Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. A private PMHNP practice

    Oldmahubbard posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I thought my experience in opening a practice psychiatric practice (with an MD) a few years ago might be helpful. Can a PMHNP make a reasonable income in private practice? Potentially, but there...

  2. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

    Oldmahubbard replied to HealingThoughts's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm just so curious why for years people have said there is so much money, money, money to be made as a PMHNP and you don't need any, or very prior little experience. And if that is all the case, how...

  3. Capella University vs Western Governors University (WGU) - What is Your Experience?

    Oldmahubbard replied to rn2bbsn's topic in School, College Programs

    8 classes took you 4 months, while working full time. Thanks for posting this garbage on the

  4. What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    If you have had some type of verifiable adverse effect of a flu vaccine, and can never get another one, which happened to an acquaintance, I am sorry. Your nursing career is

  5. PMHNP

    Oldmahubbard replied to Flightmed123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NY is independent practice, but don't think you'll have your own PMNP practice without paying a psychiatrist to collaborate if you want to bill insurance. True all over the country. Many of the...

  6. I have made a complaint against an NP

    Oldmahubbard posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not to the State, but to the organization. She is an FNP who comes to work in tight black jeans, lace tee shirt and stilettos. She is 29 years old, virtually no RN experience, and thinks she knows...

  7. Lost New NP

    Oldmahubbard replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am just sorry to hear this. I am sorry that anybody thinks the DNP degree is meaningful. I am sorry that a new NP has been placed in the role you describe. Fight

  8. NP in Nursing Home/SNF

    Oldmahubbard replied to anh06005's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am in mental health, but I know what the PCPs do. You talk to the nurse, you review the chart, you see the pt, however briefly. You can bill even if you don't write an order. No need to document...

  9. Lost New NP

    Oldmahubbard replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think they are expecting much too much from you as an FNP, considering your education and clinical experience, which was probably not inpatient. I know you have been through a lot. Stick up for...

  10. A complaint against an NP

    Oldmahubbard posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I am about to make a complaint against a grossly over confident FNP who prescribes psychiatric drugs. Her knowledge level is the 20 minutes they had in FNP school. She just prescribed Risperdal Consta...

  11. Accused of diverting non narcotics

    Oldmahubbard replied to southern rn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good luck. I have been falsely accused of various things, but not drugs. It takes a very long time to live it down. Apparently somebody hates you. Figure out

  12. Accused of diverting non narcotics

    Oldmahubbard replied to southern rn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Unfortunately very, very desperate people, including nurses, will divert anything you can ever think of. Including all types of very random substances. People have found thousands of ingenious ways to...

  13. Need Advice for Clinicals

    Oldmahubbard replied to Mattf526's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OK, 10 students to one clinical instructor. And a student would never have a "preceptor" where I come from. Form what I hear, students are taking almost the entire assignment, so the RN can sit behind...

  14. 504 plan for interstitial cystitis--I'm stumped!

    Oldmahubbard replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    Call me a cynic, but the odds that she really has IC are vanishly low. She is a victim of some type of sexual or bathroom abuse. Some type of abuse or perversion in the home is greatly more likely by...

  15. Hands on Training in school?

    Oldmahubbard posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm embarrassed. Almost all of my clinical was shadowing, until I started doing mental health. Then I was alone with a patient. I can't imagine a clinical scenario in training where a student could...

  16. Hands on Training in school?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    Very good for you. In my area, nurses eating their young was very extreme 30 years ago. Nothing remotely like the clinical experiences described here would ever have happened. My first "nurse...

  17. NP Employment Contract. I WANT TO LEAVE!

    Oldmahubbard replied to BlueRN95's topic in Advanced Practice

    At least in my state, we couldn't work a minute before such a contract was in place. This is a very major error in the education of NP's , meanwhile we have this nursing theory or philosophy nonsense....

  18. MSN but offered the salary of ADN

    Oldmahubbard replied to peaceluvandnursing's topic in Nursing Career

    Your MSN usually doesn't mean anything until you are a prescriber who can bill and you prove it by your productivity. I am sorry that you didn't know this. Way too many people going for meaningless...

  19. And just like that... it's over.

    Oldmahubbard replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Maybe for every person who resents the intrusion, there is another whose life is saved. Unfortunately from what I have read, there is no real way to tell the difference. I was surprised recently to...

  20. Liability issues

    Oldmahubbard replied to nursetim's topic in Advanced Practice

    Sarcasm?

  21. Hands on Training in school?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad people are getting all this great experience in their RN programs. Mine was 30 years ago. I know clinical times have lengthened greatly. Ours were literally about 4 hours a week. First a...

  22. FNP in Hospital Setting

    Oldmahubbard replied to NewBostonFNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    I have never understood these NP jobs where the MD has his or her head in the door for a minute or less, and you somehow bill as though the pt was really seen. I would not be comfortable with this...

  23. PhD Nursing Education

    Oldmahubbard replied to wayemika's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Very low pay, if you can even get a

  24. NP and DNP students- hours studying??

    Oldmahubbard replied to yourgoodneighbor's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I worked full time throughout most of my program and only took one or two classes a semester. My school was located 100 miles from my house. Yes I drove there. I could see that the MSN curriculum at...

  25. Hands on Training in school?

    Oldmahubbard replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad that student RN's have much more responsibility now. They get more clinical practice. But it does cost more. NP students typically mostly shadow. The student is then responsible for the huge...