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  1. manor care pa

    AtomicWoman replied to steffuturelpn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Too. Many. Patients. I can't stress that enough. So many that it is unsafe. In a subacute unit, they assign 20 patients to each nurse, at least at the facility near me. These are older people that...

  2. Will my age keep me from a good nursing career?

    AtomicWoman replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Having lots of "life experience" was a HUGE plus when I went looking for an APN job. But a minus when I looked for an RN job. Glad I left bedside nursing and became an NP. My patients are always...

  3. Passed ANCC & AANP...and these are the resources that I would recommend

    AtomicWoman replied to MLGDNP12's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you are taking the AANP exam, don't waste your time studying research design and all that "fun" stuff. Study that if you are taking the ANCC

  4. Poll re: NP malpractice insurance

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

    What that NP told you was complete and utter nonsense. Plaintiff's attorneys follow a strafing technique, where they name anyone and everyone that had the slightest thing to do with the case. From...

  5. HELP NEW NP!!!

    AtomicWoman replied to jessarnp33's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As someone who just started seeing patients on my own in the last few months, I want to urge you to negotiate a slower pace for the first couple of months at least. The doc I work for totally got it...

  6. Poll re: NP malpractice insurance

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

    One of my nursing professors was also an attorney who defended nurses in lawsuits. She told us to always carry our own malpractice. If the hospital's/employer's lawyers decide it is best for their...

  7. AANP certification score?

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

    I passed ANCC in September. All I was told was that passed, both in person at the test center, and in the letter I got from them. In my experience, employers don't care what your score was; all they...

  8. After hour calls

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

    Wow, that parent has boundary issues. Talk about feeling entitled. I guess all you can do is block her calls. Or dismiss her and her child from the practice. I guess it would depend on who makes those...

  9. Is going straight into a DNP crazy or great?

    AtomicWoman replied to topaz3335's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I am practicing right now as an APN and holding off a bit on the DNP. I am not sure what I want my capstone project to be, and when I do the DNP, I want to be totally focused on that goal. Friends of...

  10. never been screamed at like this before :(

    AtomicWoman replied to mmc51264's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're gonna get cranks like this sometimes. They are probably just used to always being in charge and always cowing people. Just smile, ask if they'd like their med now, and get out of the room. Then...

  11. Job Offer, but I have reservations.....

    AtomicWoman replied to gerry79's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Much too low, relative to the amount of responsibility and accountability you would have. But you've already figured that out.

  12. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    AtomicWoman replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also went to nursing school late and did not graduate until I was in my early 50s. For those of you planning to go on to become NPs, I can tell you this -- every doctor I interviewed with for an NP...

  13. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    AtomicWoman replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You were very fortunate. A lot of people who have graduated in the last few years have had great difficulty finding their first job. Glad you were able to land one! (This is in reply to

  14. New Jersey: Time to receive APN license?

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

    Yes, state offices were closed Monday and Tuesday. It's not that; I surely understand the disaster changed a lot of things. It's the endless nonsense and delays from the get-go a month ago. Why are...

  15. New Jersey: Time to receive APN license?

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

    Still waiting.... And now when I call, I get "voicemail inbox full" types of messages. This is absolutely maddening. Especially since I think they send you a letter and then you have a pay another fee...

  16. Passed ANCC & AANP...and these are the resources that I would recommend

    AtomicWoman replied to MLGDNP12's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thank you. :) I sure am glad to be done. Now on to the next scary thing... seeing and treating

  17. New Jersey: Time to receive APN license?

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

    That's good advice.

  18. New Grad. FNP: Need advice on CE

    AtomicWoman replied to j411100's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Have to pipe up for Medscape, too. Love it. And have you checked Advance for NPs&PAs? (or is it PAs and

  19. Would you do it over again?

    AtomicWoman replied to kelmc0824's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The RN and NP roles are *so* different. I hated bedside nursing, truth be told. I hated running aroung like a nut with my med cart, trying to finish my med pass for too many patients. Hated a lot of...

  20. New Jersey CDS class

    AtomicWoman replied to froggg123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    For anyone who is looking at this topic now, I took my NJ CDS prescribing course online through Monmouth University. It worked out great, and was reasonably priced. They give you nearly 2 weeks to...

  21. Help! FNP vs. ANP

    AtomicWoman replied to jelly2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I pursued an ANP because I have zero desire to treat children or pregnant women. And where I live, very, very few parents take their kids to a family practice. They go to pediatricians. Different...

  22. Passed ANCC & AANP...and these are the resources that I would recommend

    AtomicWoman replied to MLGDNP12's topic in Advanced Practice

    Just passed my ANCC ANP exam. :) I found the Fitzgerald CDs and the Hollier book and website extremely helpful. I also want to recommend spending some time with your physical assessment textbook,...

  23. Passed ANCC & AANP...and these are the resources that I would recommend

    AtomicWoman replied to MLGDNP12's topic in Advanced Practice

    Were any of your resources helpful for the legal/ethical/policy questions on ANCC? So few resources have any info or questions about those topics. Fitzgerald has a handout and a CD, but I need some...

  24. Passed ANCC & AANP...and these are the resources that I would recommend

    AtomicWoman replied to MLGDNP12's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thanks! I have since found out that some other people I know are signed up for both exams. Congrats on passing! What a relief.

  25. Passed ANCC & AANP...and these are the resources that I would recommend

    AtomicWoman replied to MLGDNP12's topic in Advanced Practice

    You took both ANCC and AANP? Or am I misreading your post? If you did, I am just curious why you took both exams? Congrats on passing! I'm testing later this