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    Does anyone know of a perioperative NP or CNS program?

    core0 replied to LuvTheOR's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The biggest problem is that AORN considers RNFAs "expanded practice RNs". They regard this essentially as the perioperative APN. Given that RNFA by itself doesn't meet the standards for an APN in any...
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    PsychNP's- Salary Negotiation Thoughts & Pearls

    core0 replied to PMHNP2B's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If they are using RVUs each Medicare RVU is worth around $31. Private insurance will usually pay a bit more. So the answer depends on your Payor
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    Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

    core0 replied to Fourfecta's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The limitations are due to the way that different states interpret scope of practice. The PA scope of practice is defined by the scope of practice of the supervising physician. This is the dependent...
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    Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

    core0 replied to Fourfecta's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It is kind of important since I'm a PA working in the Southeast. I have looked through all the states in the SE and don't find any that specifically prohibit injectables. You can PM me the state if...
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    Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

    core0 replied to Fourfecta's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm curious where this is. I'm reasonably familiar with all the state practice acts and I can't think of one that prohibits injectables. There are two that do not allow schedule IIs and several that...
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    Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

    core0 replied to Fourfecta's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The Military uses PAs, GMOs and residency trained physicians for active duty troops. GMOs are physicians who have completed one year of residency (intern year). Its a complicated situation involving...
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    Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

    core0 replied to Fourfecta's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The advantages are going to be location dependent depending on state practice acts and local policies. In general the primary difference is in training (broad medical training vs. training in a...
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    Any NPs ever been paid this way?

    core0 replied to linearthinker's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Umm if you get paid and the employer isn't withholding then its your responsibility to pay social security. To the OP google 1099 employment to get an idea of what you have to do. At a minimum its 15%...
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    Can a NP make over $100k a year?

    core0 replied to KT12's topic in Advanced Practice

    Our new grad pay for nights is right around $100k. They get standard pay for the position while in orientation then differential when they move to
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    What med should not be given prior to a CT scan with contrast and for 48 hours after?

    core0 replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I missed the not. The answer is Metformin as many have pointed
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    What med should not be given prior to a CT scan with contrast and for 48 hours after?

    core0 replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    Meformin should be stopped before contrast is given as in a CT scan due to the increased incidence of lactic acidosis. The answer the OP is looking for is Acetylcystine. The dose comes from this study...
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    Plan to become nurse practitioner any advice

    core0 replied to Curious88's topic in General Nursing

    Or assessing patients, making care plans, interceding when the patients deteriorate. In the ICU nurses titrate pressors, manipulate ventilators and monitor invasive lines. You seem to have little...
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    Plan to become nurse practitioner any advice

    core0 replied to Curious88's topic in General Nursing

    The word you are looking for is autonomy. Autonomy will be dependent on the practice environment. There are PAs and NPs that work in autonomous environments. For example in Wisconsin there are many...
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    Plan to become nurse practitioner any advice

    core0 replied to Curious88's topic in General Nursing

    Take a look at this thread: Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience?? - Nursing for Nurses There are programs called MEPN programs (Masters Entry Program in Nursing). You do the BSN...
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    Dollars for Docs

    core0 replied to Jstand's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Terri Warren - Top Earner | Drug Company Payments to Doctors Database - ProPublica Dollars for
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    Candid discussion about the Nurse Practitioner role by NP's only please.

    core0 replied to burnedoutRNinSC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NPs in Georgia can prescribe everything but schedule II's. The process for getting prescriptive privileges is somewhat painful though. David Carpenter,
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    Any preceptors??

    core0 replied to bayouchick02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I guess my concern would be making sure that students are exposed to what they need in the clinicals. My N is small but I've precepted 6 NP students and 4 PA students over the last three years. The PA...
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    PA conference

    core0 replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can't find anything. The Family Practice PA association had their there last year. TAPA is at the end of February. Is that the one that you are thinking of? Texas Academy of Physician Assistants...
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    Any preceptors??

    core0 replied to bayouchick02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    But what about the other side. Who is making sure that the preceptors a student sets up are up to snuff. You obviously have your goals in mind, but what prevents someone from taking the easy way out...
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    NPs trained for surgery but are not F.A.s

    core0 replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Its going to depend on your hospital and what the bylaws are. First from a billing standpoint most insurance companies could care less what your surgical training is. Medicare cares are you an NP or...
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    core0 replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Technically there are two APN specialties that require experience. On NP and one
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    PA's rounding on patients

    core0 replied to TJFRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would label the argument that you can't bill E/M in critical care wrong. The problem is that people mistake what CMS means by service when they say critical care service. We use critical care...
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    PA's trying to be included in NP act

    core0 replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thats not correct. You can find the full prescribing information here: http://www.aapa.org/images/stories/Advocacy-state-summaries/Rx_Chart.pdf There are 12 states that we cannot prescribe schedule...
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    PA's rounding on patients

    core0 replied to TJFRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Critical care services refers to the activity not the place. You can bill critical care on the floor and bill E/M in the ICU. One of the cardinal points of critical care billing is that you rarely...
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    PA's rounding on patients

    core0 replied to TJFRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Its a little more complicated than this but there are two ways to bill for inpatients with medicare. One is called evaluation and management (E/M) and the other is critical care time. E/M is what you...