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I notice that there is not much activity on this forum, however I was wondering if I can get some insight on parish nursing. I am actually an APN in Arkansas. I would like to work in my church and community as a parish nurse---volunteer if need be. H...

I have tried clinic work and just hated it. Complain, Nag, Complain, Nag on and on and on for days. I was to the point of saying, O My God enough already, I hear you stop Complaining.

When I am asked about FNP and if I would recommend this career to anyone, I always ask why the person is thinking about becoming a FNP. If the reason is for money, the answer is no. Why go to school for so many years any not make the money that you a...

that would be a good thing, however, I said something to the doctor here before about the MAs and our laws and she quickly made comments to let me know that "it is cheaper to keep them". As if it is such a monetary help for the clinic if they work h...

In the clinic they introduce theirselves or when they are talking to patients they say that they are nurses. MAs don't even have nurse in their title, so how can they addrress theirselves as nurses.

Just to answer the above questions. I am employed. No I do not get money for anything---I pay for my own insurance. I work for hourly rate. As far as a bonus. I started working there a little less than a year ago. I was to get a bonus in December--d...

I live in Arkansas and make more as a nurse than I do as a FNP. Actually I work as a RN in the hospital to make up for what I am missing.

I am glad that I found this question. I am an APN in a clinic in Arkansas. The doctor that I work for do not want to pay a LPN to do what they are trained to do so he has hired several MAs. They give shots and every thing. They constantly complain ab...

arkansas---the doctors think that we are trying to take their jobs and the rns think we are stuck up...plus the pay is bad

Hello, I am a clinical instructor for a small college. I am so happy to find this thread because I need someone who can relate. I am somewhat new and need some advice.

Hello fellow NPs. I have a question for each of you. Do you have to deal with pts that abuse narcotics and how do you deal with them. In the clinic that I work at their are so many pts that are just narcotic seeking. A prime example is, I saw a pt ap...

I am new to the field, less than a year expierence and I thought that I would actually be helping people, and well I know that I am. However I have seen nurses just burned out because they are being abused by people who feel that it is there duty to ...

This forum is so real. I work in a rural health clinic. I am still officially a new grad. I graduated last May. I went to work for a rural clinic that offered $60K, which is a pay cut of what I was making as a RN. They promised me many things and sug...

I would love to go this year, please explain more about the student discount. Are you saying if you graduated or was a student after Sept. 07, I graduated in May 07. Terri

:nurse:The contract that I have (that I did not really understand and comprehend the way that I should b/c I was just so happy that I passed boards) states how far that I can work from the clinic after I stop working there, if I do resign how long I ...

My advice to all seeking their 1st np job is make sure before you accept you really read and understand the contract. I read through a contract approx 6 months ago (1st np job) and I missed a lot of loop holes. don't make the same mistakes that I mad...

Thanks for that information, I did not know that.

I am also a new grad, I actually graduated last May (2007) and started my first job in October. I started working for a rural health clinic and I was so happy. I was promised exactly what I wanted and I believe that I was told what I wanted to hear. ...

First, I am sorry to hear about your results. I took the ancc exam last week. I used fitzgerald, ancc also offers a review that is good. I also answered a lot of questions from different review books. But I believe that fitzgerald was the best. Good ...

Arkansas, has to be on the list with the worst. The doctors can not see past the word "nurse" so therefore they just want to run their errands for the same pay as RNs.

I am reviewing for boards and I was wondering if anyone has any good advice or recommendations. I am taking the ANCC certification test and I am soooooooo nervous:uhoh21: everytime I try to review it seems as if I don't really make any progress. I w...

I am taking the FNP exam..........I must be nervous.

Thanks for the info. I am taking the ANCC exam. Which one did you take?

I have to agree that it is hard to work full time and go to school however it is not impossible. I am not by all means one of the smartest people in the world but I do have responsibilities. The number one is family. In the FNP program that I am in, ...

Thank you so much, this really helped.:roll :icon_biggrin: