NPvampire

NPvampire MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. University oif Cincinnati MSN students Current and New

    NPvampire replied to kenyohunt1's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm a student, too, psych-NP. I'm going into my 3rd quarter come April. Physiology was the most difficult class so far, although it seemed like health care finance wasn't clicking with me either,...

  2. Anyone thinking about Frontier in the near future??

    NPvampire replied to NAURN's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Yeah, I have a question: where are all yall Frontier students able to do your clinicals? I'm at another online school and I am searching hard for ANYWHERE that will take me 'cause most of the...

  3. Question on Grady Benefits

    NPvampire replied to ashfost's topic in Georgia Nursing

    It used to be with the residency program that if you quit before the 2 years were up, you had to repay some portion of your "training costs." In 2006 this was 10,000 (yes, ten grand) for specialty...

  4. Online NP Programs vs. Traditional Classroom

    NPvampire replied to Schuur451's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just wanted to say be careful which school you choose online...online learning is fabulously convenient, but now I'm stuck in a situation where the school makes us find our own clinicals...via the...

  5. Any psych NP/CNSs?

    NPvampire posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hey, is anyone here a psych NP or CNS? If so, where did you do your practicums/internship, and do you have any advice for finding a preceptor? I am in online school, looking for in-person places to...

  6. How do I know if Distance Learning is for ME?

    NPvampire replied to akanini's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am online MSN-NP student, and I love the flexibility of online. BUT if you are going for a clinical practice MSN that requires a practicum, be very careful about selecting your school as many...

  7. Considering joining military...any suggestions???

    NPvampire replied to pinkygirl's topic in Government, Military

    I'm bumping this, too...seeking graduate nurse opportunities since I got myself into the sinkhole of online MSN and "find your own clinicals...via the yellow

  8. If I hear this one more time....

    NPvampire replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it depends on your state? Or area of expertise? I'm in GA psych and the pickings are slim. Even the state hospitals are about full of nurses; and we see a lot of people putting up with...

  9. Do employers have such a surplus of applicants that Respect goes out the window?

    NPvampire replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my experiences is that they don't respond at all when they're not going to hire you. I've had equal experiences trying to contact people to get my preceptorship. I guess they don't even...

  10. Do Hiring Managers Ever Call To Notify Of Not Getting The Job?

    NPvampire replied to redraider1977's topic in General Nursing

    I bet it's good news. In my experience, when they're not interested, they don't contact you at all (least not since

  11. Is nursing your second career?

    NPvampire replied to nicubee's topic in Nursing Career

    People always say that...but I actually didn't make all that great of money in EE. I graduated (the first time) in 99, and made 48,000 flat salary in Los Angeles. Flat salary stinks and 48 doesn't...

  12. what if I start in home health?

    NPvampire replied to ocmama's topic in Nursing Career

    Could you volunteer on your local hospital's mother-baby unit, or volunteer for like a local teen pregnancy shelter until a paid job comes along? I agree, I think the lac consult will add great value...

  13. If you could rewind and do it over again...

    NPvampire replied to NurseBanana's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd do medical school right out of college out of high school the first time...which I didn't, wasted 8 years on technology career. If I had to repick my 2nd career, I would have chosen PT instead of...

  14. Nursing school or Medical school

    NPvampire replied to steph86's topic in Nursing Career

    I haven't ever applied or attended medical school, but I wish I had. I chose healthcare as my 2nd profession at age 26 and felt that I was "too old" to be going to medical school, residency, etc...

  15. New Grad Jobs In SC, NC, and GA

    NPvampire replied to Shannon Nicole's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow, I was thinking of moving to Florida coast, but I didn't know the hospitals had a "must stay" list!!! Whoa! I will have to rethink that, as my family comes first, always. I live in Georgia,...

  16. do not hire list because of resignation during orientation

    NPvampire replied to jmeng's topic in Nursing Career

    this is interesting to me, esp caliotter's post, as I keep wondering why I have applied somewhere I worked before with no luck. I didn't resign during orientation, but maybe they have the other...

  17. Is nursing your second career?

    NPvampire replied to nicubee's topic in Nursing Career

    No one has responded yet? My 2nd career is nursing. I was an electrical engineer for 3 years (plus school) before I switched. I had been sooo bored, so sick of working 6 days 50 weeks per year for...

  18. How much do psych techs make vs nurses?

    NPvampire replied to regnurse1995's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow! $50 per hour!!! Our NPs here don't even make that. CNA/HST/MHA minimum wage -> 13 base LPN 10 -> 20 base RN 17 -> 33.65 base (no benefits on that 2nd figure) first numbers are...

  19. Do you wear different scrubs for psych?

    NPvampire replied to angelfire280's topic in Psychiatric

    I've worked all kinds of settings, from "nice business clothes only" to scrubs of a certain color that all nurses in the hospital wore (but not white) to "anything goes that isn't profanity..." I...

  20. Psych Nursing vs. Occupational Therapy

    NPvampire replied to RosePMHNP's topic in Psychiatric

    Even though I love psych, and I am in a psych NP program, I think OT is much more flexible than psych. An OT will earn more than an RN, and possibly more than an NP depending on the setting. An OT...

  21. Does Psy nursing pay more

    NPvampire replied to caribbeanbeauty's topic in Psychiatric

    in GA the state hospital pay scale is 37,000 to about 56,000 or so, base for 40-hour workweek. Shift diff is a % of your salary. Depending on where the facility is, and your experience, is where you...

  22. Pregnant and starting as a psych nurse.

    NPvampire replied to mepy's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked throughout both my pregnancies in psych, once from 6 mo plus and once the whooole time and it was fine. Generally the staff (when they know you're preg) try to "go in first" in difficult...

  23. Getting a job as a new psych RN? Pay?

    NPvampire replied to PSYCHEE's topic in Psychiatric

    We just had a gal that worked in our hospital for a year get a job learning L&D (her dream) at a very reputable hospital. So I wouldn't worry about transferring; some employers just want to see...

  24. any psych facilites near Savannah

    NPvampire replied to mindyrn's topic in Psychiatric

    Be cautious with uprooting everything for the state hospitals as the state's ultimate plan is to close them all and move the patients to frolic in the community. *shake head* It is ludicrous, but...

  25. Conceiving in nursing school?

    NPvampire replied to CNA2bRN13's topic in General Nursing

    I had a different experience. We had a "surprise" baby that was due a few months after my graduation. 80% of the jobs I interviewed for backed out somehow after I told them my news. Some of them...