JeanettePNP MSN, RN, NP

The search for my first nursing job was hands down the most brutal, draining, demoralizing period of my life. After all the hard work of getting through school, with all the hopes and dreams that sustained me all those years, I was just not prepared ...

Im in a similar situation, we are moving to pa but the closest job I could find was 40 miles away. The road is not high traffic and its a pretty easy drive. I already spend over an hour commuting by public transportation in my current job. Only disad...

I have extensive freelance writing/editing experience but not in the medical field. How do I break in? I'd like to work on a freelance basis. I actually interviewed once for a clinical editing job with a major publisher but they required full time an...

if the attending wants to bill under his/her name (incident to) then the initial visit must be completed by the attending. If you are billing under your own name there is no reason you can't see the patient initially. I work in a specialty and when w...

Goldenrod, you plan to write articles on the topic of your choice and then submit them for publication? I guess my first step would be getting my paper from school published... It was rejected from the first journal i submitted to and then i started ...

I do not work in an ER but I did do clinical rotations in an ER so I will try to answer some of your questions. - What level ESIs do you see? Do you see only 4/5s? Or all acuities? As a student I only saw 4-5's but I shadowed on more acute patients a...

My thoughts exactly. There hasn't been any real break in this case for over a year. I'm also surprised she's held out as long as she has, but the family will do whatever they're gonna do. For people who ask why they can't move on, maybe the question ...

We had a suturing workshop in NP school but I didn't have an opportunity to practice the skill in clinicals. During my ER rotation they mostly used glue. In my workplace suturing doesn't come up.

I got my first bachelor's through an online school, which I was then able to use to get into an accelerated nursing program (I did science pre-reqs at a brick-and-mortar). My experience with them was very good. I had an advisor who was very supportiv...

My husband was recently discharged from the hospital following a surgical procedure. I was looking over his discharge papers (after he got home) and realized that he had accidentally been given someone else's discharge papers. His own papers were th...

Drove to Ohio for a job interview. drove back. Didn't get the job. went to a job fair. No leads. sent out more resumes made more calls went on more interviews lather, rinse repeat for three months until BINGO

Why not? I am proud to use the term nurse and I always consider myself a nurse first and foremost in the way I approach and relate to a patient.

My first job is in pediatric pulmonology. Pros: 1. an area where there's a lot of need (where I live has one of the highest rates of asthma in the country) and you can really see your work making a difference in kids' lives 2. Lots of autonomy, I wor...

I don't regret becoming an NP but I sometimes regret my choice of specialty. I still feel that pediatrics is the best fit for me in terms of personality and aptitude, but I wish I had gone with a higher-paying choice. Also, the FNP program was only o...

As a new grad RN I interviewed for a job in Albany Medical Center and the starting salary for an RN was about 50k, so 80k for an NP does not surprise me.

I have been working as an NP for about a year and a half. What you feel is completely normal. For a good six months I felt like I was play-acting. I checked everything with the MD. Now I check maybe 1 in 10 patients with the MD. I work in a specialty...

There is no single best NP job. The best job is the one that's the best fit for you. Sometimes you have to see the opportunities and use your job as a platform to get to where you want to be. You may not have a lot of choices straight out of school f...

I started out in a specialty straight from school. I don't think you ever need to be afraid to apply for a job even if you don't perfectly match the stated requirements. You don't know what the pool of applicants looks like and if anyone else is goi...

Questions for nurses who never worked in a hospital but are currently working as RN's (or NPs). 1. Did you start out looking for a hospital job? If yes, for how long? 2. What made you decide to pursue something other than hospital nursing? Was it a m...

I think it's telling that they hired an NP for the position and are paying you well for it. It must mean they want your skill and knowledge level for the job. As long as the job is giving you what you need in terms of pay, hours, benefits, etc., wha...

I don't see any real advantage in doing AGNP over FNP, as I think the length of training is similar, maybe 1-2 extra semesters for FNP. I did PNP and I really am only interested in working with children, but if I had to do it all over again I'd do FN...

I think you are missing the point. You can choose any NP specialty and make a decent wage, provided that there are jobs available where you live and/or you are willing to move. I am a pediatric NP, which is probably the lowest paying specialty. I ce...

If a person is headed for foreclosure it's more a sign of poor money management than a failure to choose the right NP track. If you live above your means you will be headed for foreclosure regardless of income level. There are so many factors that d...

I finished my NP a year ago and I'm 40 now... I found a job within 3 months of graduation. People say I look younger than my age but I don't think it was a factor one way or the other. The doctor who hired me is about 2-3 years older than I am but he...

I work in pulmonology and I went ahead and bought the cardiology II to make sure I didn't miss any lung sounds. Honestly I haven't noticed a huge difference. It's not the stethoscope. Careful listening and experience are what matter in the long run....