Oldmahubbard

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  1. FNP to Psych NP

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

    Finding preceptors in psych is unbelievably hard, even if you work in the field, which honestly you should. 600 clinical hours is not anywhere near enough to manage psych

  2. Pay

    Oldmahubbard replied to rockyroad#'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not that many years ago there was an ad running in my local area for an FNP. 65k. The ad kept running, so I hope nobody even applied. Sad, though, that pay will ultimately be determined by the market,...

  3. What do you hate about nursing and why?

    Oldmahubbard replied to ccorreces's topic in General Nursing

    Hilarious and

  4. What do you hate about nursing and why?

    Oldmahubbard replied to ccorreces's topic in General Nursing

    I do not agree that cleaning up feces or vomit is disgusting in any way. I simply do not agree. I am no longer in this clinical role, but when I was, my complaint about my job was never about...

  5. DNP?

    Oldmahubbard replied to melfl's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    It sounds like you are very new to nursing. Get your RN ( either ADN or BSN), then see where your passion and strengths take you. There are many different

  6. Greetings From SpankedInPittsburgh

    Oldmahubbard replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I know you will be a competent and compassionate provider, and again,

  7. Is nursing school really awful?

    Oldmahubbard replied to makykh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I went to school in the dark ages, our clinical was so minimal, many people undoubtedly graduated without ever cleaning up excrement. Hygiene surrounding elimination should be no big deal. It is...

  8. Greetings From SpankedInPittsburgh

    Oldmahubbard replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am so thrilled! I wondered where you

  9. FNP to PA?

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

    NP's do dislike being tethered to MD's, but unfortunately they are not independent in "almost all states". Although the trend has been to increased

  10. Question from a Cali RN making good money.

    Oldmahubbard replied to LifelongRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The OP is doing very well in your career, even considering the cost of living in that area. The job itself is really nice, great nurse/patient ratio, very little stress, loads of autonomy and...

  11. Manager Seeking Revenge on New Nurse

    Oldmahubbard replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You have dodged a bullet and

  12. Forced meds?

    Oldmahubbard replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    States have different laws in these situations. There had better be some legal paperwork specific to your state filed in the chart, or I would not participate in this. I don't think having just a...

  13. Peer to Peer Review/Feedback

    Oldmahubbard replied to blc00's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in HH many years ago. It was a small agency and a very pleasant place to work. Then the agency grew, and a dozen nurses came in from acute care, who thought they were better than the rest of...

  14. NPs who don't bill

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

    I went to Urgent Care recently for ear wax leading to infection/hearing loss. The physician flushed out my ear and prescribed an antibiotic. When the bill came, she had charged 800 dollars, but she...

  15. What do you hate about nursing and why?

    Oldmahubbard replied to ccorreces's topic in General Nursing

    As a Psych NP, after I have put hours of work into evaluating and treating a patient over months, sometimes years, some idiot who takes a 2 minute look at the situation, has the nerve to open their...

  16. Nurse Sick and FIRED: Exploring Nursing Absenteeism

    Oldmahubbard replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    This stuff is really heartbreaking. Some of the reasons why I left "nursing" to become an NP, where the pressure is much less

  17. NPs who don't bill

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

    Cash practice? Medicare pays about 77 dollars for an initial Psych Eval done by an NP. Great if you have the wealthy population to sustain

  18. NPs who don't bill

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

    what type of visit pays 200 bucks for 15, max 20 minutes of work? just

  19. First SNF Job and seeing awful DM care

    Oldmahubbard replied to CharityLLVN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am Psych NP in LTC and I know our PCP's almost never use a sliding scale in this setting. Too much nursing time, too much opportunity for errors, etc. But secret doses? Wow. That would terrify

  20. FNP to PA?

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

    I am fairly sure almost none of the coursework would

  21. Shall I take this job?

    Oldmahubbard replied to bonjour79's topic in General Nursing

    It is far less than ideal, but this is nursing 2018. Things have changed a lot. In the teaching world where I came from, you would not believe the horrible first jobs people

  22. Malicious "pimping" in nursing / nurse practitioner school?

    Oldmahubbard replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing should not be referred to as "the medical field" until the APRN level. It is

  23. NP Commission Pay

    Oldmahubbard replied to npjuju's topic in Advanced Practice

    Interesting. Nice for you, even without

  24. NP Commission Pay

    Oldmahubbard replied to npjuju's topic in Advanced Practice

    Serious? of the billing? Wow. I thought I was doing fabulous, way above average, at around 70%. How can any employer pay you 80-90% of your billing, pay you benefits however minimal, pay the...

  25. NP Commission Pay

    Oldmahubbard replied to npjuju's topic in Advanced Practice

    This used to be called "split billing" and there was some question back in the day about the legality. Every state is probably different. Looking at the big picture, the average NP probably brings in...