Riburn3 BSN, MSN, APRN, NP

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    What's a Nurse Practitioner?!

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

    I sort of hate answering this question. It's also silly how oblivious the general population is as to what we are and do. I was getting a massage the other day, the girl asked me what I did, and I...
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    What is your on-boarding experience?

    Riburn3 replied to aok7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My starting out sounds similar to you. I was fortunate in that my final rotation of school clinicals was with the physician that ultimately hired me, so I was comfortable in the environment, but I was...
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    Continued good outlook for NP job opportunities in Texas

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

    Do you have actual proof or is that just anecdotal? My guess is it also depends on your location. Texas is bigger than most countries. What's happening in El Paso is likely very different than the...
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    Acute care NP vs FNP

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

    Simple answer, yes, both FNPs and ACNPs are capable and regularly see both inpatients and outpatients. When I first graduated with my FNP I mostly worked in a primary care clinic and also did a lot...
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    Jobs for ACNP's in the hospital outside of the ICU

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

    I'm an ACNP that works as a hospitalist. Prior to this I worked for a cardiology group seeing their inpatients. Actual hospitals like to hire NPs to work in the ICU, but really you can work in any...
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    How is the job market for NP in San Diego

    Riburn3 replied to rnlung89's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    San Diego proper is pretty rough and the compensation doesn't really match the cost of living. You'll meet bedside nurses making more. If you go a little off the beaten path like Temecula or even...
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    FNP vs. ACNP

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

    In all fairness, ACNP hasn't really become common in several markets, with some regions only having programs for just the last few years. I know when I first went back to get my NP, I chose FNP...
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    Advice?? Having trouble finding NP job.

    Riburn3 replied to seibeb2012's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This. I'm happy in my job but have an Indeed account and also keep my info on LinkedIn. There isn't a week that goes by that I don't get an offer of employment. The offers come both locally and...
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    NP Jobs still looking pretty good.

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

    Absolutely agree with this. At least where I am in West Texas/Southern NM, where physicians are fairly hard to lure, NP's do very well for themselves. My hospitalist group has been trying to fill a...
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    First Job, Unsure of Role

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

    Definitely this. It seems they are more ignorant than anything, but it looks like they mean well and have worked with you to get you set up properly. In all fairness too, it seems like you accepted a...
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    GI vs. nephrology as a specialty?

    Riburn3 replied to mep7296's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I usually like to point students and new grads to nephrology if they are going to choose a subspecialty after they graduate outside of pulmonary/intensivist. I find nephrologists are one of the only...
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    First job woes

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

    I've gotten a low offer before and didn't even try and counter. I basically did what the OP did, explain my reasons, and decline. In that situation they were pretty desperate and I got a call back...
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    ANCC AGACNP Exam Tips

    Riburn3 replied to Riburn3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm a fast test taker and finished in an hour and a half. I promise there will be lots of questions you read and will know the answer before you read the choices. The way you are studying and your...
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    ANCC AGACNP Exam Tips

    Riburn3 replied to Riburn3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Honestly, if you have the money and time I would say it's worth it. I think it's better to overkill it and pass. You don't want to be in a situation where you fail and then regret not doing it. There...
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    To those that have gotten into CRNA school....

    Riburn3 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I was hoping you could share your admission stats or certifications that you were admitted with. I'm currently preparing to apply for entry in Fall 2011 and I'm not exactly sure how to gauge whether...
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    Do you want to become an NP?

    Riburn3 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Lately is seems like there are a lot of posts complaining about NP saturation, low NP wages, and NP regret, particularly among new NP grads or NP students (but there are lots of salty veterans too). I...
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    Do you want to become an NP?

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

    True, but a PA takes a wide range of salaries as well, sometimes lower than NPs to start, and a lot of times their comparison is terrible or nothing. Most NPs were making an RNs salary before jumping...
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    How much did NP school prepare you?

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

    Better quit and go to PA school
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    FNP Oversaturation

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

    Absolutely. My hospitalist group has physicians that live in Houston or Dallas that commute here every other week because the pay for them is so much better than where they live. These are fulltime...
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    Quit my job

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

    So much this! It's definitely good to stay on your toes and your physician should have had no problem sharing these things with you, but the way you quit is terrible. Explaining this to future...
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    Evaluation and Treatment of Mental Illness in Primary Care

    Riburn3 replied to MJC2118's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When I was in Primary care my experience was similar to Cayenne. Basically would do the PHQ, screen for suicide, either past or present, and perform a detailed depression screen on all new patients,...
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    FNP Oversaturation

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

    I got my AGACNP after getting my FNP. Took a little over a year in a post master program. For people despairing about market saturation for FNP's, there are a few things that matter. 1) FNP has and...
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    Do hospitals hire FNP-C?

    Riburn3 replied to Guest05/31/18's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Depends on where you live. In New Mexico they don't really care in most parts of the state. In Texas I was hired as an FNP working inpatient cardiac, but told them I was getting my AGACNP at the time....
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    ER NP Salary

    Riburn3 replied to wildfl0wer6's topic in Advanced Practice

    Depends on your region I would imagine. Not too far out of the ordinary for Texas and New
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    ANCC AGACNP Exam Tips

    Riburn3 replied to Riburn3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I didn't really look for anything other than Barkley. Compared to FNP's, AGACNP's have pretty slim pickings when it comes to study resources. Having used Barkley when I got my FNP, I already knew I...