Riburn3 BSN, MSN, APRN, NP

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    Is Becoming A NP Worth It?

    Riburn3 replied to 8mpg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Negotiating is only hard if you don't educate yourself beforehand. That's why I take a big interest in reimbursement. When I was a hospital RN, I was absolutely oblivious to what things cost, and how...
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    Is Becoming A NP Worth It?

    Riburn3 replied to 8mpg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NP's make that much because they generate more than that. For example, in a given day I see between 15-20 patients in my primary care office where I work with a physician and another NP. I learned a...
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    New NP practice advice

    Riburn3 replied to Missy89's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a new NP working in internal medicine and feel a lot like you, thinking I forget a lot of things. It's really hard when some of these patients have a million things wrong with them and want a lot...
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    FNP work schedule

    Riburn3 replied to sometimesagreat...'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My new position is Monday through Thursday 9-5 and a half day Friday. No weekends or call. After years of doing 3-4 12 hour shifts each week, I can't wait to be on a more "normal" schedule....
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    New NP insecurities

    Riburn3 replied to bluecludwig's topic in Advanced Practice

    I tend to use Uptodate and epocrates, the latter more for quick pediatric info. Boston added anything else I would have said and then some. The reality is uptodate is going to be the go to reference...
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    ANCC OR AANP

    Riburn3 replied to 34years's topic in Advanced Practice

    For family I can't imagine the credential getting retired anytime soon from either body since it still remains the most common certification for NPs in the nation. The only realistic change I could...
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    Taking the AANP FNP certification has anyone used APEA QBank

    Riburn3 replied to Gdschild's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I went to a fitzgerald review a month and half before I graduated and also shared a Barkley CD review with a classmate. The live review was great but I truthfully enjoyed the Barkley review more. The...
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    Taking the AANP FNP certification has anyone used APEA QBank

    Riburn3 replied to Gdschild's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I loved the APEA Q bank when I was studying. The questions are really difficult (IMO harder than the real exam), and the rationales not only tell you why an answer is correct, but also why the other...
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    ANCC OR AANP

    Riburn3 replied to 34years's topic in Advanced Practice

    Initially? You get a little insurance in having a fallback exam should you be unsuccessful the first time around. The drawback is this is expensive. I've known 3 people that did this and when it was...
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    "NPs don't practice medicine"

    Riburn3 replied to sonar's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    At the end? No, there isn't a practical difference. Go into any medical office across our country and see MD's and NP's working side by side, where you often won't have any idea who is who because...
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    66% of Doctors Recommend Careers As Nurse Practitioner Instead

    Riburn3 replied to MikeFNPC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just got the same article via email from my Texas NP membership Mike. I actually sent it to a friend applying for NP school because it has great talking points for a personal statement. Can't say...
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    Just got APRN license, still working as RN. Which license to sign with?

    Riburn3 replied to anh06005's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in your boat and and I sign as an RN since that is what I am hired as, and that is what my role is. I don't perform any roles or tasks of an APRN in my current job, and have not been given...
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    NY post slams NPs

    Riburn3 replied to ryguyRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    You beat me to it. The speech I gave at my hooding ceremony touched directly on this. It called for us as new NP's and really all NP's to educate the general public about what we do, and how...
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    Best prep specialty for FNP

    Riburn3 replied to guest769224's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Everything and nothing. Like Mike said, the ER is a great place because you see a variety of things and will get lots of experience seeing skills (and likely working with an FNP depending on your...
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    Arizona vs. Florida: What factors to consider for a new DNP grad?

    Riburn3 replied to Sguard00's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's fantastic input Juan. It makes sense that culture at individual facilities matters a lot more for ACNP's than it does for NP's that will be working in primary care or outpatient settings. It...
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    Where to purchase practice tests...

    Riburn3 replied to BirkieGirl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Great advice as well Honeykrown. I used ExamEdge for the AANP exam, but am aware that they also have ANCC exams as well. Dollar for dollar, this is by far the cheapest practice exam resource out...
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    Are FNP salaries in family practice really this low?

    Riburn3 replied to new_horizons555's topic in Advanced Practice

    Great points about salary requirements and info for new nurses Jules_A. I think one of the issues newer NP's have is they just don't know what they should be making, or what they should be...
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    Where to purchase practice tests...

    Riburn3 replied to BirkieGirl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The APEA Q Bank allows you to study questions in specific body systems, as well as the non clinical questions. In terms of actual reviews, I feel like Barkley CD's content on the non-clinical...
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    Passed AANP FNP Today - Useful Tips

    Riburn3 replied to Riburn3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Wow that seems crazy that students ahead of you wouldn't be willing to share information with you. I feel like if I can make the road for someone coming after me a little less stressful, then go for...
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    Texas Board of Nursing timeline for APRN license

    Riburn3 replied to ashonman's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for replying. I'm just waiting for my final transcripts to be sent out sometime this coming week, so hopefully your timeline will be fairly accurate. One last question, how long after you...
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    Are FNP salaries in family practice really this low?

    Riburn3 replied to new_horizons555's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thank you Boston, I truly agree with your statement. I went to a state public university that has an online MSN program, where I still had to meet several times during my program in person with other...
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    Are FNP salaries in family practice really this low?

    Riburn3 replied to new_horizons555's topic in Advanced Practice

    So show me what this has to do with Florida? I read your previous post regarding your move to Florida, which highlights the disparity in APRN practice from state to state very well, but this above I...
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    Are FNP salaries in family practice really this low?

    Riburn3 replied to new_horizons555's topic in Advanced Practice

    So I guess resorting to name calling is what DNP's do when they can't produce a shred of evidence? Just because you perceive yourself to have more training and experience doesn't make it so. If...
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    Are FNP salaries in family practice really this low?

    Riburn3 replied to new_horizons555's topic in Advanced Practice

    So because physicians don't have online schools, that means we shouldn't? Physicians go to school for 4 years, and then do a 3 year residency, maybe we should do that too. Maybe if physicians jumped...
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    FNP program options for low GPA

    Riburn3 replied to michelernibclc's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Another decent approach to a bad GPA is to get an MSN in nursing education or administration, which aren't typically as competitive as NP programs, and then do your NP as a post masters certificate....