Alicia777

Alicia777 MSN, NP

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  1. Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

    Alicia777 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    I would tend to say no, you have hover mats to move obese patients from the stretcher to the OR bed, a dedicated team helping versus trying to find anyone to help you boost a floor patient or walk...

  2. Wound Care part-time?

    Alicia777 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hi! So as I'm always on the hunt for the perfect side hustle, I've been contacted by a recruiter for a part-time NP wound care job. Apparently I would visit a few SNFs per day, and change...

  3. NP Salary/Pay Let's Be Transparent

    Alicia777 replied to SurgicalNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a sub-surgical specialties NP inpatient. We get paid a measly $20/hour (this is weekends only 7a-7p) but if we get called in or have to go in assist with a case or even to round, we get 4 hours....

  4. Locum Tenens FNP?

    Alicia777 replied to wanna_be's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've worked with Weatherby Healthcare in the past. I've also spoken with Aya. The one piece of advice is that the agency did not have the correct information about site needs, so I went into the...

  5. QC Kinetics

    Alicia777 posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Hey there— Wondering if any APP's work at a QC kinetics around the county? It's Ortho-focused 'regenerative medicine' franchise that uses a patient's own bone marrow, which is then injected...

  6. Returning to OR circulator position after being NP. Yikes.

    Alicia777 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hey there—-so I am a surgical NP. I’m an RNFA and it’s been a great job. Previously I had been an OR nurse both scrubbing and circulating but that was several years ago. Lately, I have been very...

  7. Can an RN make $200K a year working 24 hours a week?

    Alicia777 replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    200K year is roughly $100/hour. Yes, possible in San Francisco, but its probably based on three 12 hour shifts, 36

  8. HANA table question??

    Alicia777 replied to Kelina's topic in Operating Room

    It differs by hospital. At mine the rep runs the table but I interviewed at another hospital where it was the circulator's role to run

  9. Returning to OR circulator position after being NP. Yikes.

    Alicia777 replied to Alicia777's topic in Operating Room

    I didn't last more than a few months! The learning curve was steeeep and I was only there a few times per month so was not making good progress They wanted to throw me on the schedule! Plus the...

  10. NP in clinic based surgical specialties

    Alicia777 replied to treeye's topic in Advanced Practice

    I worked briefly in outpatient urology. My main training is as a RNFA in surgery. There are many patient who surgery wouldn't be indicated. For instance, I had I had a big segment of female patients...

  11. Wound Care part-time?

    Alicia777 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi! So as I'm always on the hunt for the perfect side hustle, I've been contacted by a recruiter for a part-time NP wound care job. Apparently I would visit a few SNFs per day, and change...

  12. NPs and Being On-Call

    Alicia777 replied to ZephieLin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in inpatient surgery and it varies. In my particular hospital there is no requirement to pick up call per se, but I end up taking 1-2 Saturdays a month, 7a-7pm. This could require doing nothing...

  13. Would set days be possible?

    Alicia777 posted a topic in Travel

    Hey! im interested in doing an assignment while I hold onto my full time 36 hour job. This would mean only being able to work 2; 12 hour shift on two set days every week. Has anyone seen...

  14. How Do You Handle Patients That...

    Alicia777 replied to DrCOVID's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Simple; "I'm sorry I can't do that. Take care and see you at follow

  15. Bad Situation At First NP Job

    Alicia777 replied to The Good Nurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Agree, staying on per-diem sounds like a good compromise. Having said that, if your new job doesn't allow you enough free time to give them per diem shifts, drop them. You tried.. Similarly, I am...

  16. FNP too soon?

    Alicia777 replied to Guest1030824's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Agree with PP, this is not CRNA school and you can definitely at least work part-time and go to

  17. Can an FNP work as First Assist?

    Alicia777 replied to Hefziba's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an NP RNFA. I wrote a whole post about it a couple years back. I love it. I was an OR RN prior to entering NP school (FNP) and my intention was to stay in

  18. Feeling Lost As An NP

    Alicia777 replied to plantmom4lyfe's topic in Advanced Practice

    Sometimes, things just don't work out they way you envision them and that is OK. I'm leaving my specialty clinic job less than a year into it and while I have guilt about not being able to "stick it...

  19. Tips to increasing efficiency as an Outpatient NP?

    Alicia777 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Starting my first position as an outpatient NP soon. I’ve strictly worked in inpatient surgery prior to this and since I’m adding to my overall weekly hours I want tips to getting out on time....

  20. Surgical NPs—Progress Note question adding attending?

    Alicia777 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi there— We’ve been having an ongoing discussion at my hospital as to whether or not surgeons need to be CCed on to our daily surgical progress notes for billing purposes. Typically I have...

  21. Travel RNs Making $$ - Would you go back to it?

    Alicia777 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am in awe of what travel RN companies are currently paying. In my pre-NP life I traveled around the country doing assignments when I was young and single, it was fun but you definitely needed to...

  22. Travel RNs Making $$ - Would you go back to it?

    Alicia777 replied to Alicia777's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I signed up for Vivian Health. I get the alerts that fit my old role of 'operating room RN'. I've started the process of talking to one of the recruiters and feeling out if this could be a possibility...

  23. FNP - to surgery

    Alicia777 replied to Sun1's topic in Advanced Practice

    So you're asking if my FNP allows me to work in the ICU? Yes. I've been helping out there from time to time. Two thumbs down ?

  24. FNP - to surgery

    Alicia777 replied to Sun1's topic in Advanced Practice

    Hospitalist-I would think so, although all of our hospitalists are MDs. ICU I think Acute care NP is going to make more sense these

  25. FNP - to surgery

    Alicia777 replied to Sun1's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm a FNP who works in surgery. I first assist in our hospital's sub-specialties; Urology, ortho, breast, ENT, plastics. In my state I need a RNFA to be in the OR as an FNP. My background is as an OR...