joyrochelle

joyrochelle

Adult internal med, OB/GYN, REI.

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  1. Application deadlines for Frontier

    On the application calendar site they do include this disclaimer: The FSMFN reserves the right to close admissions for a class when the number of applications exceeds capacity for that particular...
  2. Am I too old to become a CNM

    It's amazing how intimidated we get by considering this career isnt it? I talked myself out of my CNM dream about 6 years ago when I decided to go for my FNP instead (despite seeking out my nursing...
  3. So what about experienced NP's? Am I selling my soul if i sing on to one of these positions? They pay well (coming from a community health clinic salary!), offer a FABULOUS schedule-- and I find...
  4. Hello all-- Just thought perhaps I might get more information this time so I am resurrecting this question: Any NP who work for PPFA? Curious if you find their salaries comparable to other NP in...
  5. gynecologic oncology

    Hello Memesusan-- I would love to hear more about your experience as a NP in oncology. I have an interview at a breast center coming up next week-- I am a FNP with mostly experience in women's health...
  6. NP salary negotiations

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  7. NP salary negotiations

    Question-- any new grad NP's getting as "starter" or training salary first? My employer is stating that its the norm--- i
  8. AANp vs ANCC

    Does anyoen ahve any definitive or even subjective opinions of one FNP certifying exam over the other? I dont know which one to take--no one from my rpogram has taken the ANPP, however I am curious...
  9. Hello everyone-- The practice that I have just joined has not used employment contracts ro collaborative agreements in the past, and I need to build one but I have no idea how. I need a template or...
  10. Truly Independent NP's/APRN's

    HI everyone-- i searched for collaborative agreement and came upon this discussion-- i dont want to hijack the thread so to speak, but if anyone here wouldnt mind giving me some advice about...
  11. Advantages to being and FNP?

    Don't flame me here for sounding too Pollyanna-ish, but I certainly think that salary isn't the only compensation. I couldnt have continued working in the hospital-- I just wouldve burned out and...
  12. Fitzgerald review

    I got some of the Amelie Hollier ( another NP review business) cd's online at Ebay-- I think if you upgrade here there is also a trade threasd where you could look for some there. Good
  13. How long did it take to schedule your NP exam?

    I am in the same boat too!! I really didnt know how long it would take so I too anxiously told them I would be back to work ready for full time and already tested by June 23rd. Pah! Foolish me. :)...
  14. I made my appt for the FNP exam

    Hello-- Nope-- I was in NYC the week or so after that class. I wish I would've been in MA though, sounds like ya'll got some special treatment aka SNACKS! I am totally blocked on how to prepare---...
  15. I made my appt for the FNP exam

    I am awaiting my test date to be scheduled---silly admin stuff delaying my authorization to test to be distributed!!! I took the Fitzgerald review and I have anticipated having these two weeks of...
  16. Ok-- I've got some horrible Imposter feelings going on right now. Spent the day with a NP in a clinic that i would love to work at once I graduate and although I KNOW that she has been doing this for...
  17. Hello lovely helpful goal oriented folks!!!! :redpinkhe Does anyone have a 2007 Margaret Fitzgerald set of FNP review cd's that they would like to sell to a soon to graduate FNP? Please message me...
  18. Imposter Syndrome/ Phenomenon

    Wow! Thank you all for your responses! Still freaking out a wee bit; we have just started our final semester in the FNP program. I will do my best to remember that we have all been there, and...
  19. Imposter Syndrome/ Phenomenon

    Thanks for the replies! I guess with graduation so close on the horizon it makes me a little restless, buggy! Not going to be a student for much longer! ( even though i know i will hopefully never...
  20. Imposter Syndrome/ Phenomenon

    Thanks! I am trying to do just that--recognize my deficits and try my best to correct them! The clinic is a women's health clinic--very much my area of expertise, however I haven't been very lucky at...
  21. ANCC or AANP Exam - Which to take???

    Bump! And why would you take both? as someone else asked..... :) So for those that did take both, I would like to hear of any other comparisons that you may have noted. Thanks!
  22. FRIED: 6 months to FNP and feeling down

    Oh honey--- I've got 6 more months too! Been working full time the whole way-- and will be finally dropping to PT or per diem even once I figure it out--- looking for a new position now as my current...
  23. Planned Parenthood NP's!!!

    Thank you so much! I appreciate your posts and well wishing. Its hard to gauge salary for PPFA from general local standards, you know? I am looking so forward to graduation and using my skills and...
  24. Planned Parenthood NP's!!!

    Hello All-- Ironically enough-- from starting my health care endeavors at a Planned Parenthood 11 years ago, it looks as though it is where i truly want to be--this time as a NP. I finally graduate...
  25. Tipping a doctor, acceptable?

    Me, or