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What things made your first year difficult? From your experience, what can I tell myself, ok this is difficult but it will come with time and more experience? Thank you for your responses.

Are the any good reference books for nps and hospital rounding. I will start rounding soon and I want to get a good evidence based resource.

Internal medicine-85K per year, with increase of up to 95k in the next 12-18months. sign on bonus of 5k, 2 week pd vac, 1 week of paid annual leave, 1 week for cme, $1500 for cme. medical for just me paid at 50%. Will be rounding in nursing homes and...

I listened to Fitzgerald CDs over and over, read Leik and did questions with Zerwhek. Now that I have taken it, which seems so long ago, nothing really stood out. I also took the Hollier class. It was just having a comglomeration of knowledge comi...

I am so relieved God was with me and helped me pass. What a relief! Start my new job March 7th before a week off and then a 7 day Carnival cruise. God and life are soooooo good. :clpty:

Thanks Kiser56, that helped

Kiser56, What are some good bedside resources to have on you when rounding in the hospital? Give me a routine how you would see a new patient? I am with a hospitalist also but have to wait for my privileges. How did you adjust to call and what he...

Wow.. I just looked on amazon and they are selling it for over $1,000.00. There is one used for about $45.00 on amazon now. I used it because it got you in a mode of taking a 175 question test in one sitting.

I used a variety starting with Fitzgerald, then Zerwerkh, Leik and Hollier three day class. All of the resources complimented each other. Studied for a month and a half diligently. At least 2-3 hours a day at least 5 days a week. During the test, ...

Thanks butch0818, I plan to take it in a few days and yes, I too know that only God can help me pass this exam. Send your prayers my way.

I just graduate too and now studying for boards. I started networking 6-8 months before I graduated. I had two possible positions right after I graduated. I have a position now and I glad I started early because many of my classmates do not have an...

I have been working in a Vascular Stepdown unit for almost two years. Do you think ICU experience is needed for FNP. I asked a NP and she said it helps. I want to be a hospitalist after graduating. Thanks for your advise :nuke:. Oh by the way, I...

Well I took the position. the contract is en route. We shall see

thanks. Another NP advised the same thing. You will need to give yourself a year. What about working independently. My possible new position will give me plenty of independence. What advise do any of you have for this?

Thanks Spacklehead. This sounds like a plan. I am using Fitzgerald, Hollier and will be going to Hollier's seminar. I am setting aside 2-3 hours a day about 5-6 days per week to study.

Great comments. Keep them coming seasoned NPs !!!!

Thanks for the comments. Any other NP with 2-3 years experience want to chime in?

I took health assessment, advanced patho and pharm in one semester with working 3 -12 hours shift on the weekend day. It was hard,but I did it with two A- and one B+. You really must manage your time. These classes are the core of the curriculum. ...

Thanks, I am leaning more and more to choosing the position. I have been talking to his fellow doctors. I even talked to one today. He had good things to say about the Dr. and he seems to be well liked by all around the hospital. He loves his pe...

Don't have any experience or training as an hospitalist, but do have experience caring for a wide range of patients. Worked on stepdown-floor with vascular patients-AAA, fem pop, carotid endard, newly renal transplantion and rejection transplant pati...

I have over four years of hospital experience with being charge and precepting. Just found out there is no money for call. Anyway the Dr. just called me and I am having lunch with him and another Dr. So I will find out what this position really entai...

I am in the southeast. i will see 12-16 patients a day in either the nursing home or the hospital (later). Since the practice is more of hospitalists; there are no set hours, but I would try to make it 40 hours per week by starting early to finish ...

As a registered nurse, you complete orders for patients and when you see what is ordered, you can kind of guess of what the physician is trying to figure out. Well as an NP, the role of diagnosing will be mine and I trying to figure out what (if anyo...

I have not started my NP courses yet (will start 08/26). What I was planning to do is after maybe 2-3 years of being an NP to teach one or two nursing classes a year as an adjunct faculty just to get back in teaching. I taught elementary education...

Good for you. Congratulations.