AtomicWoman

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  1. Adding second CRNP specialty in Pennsylvania

    AtomicWoman posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Has anyone added a second specialty to their CRNP license in Pennsylvania? I'm already licensed for Adult Health and I want to add a second specialty (just finished a program and passed my...

  2. PMHNP practice

    AtomicWoman replied to IDNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My husband had a new patient specialist appointment via telemedicine last month. I looked at his EOB and Medicare approved a whopping $54 for the visit, even though the CMS website claims "These...

  3. Do you have your own malpractice insurance?

    AtomicWoman replied to tgod288's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have Proliability. They are usually responsive to any requests or concerns I

  4. FNP job search gone bad

    AtomicWoman replied to TravelNurseFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Maybe this article in Medical Economics will give you some inspiration for other states to look at. If the state is short of PCPs, it might be a good place to look for a job as an FNP....

  5. On line NP or On-campus Np? (MA)

    AtomicWoman replied to Rosemarch's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I cannot tell you how many people I know who regretted doing online programs, because they were required to find their own preceptors. They were enormously stressed, and some had to take a semester...

  6. Adding second CRNP specialty in Pennsylvania

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

    As far as I know, the Commonwealth does not have a deadline to obtain licensure for a second specialty. It all depends on whether you are working in that specialty or not. If you're working in the...

  7. Anyone take the new version of PMHNP ANCC test?

    AtomicWoman replied to Drpeenisfingers's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Did you look at the new test content outline? It is rather different from the old test content outline. One of the biggest changes was that the "Professional Role and Polices" questions have been...

  8. Changes to ANCC PMHNP-BC Dec.16th?

    AtomicWoman replied to Rayngler's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    They cannot do this. This is how they test new questions to determine if they will be placed in the test bank for the actual test (that counts toward your score). They get a lot of useful statistics...

  9. Malpractice Insurance Co. Recommendations

    AtomicWoman posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have been with ProLiability for the last 8 years or so, but their customer service has gotten pretty unresponsive, which is aggravating. Anyone have a good experience with other NP malpractice...

  10. Streamlined Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Post-Graduate

    AtomicWoman replied to Rex_Rudolph_III_APRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am familiar with this program, although I have not gone through it. I know several people who completed it while working full-time. (Your workplace is also your clinical site, which works out...

  11. Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    AtomicWoman replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nursing school at age 52. When I looked for a job as a new graduate BSN, I absolutely encountered age discrimination. (I will not go into the details.) It was very discouraging. I did...

  12. ANCC EXAM REVIEW TIPS PMHNP exam

    AtomicWoman replied to MissMemphis05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I found the ANCC online questions to be the best prep, along with reading "Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Review and Resource Manual, 4th Edition" (the "purple book"). I know others...

  13. I walked out of a job fair after being Reminded why I left the southeast

    AtomicWoman replied to Tony1790's topic in Advanced Practice

    Glad to be of service!

  14. PhD nurses educating DNP students

    AtomicWoman replied to Neuro Guy NP's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Agree with this. I have been looking for a DNP program that will make me a better clinician. I want to take courses like super-advanced pharmacology and patho, advanced clinical decision-making, etc....

  15. I walked out of a job fair after being Reminded why I left the southeast

    AtomicWoman replied to Tony1790's topic in Advanced Practice

    Don't call me a "physician extender". It makes NPs sound like medical Hamburger Helper! ? I will not even respond to a job ad that uses that term. It speaks volumes about the culture of the employer...

  16. What's the least saturated specialty in APRN?

    AtomicWoman replied to soljhs's topic in Advanced Practice

    That is literally one of the saddest things I have ever read on AN, and I have been here for over 10 years.

  17. Return to NP Practice

    AtomicWoman replied to Godsgirl73's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It sounds like you have a great plan in place already, with lots of support. Good for you! I don't know how it works in Canada, but did you have to be certified by a particular organization to become...

  18. Diversion investigation

    AtomicWoman replied to srnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Dear heavens yes, you need an attorney. I hope you have spoken to one by now. I'm guessing the DEA, your state BON and Board of Medicine are all involved. Best of luck to you as this gets sorted

  19. Lost New NP

    AtomicWoman replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    OP, I am worried for you. As at least one other poster has mentioned, an FNP working in an intensive inpatient role is working outside their scope of practice. That's a legally dicey place to be. I...

  20. Adding second CRNP specialty in Pennsylvania

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

    Answering my own question, for anyone else who needs to know. The answer is yes, you have to go through the whole process again, including criminal background checks from every state you've lived in,...

  21. Do you have your own malpractice insurance?

    AtomicWoman replied to tgod288's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have had my own malpractice since I was a BSN student. I would never be without it. One of my BSN instructors was an RN/JD who represented plenty of nurses. She told us that if the circumstances are...

  22. FNP in Hospital Setting

    AtomicWoman replied to NewBostonFNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    Agree with the others about scope of practice issues. Did you receive training in weaning vent patients and taking care of other critical patients in your FNP program? How is your scope of practice as...

  23. Would you stay?

    AtomicWoman replied to Power2020's topic in Advanced Practice

    "the medical assistants have attitude - one doesn't speak with me because she feels she is the provider and when initially i was working she would literally argue with me in regards to who should be...

  24. NY Mandates "BSN in 10"

    AtomicWoman replied to TAKOO01's topic in General Nursing

    In the Philly area, we have what I call "BSN by default". As in, the big hospitals only hire BSN and no longer higher ASN nurses. This has been going on for close to 10 years now. And because of the...

  25. ACNP and the future

    AtomicWoman replied to bosstyn21's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you are planning to stay in your city or area, you need to know the culture of your local hospitals. Do they give NPs a lot of autonomy? Are the acute care NPs doing the full spectrum of patient...