Iridescence

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  1. Geriatric NPs how many patients do u see?

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

    I see 15-25. It totally depends on the nature of the visit. Is it routine? Is the chart organized? How stable is the patient? Are the family members at the bedside, if so are they CRAZY? Most routine...

  2. Completely lost it today... cool heads needed, please.

    Iridescence replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Having an 11month home is probably the biggest part of the challenge. I have an 15 month old, who I leave at *daycare* everyday so I can go to work and deal with many ungrateful a-holes who are...

  3. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    Iridescence replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    From the JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Primary Care Outcomes in Patients Treated by Nurse Practitioners or Physicians JAMA Network | JAMA | Primary Care Outcomes in Patients Treated by...

  4. Are online ANP degrees destroying our credibility?

    Iridescence replied to jilljw's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    God, I gotta just say- yeah, grad school was intense both physically and academically. However, no amount of training from either a piddly online degree mill or fancy prestigious university, could...

  5. Straight from BSN to NP and maturity

    Iridescence replied to priorities2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I disagree. Go for it. Your brain is young and pliable now. You will absorb the new information like a sponge. I am a recently graduated NP, with RN experience, and in my early 30s. Trust me, NP work...

  6. Seasoned NPs: How do you switch specialities?

    Iridescence posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So, graduated last Dec and got a job as a new grad *phew* in a Long Term Care/Rehab facility. Feeling like Im ready to move on. Unfortunately, most of the job postings I have come across are looking...

  7. This is how much ER doctors are making

    Iridescence replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ER MDs in San Francisco make 205-250,000/yr ER NPs make 60-80/hr (roughly 1/2 the

  8. Seasoned NPs: How do you switch specialities?

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

    Do you both have Acute Care NP certification? Have any leads on Bay Area jobs (namely

  9. Make more $$ and Work Less.

    Iridescence replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah SkiBumNP! That means we can have lunch in the Mission... -Iris P.S maybe you can help me get a job there too after I grow tired of the pay and lack of autonomy at my current entry level

  10. Make more $$ and Work Less.

    Iridescence replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    SkiBumNP- Job openings in ED at Kaiser San Jose and SFGH.

  11. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    Iridescence replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Although I would LOVE to work as an RN before finishing my FNP...there are absolutely no jobs anywhere for us. Any suggestions on how to get this RN experience that everyone says is so vital to being...

  12. Nurse Practitioner student

    Iridescence replied to skisqueen625's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Second thought: Im in my second semester of NP school, taking Primary Care I and Pharm + over 170 hours of clinic. Just found out Im pregnant. Not really sure how to handle this one. Any mothers or...

  13. Nurse Practitioner student

    Iridescence replied to skisqueen625's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Im trying to get through Pharm myself. The classes of antibiotics are giving me the most trouble for some reason. Epocrates has been helping me enormously in

  14. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Iridescence replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey Blue! I live in Noe...we should meet up regardless of MEPN

  15. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Iridescence replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

  16. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Iridescence replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have to hand to you my dear....you are pretty

  17. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Iridescence replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Nice to hear from you Karla- Im Iris, I have been lurking around these postings too with the occasional comment, but lately I feel that the vibe on this thread has gone south. I understand that...

  18. Gre/mepn/ucsf

    Iridescence replied to bambou's topic in General Nursing

    Hey rinnop- my gres: Verbal 580 Math-650 Writing 5.5 It falls in an acceptable range, but nothing eye popping I dont believe that GREs are really going to tip the scales one way or another. I just...

  19. Gre/mepn/ucsf

    Iridescence replied to bambou's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Elizabells, Can I ask you a very honest question? So I have quite a bit of patient care experiene, I am an RT in the NICU and PICU. I went to school for 2 years to get my credentials, but this was...

  20. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Iridescence replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    This question is for Teenyjo: I just read part of your blog....and congrats on putting something together like that. In regards to city living, I live in Noe valley SF, which is about 6 blocks away...

  21. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Iridescence replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Amen my dear....we are all freaking out hoping that by some strange luck, we get interviews. We all have completely different backgrounds/education/life experience and who is too say what the common...

  22. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Iridescence replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think that you are overlooking a very important aspect of the profession... teamwork. You will not last a minute in any unit if you dont how to help and work with your fellow collegues. This is not...

  23. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Iridescence replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    In regards to the med school vs. NP school- Addie and Newtonian, I think that you must look at what kind of lifestyle you want and your utlimate objective is. If you really want to work with with...

  24. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Iridescence replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yes- I applied for the PNP track Ok- Exactly how important do we think clinical experience is? My freshmen year of college, I royally messed up...school was not my priority. By my sophmore year I did...