politics? I have repeatedly said I don't care what party Ms. Gibson is in. I am not whining, but it seems you are. I thought this was an interesting...

  16. Nurse Practitioner had live sex for online viewing

    FullGlass replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Update on Ms. Gibson's race: "Susanna Gibson, who is running to represent the 57th District in the Old Dominion's House of Delegates, trails Republican David Owen by 49.5% to 38.9%, a Cygnal poll...

  17. Nurse Practitioners, New Grads especially, be realistic about compensation

    FullGlass replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's what the insurance companies value it for, not the market of employers. And sorry, in professions, experience and time count for pay. You are in the military. A general makes more than...

  18. Is FNP school worth it

    FullGlass replied to Jlower's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Please do not rush to judgment based on one clinical rotation and one preceptor. What you are describing is really not typical of most primary care positions. Most PCPs work Mon-Fri 8 am to 5...

  19. Nurse Practitioners, New Grads especially, be realistic about compensation

    FullGlass replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My goal in starting this thread is to help NPs get a job, especially new grad NPs. Raising NP pay overall was not the purpose of my post, as there are other discussions on that topic. In previous...

  20. Nurse Practitioner had live sex for online viewing

    FullGlass replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am the OP. The NP in question, Susan Gibson, demonstrated poor judgment. That is my opinion. Here is why: When someone runs for political office, the opposition is going to do everything they...

  21. Nurse Practitioners, New Grads especially, be realistic about compensation

    FullGlass replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No, I am being realistic. You are speaking in hypotheticals, not in reality. Let's closely examine your logic: "if every NP demanded $100+ an hour because then experienced NPs can demand...

  22. Nurse Practitioners, New Grads especially, be realistic about compensation

    FullGlass replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I also want to discuss overhead. Many NPs do not seem to understand the overhead expenses in a medical practice. Psych has very low overhead, usually, because all you need is an office (or can work...

  23. Nurse Practitioners, New Grads especially, be realistic about compensation

    FullGlass replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Please just stop. Most of my post is focused on new grad NPs. They do not deserve top dollar. End of story. While I appreciate some of your suggestions, you may be doing a profound disservice to...

  24. The Wage Gap Myth

    FullGlass replied to car48's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am tired of this Wage Gap myth. It is a myth. The problem is that wage surveys do not factor in part time vs full time workers, women who take time off from their career for a family for awhile,...

  25. Patients Filming You

    FullGlass replied to Anonymous666's topic in General Nursing

    The patient does not have the right to violate the privacy of other patients. For example, if the patient is in a room with other patients, they don't have the right to make a film that includes...