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    Need help finding a FNP program

    BostonFNP replied to jessielovesme's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How much nursing experience do you
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    Glut of NPs in coming years?

    BostonFNP replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Essentially
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    To NP or not?

    BostonFNP replied to Aimeek's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Working as a provider will take it's toll too. Make sure you shadow some providers and see if it really is what you want to do. You have to want the role plan and simple, its not worth it for any...
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    Does your first job define you?

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

    I feel that your first job will absolutely play a role in your career, though I am not sure it will "define you". Your first job is the environment where you will learn the most clinically; what you...
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    BSN to PA?

    BostonFNP replied to allisonkhall's topic in General Nursing

    What is your assumption based on? A quick look at the national PA and NP salary survey data shows that the average salary is broken down as follows: Female PAs: $99,914 Female NPs: $97,797 Male PAs:...
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    Glut of NPs in coming years?

    BostonFNP replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    FWIW my colleague physician is GI trained and does colonoscopies and he may inquiries at our hospital about training me to do them based off the evidence presented from European studies and the...
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    Glut of NPs in coming years?

    BostonFNP replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We won't. The job opportunities to practice in specialties will always be there but physicians will never give up control of the highest paid specialties, even if NP showed comparable procedural...
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    9 months into FIRST FNP job

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

    It will always be a humbling job; just when you think you've got it, it turns you on your
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    Glut of NPs in coming years?

    BostonFNP replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is the answer most (satisfied) NPs will give. It is the only reason to pursue the degree/job: the role. It can't be about the money, though the money for most is pretty decent. Its a case of...
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    Glut of NPs in coming years?

    BostonFNP replied to Jules A's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What's your answer to your own
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    9 months into FIRST FNP job

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

    That's ok! In fact you should be looking things up all the time, we all should, that is part of maintaining your practice. I work with a colleague who has been a physician for more than 40 years and...
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    BSN to PA?

    BostonFNP replied to allisonkhall's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses actually do statistically worse in medical school than many other majors. I will have to find the citation for that as I can't remember where I saw the
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    BSN to PA?

    BostonFNP replied to allisonkhall's topic in General Nursing

    Independence is actually very important financially. I don't want to go into to much detail here and derail the original topic, but even in a collaborative model independence is a very important...
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    NP Exam Prep Course?

    BostonFNP replied to WIBound's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Really depends on the board exam you are taking, the quality of your program, and how self-directed you are. For most people, the board review classes are well worth the small investment. All the...
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    Help...Trying to choose an online FNP program

    BostonFNP replied to acpmoreno's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Check out: local B&M programs, Nursing@Georgetown, and Nursing@Simmons. For what it's worth, statistics is a big part of your graduate
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    Direct Route from BSN to FNP?

    BostonFNP replied to Desi_Princess's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just because it is "possible" doesn't mean it should be done, and you will find there are a lot of nurses out there that will voice their opinion that is should not be done. I think many NPs have...
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    Good affordable FNP online

    BostonFNP replied to Reyval04's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My two cents of generic advice: 1. Place the most importance on the quality of the program over online/fast/cheap. 2. Shadow local NPs and find out where their employers prefer to hire from. 3. Find...
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    My DON came to my house today

    BostonFNP replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Get your NP and start making life better for these
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    My DON came to my house today

    BostonFNP replied to mtjoanna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Everyone sue everyone! That's the society we (unfortunately) live and practice medicine/nursing in. Calling for every abnormal lab isn't good medicine, its unfortunate that the facility had to...
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    Role of an NP?

    BostonFNP replied to CalderonLuis's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am a partner in a small practice, 1 physician, myself, and a part-time
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    Interested in the medical field: Nurse or Doctor?

    BostonFNP replied to Klareh's topic in Nursing Career

    Watch Napolean Dynamite MD on
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    FNP vs. AC-AGNP

    BostonFNP replied to Rjoshi19's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The medical model relies heavily on "preceptor" instruction, and it seems to work well enough for technical procedures. I learned most of my procedures that way. Watch one, do one, teach
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    Negotiating salary for new grad

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

    Salary number are very dependent on your location. The starting salary for novice NPs here is over $90,000; I only know one colleague that took a job for under that and it was at a federally qualified...
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    when to give up trying to pass

    BostonFNP replied to avidhunter3's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The test does not get any harder with multiple attempts. I would suspect the reason the pass rates drop with successive attempts is multifactorial; I wouldn't venture to guess on the
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    Negotiating salary for new grad

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

    I would add to the above: 4. What type of benefits are offered and required? This includes health insurance, performance incentives, 401k/403b contribution, CME allowance, vacation time, sick time,...