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  1. APRN in scrubs?

    I wear sports casual. black pants and runners. I let my work speak for itself, am clean and
  2. UBC Nurse Practitioner requirements?

    Best to ask the school. However, IMO it likely refers to hands on patient care, making clinical decisions. As an NP, the fact that I have worked as an RN helps shape the care I provide and gives me...
  3. Feeling Lost As An NP

    I found clinic work in general very stressful, because of overbooking, short appointments for complex patients( it was a cancer associated thrombosis clinic) and not enough support staff. I swore to...
  4. Canadian NP moving to US!

    getting board certification through ANCC or AANP will help
  5. Fear of Retirement!

    Hello, Laine: I'm gearing up for retirement this year too. To help me, I have hired a financial planner to provide various scenarios. I realize that I should have started planning my retirement...
  6. New nurse practitioner here Please help

    IMO : I worked in a specialty area as a NP new grad, but it was an area I have many years of RN experience. The way patient acuity has changed in hem/onc: I would never recommend this job to a new...
  7. Landing a RN position with Alberta Health Services

    There will likely be layoffs soon for nurses. Most jobs are casual and part
  8. AHS/Covenant Health Seniority

    If you are out of scope, AHS does not port your seniority, sicktime and even tries to ding you on vacation accrual. So if you are moving from Covenant Health to AHS: negotiate and remember is the...
  9. Getting to NP

    As far as I know BC, AB and Ontario will recognize ANCC/AANP certification as an NP but whether they recognize your NP education as equivalent may be ? subject to their review. If other NPs in the...
  10. Who is responsible for lab results?

    In my experience, it is primarily the responsibility of the person who ordered the
  11. New grad- Nephrology vs Heme/onc

    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...
  12. Dear Alberta nurses...

    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...
  13. 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...
  14. New grad- Nephrology vs Heme/onc

    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