Oldmahubbard

Oldmahubbard

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  1. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

    Oldmahubbard replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    99.9% of all NP visits have been billed at the MD rate, and some MD or administrator has pocketed virtually all of that money. No we have not saved the public significant money. If you don't believe...

  2. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

    Oldmahubbard replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As of 2019, with some 40 years of practice under our belts, we have saved the public not one

  3. Anxious, depressed, and might need to go to HR.

    Oldmahubbard replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad to hear this and keep your head

  4. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

    Oldmahubbard replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is where substantial work experience in the field makes such a big difference. If you are considering an NP program, you should have been working in that field as an RN. You should have developed...

  5. Credentialing as FNP

    Oldmahubbard replied to HhnurseNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    I wonder how anyone could take boards before graduation? Sounds very strange. I had to provide extensive proof that I had graduated from an approved program before I could apply to take the ANCC...

  6. Credentialing as FNP

    Oldmahubbard replied to HhnurseNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    Credentialing starts with being bored certified ( I couldn't resist). Sign up for the exam. You can't bill Medicare or medicaid without

  7. Exhausted; I want a way out.

    Oldmahubbard replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I am sad to hear this on several levels. It used to be that people exhausted from the hospital nonsense, personalities, and schedule, could go into Home Care and make a little less. It was well worth...

  8. Seriously, stop making this job harder! For yourself and everyone around you.

    Oldmahubbard replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    The stress must bring out the worst in people. That is my only

  9. How Much was your First RN Paycheck?

    Oldmahubbard replied to igottaconquer246's topic in General Nursing

    in 1991, started around 11-12 an hour, made about 30k the first year with OT, which I thought was a big

  10. Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

    Oldmahubbard replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was told there was a glut of NP's in the area when I graduated in 2003. A few months later, I took a job at RN pay. Since that time 3 more NP programs have been opened within 50 miles of my

  11. Any regrets becoming a NP?

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

    I have been very satisfied with my NP career, but several fortunate circumstances have been a large part of that. Maybe I made some of my own luck. I have known some people who couldn't make it work...

  12. Seriously, stop making this job harder! For yourself and everyone around you.

    Oldmahubbard replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't work in hospitals because of this type of thing I applaud those of you who

  13. Debt as a Grad student

    Oldmahubbard replied to T__BSN_AGNP21's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I question what the teaching job pays, although you may enjoy it. What can I add? I have a few local ideas for the staycations I did for 10 years.

  14. Nursing then NP or CRNA as a second Job.

    Oldmahubbard replied to jobjohnson's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    But probably not the income

  15. PMHNP prescribing questions

    Oldmahubbard replied to Joebird21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Maybe so, but in my state still

  16. Whatever happened to the Diplomate of Comprehensive Care?

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

    I wondered if it was shot down because most people couldn't pass it, and how would that

  17. PMHNP prescribing questions

    Oldmahubbard replied to Joebird21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No. I do not order antibiotics, metformin, colace, pain killers, etc. Not a good idea, and why borrow

  18. Trump's 'religious conscience'

    Oldmahubbard replied to PediatricMA's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the dark ages, when I was in school, a fellow RN student asked about how to handle abortions if one is not in agreement. The instructor said "just don't take a job like that". It seemed rather...

  19. Trump's 'religious conscience'

    Oldmahubbard replied to PediatricMA's topic in General Nursing

    What I am truly against is LTC residents with feet maggots. Which I do

  20. Thoughts?

    Oldmahubbard replied to NRNPH's topic in General Nursing

    I see nothing has changed in 30 years. You are forced to call during off hours. I say forced, because you are not calling for your own pleasure. You correctly anticipate that the person you connect...

  21. For Primary Care, can an NP ever be as skilled as an MD?

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

    Same in Psych. Too many horrible psychiatrists to even count. I am so much better than many of them , there is no comparison. I hear this all the time. It is because of glaring personal failings which...

  22. What is the best nursing job to fulfill requirements for NP specialties

    Oldmahubbard replied to studentnurseASN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    An inpatient geri-psych unit might fit the

  23. To work or not to work? Starting FNP program

    Oldmahubbard replied to RNSG's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My work experience in the field was essential to my development as a PMHNP, but I doubt this will have an impact on your

  24. What is the best nursing job to fulfill requirements for NP specialties

    Oldmahubbard replied to studentnurseASN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    These are two very different specialities. You should have extensive psych experience as an RN. Otherwise you'll be handing out any RX the patient asks for, a bunch of narcotics, and filling out a ton...

  25. where and how can i learn to do a pelvic exam

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

    Thank you and Good