LadysSolo

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  1. Fellow NPs: What's your strategy for retirement?

    LadysSolo replied to FNP_Lifer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know about the rest of you, but I (at age 62) still regularly read (several articles/week) practice updates, new drug updates, new guidelines, etc. I feel I keep up to date on new things, and...

  2. Fellow NPs: What's your strategy for retirement?

    LadysSolo replied to FNP_Lifer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Full time as an NP until 65, then part-time (4 days/week) at one of my nursing homes (unless something drastically changes with the company I am currently with, if it does I will stay on,) then per...

  3. How much RN experience?

    LadysSolo replied to amzyRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Adult NP working for a private

  4. How much RN experience?

    LadysSolo replied to amzyRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There is not a work-life balance as an NP, at least in my experience. In the company I work for we are on-call 24/7/365, and in addition to the hours spent seeing patients, I add another 20-30...

  5. How much RN experience?

    LadysSolo replied to amzyRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In NE Ohio, most new grad NPs make about $20,000 more than an experienced hospital RN. That was about what I made when I first started as an NP, and am currently making about $80,000/year with 12...

  6. Letters after name? FNP, APRN, etc

    LadysSolo replied to futureeastcoastNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Go to the state board of nursing web site, they should have it listed somewhere on the site (I know where it is in my state, but it may be in different areas in different

  7. Dual roles under same employer

    LadysSolo replied to Bkonasek's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would not do it. Psych meds are too tricky to prescribe, adjust, and monitor without additional education and I would not want to try to defend myself without psych certification if I made a...

  8. Need to share to get off my chest (sad animal story)

    LadysSolo replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Being a nurse comes with a soft

  9. Questions about the NP role? (Required for NP class-please help!)

    LadysSolo replied to NurseLyndsay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    1. DNP degree - useless. I would add more clinical hours to the MSN program, but a doctorate degree would not add anything to my competence. 2. Mentoring: I work in a specialty, so most programs will...

  10. Did I Just Roll My Eyes Out Loud?

    LadysSolo replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Funny - in all my years of school I NEVER saw the school nurse - I don't even know where the nurse's office was. And it seems like for some of you it's the student's second home..... Have a great...

  11. What is your dream job?

    LadysSolo replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    If staying in nursing, go back to being a primary care NP or working in an oncology unit in a hospital again. Non-nursing: Pet shop worker, or (my favorite job I ever had, but the pay sucks,) fast...

  12. Manager catch phrases

    LadysSolo replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I live in farm country - tearing down silos is a LOT of work - you have to get all the feed out of the silos, then begin tearing them down. It also depends on if you plan to reuse any of the moving...

  13. Manager catch phrases

    LadysSolo replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Thank you for all you do" means I haven't a clue what you do. "Is there anything else I can do for you, I have the time" - I HATE the "I have the time" thing, because I really don't have time but I...

  14. 62 Years Old - How do I get started in private duty nursing?

    LadysSolo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    It depends on the part of the country you are in, agency in this area pays pretty well (but as has been mentioned, you will have a case load, not just one

  15. Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    LadysSolo replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have given it pre-chemo many times also (worked oncology for 23 years) and never had a patient say anything about burning. Must be context, or perhaps amount of Decadron

  16. Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    LadysSolo replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're right on! And in this day and age, if your prospective partner doesn't require the same from you, they are crazy and not worth dating. Today, often "self-employed" means "I want to stay...

  17. Brave or just stupid?

    LadysSolo replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    She is going to do it anyway. She came here to get us to say what she was planning is a good idea. We don't, (we who are NPs with actual real life NP experience,) so she keeps trying to refute what we...

  18. Brave or just stupid?

    LadysSolo replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    An adult NP in internal medicine can see children as soon as they hit puberty, as an adult NP I have worked in Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, and Gerontology (Nursing Home practice.) Actually...

  19. Brave or just stupid?

    LadysSolo replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Also, regarding salary- I don't know about where you are, but I have 23 years' experience as a floor RN and on top of that 12 years' experience as an NP, and in Ohio I make $82,000/year, that is...

  20. Brave or just stupid?

    LadysSolo replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The reason it is better to have nursing experience is that patents have not "read the book" - "normal" is not always what the books say it is. If you have a patient come in whose blood pressure is...

  21. Any NPs miss being an RN?

    LadysSolo replied to cbxo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I travel to nursing homes and see patients there. I have a scribe a few days/week, but I still have to read the notes (at least I feel I do if I am signing them, although she is excellent I DO find...

  22. My Mom passed away. Did I do the right thing?

    LadysSolo replied to LovingMom1's topic in General Nursing

    I worked oncology for 23 years, and when someone got the "faraway" look in their eyes, we knew it would be soon, maybe not immediate but they were looking for someone. You did nothing wrong - your mom...

  23. Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    LadysSolo replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school ER triage in August - guy came in to ER with a rash (very hot August day.) How long have you had this rash? "Since November." And this is an emergency today why?????? End of the...

  24. Newly single :-) where to go in the US for a new and better NP job??

    LadysSolo replied to Tony1790's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NOT Ohio - 12 years experience an a NP and making $82,000/year (yes that's average for this area.) Granted benefits are included but pay still

  25. Any NPs miss being an RN?

    LadysSolo replied to cbxo's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've been an NP for 12 years, and I can say I love being an NP, but as I near retirement I am planning to go back to being an RN on the floor. I do NOT love the paperwork involved with being an NP, I...