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   NP salary too low?

   abcdefg posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I have recently accepted a NP position in North Carlina for 77K. It is a federal job with 7 weeks leave, comfortable working hours, no call and excellent benefits. Still, I have one year of experience...
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   New grad FNP- will taking this job pigeon hole me?

   abcdefg posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hi, I'm a new grad FNP living in a smaller college town with few NP jobs. My best offer is a position in pain medicine where I would work one day per week in an outpatient clinic and the remaining...
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   Don't like kids...ANP best bet?

   abcdefg replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I know several FNP's who do not work with any peds. I also several NP's who have held jobs in many different outpatient settings during the course of the their career. FNP really is more marketable...
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   Good/bad idea for new grad FNP to specialize?

   abcdefg posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hi, I won't graduate from FNP school until Dec, but that's not stopping me from looking around for jobs. I happen to live in a college town that has a number of FNP openings in specialty outpt...
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   Normal working hours and part-time

   abcdefg replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Thank you trauma, this is the kind of conversation I was looking for. I've been a RN for three years on a med-surg floor. The plan has always been to work full time for a year or two before hopefully...
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   Normal working hours and part-time

   abcdefg posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   i am in the middle of my first fnp clinical and so far, i love primary care! i do notice, however that my preceptor works m-f from about 8:15am to 6:30pm, and sometimes stays on later than that. she...
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   Tell me again why I should choose FNP over ANP

   abcdefg replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Well, not two days since I made my "i'm doing the ANP track" declaration I'm having doubts again. I found some old theads on the subject and it seems to be a somewhat common problem that the ANP...
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   Tell me again why I should choose FNP over ANP

   abcdefg replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   This thread has been very useful toward helping make the FNP vs ANP decision. I spoke with another faculty member and apparantly Florida is like some other states in that ACNP's work the inpatient...
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   Tell me again why I should choose FNP over ANP

   abcdefg replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   What path are NP's taking that PA's chose not to 30 years ago? The history of a profession is always interesting. Also, are you saying that given my background/interests the ANP is a better way to
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    Tell me again why I should choose FNP over ANP

    abcdefg replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    hey, thank you for your thoughtful reply. I had not considered the wider political ramifications behind FNP scope of practice. But I completely agree that is seems strange that the 500 hours clinical...
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    Tell me again why I should choose FNP over ANP

    abcdefg replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So then, for someone interested in outpatient adult primary care but who would also like to have ability to work in an IM specialty is the ANP the better fit over FNP? Do do you see the profession...
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    Tell me again why I should choose FNP over ANP

    abcdefg replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Where I live (north florida), I've been warned that they are "cracking down" on FNP's working in hospitals- apparantly it's outside of the scope of practice. So, if that is true wouldn't the ANP give...
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    Tell me again why I should choose FNP over ANP

    abcdefg posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi, here's my scenario- tell me if you think FNP is the way to go: I am currently working as an RN on a general med-surg-oncology floor and I'll have about 3 years of experience when I graduate with...
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    How is the NP role different from MD

    abcdefg replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, that's exactly right Pinoy- I'm concerned that I'll be expected to function on my own, doing everything the MD does and only consulting with questions when strange things arise. It's reassuring...
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    How is the NP role different from MD

    abcdefg posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi, I started my FNP program this year, part time and have not yet begun clinicals. But I'm already getting worried- it seems like NP's diagnose, treat and chart just like MD's do. They say NP's see...