BostonFNP APRN

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    Board certified within X years

    BostonFNP replied to djmatte's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Physicians (NPs, and PAs as well, technically) are all eligible for board certification for only five years after becoming board eligible. After that period of time if they had not taken boards they...
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    I think there is a distinct pattern of lashing out at anyone that posts something that isn't what they want to hear. The debate itself is a good one and I think each time we address it here we make...
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    Did I miss something? I never saw anyone post about only subpar clinicians that choose to practice in that environment. The only post I saw was one stating that perhaps some of those positions are...
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    I wouldn't say "nothing". It hasn't been studied enough to give us any real data, but I think we can be rather confident about the fact that if you get "nothing" from any experience than it is your...
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    Your advice, please!

    BostonFNP replied to royaso's topic in Advanced Practice

    21pts a day as a new NP in a complex medical population is going to be very difficult and time consuming. Honestly, I'd look for other jobs at the NP
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    An experienced, practicing NP. You? Seriously though, not to "lecture you" anymore, but a thicker skin will serve you
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    Help when calling the md

    BostonFNP replied to iwannabeanursee's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to be nervous, though it is natural to be. This is a basic part of your job. Your responsibility is to the patient and in this case your patient needs a new plan. As someone who gets...
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    Who needs experience when you have the two greatest assets: mental stability and being, like, really
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    PA clinical experiences are also not 1:1
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    NP jobs that work 3days

    BostonFNP replied to Guest1059175's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Retail health often has 3.5-4 day
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    Direct primary care

    BostonFNP replied to MattyIrie's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Our practice looked into this last year after another local PCP moved to the model. We ultimately decided to wait, but the model itself looked fantastic on paper: two full time providers and a panel...
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    Thank you for sharing your
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    Overly simplistic explanation: Independent Practice Association (IPA) is a group of independent providers that group together essentially to contract with managed care organizations. The IPA handles...
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    You know what, I misread, sorry my mistake. I assume you don't have any sources then just an
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    There has been some negativity, the entire debate revolves around a group of people, that for personal and subjective reasons, think another group of people are a detriment to the profession. The end...
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    Were you billing incident-to or direct? Were you part of an
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    Take a minute, step back, and think about things. You are not a PCP yet, you haven't started work. You are fresh out of school. You have zero real-world practice experience in ANY kind of nursing....
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    The frustration is futile; DE program have been around for 40 years and they have increased exponentially: taking personal offense to a long established career track does nothing but leave you feeling...
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    FWIW as a practice owner, this is not the whole story. It would be illegal for BCBS to simply stop reimbursing for NP services. Most NP's in private practice bill incident-to anyways, but I can...
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    It should never get lost in these discussions the importance of the role of the RN. The RN is the last line of defense and the most hands-on of any healthcare profession. The expertise of nursing...
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    You have a good education and are excited about a new career as an NP. Let me give you some unsolicited advice: this is a humbling job with a steep learning curve. You need to be starkly aware at all...
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    BostonFNP replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    I am exactly the opposite. I want so bad for this to be a real
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    You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

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

    Why exactly do you think these programs are dumbing down nursing? There is a large body of research that has examined second-degree/accelerated and direct entry/non-nursing entry programs and has...
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    Doctors vs NP's?

    BostonFNP replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Direct-entry programs are designed to take individuals who already have a bachelors degree and move them along an accelerated pathway to an MSN or DNP. The first 18+ months is essentailyl and...
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    BostonFNP replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I think I know some that would legit throw a fit about