Jules A

Jules A MSN

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  1. Highest Paid NP for 2015, According to AANP, Are NNPs

    Jules A replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    First my hat is off to you for the job you do and second I can't imagine only getting low 100s for this high risk/responsibility position. Aren't neonatologists one of the better earning specialities?...

  2. Highest Paid NP for 2015, According to AANP, Are NNPs

    Jules A replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was thinking the same thing but then had to consider maybe they just didn't want to pay me that much, lol. In any event my base salary is $100,000 a year more than VA offered me as a new grad....

  3. Do You get Upset When you are Called a Physican Extender

    Jules A replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Prolly not going to matter in the near future as every single RN I work with at multiple hospitals is now becoming a NP. I was always encouraging and helpful to outstanding peers who wanted to further...

  4. Do You get Upset When you are Called a Physican Extender

    Jules A replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Nurses aren't called Dr. in my medical system. That is a designation for

  5. Do You get Upset When you are Called a Physican Extender

    Jules A replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I hate when things that are more important get overshadowed by whining over something insignificant. To me the NP angst issues worth fighting for are being able to practice to my full scope and making...

  6. Highest Paid NP for 2015, According to AANP, Are NNPs

    Jules A replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sigh that is why we aren't taken seriously and companies take advantage of unsavvy NPs both regarding our compensation as well as the menial duties they will expect NPs to perform. While I understand...

  7. PMHNP & Suboxone

    Jules A replied to Spaciousness's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wasn't clear I meant I don't feel it is honest to frame it as people are ODing while waiting to get into MAT because that makes it sound like the only option for detoxing and sobriety is suboxone...

  8. PMHNP & Suboxone

    Jules A replied to Spaciousness's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    LAI is in the works but I agree 100% that it is about money and is supported by those who are naive enough to think this an acceptable solution that will result in statistically long term growth, or...

  9. PMHNP & Suboxone

    Jules A replied to Spaciousness's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'd urge everyone to do their own research before forming an opinion on this topic. It is my mine that there are minimal long term studies showing superior outcomes with sobriety or survival and 42...

  10. PMHNP & Suboxone

    Jules A replied to Spaciousness's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Disclaimer I'm not fan of long term MAT in general but I shudder to imagine the train wreck when non addictions savvy NPs start prescribing for this

  11. Temp NP job newgrad

    Jules A replied to SinFNP16's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sounds like a nice little side job to me. Definitely carry your own malpractice, make sure you know if you are going to be W2 or 1099 and are making a decent

  12. How are you saving for retirement?

    Jules A replied to YoutubeTheNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Dude I am neither old nor loaded. Well ok yeah I am old and I do have enough stashed to afford a hot young cabana boy after hubby kicks it but that is beside the

  13. Psych NP or Clinical Psychologist???

    Jules A replied to heatherjoyce1's topic in Psychiatric

    NP is diagnosing and medication management, it doesn't make sense to pay someone with prescribing rights to do therapy. Psychologists, in my area, mostly do testing so I would check to see what your...

  14. How are you saving for retirement?

    Jules A replied to YoutubeTheNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Totally agree and it blows my mind that so many of us get to a ripe old age and all the sudden are like WTH? I needed to save for retirement? We, as RNs, NPs etc. make a decent wage and in most cases...

  15. Renal Function - Be afraid, be VERY afraid!

    Jules A replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Excellent thread and as for the above, lol yeah "perfectly healthy" as in my experience most of the folks with CKD have labs that make me feel a bit faint. :) I'm blessed to have a near brilliant...

  16. The Law School Problem (oversupply)

    Jules A replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I pray you are correct although I'm not so sure as I continue to attempt to educate our peers that physicians are our best ally not the

  17. Pay scale by region and specialty

    Jules A replied to PhillyFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Definitely more reputable then the .coms and might be helpful depending on someone's current rate but per this site my geographic area my base salary is $77,000 a year more than the mean reported....

  18. The Law School Problem (oversupply)

    Jules A replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I disagree that hospitals will hire NPs over MDs because although we are independent in many states our education and abilities absolutely will never replace the need for MDs. That and at one hospital...

  19. Immediate advice needed!

    Jules A replied to allensn's topic in Psychiatric

    For psych NPs I always recommend an inpatient adult unit for experience in monitoring and learning medications prior to actually prescribing them. That and Uhhhh if it takes you 5 years to apply and...

  20. Pay scale by region and specialty

    Jules A replied to PhillyFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ok but in my experience dealing with MBAs and a CEO when I said XYZ hospital was paying their NPs $123 they verified and matched it. Again just my experience but that is more relevant than than...

  21. Bullying while working as NP

    Jules A replied to ms smile's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Lol that didn't even make me blink, I'm from

  22. Pay scale by region and specialty

    Jules A replied to PhillyFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The absolute best way imo is to talk to colleagues or other NPs in your area to find out what they are

  23. Bullying while working as NP

    Jules A replied to ms smile's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Although this sounds extreme I also think that bullying requires repeated incidents that are targeted at one person not just someone being

  24. DNP Fluff

    Jules A replied to Malenurse1235954's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I love that you are speaking from the perspective of been there done that, thank you for posting. I am all for making money however the lows universities, even the reputable ones, are sinking to with...

  25. Duel NP/LCPC programs?

    Jules A replied to nlombardi's topic in Psychiatric

    The quick and dirty is there isn't a need to have both. She can do both with the NP although most places won't pay a NP to do anything more than medication management. She could open her own practice...