Oh wow....sorry I am reading this after nearly 2 yrs!
I have worked hospital acute care, medical units and specialty units of hematology/oncology as a NP. I currently work in a hem/onc daycare/triage and also in a cancer associated thrombosis subspecialty clinic as adult NP
Hellohobbit:
What did you decide?
Employer sponsored education usually has a catch...you may need to work at least a year or pay back the prorated cost of education. Having said that, specialty areas are a good place to learn...there is usually overtime...and you are picking up marketable skills and experience which will improve your job prospects in the future
i am hoping to scale back to 2 days a week in 2018 after I turn 57.
I keep my benefits at a FTE: 0.4, get out of the house and have an opportunity to do some critical thinking and
provide care. I have 5 days off a week.
I am hoping for a nonclinic job....hate being timecrunched and being alloted
I am not a big fan of nephrology patients....in my opinion, they r usually 'difficult'
Hem/onc patients on the other hand....r my favorite patient population to work with
Still fairly common if the chemotx has a finite # of cycles or is every 3 wks or longer.
If the patient has good peripheral veins or the patient declines to have a port or a PICC
For the RNs who ask me if it is worth being an NP:
I always ask them if they are currently happy in their job position as an RN. If so, I don't recommend NP.
globalRN replied to purplegal's topic in Relations
I do give them some extra attention, if desired, as a professional courtesy.
I find dentists, as a group, to be the most difficult patients, with nurses(especially the senior 65 yr + nurses) the next most difficult.
I find family members who are lawyers can be the most difficult family members...some are 'know it alls' and confrontational.
If the kid washes daily....how come he still smells?
Definitely will impact his social interactions...
Poor kid.
Isnt this more a social work kinda issue?
Dec 9 by Euro_Sepsis
I can easily see a non-stentable NSTEMI due to myocardial vasospam or demand ischemia in any kind of shock.
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Dec 9 by chare
Likely not an MI. Acute illness, other than cardiac, can cause increase in troponin levels.
Agree. Seen this. Cardiology agreed
globalRN replied to FutureMSN2018's topic in NP Students
Yes there is high demand for psych NPs....but like any specialty...it is best if you come from that specialty as a RN.
For myself, I would never apply for a cardiology, nephrology NP position because that isnt my comfort zone.
When u r the NP in a specialty area....u need to know what u r doing!!
