SnowShoeRN

Anyone have any experience with the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine? I know their CVRN certificate is recognized by the ANCC, but I don't know much about how to test through them and I'm not having much luck getting in touch with someone th...

I work for CVS MinuteClinic and would be happy to answer any questions you have! I love it there. Private message me for more info. :)

Hmm. Tricky. I did my program in Boston and as hard as it was for me to find a position in the city (I ended up having to move for my 1st job), I don't think I would have accepted a position with a new practice that wasn't also heavy on the orientati...

Oh so very constantly. And it's been wonderful. I actually found my "here-is-where-I-will-be-in-10-years" list that I made when I graduated from nursing school 11 years ago. According to that list, I was going to get a ton of experience in ER nursing...

I can't advise you from a legal standpoint, but I would personally feel very uncomfortable doing that. At my last practice, we would get drug authorization forms come in and my my supervising MD was adamantly AGAINST us signing for each other. She wa...

Based on the federal definition of health care provider shouldn't you be interviewing MD's, DO's, PA's, NP's, CNM's, etc? If so, I'd contact pediatricians, PNP's, pediatric social workers, and pediatric psychologists in your area. Not that RN's opini...

To OP, as I'm sure you're aware there are many non-cosmetic uses for Botox as well. Don't know if this is something you might be interested in doing, but you could always consider offering non-cosmetic services as well. Best of luck. :) An evidence-b...

Have you tried contacting derm or costmetic surgery practices in your area? You may be able to find a derm MD who would be willing to help you out...

Loan repayment is a good reason to stay a FQHC, but keep in mind that just because you apply doesn't mean you'll get it. I was told when I interviewed that everyone who applies, has gotten it. Well, after doing a little more research I found out that...

Your job sounds uncannily like the place I just left. Right down to the insanely high turnover. After working in a similar practice for about 9 months, my biggest takeaway was that I went into it without asking the right questions and meeting the ri...

I got mine in less than a week, but I've really heard anything between 1 to 6 weeks. :/ Sorry if that's not really helpful. I hope you get it soon.

Hi everyone! I'm hoping you can help me with a couple of things I'm dealing with. For those who are pressed for time, I have a TL;DR at the end. I recently accepted a position at MinuteClinic and will be starting next month. Thing is, I just found ou...

I agree Laura. Thank you.

I'm hoping that the nausea never progresses to vomiting! That would be awesome. And of course that it's free from complications. Thanks for your response and well wishes. :)

Thank you! Me too! Fingers crossed. :)

Hi all. I need some encouragement and sound advice. This is a longer post but, believe it or not, abridged from the first version which went into way too much detail. Anyway...Very long story...less long: Started my first NP job in April. Absolutely ...

Great advice as usual TraumaRUs! Thank you. :)

Another update: Had a fantastic interview with MinuteClinic the other day, got to shadow for a few hours, and was offered the position the next day. I gladly accepted. It might not be a lifetime position, but it looks like it will work very well for ...

On the other hand, I absolutely love the following video to which I'm linking. Another poster posted it in a different thread maybe about a year ago. An experienced nurse dissects the hierarchy of health care and how it can contribute to the microcos...

Super long update with a TL;DR at the end. Well everyone, I thought I'd post an update. After this thread, things cooled down a lot at work. I had 1 more meeting just a few days later that was equal parts "you've improved on this, good job" and "here...

I like this suggestion a lot. I've thought about bringing up something like this, but I'm not sure how the whole needing-to-give-three-months-notice fits in. I think I'll bring up your ideas with my MD the next time we meet. We haven't had a meeting ...

Yeah. It's BS. One of their big criticisms is that the questions I ask are too simple for someone who has been there as long as I have and that I should know the answers. I was even told that it's not about my clinical judgement but I guess more alon...

Thanks Been there, done that. No cognitive issues. Just pure difficult-to-ambulate-for-too-long injuries which my doctors have suggested I address by working part time for now. I think it is entirely possible and likely probable that at least part o...

Thanks for your response. We have a 6 month probation period that ended up getting extended since I was out. I'm in the process of trying to figure out if the 3-months notice that is mentioned in my contract still applies if we're still on probation....

Thank you for your response. I did actually ask her a few meetings ago what was different - what had chanaged. And she essentially told me these issues had been there from the beginning. I then asked her why it was never brought to my attention so I ...