TakeTwoAspirin MSN, RN, APRN

It doesn't sound to me like they are letting her go because she does not meet a minimum level of basic competence. If you read her OP, they are allowing her to stay for several "months" while she finds a new position. Please, nobody is that nice. ...

While I am not familiar with how the chain of command works in correction facilities, it worries me that you mention that heart pain/chest pain is often used to get off the unit. If this influenced your decision not to have this addressed immediatel...

Torn between brutal honesty and encouragement..... Honesty: As a surgical tech, you will most certainly be multi-tasking - far more than you realize. While it is true that you will only have one patient to deal with at a time, during most surgical ...

Be careful you don't win the battle, but ultimately lose the war! I would have to have been physically messed up pretty bad to pursue action against a doctor (or any other provider) in a community in which I worked.

My favorite is the rash that was there yesterday, gone today, but pt wants something just in case it comes back!? Rule of thumb: If I can't see it I can't fix it!

If this guy is not paying you, how can you be sure he is paying your malpractice insurance or the taxes he is deducting No pay = no work. You have too much to lose and this whole thing sounds sketchy.

Sounds like they are billing your services "incident to" a physician for the higher reimbursement rate.

There is a module on the ANCC website that walks you through how to read the test questions and what key words and phrases they put in the questions that give you an indication of what kind of answer they are looking for. If you truly know your stuf...

It sounds like you are being flat out abused. Do you have a contract to fall back on? Any kind of per-patient bonus structure? Benefits? It's hard to tell just how badly you are being abused without further information on compensation, bonus struc...

How many patients does he expect you to see in each of the locations? Will you primarily be office-based, or rounding in two different locations? Will he pay travel expenses? If you are on call a lot, will he provide you with a phone or pay for you...

Two weeks vacation is nowhere near enough, especially given how many patients they expect you to see. Up to 30 is A LOT. They are going to be making a ton of money out of you with the kind of numbers they are throwing at you. Your base is OK, but...

This answer is perfection! Not only do you need to tell them what the labs are, but it is helpful to let them know what the last labs were (so that they can note any trends), and what the current dose is. If you are calling with INR it is also wis...

Or.... the more of an attitude they have, the worse their skill level is. There you go again with glass half empty! (Note the exclamation mark.)

The exclamation mark at the end of that sentence was supposed to give the reader a clue that the post was tongue-in-cheek. You can extrapolate meaning, misinterpret, and put as many words into my mouth as you want. Anyone who actually reads my pos...

I never said that the OP should accept the behavior If you read my post again, I am saying that in my experience the worse surgeons are normally the meanest - most likely secondary to their overcompensation for what they perceive as their own inadeq...

In my years in the OR I have noticed a pattern with mean surgeons: the amount of talent they have as a surgeon is usually directly inversely proportional to their bad attitude. Be kind to them. They are doing the best they can!

I say this with love, have you considered that you might have depression or some other mental health problem. The job is exhausting, we all know that and it does take a toll on your body, but you are pretty young and what you are describing sounds e...

I have looked at audio digest several times but never met anyone who actually used it. I was worried it wouldn't be worth the expense. Tell me more? Why do you prefer it to the other sources?

Dumbest thing a doctor has ever done to me? Pissed me off!

Poppycat gave you some really good advice. I have to wonder though if you really have burned your bridges with your (ex)employer. Is there anyone you can go to on your old unit and talk to. They clearly new your history and were willing to help y...

We have somewhat parallel experiences. I too started with PA school and realized it was not for me for much the same reasons. Being a NP is a really comfortable fit for me. Much as you, I found it to be as good a fit as a hand in glove. While I le...

GW has a good Adult/Geri program. Also, go to your State's BON page and see what programs the Board have credentialed/approved for in-State students.

This is all just too funny. I think both synaptic and sauce should co-author a book called, "How to defend a perspective based on pure fallacy: For people who have nothing better to do with their intellect". I think you could make a lot of money. ...

So if someone disagrees with you, then they are one of "them", obviously. You sound like the bully who when challenged insists that it is not you that is at fault, but them because they don't have a good sense of humor and are too sensitive. While...

Of course the pay is primo for a 1-2 day event. These event planners don't have any of the expenses a "normal" employer has (benefits package) they are just staffing PRN. This isn't really representative of what a NP can make per hour in a regular ...