BCgradnurse

BCgradnurse MSN, RN, NP

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  1. What do your patients call you?

    BCgradnurse replied to jcgrund's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I get the Dr. thing all the time, no matter how often I correct patients. Most of my patients are from cultures where NPs do not exist, and in their eyes it is disrespectful to call me by my first...

  2. Nurses who steal narcotics....

    BCgradnurse replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I think this is a little harsh. People do deserve second chances. I've encountered several people, both personally and professionally, who were willing to do the hard work to overcome their...

  3. Help from BS (non nursing) to MSN

    BCgradnurse replied to Ashli's topic in Advanced Practice

    Not exactly. The direct entry programs do not bypass the RN or BSN. You must be a licensed RN before you can become an NP. The direct entry programs spend the first year or so on learning the...

  4. Nurses who steal narcotics....

    BCgradnurse replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I have mixed feelings about the whole subject of addiction. I don't believe anyone chooses to be an addict, and I think the drug of choice eventually takes over all rational thought. However, I also...

  5. Nurses who steal narcotics....

    BCgradnurse replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    In my state a provider cannot write for controlled substances for themselves or a family member. A very good rule, IMO. It is legal to write an rx for other meds for yourself or family members, but...

  6. APNs: Post your specialty

    BCgradnurse replied to shondaRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an FNP doing adult primary care in an urban community health center. I work with a very challenging population and an even more challenging administration. Pay isn't the greatest, but I had most...

  7. Help from BS (non nursing) to MSN

    BCgradnurse replied to Ashli's topic in Advanced Practice

    Ashli, I graduated from a Direct Entry NP program and am currently working as a FNP. It was very challenging and pretty much consumed my life the whole time I was in the program, but I have no...

  8. What grosses YOU out?

    BCgradnurse replied to JenTheRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sputum...hands down. I worked as a laboratory tech for many years before entering nursing, and can handle the most disgusting things a human body can produce, but sputum gets me every

  9. Lab Interpretation

    BCgradnurse replied to Dixiecup's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I worked for 20+ years as a laboratory technologist, but I still need a reference from time to time. I use the MDezLabs app on my iPhone. It's free! SOme of my colleagues use Mosby's manual of Lab...

  10. Number of patients per day??

    BCgradnurse replied to max66's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am getting wonderful experience, and the craziness is worth it. However, it will be good to work at a more reasonably paced

  11. Number of patients per day??

    BCgradnurse replied to max66's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I do a lot of it at home, and also do most of my charting at home. I work through lunch most days, too. The 15 minutes for a physical is ridiculous. It's forced me to basically stop doing GYN exams...

  12. Number of patients per day??

    BCgradnurse replied to max66's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in adult primary care and see 24-30 patients per day. I get 15 minutes per appointment, whether it's a blood pressure re-check or a complete physical. This is one of the reasons I'll be...

  13. DE programs?

    BCgradnurse replied to Joebird21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A DE program is different from an accelerated program. DE programs are for people who have degrees in a filed other than nursing. A DE program gives you both your RN or BSN and then your MSN. You...

  14. Any one else feel this way

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

    All the

  15. I need help on a career change question do I go for NP or something else

    BCgradnurse replied to KevD11's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm a Direct Entry grad-FNP. I work in a community health center and although I'm not making a top salary, it's a heck of a lot more than $30,000 a year. This was a mid-life career change for me and...

  16. The Downsides to being an NP?

    BCgradnurse replied to phosphorus's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a primary care NP in a busy community health center. I see 28-30 patients per day and I don't feel I have enough time with my patients. The teaching and preventative care take a back seat to...

  17. Is NP really worth it?

    BCgradnurse replied to Le-Lee_FNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah, what allennp said....have never regretted it for a

  18. Passed AANP Certification Exam!

    BCgradnurse replied to kyboyrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Congratulations!!!

  19. Where is the best place to work as a new FNP

    BCgradnurse replied to JenA27's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a relatively new FNP (2009) and I do a combination of primary care and urgent care (adults only). I am definitely a generalist, and I'm I glad I chose this setting for my first job, as I've been...

  20. How micro-managed are you?

    BCgradnurse replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey Joe, I am not micromanaged in the the way I see or treat patients. However, my clinic's director likes to micromanage things like our schedule, how many appointments we have to book, the size of...

  21. Direct-entry NP program participants - where did you come from?

    BCgradnurse replied to dp1200's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Im a grad of a direct entry NP program (May 2009). I had no trouble getting a job. Most places I interviewed with did not care that I had no RN expereince; not having NP experience was a far greater...

  22. Any direct entry NP's / CNL's?

    BCgradnurse replied to suiteums's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm an NP who graduated in 2009 from a direct entry program. I had no trouble finding a job as an FNP, but that may have been specific to my geographic area. I felt well prepared to be an entry...

  23. Question to FNPs about clinicals

    BCgradnurse replied to DanC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would have liked to spend time with a certified diabetes educator and in

  24. Plan to become nurse practitioner any advice

    BCgradnurse replied to Curious88's topic in General Nursing

    Curious88, I have a different point of view, and I speak from experience. It is not mandatory that you work for years as an RN before becoming an NP. You have to obtain your RN and pass your NCLEX,...

  25. Graduating tomorrow....Next up, boards!

    BCgradnurse replied to kyboyrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Congrats on your graduation and best of luck to your mother. My mother was diagnosed with lung cancer in my last semester of NP school. I think that made me work harder, cause I knew how much she...