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I did the UOP program and graduated in 2003, I loved it and had no problem getting into Grad school and getting my FNP

1998 Grad, now an FNP in a Cardiology practice

Wonderful, each state should have one as well as each school of nursing

I'm a male that had worked in the ED for many years, I am now an NP in a cardiology group. I've always acted professionally and explained to patient's what I'm going to do, if they didn't protest I did it. If the patient asked for a female i got one....

I'm a cardiology NP and we often see patient's come in with BP's of 210/120 and as long as they are asymptomatic we don't get crazy. We treat and street with education and follow up directions. Also after wroking in the ED for many, many, many years ...

I can tell you in my part of NY. All of the ER's removed LPN's and only allow RN's, the ED that I worked in fro many years only used RN's. It is the problem of being able to do IV push meds. In the ED the majority of the meds are given IV push or we ...

More important I think one of the most important thing to learn from this is that as nurses it is important to READ ALL medications etc. prior to administering. Before becoming a Nurse Practitioner I worked the ER for many years and any drug, applica...

I am an FNP in a large cardiology group. I choose not to do hopsital rounds but I am in the office 5 days a week. I see patients, administer Nuclear Stress tests, interrogate pace makers as well as a whole host of other things. It is neither boring ...

I totally disagree that any stethescope will do. If you use a cheap stethescope the quality is poor. Before going in to nursing and being a nurse practitioner I was a respiratory therapist. I have been in the medical field 30 years and I will tell yo...

I have worn Rocksport's for years in the ED without any problem

I have worked thje ED for 12 years and am now a Nurse Practitioner in a cardiology group, I have had the same Littman Master Cardiology for all that time, at one time the tubing broke and my wife called Littman, they replaced it and cleaned the entir...

I had been a respiratory therapsit for 100 years, then went into nursing worked the ED for 12 years, went back to school now I'm an NP in a cardiology group...

It also depends on location. I am an NP in a busy Cardiology group and have great autonomy. I am in a suburb of NY approx. 20 miles. My salary out of school was 91K plus good benefit pack including CME's. I have a friend that works for a cardiology g...

I am the only NP with 2 PA's in a cardiology practice. I recnelty found out that I am earning nearly $ 10,000 more than either of them. I have the least experience but I demanded the most on interview. It also didn't hurt that the head Cardiologist o...

I used the fitzgerald CD's and still listen to them as a resource, they are great. I took the AANC exam and got my results 4 days after taking them

I usually listen to "some" of their diatribe and then thank them for their time, usually by lying and telling them I have to return phone calls etc. I never write for brand names if I can help it due to the cost factor. Any one of us who has been at...

I work in a cardiology practice. I work with 2 PA's and myself, the only NP, one of the PA's recently dx a chest pain as GERD and put the patient on a PPI. The patient returned 3 days later without relief. After a more thorough history I recommended ...

DOT physicals are pretty straight forward and quick. They do average only about 15 minutes each once you learn to do them. They are not a "physical" per say. Much of the physical is hx related.

It all depends on the school. My program in NY was 24 months and it was 2 evenings a week. I worked fulltime, am married plus I taught at a BSN program 1 day per week througout the program and did the 750 clinical hours. It is a comittment but worth ...

If you take the ANCC you do not need to retake the exam every 5 years. You need to meet other criteria including CME's, etc. and then you can become re-certified without sitting for another exam.

Very interesting because in NY you are not legally able to work outside of your scope of training. For example a NNP cannot work with children over the age of 2 they can only work as NNP's. That is why there are certain certifications based upon each...

I graduated 8/07 and took the ANCC exam in October (due to paperwork lag), I took the exam on a Wednesday and got the results in the mail on Saturday. I applied for a job the end of October and got one as an FNP in a Primary Care/Cardiology group of ...

The problem is that NNP can only care for newborns to 2 years old, APN's are adult nurse practitioners and depending on your state can care for 18 y/o on up, FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner's) can care from NB on up. You need to speak to your BON reg...

I worked as an ER nurse for "many" years prior to going to NP school. I am currently an FNP in a 11 MD primary care and cardiology practice, I am the only NP working with 2 PA's. I am autonomous, well resepcted, treated as a peer and professionally....

I also am an NP as well as an adjunct in a BSN program. It seems to me that you have handled yourself very professionally, the only addition that I would recommend at this point is to meet with the lead instructor. Explain everything calmly and expl...