AtomicWoman

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  1. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    AtomicWoman replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I am a primary care NP. I never worked in an acute hospital as an RN, but I did work in rehab. I can tell you this: if you want to really learn about primary care, take advantage of where you are...

  2. Phentermine??

    AtomicWoman replied to TennesseeNP123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I never make the suggestion to use it, but patients will come with stories like, "My friend used it to kick-start her weight loss while she started dieting and exercise". Typically, the patient will...

  3. DOT Medical Exam Training for NPs

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

    We do too few of them in our office for us to get the training. I don't know if the doc is going to decide not to do them at all, or just get certified himself, or

  4. Passed Adult AANP Certification Exam

    AtomicWoman replied to casias12's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    AANC or ANCC? These acronyms make me crazy sometimes. I have taken and passed both the ANP and AGPCNP exams through ANCC. The AGPCNP exam was very different from the ANP exam I took last

  5. thank you for preceptor

    AtomicWoman replied to spacegal52's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I wrote my preceptor a heartfelt thank you and got her a book I thought she would like. (It was something she had already expressed interest

  6. Phentermine??

    AtomicWoman replied to TennesseeNP123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When I initiate phentermine (always in combination with diet and exercise), I tell the patient "this medication is approved for short-term use only. I will write only for 3 months of it and then you...

  7. Getting nervous for AGPCNP exam in 4 weeks AANP

    AtomicWoman replied to lynn5707's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I did ANCC's AGPCNP exam (was already certified as an ANP), so I can't address the AANP issue. But 2 weeks of studying for my initial ANP certification was plenty. And the APEA Q-Bank is available as...

  8. United Healthcare Housecalls

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

    Are you able to get your documentation done in a reasonable amount of time? My fear is going to see the patient, doing a comprehensive exam and then having to spend another 2 hours writing it up! (I...

  9. How long after graduation for licensure

    AtomicWoman replied to megank5183's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It depends on the state you are in. I live in NJ and it is notoriously slow in processing applications. Ditto for California. I was officially licensed by NJ 3 months after I graduated and about 7...

  10. Most Rigorous NP Programs (worried about NP Curriculum)!

    AtomicWoman replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    "The instructor herself was the model for the speculum

  11. Narcotics and diagnostics...

    AtomicWoman replied to TennesseeNP123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am in primary care. Whenever I have "inherited" a patient like this, I say, "The standard of care in pain management is to use long-acting pain medications daily, with short-acting medications like...

  12. Adult-Gero exam and AANP

    AtomicWoman replied to kevang22's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's nuts not to do practice questions. I don't understand that advice. In fact, doing tons of practice questions gave me a lot of

  13. NP Independent Practice States

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

    So, uh... how are you supposed to apply for a job that requires you to have your NC NP license if you can't get your NC NP license without a supervising physician???? That's pretty darn

  14. Geriatric NPs how many patients do u see?

    AtomicWoman replied to lynn5707's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have a friend who works in a for-profit LTC/Rehab facility. She is a new grad and finds the job extremely stressful. It's essentially all about money, money, money. No surprise. Her biggest...

  15. NP Independent Practice States

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

    AANP has a handy page that tells you what each state's requirements are: AANP - State Practice Environment You can click on the map or the tabs to see what each state

  16. Using MDs for clinical rotation preceptors?

    AtomicWoman replied to megank5183's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I had a D.O. for one of my ANP rotations. It was a great experience, as he had 45 years of practice experience. I learned a lot from

  17. NPs ever have to take call?

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

  18. NPs ever have to take call?

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

    Many NPs are salaried, some are hourly. I don't think being either salaried or hourly will "fix" the problem of call being an expectation. You'll likely run into this problem when you get into...

  19. NPs ever have to take call?

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

    I am envious that you get compensated. Good for

  20. NPs ever have to take call?

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

    My NP colleagues and I joke that we sure would like to know who started this whole "call is part of your job" thing! Somewhere along the line, some NP(s) agreed to do

  21. NPs ever have to take call?

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

    Don't. Get. Me. Started. At every single job I interviewed for, I was expected to take call "as part of the job". And it didn't matter if the pay was salary or hourly! Mind you, I do not cover...

  22. manor care pa

    AtomicWoman replied to steffuturelpn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I remember the place I interviewed at -- it had just been built, so everything was brand-new -- had no bedrails at all. Now I know that bedrails are controversial. But it's not like they had all low...

  23. NPs ever have to take call?

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

    It would be a lot more nerve wracking for me if I couldn't access the EMR from home. At least I can see what meds the person is on, what problems they have

  24. NPs ever have to take call?

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

    I agree with TraumaRUs. I would have no way to determine and equivalent workday to X days/nights of taking call. Sometimes I get no calls, sometimes I get slammed with calls. If one of us wants to...

  25. NPs ever have to take call?

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

    I work in primary care. I split call with 4 other providers (including 2 docs), so I wind up being on call 6 to 7 days per month. There's at least on Saturday and one Sunday on-call each month, plus...