Riburn3 BSN, MSN, APRN, NP

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    All these NPs making less than RNs?

    Riburn3 replied to 2bnpcout's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I've accepted a job offer for after I graduate working with an internal medicine physician. The pay is almost identical to what I make now as an RN (maxed hourly at my hospital). The difference is the...
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    Primary care NP

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

    Lot's of ER's only hire FNP's to work with them, especially in their fast track, due to their flexibility to take care of all patient populations, and do minor suturing. Whether or not they can work...
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    Too direct?

    Riburn3 replied to RN623's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    THIS. The first physician I precepted with approached his patients this way, and it has stuck with me ever since. Giving patients a choice and guiding them in their care is so effective. I find...
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    passed the certification boards

    Riburn3 replied to manoagirl1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How did you like the Barkley book and CD's? My university has us take Barkley practice tests every semester or so as a method of preparing us, and I've been considering buying it. I graduate in...
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    How to go about becoming an NP

    Riburn3 replied to happynurse14's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    As the previous poster said, the individual school/schools you are interested in should have a website with more specific requirements that can answer some of your questions better than we can, but...
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    RN experience helpful and essential to be a NP

    Riburn3 replied to apostolic4eva's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You're very right. I almost feel like the difference is similar to how an LVN that gets their RN has an advantage over new RN's in school and immediately following graduation. At first it's a large...
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    RN experience helpful and essential to be a NP

    Riburn3 replied to apostolic4eva's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Absolutely it does, from at least my standpoint. I am currently in the role transition from RN to NP so I acutely know exactly what it feels like to be making the role change, and what type of skills...
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    RN experience helpful and essential to be a NP

    Riburn3 replied to apostolic4eva's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This is absolutely not true. If you're working in critical care and are oblivious to a diagnosis in an emergent situation you're doing it wrong. When you call a surgeon or intensivist at 3 in the...
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    First job offer questions

    Riburn3 replied to JMC5678's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you. It only happened thanks to my experience as an RN for so many years and having established such a good rapport with this particular physician. When he found out I was graduating later this...
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    First job offer questions

    Riburn3 replied to JMC5678's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I graduate later this year as an FNP and have already received my first job offer. I will be working with an Internal Medicine physician where I live in Texas and it comes with a base salary of 90k...
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    Are NPs and PAs "Interchangeable"

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

    Love this topic. Most jobs seem to post NP/PA positions interchangably, and the reality of our systems demand for care providers means that probably isn't going to change, especially if you live in...
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    RN experience helpful and essential to be a NP

    Riburn3 replied to apostolic4eva's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm quite curious what NP school you're in and where you draw your knowledge from. I am a critical care nurse that still works full time while finishing up my FNP program (graduate this December)....
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    RN experience helpful and essential to be a NP

    Riburn3 replied to apostolic4eva's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'll also add that Physicians in my area of Texas when hiring new grad NP's look closely at their RN nursing
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    RN experience helpful and essential to be a NP

    Riburn3 replied to apostolic4eva's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Helpful? Yes. Essential? Probably not. This forum is full of anecdotes of RN's going straight into NP school with no experience and being successful. I would also argue the quality of experience as...
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    When to begin looking for job??

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

    I would start looking around in your area now, and start making good impressions with your clinical preceptors. I graduate in December also, and was offered a job in writing in my very first clinical...
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    Few questions regarding job availability as a NP

    Riburn3 replied to ishotthepilot97's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Your question is vague because it doesn't really ask specifics about a region of the country or even specialties. Vague answer, no it isn't too hard to find a job. More specifically, if you are in a...
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    UTEP program and preceptors

    Riburn3 replied to TexasNP14's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in the FNP program and I had to find 4, I think PNP is less. Either way, they aren't too stict and they can come from MD, NP, or PA. If you're doing primary it's mostly in outpatient offices....
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    PLEASE Consider Repution of your NP Program!!

    Riburn3 replied to futureeastcoastNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    YES!!!! It's been pretty mind blowing how some people here can have such strong opinions and advice when they have yet to even get into NP
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    certification exam

    Riburn3 replied to Bornleader-NP-C's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I graduate in the fall and I already have started studying. I bought the Fitzgerald book and also a package of 100 question exams from the aanp-fnp.com website. A friend that just graduated use that...
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    Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

    Riburn3 replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Very true. When you become an NP you are another provider with a scope of practice that differs greatly from a regular RN. The big difference is the approach to a situation and the type of thinking...
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    Accepted. Your thoughts on my situation?

    Riburn3 replied to Avenger1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was in a similar situation to you before I started FNP school, making a good amount of money equal to want NP's in my area are doing, and wasn't really dissatisfied. Now that I'm about to graduate,...
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    Looking for an online NP program recommendations

    Riburn3 replied to virtuouswoman331's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree BlueDevil, but again I think it all has to do with location. Especially in nursing. Say I'm from Arizona and I go to Yale undergrad and pay 150k for my BSN. Is that better than going to...
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    Online nurse practitioner programs

    Riburn3 replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I attend UTEP's online FNP program and can say without a doubt that online education in general is not for everyone. I personally love it, but I also love self directed learning and am extremely...
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    Please help w/ path?

    Riburn3 replied to spaceinthesky's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm curious where you got you NP degree and where you get you information about recruiting and salaries. One thing we learn in grad school is that if you make a statement as bold as yours, you need a...
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    Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

    Riburn3 replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    BlueDevil nailed it. Paycut is the only real plausable downside of that entire list, and it likely only applies to a select few. Just about everything else applies to regular nursing as well, and at...