MegRyanGirl

MegRyanGirl

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  1. Adult/Gero NP adding FNP certificate. CE requirements?

    MegRyanGirl posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am currently a Primary Care Adult/Geri NP licensed in NJ and NY and would like to add a post-Master's FNP certification to expand my job options. I found a bunch of programs but not sure what's...

  2. Adult/Gero NP adding FNP certificate. CE requirements?

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So does that mean you have to have 300 hours of CMEs? Or can you count most of the Adult NP CMEs towards the Family NP CME as well? In other words, can you use the same CME hours for both...

  3. Is this legal or illegal?

    MegRyanGirl posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Is this legal or illegal? What would you do in this situation? Company A that you work for says that you have to see your nursing home patients a minimum of twice a month (including the monthly visit)...

  4. Is this legal or illegal?

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thank you for your answers. Im not talking about my employer. Company A wants the NP to bill for 2 visits even if one of the visits is not medically necessary. They get paid a set amount per head...

  5. NP Scope of Practice - alternative medicine?

    MegRyanGirl posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am trying to figure out what the scope of practice is for NPs in terms of various alternative medicine modalities (i.e. aromatherapy, acupuncture, prescribing Chinese herbs, prescribing vitamins,...

  6. It's time to vent!!!

    MegRyanGirl posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was looking for a place to release some work tension but didn't find the right topic. So here is a place for every NP out there to vent your frustrations that you come across as an NP :-) Advice,...

  7. First year as an NP: type-casting??

    MegRyanGirl posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I have been an adult/gero NP for 7 months now. Just got laid off from my first primary care office job when they realized that they didn't have enough patients and it was no longer financially...

  8. It's time to vent!!!

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wish I were better at that! :-) Have been working on it. Any tips on how to just let things

  9. It's time to vent!!!

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think canceling a check for service provided is wrong. Just because you don't like the diagnosis you got doesn't mean you shouldn't pay for the work that was done. And no, no lawyer is going to...

  10. First year as an NP: type-casting??

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Advanced Practice

    I actually met with the Medical Director for the facility they are hiring. There was not enough time to go over practice standards or management techniques, but he expressed some frustration with the...

  11. First year as an NP: type-casting??

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Advanced Practice

    I was leaning towards taking the LTC NP job after reading these comments, but now I feel a bit differently after shadowing an NP at one of their facilities the other day. I was taught that NPs are not...

  12. First year as an NP: type-casting??

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am not sure I would call it "hung up on primary care." :-) I was trained to be a Primary Care NP. I was not trained to be an Acute Care NP nor do I enjoy doing acute care. I want to be in an office...

  13. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    MegRyanGirl replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    1)__ Do you take the flu vaccine yearly? If you do not, what is the reason you do not participate (if you don't mind answering this question)? No. I take it when I feel like it. The statistics...

  14. AANP

    MegRyanGirl replied to Alta75's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congratulations Alta75! I also took the AANP about 2 weeks ago for the first time and did not pass. Needed 500 and got 486!!! Arrrrrggggghhhh!!! Honestly, it felt like an exam with one level above...

  15. Should a new grad try ED or not?

    MegRyanGirl posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi everyone, I just finished nursing school and studying for NCLEX while looking for a job at the same time. I interviewed at a hospital that has the largest number of ER patient intake in New...

  16. NP Scope of Practice - alternative medicine?

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My goal is to become an integrative/holistic NP. I saw some holistic programs for NPs (NYU has one for example), but they don't seem to provide you with knowledge to actually prescribe herbs. I am...

  17. Advice for a New Grad RN After Quitting job/ Orientation after 5 & 1/2 months

    MegRyanGirl replied to DonovanRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was happy to find this thread as I was recently fired from a Magnet hospital during an orientation. My situation is similar with some potential discrimination issue. I would like to hear some words...

  18. Call from Memorial Sloan-Kettering

    MegRyanGirl replied to Ibelieve4187's topic in Nursing Career

    Very nice :-) Can she forward my resume

  19. NY LIJ Fellowship Program interview

    MegRyanGirl replied to XoMookyoX's topic in Nursing Career

    HOw did you get an interview at these places without any experience? Do you have an insider connection or something? I have 3 years experience at a long-term acute care hospital and getting turned...

  20. Call from Memorial Sloan-Kettering

    MegRyanGirl replied to Ibelieve4187's topic in Nursing Career

    Congratulations on receiving the call! I would say the majority of people who apply for a position don't even get a call back. Was this call preceeded by and application you filled out, or after you...

  21. New or Experienced: Am I acute care qualified?

    MegRyanGirl replied to SMUgrad's topic in Nursing Career

    I am in a very similar position. I got my BSN and worked on a vent unit in a long-term acute care hospital as an RN for 3 years. Had to leave the job because I had to take care of a family issue. 4...

  22. MDS nurse in LTC facility looking for an Acute hospital

    MegRyanGirl replied to tracytreiz's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I am in a very similar position to you. I got my BSN in 2006 and worked on a vent unit in a long-term acute care hospital as an RN ofr 3 years. Also worked as an MDS coordinator for a few months while...

  23. What are common problems at Nursing Homes

    MegRyanGirl replied to Nursebabe2009's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!! I am laughing cause your post describes my work place exactly!!! :thankya: Sad but true... I have to laugh to survive

  24. HELP!! I am stuck in a situation! - need advice from experienced nurses

    MegRyanGirl posted a topic in International Nursing

    I am writing for some advice from people with experience. I am a new grad and I have been working in a LTC for the last 3 months. The facility is sponsoring my green card and they made me promiss to...

  25. HELP!! I am stuck in a situation! - need advice from experienced nurses

    MegRyanGirl replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in International Nursing

    A position in nursing management or a nurse supervisor qualifies for H1B, but you must have a BSN, and the position has to require