FullGlass

FullGlass BSN, MSN, NP

Psychiatric and Mental Health NP (PMHNP)

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  1. Income woes - take a new job?

    FullGlass replied to mom2grace's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A lot of NPs work 2 jobs. If you want more money, an option would be to get a 2nd job for 1 or 2 days a week. Good

  2. This person outranks me?!

    FullGlass replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    He is an RN and you are not. He went to school, earned a degree, and passed the NCLEX. You did not. RNs outrank CNAs. If you want to be his peer, then go to school and get an

  3. What I've Decided About my Education

    FullGlass replied to EGspirit's topic in General Nursing

    What is the point of your post? If you don't want a BSN, then don't get one. Here in California, you don't have to have a BSN to teach AHA

  4. Nurse Practitioner Courses

    FullGlass replied to heinwfjr's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would also like to point out that NPs have full practice authority in almost 1/2 of states and in those states, an NP can set up their own practice. This is also true for all Federal Govt jobs. In...

  5. Nurse Practitioner Courses

    FullGlass replied to heinwfjr's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Instead of comparing NP school to PA school, it would be more useful to decide what your career goals are. What kind of work do you want to do? Where do you want to work? What patient population do...

  6. I really need help.

    FullGlass replied to hollilynn92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations on a great start to your college education. You should be able to finish the 4 prereqs you listed in 2018. You can take 2 science classes together, but any other classes must be easy....

  7. Could the reason I got fired from my last job affect becoming a nurse

    FullGlass replied to Allie94's topic in Nursing Career

    Whenever you list someone as a reference, you should always contact them to ask permission to list them as a reference and give them a heads up a call will be coming. You made a dumb mistake. Just...

  8. Could the reason I got fired from my last job affect becoming a nurse

    FullGlass replied to Allie94's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you should consider a legal career! (Based on the comment

  9. VA Nurse Practitioner

    FullGlass replied to serenitylove14's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Totally understand where you are coming from. Just want to put info out there for other people who may be interested. VA employees are federal employees, which means they get both a regular...

  10. VA Nurse Practitioner

    FullGlass replied to serenitylove14's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can tell you are very bottom line oriented! :) However, if you include the benefits, the VA is quite competitive. As a new grad, I would be very interested in loan repayment. And at this point...

  11. VA Nurse Practitioner

    FullGlass replied to serenitylove14's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, in San Diego the NPs actually make more money than PAs. It must depend on the location. In addition, the American Association of PAs complained that NPs make more money than PAs. Pay also...

  12. VA Nurse Practitioner

    FullGlass replied to serenitylove14's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The pay depends on location and the VA, like other government agencies, makes these available to the public. Do a Google search on "Title 38 Pay Schedules." For example, here in San Diego, which is...

  13. MSN Professors?

    FullGlass replied to Annieeeeeee's topic in Post Graduate Students

    There is a nursing faculty shortage, so many schools will hire MSN instructors for BSN and MSN lectures and clinicals. However, most schools require an MSN instructor who is teaching MSN students to...

  14. Brick & Mortar NP Programs- are they no longer a thing?

    FullGlass replied to EKTheRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I fail to see how inner city clinics and prisons are not valuable experience. Where do you think schools like Hopkins and Yale have clinicals? The Johns Hopkins Hospital is in a very bad and...

  15. Is there hope for new grads in California?

    FullGlass replied to ItsDaisyDear's topic in California Nursing

    The San Joaquin Valley is desperate for healthcare providers. As a new grad, go where there is a good job that provides good training. After you have some experience, then apply for work in SF if...

  16. FNP/AGNP

    FullGlass replied to RICHJOANNE's topic in Advanced Practice

    FNP is viewed as a Primary Care role; most FNP programs do not train for ED work (acute care). If you want to work in an ED, you must be Acute Care certified. Currently, an Acute Care NP must...

  17. VA Nurse Practitioner

    FullGlass replied to serenitylove14's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, the VA has pretty competitive pay now, plus location differential. They also have great

  18. Job search tips for new grad NPs

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

    I have no idea. California takes the longest of any

  19. Job search tips for new grad NPs

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

    Hello. Yes, I did wait before looking for work and I was very worried about this. Here's my timeline: graduated in Dec 2016, had to pack up and stuff and then drive back to Calif, so got back to...

  20. Job search tips for new grad NPs

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

    RN experience is required if you want to be an NP in a hospital. In that case, you would need to be either an Adult or Pediatric Acute Care NP and those programs almost always require 1 to 2 years of...

  21. Job search tips for new grad NPs

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

    Thank you for your kind wishes. With regard to the cost of an NP education, please apply for the Nurse Corps or NHSC scholarships. I wish I had done that sooner - it would have saved me a lot of $....

  22. Job search tips for new grad NPs

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

    In the Western U.S., almost all the job listing ask for an FNP. At my school, they told us the West prefers FNP, while the AGNP is more accepted in the East. I don't know about the Midwest or South....

  23. How to get experience outside primary care

    FullGlass replied to catbox9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If I read your original post correctly, your RN employer has offered to hire you as an NP. That means you would keep your benefits. My advice is take that job. What is wrong with doing H&Ps?...

  24. How to get experience outside primary care

    FullGlass replied to catbox9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Urgent Care NP jobs almost always require 1 to 2 years of previous NP experience. I also don't understand how you can become a competent NP by only practicing one day a week. You really need to make...

  25. FNP job outlook

    FullGlass replied to CommunityOB's topic in Advanced Practice

    The number of jobs and pay varies by location. NP pay has been going up in California - I've seen a considerable increase just in the past year. There are plenty of jobs out there, too, but they may...