fishguy909

Im not the OP but im jw if lets say at the beginning of your nurse career you chose to be an NP but years later if you wanted to switch to PMHNP is it possible to switch later in life even if you had to go back to school?

Yes but I read somewhere that an NP could work in a hospital as part of the infectious disease team. Is that wrong? I know they wouldn’t do anything with a microscope but they would still be involved with learning about Microbiology and how to treat it which is still pretty interesting

What about could an NP work with or as an infectious disease provider or in virology for example?

I like your article but I think your sources could use some work. Eating fruits on an empty stomach is better according to who???? For example. In my own experience changing my diet has helped a lot. I cut out all added sugars. I aim for 0 added sugar every day. The only sugar I get is from fruit. I also cut my sodium down to around 1500mg a day. Sometimes I get more but I shoot for 1500 a day. I’ve never felt better

I am from the northeast as well and in my college class my professor is an NP and according to her, in my area, and FNP can work as almost anything (ED, family practice, inpatient or outpatient). Your schedule seems great! If for example you later in life wanted to move to outpatient family practice or an urgent care for example would you be able to or would you be locked into inpatient hospitalist work?

That is very interesting. I never knew an NP could make partner somewhere. Is that pretty rare to do so? and would your salary go up upon making partner?

Hello. I am a nursing student starting this fall for an RN diploma program so I'll be an RN in less than 2 years (god willing ? ) and long term I've been interested in becoming an NP. I am just wondering, for NPs what are the work hours like? I've talked to a few NPs at urgent care and they told me they work 3 12 hour shifts which seems awesome. But what other NP jobs have good work life balance? I have heard an NP can work as a hospitalist, and they work 7 on 7 off? Is that true? What experience do you need as an RN before doing that? Would it be ICU experience? I'm also very interested in outpatient work like as a FNP. What is their schedule typically like? is it always a 5 hour work week or could they do like a 3 12 hour shift type of thing? I know these things are very location dependent, but I'm just asking in general. What experience should I shoot for as an RN before moving into one of these positions later in my career? Thanks!

Hello so I'm a brand new nursing student and I'm wondering are there any jobs for nurses or nurse practitioners where you work with a microscope? I'm taking a Microbiology class right now and its really interesting looking for pathogens and stuff like that. I'm just wondering if in a career there are any jobs out there like that for either a nurse or nurse practitioner or if you ever get to do anything like that. I think it would be interesting to take someone's blood or saliva etc and look for pathogens. I'm a total noob so IDK exactly how that stuff works but it is interesting to me and IDK what the job title would be called or if nurses can do this kind of stuff. Thank you

Hello I'm a new member! Ive been creeping for over a year but I decided to join because I'm becoming more serious about the career. In particular I'm wondering can nurses work as much OT as they want? While I'm young and before I start a family id like to work like 60 to 80 hours a week. Do they get time and a half ot pay? Also if you get your ADN will most employers help pay for you to get your bsn or is that not the norm? I'm considering this career because ive cared for ill people in the home as a home caregiver and id like to get an in demand job that has flexibility. thanks!