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    Help! Confused about what to do with my life. Nurses, please answer these q's!

    yellow finch replied to SweetNSpicyGal's topic in Nursing Career

    Nurses: Were you, or are you squemish? Blood, guts, bodily odors and such are just nasty and scary to me. Do you get used to it after a while? Or if you don't like it to begin with, will you never...
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    Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted? Resume + Interview hints!

    yellow finch replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Although I read through a good portion of this long thread, I didn't see a whole lot on my current situation... I'm about to interview with managers within the same hospital at which I currently work...
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    Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted: Resume + Interview hints!

    yellow finch replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Although I read through a good portion of this long thread, I didn't see a whole lot on my current situation... I'm about to interview with managers within the same hospital at which I currently work...
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    Good online NP program?

    yellow finch replied to lauritasol's topic in Post Graduate Students

    What a coincidence! I was going to recommend Indiana State University! :) As a current student I'd be happy to give any information you're curious about. We have several international students in the...
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    Difficulty finding clinical sites for online students?

    yellow finch replied to moonshadeau's topic in Post Graduate Students

    My school states that students may choose MD/DO/FNP/PA for the first semester (Health Assessment), but after that it must be MD/DO/FNP for a FNP program. My personal recommendation is to go with a NP....
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    Do Georgia Nurses get unit pay?

    yellow finch replied to YUPPIE2009's topic in Georgia Nursing

    So far I haven't come across any hospitals that offer unit pay, and am curious about this when others speak of it. However low the base pay is for RNs there are ways of earning more. My hospital...
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    atlanta new grad jobs!

    yellow finch replied to philanurse2b's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I know which hospital you speak of. Do they really pay that much?! I considered applying there, but it's a good 50 mile drive which doesn't make it fiscally realistic to switch
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    Any NPs wish they were MDs?

    yellow finch replied to mark2climb's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work with two MDs who round through our hospital that were once RNs. So far I've only spoken to one who works in Pulmonary. She told me she worked in the ICU for 10 years, and concluded she could be...
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    Online FNP programs???

    yellow finch replied to sandys's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm currently enrolled in the FNP program at Indiana State University online. It's challenging academically, and does an excellent job preparing us students for the "real world". Being fully online I...
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    48 hour wait finally over ...

    yellow finch replied to adventuregirl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yay!
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    yellow finch replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    kb12345 and others... Thanks for pointing my comments out. I was really tired when posting what I did and may not have described the NP process as well as I could have. My point was only that we all...
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    Learning to deal with unpleasant staff at clinical site

    yellow finch posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    This is my second semester of clinicals in a Family Practice office. There are 2 MDs, 1 NP, and 1 PA. So far, the first three have been incredibly helpful, offer plenty of information, and treat me as...
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    yellow finch replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ok, so that was a really bad example (and totally out of my league since I work in Neuro) :imbar . My MD preceptor always brings that up when discussing specialties so I used it (maybe that's why he's...
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    265 Q , again! :-(

    yellow finch replied to terpgrace03's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You're a strong woman to go through the boards twice. Congrats for keeping it up. :) See how much better it was going through the entire exam the second time around? You had time to spare which means...
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    Last question on NLCEX wrong!

    yellow finch replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If it cuts off at 75 the last question cannot be the make or break. Imagine a line. Below the line is "below competency" and above is "competent". You start with a question that is a step below the...
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    Taking NCLEX-RN today....

    yellow finch replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If it makes you feel any better, I don't know anybody who didn't pass at 75. And everyone who failed did so later on in the test. Think positive! No matter what you'll make it. I passed at 75 and got...
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    Learning to deal with unpleasant staff at clinical site

    yellow finch replied to yellow finch's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Lucky me! The PA now has a PA student with him! No more hours in the room with him! :) Thanks again for all the
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    DNP grads

    yellow finch replied to Corey Narry's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks for starting this thread! I'm curious myself about the answer to this because the concept of the DNP is interesting and foreign. I'll be one of the grandfathered NPs so will not need to earn...
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    Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

    yellow finch replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    sistermike... I don't understand your point. If you look at specialty areas of care it makes more sense for a NP to work there rather than in the area of internal medicine. For example, there are...
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    Finding your first job as NP?

    yellow finch posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    While I still have another year left in my FNP program I look at help wanted ads for NPs and notice that they all ask for experience as a NP. Are they really expecting all the NPs who apply will have...
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    What sort of possibilities are there with a PhD?

    yellow finch posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Just out of curiosity I was reading up on PhD programs that are outside of patient care. While I'm currently working on my FNP degree I wondered what I could do with a PhD and which one to choose....
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    What sort of possibilities are there with a PhD?

    yellow finch replied to yellow finch's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks for the input! Those are not options I thought of (aside from teaching)!
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    Finding your first job as NP?

    yellow finch replied to yellow finch's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the great advice! I never would have even thought of most of those. :) Good thing I'm preparing in advance.
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    What is the average hourly pay for a FNP

    yellow finch replied to chyrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Some people have mentioned that east coast NPs appear to be offered higher salaries, including one in Georgia. I've only found job listings around $60-85K if any salary is posted at all. I'd be very...
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    Difficulty finding clinical sites for online students?

    yellow finch replied to moonshadeau's topic in Post Graduate Students

    This is certainly a good topic to discuss! I nearly dropped out of my online program in order to attend a B&M school simply out of frustration in finding a clinical site/preceptor. At the very...