Corey Narry MSN, RN, NP

ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology

Advanced Practice Columnist / Guide

About Corey Narry

Corey Narry has 33 years experience as a MSN, RN, NP and specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.


BSN (1991)     MSN/ACNP (2003)

 

Latest Activity

  1. If you like the OR, you can be a first assist (RNFA) without having to be an NP. If you want to work as an NP who also functions as an RNFA then it's a good idea to do both. I think you can start now...
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    Can NPs working in a speciality be a 103NP?

    One of the NP's in an in-patient specialty is applying...I posted a similar question in another thread and didn't get a response. I'll update once I hear from this
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    Can NPs working in a speciality be a 103NP?

    it's a love and hate relationship...so many things I can't stand yet so many reasons to
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    Can NPs working in a speciality be a 103NP?

    We have been discussing this in our institution (we have a separate APP advisory board independent of physicians). NP's in specialties can apply for 103 status. All this affords us is the ability to...
  5. I work as an NP at a university hospital that is part of a larger health sciences campus with Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Dentistry programs all at the graduate level. Within the medical center...
  6. I think that's unfortunately not unheard of in non-union settings. In such cases, one would hope a manager would care enough about all employees to not allow this. Unfortunately this non-transparency...
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    NP Case Load (Staffing Ratio)

    Out-patient? our clinic NP's (Cardiology) are asked to see at least 10 patients a
  8. Could you talk to PMHNP program directors and ask if you can be a candidate to their program? Just as an anecdote, I'm an ACNP with over 20 years of experience in Critical Care and now in Cardiology...
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    Going for MSN-NP

    If you trust that PMHNP, ask what areas you could improve on to be a good candidate for the program. From what I'm reading and with the caveat that I'm not a PMHNP (I'm an ACNP), you seem like a good...
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    How do you pick a nursing specialty?

    My undergrad degree allowed me to be exposed to various areas of nursing from community health to adult in-patient, pediatrics, maternity, and nursery, and OR. It allowed me to get a sense of which...
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    Should I quit NP school?

    If your heart is not in it, don't force yourself to continue. It is a big commitment to go through the program, prepare for boards, and look for a job that will be a good fit for you. Plenty of...
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    4th Year Nurse - Should I delete my tiktok content?

    I work in a liberal-minded city in a work environment that embraces points of view that sometimes challenges societal norms. I've seen nurses with unusual hair styles and dyes, piercings and visible...
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    Obtaining NP License in a Different State

    You likely will be asked to also have an RN license in that state. The RN compact license rules do not extend to advanced practice and states require an active in-state RN license as a condtition for...
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    Private School Recommendations in Los Angeles

    SoCal is a rather large area, do you have a geographical limitation? as far as private schools, there are many: Azusa Pacific, Biola, Loma Linda, Mount St Mary's. These are private schools (religious...
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    Women's Health Nurse Practitioner School

    WHNP is a narrowly focused NP specialty. As such, just a few programs exist if you want to stay in California. Of all the accredited programs here, only the CSU campuses in Fullerton and Long Beach...