just keep swimming

just keep swimming specializes in Nephrology.

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1. Scheduling/Vacations?

   just keep swimming replied to mollysdirtysprocket's topic in Advanced Practice

   I am an NP in MN. Started with 4 weeks vacation. I am the only NP in my group so my workload gets divided between 15 docs when I am off. Planning 10 day trip this

2. Nephrology NPs

   just keep swimming replied to Penguins10's topic in Advanced Practice

   Nursebyfaith - I feel like I was able to negotiate a pretty good salary. I worked hard to make a name for myself while I was working in dialysis. Because of that, I was actively recruited by two...

3. Nephrology NPs

   just keep swimming replied to Penguins10's topic in Advanced Practice

   I backed out of inpatient for now. I still have a lot to learn for CKD and bone/stone clinic. To answer you questions about experience and orientation, I was an RN in HD for 9 yrs. As for...

4. Nephrology NPs

   just keep swimming replied to Penguins10's topic in Advanced Practice

   Wow Trauma, that's a busy practice! We have 12 MDs, I am the only NP, no PAs. 312 dialysis pts (this covers HHD, PD as well). Most of our clinics are within in one county. I cover calls for all...

5. Nephrology NPs

   just keep swimming replied to Penguins10's topic in Advanced Practice

   Not sure if you are asking me but I mostly do the 3/month bit if neph cant see the pt, I do comprehensive as well. Will be starting inpatient as well

6. Nephrology NPs

   just keep swimming replied to Penguins10's topic in Advanced Practice

   Im still new so am only rounding in one unit with 125-130 patients. I spend 4 days a week rounding on HD pts and last month made 297 visits. Now, as Trauma said, when I expand to more clinics, I will...

7. Herzing University FNP program?

   just keep swimming replied to just keep swimming's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   It depends on the requirements for the BON in WA. I would check with

8. Herzing University FNP program?

   just keep swimming replied to just keep swimming's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Yes. Mostly papers. Some tests, and they have now added the requirements of taping and submitting your advanced

9. Suggestions on possible NP job offer

   just keep swimming replied to earthsalt's topic in Advanced Practice

   I was an RN in dialysis for 10 years, so I really know the ropes. My group is starting me with 130 patients who are all in one unit. This should be very manageable since I know the job and will be...

10. Herzing University FNP program?

    just keep swimming replied to just keep swimming's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It is a work in progress. The pass rate for the boards seems to be about 60% at this time. I did well, but only because I spent a lot of time self teaching. Since then, they have added more...

11. Herzing University FNP program?

    just keep swimming replied to just keep swimming's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did find enough preceptors in the end, but it was scary at times not knowing if I would be able to continue or not. As far as I know, they are still not helping locate preceptors and 51% of your...

12. NP Salary

    just keep swimming replied to Surface's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Started as RN 2006 @ $25/hr. Left RN this year at $32/hr Starting wage as NP $102k salary Nephrology clinic

13. Herzing University FNP program?

    just keep swimming replied to just keep swimming's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Bave - it's really getting better and we now have a new dean who seems promising. I know there are at least two students from TX who will be practicing in Tx so you should be okay there. They are...

14. Online FNP.. How long? How much?

    just keep swimming replied to Angelmolina16's topic in Advanced Practice

    Herzing FNP > 35k> FT 20

15. In need of NP Preceptor

    just keep swimming replied to cgertz's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I sent you a pm as well....its a tough market out there for finding